Multidisciplinary integrative care versus chiropractic care for low back pain: a randomized clinical trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Low back pain (LBP) is influenced by interrelated biological, psychological, and social factors, however current back pain management is largely dominated by one-size fits all unimodal treatments. Team based models with multiple provider types from complementary professional disciplines is one way of integrating therapies to address patients' needs more comprehensively.

Methods

This parallel group randomized clinical trial conducted from May 2007 to August 2010 aimed to evaluate the relative clinical effectiveness of 12 weeks of monodisciplinary chiropractic care (CC), versus multidisciplinary integrative care (IC), for adults with sub-acute and chronic LBP. The primary outcome was pain intensity and secondary outcomes were disability, improvement, medication use,

SUBMITTER: Bronfort G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8886833 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature