2021
Pain intensity and pain medication prescription patterns in Veterans with heart failure and back pain
Cavanagh CE, Rosman L, Chui PW, DeRycke E, Bathulapalli H, Gandhi P, Bastian LA, Burg MM, Brandt C, Goulet JL. Pain intensity and pain medication prescription patterns in Veterans with heart failure and back pain. Heart & Lung 2021, 50: 770-774. PMID: 34225088, DOI: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2021.04.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComorbid heart failureHeart failureBack painPain intensityMedication prescription patternsPain medication prescriptionsHigher likelihoodGabapentin prescriptionsNSAID prescriptionsPrescription patternsSevere painPain conditionsMedication prescriptionsClinical managementPainMusculoskeletal disordersDisorder cohortLower likelihoodVeteransFurther studiesPrescriptionFailureOpioidsCardiovascularCohort
2019
Association Between Chiropractic Use and Opioid Receipt Among Patients with Spinal Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Corcoran KL, Bastian LA, Gunderson CG, Steffens C, Brackett A, Lisi AJ. Association Between Chiropractic Use and Opioid Receipt Among Patients with Spinal Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Pain Medicine 2019, 21: e139-e145. PMID: 31560777, DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnz219.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid receiptSpinal painChiropractic useOpioid prescriptionsChiropractic careSystematic reviewMeta-AnalysisChiropractic usersProportion of patientsCase-control studyPairs of reviewersCase management strategiesNoncancer painNeck painRandom effects analysisCohort studyOpioid useBack painDatabase inceptionInverse associationOdds ratioBias assessmentInclusion criteriaLower oddsCurrent evidence