2024
Integrating 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, 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
2021
Correlates 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
2018
A Research Agenda for Advancing Non-pharmacological Management of Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain: Findings from a VHA State-of-the-art Conference
Becker WC, DeBar LL, Heapy AA, Higgins D, Krein SL, Lisi A, Makris UE, Allen KD. A Research Agenda for Advancing Non-pharmacological Management of Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain: Findings from a VHA State-of-the-art Conference. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2018, 33: 11-15. PMID: 29633136, PMCID: PMC5902349, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-018-4345-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-pharmacological managementChronic musculoskeletal painVeterans Health AdministrationMusculoskeletal painConsensus recommendationsExercise/movement therapiesQuality of lifeChronic painPain careOutcome ascertainmentManual therapyFunctional statusArt ConferenceClinical practiceHealth AdministrationResearch prioritiesBehavioral therapyPainMovement therapyStudy designTherapyDissemination researchAreas of focusSerious negative consequencesAdministration
2015
Deconstructing Chronic Low Back Pain in the Older Adult–Step by Step Evidence and Expert-Based Recommendations for Evaluation and Treatment: Part II: Myofascial Pain
Lisi AJ, Breuer P, Gallagher RM, Rodriguez E, Rossi MI, Schmader K, Scholten JD, Weiner DK. Deconstructing Chronic Low Back Pain in the Older Adult–Step by Step Evidence and Expert-Based Recommendations for Evaluation and Treatment: Part II: Myofascial Pain. Pain Medicine 2015, 16: 1282-1289. PMID: 26087225, DOI: 10.1111/pme.12821.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic low back painMyofascial painLow back painBack painOlder adultsOlder Adult—StepPrimary care providersMultidisciplinary expert panelPrimary care physician panelsSequential treatment optionsEvidence-based recommendationsSelf-care approachesDry needlingInjection therapyHome exercisesSafe analgesicManual therapyTreatment optionsCare providersRepresentative clinical casesPainPhysician panelPlanning treatmentAdult stepClinical cases