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
2020
Veteran Response to Dosage in Chiropractic Therapy (VERDICT): Study Protocol of a Pragmatic Randomized Trial for Chronic Low Back Pain
Long CR, Lisi AJ, Vining RD, Wallace RB, Salsbury SA, Shannon ZK, Halloran S, Minkalis AL, Corber L, Shekelle PG, Krebs EE, Abrams TE, Lurie JD, Goertz CM. Veteran Response to Dosage in Chiropractic Therapy (VERDICT): Study Protocol of a Pragmatic Randomized Trial for Chronic Low Back Pain. Pain Medicine 2020, 21: s37-s44. PMID: 33313732, PMCID: PMC7734654, DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnaa289.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic low back painLow back painBack painChiropractic careHealth care facilitiesCare facilitiesVeterans Affairs health care facilitiesRoland-Morris Disability QuestionnaireVeterans Affairs sitesMorris Disability QuestionnaireChronic pain managementDifferent dosing regimensPragmatic Randomized TrialNeeds of patientsPhase 1Week 52Disability QuestionnaireChiropractic visitsPain managementPrimary outcomeTreatment visitsDosing regimensNonpharmacological therapiesRandomized trialsTreatment armsPivoting to virtual delivery for managing chronic pain with nonpharmacological treatments: implications for pragmatic research
Fritz JM, Davis AF, Burgess DJ, Coleman B, Cook C, Farrokhi S, Goertz C, Heapy A, Lisi AJ, McGeary DD, Rhon DI, Taylor SL, Zeliadt S, Kerns RD. Pivoting to virtual delivery for managing chronic pain with nonpharmacological treatments: implications for pragmatic research. Pain 2020, 162: 1591-1596. PMID: 33156148, PMCID: PMC8089114, DOI: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000002139.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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 consequencesAdministrationClinical Policy Recommendations from the VHA State-of-the-Art Conference on Non-Pharmacological Approaches to Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain
Kligler B, Bair MJ, Banerjea R, DeBar L, Ezeji-Okoye S, Lisi A, Murphy JL, Sandbrink F, Cherkin DC. Clinical Policy Recommendations from the VHA State-of-the-Art Conference on Non-Pharmacological Approaches to Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2018, 33: 16-23. PMID: 29633133, PMCID: PMC5902342, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-018-4323-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-pharmacological approachesVeterans Health AdministrationChronic musculoskeletal painPain careMusculoskeletal painChronic musculoskeletal pain conditionsLarge national healthcare systemMultimodal pain careMusculoskeletal pain managementVHA primary careMusculoskeletal pain conditionsNon-pharmacological strategiesNon-pharmacological therapiesStepped-care approachExercise/movement therapiesMental health settingsFrequency of treatmentHealth services researchSelf-management approachTeam-based approachVHA leadershipVHA OfficeMultimodal careOpioid usePain conditions
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