To create awareness of the stronger association between patients with smoking history and lower back pain as well as the increase of postoperative complications.
To provide patients with alternative coping mechanics other than smoking to easy or forget about pain; while implementing a strong support system.
Smoking accelerate the degenerative process, making the body more vulnerable to injury, shorter life spam and, chronic pain.
Non-smoker patients reported less pain than smoker patients after medical procedures or surgery.
Smoking may increases the risk for lumbar disc disease, osteoporosis, RA including the impair healing of bones, cartilage, …show more content…
The use of smoking cessation medications that will aid patients to succeed quit smoking. As well as support groups, one to one counseling and tobacco quit line.
Provide information about the different chemicals on cigarettes including teaching patients about the possible negative effects of smoking on health patients as well as future complications.
To become knowledgeable about different techniques that can help patients to succeed smoke cessation therapy. By also informing physician, nurses and healthcare personal in general of the different tools available to them by the VA page that will facilitate them to motivate patients to get the necessary help to stop smoking.
Ultimately, to direct smoking patients toward the resources that will aid them to successfully achieve smoking cessation. By providing patients with the necessary tools to succeed quitting smoking. The U.S Department of veterans affairs page facilitate extended information about the subject. It will be essential the creation of complete awareness about cessation programs at every level of the healthcare