The Nordic maintenance care program--case management of chiropractic patients with low back pain: a survey of Swedish chiropractors.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Chiropractic treatment for low back pain (LBP) can often be divided into two phases: Initial treatment of the problem to attempt to remove pain and bring it back into its pre-clinical or maximum improvement status, and "maintenance care", during which it is attempted to maintain this status. Although the use of chiropractic maintenance care has been described and discussed in the literature, there is no information as to its precise indications. The objective of this study is to investigate if there is agreement among Swedish chiropractors on the overall patient management for various types of LBP-scenarios, with a special emphasis on maintenance care.

Method

The design was a mailed questionnaire survey. Members of the Swedish Chiropractors' Association, who were

SUBMITTER: Axen I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2442107 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature