Preventing progression from chronic to widespread pain and its impact on health-related quality of life: a historical cohort study of osteopathic medical care

CONCLUSIONS: This study supports the view that osteopathic physicians practice a holistic approach to medical care that manifests itself through a lower risk of progression from chronic low back pain to widespread pain, lower widespread pain severity, and lesser deficits in HRQOL. Similar findings were generally associated with OMT use.PMID:34852185 | DOI:10.1515/jom-2021-0105
Source: Pain Physician - Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Source Type: research