Anthony J. Lisi, DC
Assistant Professor of Biomedical Informatics & Data ScienceCards
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2026
Recruiting US veterans with chronic low back pain in a multisite randomized pragmatic trial
Steward A, Salsbury S, Vining R, Twist E, McCarey J, Kedilaya S, Minkalis A, Rudquist R, McDermott K, Shekelle P, Abrams T, Lurie J, Wallace R, Lisi A, Goertz C, Long C. Recruiting US veterans with chronic low back pain in a multisite randomized pragmatic trial. Trials 2026 PMID: 41857686, DOI: 10.1186/s13063-026-09637-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchElectronic health recordsPragmatic clinical trialsChronic low back painIntegrated care settingsLow back painVeterans Health AdministrationRecruitment strategiesBack painSelf-referralMultiple recruitment strategiesBaseline visitRandomized pragmatic trialScreening processChiropractic servicesMedian response timeChiropractic consultationChiropractic therapyVA facilitiesEligible veteransHealth recordsPragmatic trialClinical capacityRecruitment challengesSystemic barriersHealth AdministrationChiropractor perspectives on the use of patient reported outcome measures: a survey of Veterans Health Administration chiropractors
Coleman B, Brandt C, Melnick E, Kawecki T, Heapy A, Lisi A. Chiropractor perspectives on the use of patient reported outcome measures: a survey of Veterans Health Administration chiropractors. Chiropractic & Manual Therapies 2026 PMID: 41851793, DOI: 10.1186/s12998-026-00631-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVeterans Health AdministrationChiropractors' perspectivesPROM useFollow-up visitOutcome measuresLow back painPoint of careChiropractic careChiropractic practiceNeck painChiropractorsBack painHealth systemWilcoxon signed-rank testHealth AdministrationPain presentationsPain intensitySurvey itemsComplaint categoriesDescriptive statisticsInitial visitResultsThe surveySigned-rank testAdministrative workflowKruskal-Wallis H test43 Does Chiropractic Chronic Pain Management Help Veterans with Chronic Low Back Pain? Results from Phase 2 of the Veteran Response to Dosage in Chiropractic Therapy (VERDICT) Pragmatic Randomized Trial
Long C, Salsbury S, Vining R, Krebs E, Abrams T, Shekelle P, Wallace R, Lurie J, Lisi A, Goertz C. 43 Does Chiropractic Chronic Pain Management Help Veterans with Chronic Low Back Pain? Results from Phase 2 of the Veteran Response to Dosage in Chiropractic Therapy (VERDICT) Pragmatic Randomized Trial. Journal Of Pain 2026, 41: 105690. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2025.105690.Peer-Reviewed Original Research36 Do Different Doses of Chiropractic Care Help Veterans with Chronic Low Back Pain? Results from Phase 1 of the Veteran Response to Dosage in Chiropractic Therapy (VERDICT) Pragmatic Randomized Trial
Goertz C, Salsbury S, Vining R, Krebs E, Abrams T, Shekelle P, Wallace R, Lurie J, Lisi A, Long C. 36 Do Different Doses of Chiropractic Care Help Veterans with Chronic Low Back Pain? Results from Phase 1 of the Veteran Response to Dosage in Chiropractic Therapy (VERDICT) Pragmatic Randomized Trial. Journal Of Pain 2026, 41: 105683. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2025.105683.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2025
Artificial intelligence in spine care: A scoping review of treatment applications
Bensel V, Habeck A, Brunot M, Becton E, Ray M, Brackett A, Lisi A. Artificial intelligence in spine care: A scoping review of treatment applications. North American Spine Society Journal (NASSJ) 2025, 25: 100827. PMID: 41536317, PMCID: PMC12795695, DOI: 10.1016/j.xnsj.2025.100827.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChronic low back painSpine careJoanna Briggs Institute (JBIManagement of chronic low back painManagement of musculoskeletal painLow back painNonoperative managementPRISMA-ScR guidelinesQuality of lifeNeck painWeb of ScienceMusculoskeletal painPRISMA-ScRBack painMethodological qualitySurgical planningExercise platformNonoperative interventionsOvid MEDLINEStudy designInclusion criteriaMethodology ScoreCochrane CENTRALOutcome predictionTreatment interventionsAge differences in demographic and clinical characteristics among veterans with chronic low back pain: a cross-sectional study of baseline findings from the Veteran Response to Dosage in Chiropractic Therapy (VERDICT) trial
Salsbury S, Long C, McCarey J, Lisi A, Steward A, Wallace R, Goertz C. Age differences in demographic and clinical characteristics among veterans with chronic low back pain: a cross-sectional study of baseline findings from the Veteran Response to Dosage in Chiropractic Therapy (VERDICT) trial. Chiropractic & Manual Therapies 2025, 33: 44. PMID: 41084026, PMCID: PMC12516875, DOI: 10.1186/s12998-025-00613-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic low back painLow back painOlder veteransYounger veteransCross-sectional studyChiropractic therapyBack painChronic low back pain treatmentHigh-impact chronic painHigh-risk alcohol useBack-related disabilityMean pain interferenceElectronic health recordsCross-sectional analysisPost-traumatic stressChiropractic careChiropractic usePeriod of military servicePain ProfilePhysical activityTests of group differencesPain interferenceHealth recordsMental healthDescriptive statisticsThe 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, 40: 3973-3981. PMID: 40394439, PMCID: PMC12686267, 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 confoundersIdentifying Patient-Reported Outcome Measure Documentation in Veterans Health Administration Chiropractic Clinic Notes: Natural Language Processing Analysis
Coleman B, Corcoran K, Brandt C, Goulet J, Luther S, Lisi A. Identifying Patient-Reported Outcome Measure Documentation in Veterans Health Administration Chiropractic Clinic Notes: Natural Language Processing Analysis. JMIR Medical Informatics 2025, 13: e66466. PMID: 40173367, PMCID: PMC12038758, DOI: 10.2196/66466.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatient-reported outcome measuresVeterans Health AdministrationChiropractic careNatural language processingPROM useNatural language processing approachCare quality dataCare quality metricsHealth care systemText notesText matchingClinical textHealth cohortVisit notesCare systemHealth AdministrationNatural language processing modelsMeasure documentationBag-of-wordsConvolutional neural networkOutcome measuresQuality improvementCareRule-based methodClinical notesForecasting 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 warehouseDescribing Congruence Between Procedural Codes and Medical Record Text in Veterans Health Administration Chiropractic Notes
Schut S, Graham S, Sites A, Coleman B, Lisi A. Describing Congruence Between Procedural Codes and Medical Record Text in Veterans Health Administration Chiropractic Notes. Journal Of Manipulative And Physiological Therapeutics 2025, 48: 149-154. PMID: 41020745, DOI: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2025.08.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Health AdministrationManual chart reviewNational electronic health record dataElectronic health record dataHealth record dataChiropractic careChiropractic visitsCPT codesHealth AdministrationInitial visitRecord dataVisitsTherapeutic proceduresProcedural TerminologyProcedure codesMedical record textVeteransEducation CodeText procedureRecord textManagement codeCareNotesPatientsRating system
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