Anthony J. Lisi, DC
Assistant Professor of Biomedical Informatics & Data ScienceCards
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Research
Publications
2025
Forecasting the use of chiropractic services within the Veterans Health Administration.
Bensel V, Corcoran K, Lisi A. Forecasting the use of chiropractic services within the Veterans Health Administration. PLOS ONE 2025, 20: e0316924. PMID: 39804852, PMCID: PMC11729958, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0316924.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommunity Care NetworkVeterans Health AdministrationChiropractic servicesHealth AdministrationFiscal yearVA chiropractic servicesVA Corporate Data WarehouseCorporate Data WarehouseCross-sectional analysisChiropractic careVA usersCare networkHealthcare usersCareOverall useCompound annual growth rateUse ratesResource needsVeteransUse dataServicesIncreased useUseYearsData warehouse
2024
Chiropractic Spinal Manipulation and Fall Risk in Older Adults With Spinal Pain: Observational Findings From a Matched Retrospective Cohort Study
Trager R, Burton W, Loewenthal J, Perez J, Lisi A, Kowalski M, Wayne P. Chiropractic Spinal Manipulation and Fall Risk in Older Adults With Spinal Pain: Observational Findings From a Matched Retrospective Cohort Study. Cureus 2024, 16: e72330. PMID: 39583476, PMCID: PMC11585376, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.72330.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSpinal manipulative therapyNegative control outcomesSpinal painFall riskRisk ratioOlder adultsLimb fracturesChiropractic spinal manipulative therapyCumulative incidence of fallsChiropractic spinal manipulationFall risk factorsReducing fall riskIncidence of fallsAssociated with fallsControl outcomesRandomized controlled trialsSpinal manipulationManipulative therapyInjurious fallsCumulative incidenceCare utilizationRetrospective cohort studyFracture incidenceCohort studyControlled trialsIntegrating Chiropractic Care and Tai Chi Training for the Treatment of Chronic Nonspecific Neck Pain in Nurses: A Single-Arm Mixed-Methods Pilot Trial
Burton W, Wayne P, Litrownik D, Long C, Vining R, Rist P, Kilgore K, Lisi A, Kowalski M. Integrating Chiropractic Care and Tai Chi Training for the Treatment of Chronic Nonspecific Neck Pain in Nurses: A Single-Arm Mixed-Methods Pilot Trial. Journal Of Alternative And Complementary Medicine 2024, 30: 1189-1199. PMID: 39169834, PMCID: PMC11659466, DOI: 10.1089/jicm.2024.0043.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChronic nonspecific neck painMultimodal chiropractic careNonspecific neck painTai ChiNeck painChiropractic careTreatment of chronic nonspecific neck painBaseline to 16-week follow-upTai Chi trainingDisability-related outcomesHealth care workersDecreased job satisfactionManual therapyTC interventionImprove postureFeasibility outcomesTC classesNursesMultiple painsAdherence ratesCare workersQualitative feedbackEmergent themesQualitative interviewsWork-related performance
2023
Longitudinal Utilization among Patients with New-Onset Neck Pain by Initial Provider Specialty
Fenton J, Romano P, Fang S, Ray M, Lisi A, Padilla K, Amundson R. Longitudinal Utilization among Patients with New-Onset Neck Pain by Initial Provider Specialty. The Annals Of Family Medicine 2023, 21: 4896. PMCID: PMC10983406, DOI: 10.1370/afm.22.s1.4896.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAssociation between early nonpharmacological management and follow-up for low back pain in the veterans health administration
Coleman B, Lisi A, Abel E, Runels T, Goulet J. Association between early nonpharmacological management and follow-up for low back pain in the veterans health administration. North American Spine Society Journal (NASSJ) 2023, 14: 100233. PMID: 37440983, PMCID: PMC10333712, DOI: 10.1016/j.xnsj.2023.100233.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLow back painNonpharmacologic managementBack painVeterans Health Administration patientsFirst yearCommon reasons individualsObservational cohort studyProportional hazards regressionElectronic health record dataVeterans Health AdministrationPositive clinical outcomesHealth record dataDay of entryClinical covariablesCohort studyClinical outcomesNonpharmacological managementHazards regressionHealth cohortPatient groupPrimary interventionStudy populationBackground LowHealth AdministrationPatientsExtracting Pain Care Quality Indicators from U.S. Veterans Health Administration Chiropractic Care Using Natural Language Processing
Coleman B, Finch D, Wang R, Luther S, Heapy A, Brandt C, Lisi A. Extracting Pain Care Quality Indicators from U.S. Veterans Health Administration Chiropractic Care Using Natural Language Processing. Applied Clinical Informatics 2023, 14: 600-608. PMID: 37164327, PMCID: PMC10411229, DOI: 10.1055/a-2091-1162.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCare quality indicatorsVeterans Health AdministrationVisit typePain assessmentChiropractic careConsultation visitCare qualityClinic visit typePain care qualityComprehensive pain assessmentWomen Veterans Cohort StudyCare visitsCohort studyMusculoskeletal painManagement visitsVisit notesHealth AdministrationConsultation notesChiropractic servicesVisitsQuality indicatorsMean numberTreatment planningPatientsDescriptive statisticsA Systems Approach for Assessing Low Back Pain Care Quality in Veterans Health Administration Chiropractic Visits: A Cross-Sectional Analysis
Muller R, Graham S, Zhao X, Bastian L, Sites A, Corcoran K, Lisi A. A Systems Approach for Assessing Low Back Pain Care Quality in Veterans Health Administration Chiropractic Visits: A Cross-Sectional Analysis. Journal Of Manipulative And Physiological Therapeutics 2023, 46: 171-181. PMID: 38142380, DOI: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2023.11.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPain care qualityChiropractic visitsCare qualitySystemwide processAdvice/educationSoft tissue therapyElectronic health record dataEducation/adviceCare quality assessmentManual chart reviewHealth record dataQuality improvement projectCross-sectional analysisChronic visitsClinical characteristicsNeck painChart reviewFemale patientsInitial visitNeurologic examinationPhysical examinationTherapeutic exerciseMedical historyVisitsRecord data
2022
Characteristics of Chiropractic Patients in the Veterans Health Administration During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Analysis
Roytman G, Cheung K, Bathulapalli H, Goertz C, Long C, Lisi A. Characteristics of Chiropractic Patients in the Veterans Health Administration During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Analysis. Journal Of Manipulative And Physiological Therapeutics 2022, 45: 615-622. PMID: 37294219, PMCID: PMC10254439, DOI: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2023.04.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Health AdministrationCharlson Comorbidity IndexTelehealth visitsCross-sectional analysisComorbidity indexPatient characteristicsChiropractic careHealth AdministrationUS Veterans Health AdministrationRetrospective cross-sectional analysisCOVID-19 pandemicMarital statusNon-white raceYears of ageChiropractic patientsVHA patientsUnique patientsMusculoskeletal complaintsMusculoskeletal conditionsVisit typeMultinomial logistic regressionPatientsLatino ethnicityLogistic regressionVisits
2021
P52. Health care use after incident visits for low back conditions in the Veterans Health Administration
Lisi A, Bastian L, Ly V, Goulet J. P52. Health care use after incident visits for low back conditions in the Veterans Health Administration. The Spine Journal 2021, 21: s165. DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2021.05.260.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVeterans Health AdministrationLow back conditionsPrimary care clinicsInitial visitCorporate Data WarehouseIncident visitsCare clinicsBack conditionsSubsequent visitsCommon locationHealth AdministrationVA Corporate Data WarehouseSerial cross-sectional analysisSTUDY DESIGN/SETTINGRates of careCharlson Comorbidity IndexNew visitsService use characteristicsMental health comorbiditiesHealth care usePrescription medication useVA administrative dataICD-10 codesMajor depressive disorderDESIGN/SETTINGCorrelates of Manual Therapy and Acupuncture Use Among Rural Patients Seeking Conventional Pain Management: A Cross-sectional Study
Feinberg TM, Coleman B, Innes KE, Kerns RD, Jackson B, Lisi A, Majoris N, Brandt C. Correlates of Manual Therapy and Acupuncture Use Among Rural Patients Seeking Conventional Pain Management: A Cross-sectional Study. Journal Of Manipulative And Physiological Therapeutics 2021, 44: 330-343. PMID: 33896602, DOI: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2021.01.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComplementary health approachesManual therapyCross-sectional studyPain managementAcupuncture useHealth approachAge-adjusted logistic regressionConventional pain managementCurrent chronic painHigh pain burdenPrior opioid usePain scale scoresMind-body therapiesHealth-related factorsPain-related distressPain burdenOpioid useRheumatology clinicChronic painClinical outcomesPain carePain distressRural patientsMajority of participantsPrescription medications