Open AccessComplementary, Integrative, and Nondrug Therapy Use for Pain Among US Military Veterans on Long-term Opioids
Author(s) -
Elizabeth S. Goldsmith,
Richard F. MacLehose,
Agnes Jensen,
Barbara Clothier,
Siamak Noorbaloochi,
Brian C. Martinson,
Melvin T. Donaldson,
Erin E. Krebs
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
medical care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.632
H-Index - 178
eISSN - 1537-1948
pISSN - 0025-7079
DOI - 10.1097/mlr.0000000000001333
Subject(s) - medicine , chronic pain , brief pain inventory , physical therapy , chiropractic , opioid , mindfulness , massage , veterans affairs , acupuncture , manual therapy , alternative medicine , clinical psychology , receptor , pathology
Long-term opioid therapy for chronic pain arose amid limited availability and awareness of other pain therapies. Although many complementary and integrative health (CIH) and nondrug therapies are effective for chronic pain, little is known about CIH/nondrug therapy use patterns among people prescribed opioid analgesics.