Cost of chiropractic versus medical management of adults with spine-related musculoskeletal pain: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The cost of spine-related pain in the United States is estimated at $134.5 billion. Spinal pain patients have multiple options when choosing healthcare providers, resulting in variable costs. Escalation of costs occurs when downstream costs are added to episode costs of care. The purpose of this review was to compare costs of chiropractic and medical management of patients with spine-related pain.

Methods

A Medline search was conducted from inception through October 31, 2022, for cost data on U.S. adults treated for spine-related pain. The search included economic studies, randomized controlled trials and observational studies. All studies were independently evaluated for quality and risk of bias by 3 investigators and data extraction was performed by 3 investigat

SUBMITTER: Farabaugh R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10918856 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature