Date of Presentation
5-4-2023 12:00 AM
College
School of Osteopathic Medicine
Poster Abstract
Chronic pain is one of the most common complaints for adult patients. Chronic pain almost always includes a pharmacological approach which can involve opioids and non opioids. Non-pharmacological approaches are less commonly used by patients with chronic pain, despite the significant misuse of opioids in the treatment of chronic pain. There is a need for nonpharmacological therapies in the treatment of chronic pain patients to lessen the misuse of opioids. One underused form of nonpharmacological therapy for chronic pain is OMT. There have been several studies demonstrating OMT to be effective in treating chronic pain conditions. In addition, there is an assortment of studies demonstrating how OMT has been effective in reducing the amount of non-opioid medications patients take. However, there is a lack of information in the field detailing if OMT can decrease the amount of opioids a patient with chronic pain may take.
Keywords
Osteopathic Manipulation, Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment, Pain Management, Therapeutics, Analgesia, Chronic Pain
Disciplines
Alternative and Complementary Medicine | Anesthesia and Analgesia | Medicine and Health Sciences | Nervous System Diseases | Osteopathic Medicine and Osteopathy | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms | Quality Improvement
Document Type
Poster
Included in
Alternative and Complementary Medicine Commons, Anesthesia and Analgesia Commons, Nervous System Diseases Commons, Osteopathic Medicine and Osteopathy Commons, Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Commons, Quality Improvement Commons
The Efficacy of Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment in Reducing Pain Medication Usage in Chronic Pain Patients: A Brief Literature Review
Chronic pain is one of the most common complaints for adult patients. Chronic pain almost always includes a pharmacological approach which can involve opioids and non opioids. Non-pharmacological approaches are less commonly used by patients with chronic pain, despite the significant misuse of opioids in the treatment of chronic pain. There is a need for nonpharmacological therapies in the treatment of chronic pain patients to lessen the misuse of opioids. One underused form of nonpharmacological therapy for chronic pain is OMT. There have been several studies demonstrating OMT to be effective in treating chronic pain conditions. In addition, there is an assortment of studies demonstrating how OMT has been effective in reducing the amount of non-opioid medications patients take. However, there is a lack of information in the field detailing if OMT can decrease the amount of opioids a patient with chronic pain may take.