Utilization of Reimbursed Acupuncture Therapy for Low Back Pain.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Treating low back pain (LBP) often involves a combination of pharmacologic, nonpharmacologic, and interventional treatments; one approach is acupuncture therapy, which is safe, effective, and cost-effective. How acupuncture is used within pain care regimens for LBP has not been widely studied.

Objective

To document trends in reimbursed acupuncture between 2010 and 2019 among a large sample of patients with LBP, focusing on demographic, socioeconomic, and clinical characteristics associated with acupuncture use and the nonpharmacologic, pharmacologic, and interventional treatments used by patients who utilize acupuncture.

Design, setting, and participants

This cross-sectional study included insurance claims of US adults in a deidentified database. The study

SUBMITTER: Candon M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11362866 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature