Painkiller overuse in pain management after neck and back surgery
In the more than 20 years of practice, we have seen our share of patients who come into our office with long-histories of spine and neck pain, surgical intervention and a long history of painkiller, opioid use. While many people have very successful spinal surgeries, some people do not. Following surgery their pain increased and now they are living on prescription painkillers. Some have found relief with spinal cord stimulators, other do not and now their seemingly only option is pain management. Not all painkiller problems come with a failed surgery. Some people have very successful surgeries but were prescribed