Chiropractic Doctor


Opioid Management 203 : Impact of Chiropractic Care
1.0

Shawn Thistle, DC

$20.00 USD

Downloadable Course in PDF, Journal Article Review, Text


  • Assess the association between opioid use and chiropractic treatment for LBP
  • Demonstrate the potential for chiropractic care to reduce the use of prescription opioids in patients with spinal pain
  • Summarize two papers exploring the effects of utilization and availability of chiropractic services on opioid usage and medical services
  • Evaluate the impact of chiropractic utilization on the use of prescription opioid use in Medicare beneficiaries aged 65 and over with spinal pain
  • Describe the comparative risk of treatment escalation in patients with neck pain between recipients of spinal manipulation and nonrecipients of spinal manipulation

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