Orthopedic Research Combats the Opioid Crisis
Society’s become reliant upon pain medicine after surgery and patients expect expect that opioids are the only way they’re not going to hurt. In fact, there’s a lot of non opioid pain modalities that are even better at managing pain than opioids are.
The OrthoCarolina Research Institute (OCRI) found opioid-free surgery is safe and effective in some orthopedic patients.