Many patients believe that surgery will eliminate 100% of their pain. But what happens when it doesn’t?
When you undergo surgery and find you’re still in pain afterwards, your doctor may prescribe opioid painkillers to help you get through recovery. At first, they seem like a miracle – taking away that sharp, relentless pain.
But here’s what you might not know:
✅ Your body builds resistance. Over time, you need more and more of the drug to get the same pain-relieving effect.
✅ One extra pill can be deadly. Imagine this: you’re tossing and turning at night in pain, thinking “I can’t take it anymore; I have to sleep because I have to work tomorrow.” You reach for just one more pill.
But that one more pill could push you over the edge into overdose.
The scariest part is that overdose doesn’t always come with warning signs like dizziness, blurred vision, or nausea. Many people simply fall asleep and never wake up, because their brain’s respiratory center is numbed and shuts down.
We’ve all heard tragic stories of people who died from an opioid overdose. They didn’t mean to. They just wanted to sleep through the pain.
💡 So what are your other options if surgery doesn’t give you 100% relief?
🔹 Multidisciplinary rehabilitation programs
🔹 Deep tissue therapy
🔹 Low-amplitude vibration therapy
🔹 Myofascial release techniques
🔹 Movement-based approaches to restore spring mechanics
🔹 Targeted strengthening and biomechanics correction
🔹 Cognitive-behavioral strategies to manage pain perception
🔹 Non-opioid medications or interventions under specialist guidance
Opioids are not a long-term solution. They carry real risks – not only of addiction, but of unintentional death.
👉 If you are still in pain after surgery, seek alternative and integrative treatments before you find yourself dependent on these dangerous pills.
Your life is too valuable to risk for temporary relief.
Stay informed. Stay safe.
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Dr James Stoxen DC., FSSEMM (hon) He is the president of Team Doctors®, Treatment and Training Center Chicago, one of the most recognized treatment centers in the world.
Dr Stoxen is a #1 International Bestselling Author of the book, The Human Spring Approach to Thoracic Outlet Syndrome. He has lectured at more than 20 medical conferences on his Human Spring Approach to Thoracic Outlet Syndrome and asked to publish his research on this approach to treating thoracic outlet syndrome in over 30 peer review medical journals.
He has been asked to submit his other research on the human spring approach to treatment, training and prevention in over 150 peer review medical journals. He serves as the Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Orthopedic Science and Research, Executive Editor or the Journal of Trauma and Acute Care, Chief Editor, Advances in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Journal and editorial board for over 35 peer review medical journals.
He is a much sought-after speaker. He has given over 1000 live presentations and lectured at over 70 medical conferences to over 50,000 doctors in more than 20 countries. He has been invited to speak at over 300 medical conferences which includes invitations as the keynote speaker at over 50 medical conferences.
After his groundbreaking lecture on the Integrated Spring-Mass Model at the World Congress of Sports and Exercise Medicine he was presented with an Honorary Fellowship Award by a member of the royal family, the Sultan of Pahang, for his distinguished research and contributions to the advancement of Sports and Exercise Medicine on an International level. He was inducted into the National Fitness Hall of Fame in 2008 and the Personal Trainers Hall of Fame in 2012.
Dr Stoxen has a big reputation in the entertainment industry working as a doctor for over 150 tours of elite entertainers, caring for over 1000 top celebrity entertainers and their handlers. Anthony Field or the popular children’s entertainment group, The Wiggles, wrote a book, How I Got My Wiggle Back detailing his struggles with chronic pain and clinical depression he struggled with for years. Dr Stoxen is proud to be able to assist him.
Full Bio) Dr Stoxen can be reached directly at teamdoctors@aol.com
