Association Between Utilization of Chiropractic Services for Treatment of Low-Back Pain and Use of Prescription Opioids | Zendy

James M. Whedon | Zendy; Andrew Toler | Zendy; Justin M. Goehl | Zendy; Louis A. Kazal | Zendy

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Association Between Utilization of Chiropractic Services for Treatment of Low-Back Pain and Use of Prescription Opioids

Author(s) -

James M. Whedon,

Andrew Toler,

Justin M. Goehl,

Louis A. Kazal

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

the journal of alternative and complementary medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.55

H-Index - 90

eISSN - 1557-7708

pISSN - 1075-5535

DOI - 10.1089/acm.2017.0131

Subject(s) - medicine , chiropractic , medical prescription , confidence interval , odds ratio , prescription drug , opioid , retrospective cohort study , rate ratio , cohort study , population , emergency medicine , chronic pain , physical therapy , alternative medicine , environmental health , receptor , pathology , pharmacology

Pain relief resulting from services delivered by doctors of chiropractic may allow patients to use lower or less frequent doses of opioids, leading to reduced risk of adverse effects. The objective of this investigation was to evaluate the association between utilization of chiropractic services and the use of prescription opioid medications.

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