Could 1 million patients help end the opioid crisis, position chiropractic as a front-line pain-relief service and in so doing, effectively change the face of health care? The Council on Chiropractic Guidelines and Practice Parameters (CCGPP) / Clinical Compass certainly hopes so. With one study already completed and pending publication, a second, significantly larger study is about to get underway that, like the first, will investigate how chiropractic care impacts opioid and medication use.
"This second study will have a massive impact on patients, providers of health services, payers and policy makers," said Jay Greenstein, DC, chairman of the Clinical Compass. "We will not just be moving the needle with this study, we will be changing the game on how healthcare is delivered in our country, and be a major force in reducing opioid addiction."
The first study, conducted last year and involving more than 12,000 LBP patients, found that patients who visited a chiropractor were significantly less likely to fill an opioid prescription and accrued dramatically lower annual charges for opioid prescriptions compared to non-recipients of chiropractic care.
To learn more about the Clinical Compass and access research-based clinical practice guidelines spearheaded by the Compass, visit www.clinicalcompass.org.
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