2018
Opioid Use Among Veterans of Recent Wars Receiving Veterans Affairs Chiropractic Care
Lisi AJ, Corcoran KL, DeRycke EC, Bastian LA, Becker WC, Edmond SN, Goertz CM, Goulet JL, Haskell SG, Higgins DM, Kawecki T, Kerns RD, Mattocks K, Ramsey C, Ruser CB, Brandt CA. Opioid Use Among Veterans of Recent Wars Receiving Veterans Affairs Chiropractic Care. Pain Medicine 2018, 19: s54-s60. PMID: 30203014, DOI: 10.1093/pm/pny114.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOEF/OIF/OND veteransOpioid prescriptionsChiropractic visitsOpioid useChiropractic careOperations Enduring Freedom/Iraqi Freedom/New DawnMore opioid prescriptionsVA chiropractic servicesPercentage of veteransCross-sectional analysisOpioid receiptClinic visitsClinical characteristicsCurrent smokingSevere painChiropractic clinicChiropractic servicesVisitsHigher likelihoodVeteransPrescriptionCareFurther studiesAdministrative dataOne-third
2017
Changes in female veterans' neck pain following chiropractic care at a hospital for veterans
Corcoran KL, Dunn AS, Green BN, Formolo LR, Beehler GP. Changes in female veterans' neck pain following chiropractic care at a hospital for veterans. Complementary Therapies In Clinical Practice 2017, 30: 91-95. PMID: 29389486, DOI: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2017.12.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNumeric rating scaleNeck painMean score improvementFemale veteransScore improvementRetrospective cross-sectional studyU.S. female veteransVA chiropractic clinicVeterans Affairs hospitalCross-sectional studyNBQ-scoresChiropractic managementChiropractic clinicChiropractic treatmentChiropractic careMedical recordsInclusion criteriaAverage percent improvementQuestionnaire scoresPainRating ScaleDemonstrable improvementVeteransT-testHospital