Pain Management in Opioids Users without Use of Medicines

Jawwad Muhammad Shujaat; Dr. Muhammad Akram Riaz; Muhammad Naveed Riaz; Dr. Ahmad Irtaza; Dr. Muazzam Fuaad; Masud Akhtar

Authors

Jawwad Muhammad Shujaat Govt. Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif Associate College, Sargodha
Dr. Muhammad Akram Riaz The University of Lahore, Sargodha Campus
Muhammad Naveed Riaz University of Sargodha, Sargodha
Dr. Ahmad Irtaza Govt. Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif Associate College, Sargodha
Dr. Muazzam Fuaad Govt. Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif Associate College, Sargodha
Masud Akhtar The University of Lahore, Sargodha Campus

Keywords:

Pain management, Opioids, Placebo, Physiotherapy, Opioid Users

Abstract

Notable researchers tell us about acute pain management in opioid users and how it works and which drug group works effectively in them. The purpose of our study is to manage pain in opioid users during detox without the use of Analgesics. An experimental study is conducted among 36 male patients in the age group of 25 to 55 from Punjab, Pakistan. The purposive sampling technique was used in the collection of samples due to limited resources. We divided these samples into 3 different groups (medication, placebo, and physiotherapy) and after doing treatment according to their group we get the results through a self-report inventory. Most rehabilitation centers used analgesics to relieve symptomatic pain management but the problem is the drug-seeking behavior of opioid users. Data was analyzed by using SPSS version 26. Of 12 patients in the placebo group only 25% feel better through a placebo treatment plan and in the analgesic group 75% of patients feel relieved and in the physiotherapy group, 66% of patients feel relieved. As a result of this, we concluded that physiotherapy can also play role in the rehabilitation process of opioid users and helps to minimize their drug-seeking behavior. Our research concludes that a positive but weak association between placebo in opioid pain management is present while strong but less association between physiotherapy in opioid users then analgesics.

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