New guidelines recommend that people with common muscle and joint injuries should skip potentially addictive opioids and instead reach for over-the-counter pain relievers.
. While the drugs can help with shorter-term pain, they are also potentially addictive and carry a risk of serious side effects.
That's not to say no one who is in acute pain should get an opioid prescription. Some people may need the medications for a short time, said Wilt, a professor of medicine at the Minneapolis VA Center for Care Delivery and Outcomes Research.The guidelines, published Aug. 17 in the, are based on a review of over 200 clinical trials testing treatments for recent musculoskeletal injuries.
With the United States years into an opioid abuse epidemic, medical societies have been advising doctors to rein in their prescribing of the drugs when other options are available. Danesh did note that inflammation is part of the body's natural response to acute injury. And in general, he said, he tells patients that if the pain is tolerable, they can see how they do without oral NSAIDs.Two were singled out in the recommendations: acupressure and transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation. Trials show they help ease pain and -- in the case of acupressure -- may improve people's physical functioning.
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