P-24 Effects of Guided Imagery on Pain and Opioid Consumption for Patients with Chronic Back Pain
Presentation Abstract
Abstract
This project will investigate the effectiveness of an audio-guided imagery intervention in reducing pain and opioid consumption among people with chronic back pain. A randomized controlled trial will be done on a sample included n=60 persons with chronic back pain who are taking no more than one of the follow opioids morphine, Lorcet, Vicodin, or codiene, recruited from a family practice clinic in South Western Michigan. Participants will be randomized to a 30-minutes audio Guided Imagery and the usual opioid therapy via a computer program. The experimental group will receive an audio guided imagery intervention via WhatsApp twice daily for four weeks. Control group will continue with usual intervention. A pre-count of participants narcotic will be done in milligram before the intervention, and a daily log of all participants pain level and opioid use will be recorded in milligrams. The data will be analyzed using the t-test. Guided imagery therapy is a useful treatment of chronic back pain but must be used alongside conventional therapy to decrease narcotic consumption and help in the opioid epidemic in America.
P-24 Effects of Guided Imagery on Pain and Opioid Consumption for Patients with Chronic Back Pain
Abstract
This project will investigate the effectiveness of an audio-guided imagery intervention in reducing pain and opioid consumption among people with chronic back pain. A randomized controlled trial will be done on a sample included n=60 persons with chronic back pain who are taking no more than one of the follow opioids morphine, Lorcet, Vicodin, or codiene, recruited from a family practice clinic in South Western Michigan. Participants will be randomized to a 30-minutes audio Guided Imagery and the usual opioid therapy via a computer program. The experimental group will receive an audio guided imagery intervention via WhatsApp twice daily for four weeks. Control group will continue with usual intervention. A pre-count of participants narcotic will be done in milligram before the intervention, and a daily log of all participants pain level and opioid use will be recorded in milligrams. The data will be analyzed using the t-test. Guided imagery therapy is a useful treatment of chronic back pain but must be used alongside conventional therapy to decrease narcotic consumption and help in the opioid epidemic in America.