143. Chiropractors treating patients with acute lower back pain in a spine treatment pathway model: a five-year prospective cohort study

Patient access to current best evidence primary care treatment for acute lower back remains highly problematic. Treatment pathway models have the potential to improve patient access to care, provide seamless transitions from one form of treatment to another, optimize clinical outcomes, improve cost-effectiveness and reduce progression to chronic illness /pain. A standardized protocol of hospital-based outpatient clinic chiropractic lumbar spinal manipulative therapy (CSMT) as a component of care for patients with acute lower back pain (ALBP) has been previously validated.

Source: The Spine Journal - August 23, 2019 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Paul B. Bishop, Jeffrey A. Quon, Bradley W. Yee, Brian E. Arthur, Pauline G. Fedder, Jennifer C. Forbes, Eugene Lee, Arthur A. Lopes, Anne M. Maylin-Lee, Elli P. Morton, Michael J. Vipond, Clodagh McDonnell Source Type: research