Role of Rehabilitation in Opioid Tapering: A Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT: Purpose: Among industrialized countries, Canada has the second-highest opioid prescribing rate for pain management. Physiotherapy and occupational therapy interventions are potential non-pharmacological alternatives. We undertook a scoping review to explore and summarize the current evidence describing the interventions included or used in physiotherapy and occupational therapy in opioid tapering for individuals with chronic pain. Method: A systematic search of the peer-reviewed health databases was conducted, with data synthesis guided by Arksey and O'Malley's scoping review methodology. Articles were included in the narrative synthesis if (1) interventions within the scope of practice for physiotherapists or occupational therapists were described or these prof

SUBMITTER: Wiens M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8816366 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature