2025
The Impact of Chiropractic Care on Opioid Prescriptions in Veterans Health Administration Patients Receiving Low Back Pain Care
Lisi A, Bastian L, Brandt C, Coleman B, Fenton B, King J, Goulet J. The Impact of Chiropractic Care on Opioid Prescriptions in Veterans Health Administration Patients Receiving Low Back Pain Care. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2025, 1-9. PMID: 40394439, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-025-09556-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLow back painPrimary care providersVeterans Health AdministrationChiropractic careOpioid prescriptionsCare usersLow back pain careLow back pain visitsVA primary care providersElectronic health record dataVeterans Health Administration patientsBack pain careDesignCross-sectional analysisHealth record dataReceipt of opioid prescriptionsPain careCare providersPropensity-matched sampleFollow-upBack painHealthcare servicesVHA patientsHealth AdministrationVA patientsPotential confounders
2024
The impact of chiropractic care on prescription opioid use for non-cancer spine pain: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis
Emary P, Corcoran K, Coleman B, Brown A, Ciraco C, DiDonato J, Wang L, Couban R, Sud A, Busse J. The impact of chiropractic care on prescription opioid use for non-cancer spine pain: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis. Systematic Reviews 2024, 13: 232. PMID: 39267131, PMCID: PMC11394937, DOI: 10.1186/s13643-024-02654-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChiropractic careSpine painRandomized Controlled TrialsPrescription opioid useOdds ratioConfidence intervalsHazard ratioSystematic reviewAssociated with lower oddsHealth care providersObservational studyPairs of reviewersPrescription opioidsRisk-of-bias assessmentOpioid useCertainty of evidencePeer-reviewed publicationsChiropractic LiteratureChiropractic servicesRandom-effects modelCare providersWeb of ScienceMusculoskeletal painSources of heterogeneityDiscussionOur review
2021
Characteristics and Practice Patterns of U.S. Veterans Health Administration Doctors of Chiropractic: A Cross-sectional Survey
Halloran SM, Coleman BC, Kawecki T, Long CR, Goertz C, Lisi AJ. Characteristics and Practice Patterns of U.S. Veterans Health Administration Doctors of Chiropractic: A Cross-sectional Survey. Journal Of Manipulative And Physiological Therapeutics 2021, 44: 535-545. PMID: 35282855, PMCID: PMC8959397, DOI: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2021.12.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCross-sectional surveyCurrent clinical practice guidelinesIntegrated health care systemFlexion-distraction techniqueNew patient consultationsSelf-management adviceClinical practice guidelinesPrimary care providersPhysical medicine departmentLow back conditionsHealth care systemMyofascial therapyChiropractic careMean ageTherapeutic exercisePatient referralPractice patternsPractice guidelinesPractice parametersCare providersClinical careMedicine departmentPeer-reviewed publicationsTreatment approachesMajority of respondents
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