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STUDY:
Over the five-year duration of the study, 368/380 (97%) of eligible patients and 21/26 (81%) of community-based chiropractors agreed to participate. Seventeen of 21 chiropractors (81%) consistently administered treatment within the boundaries of the standardized research study protocol. VAS and ODI scores improved significantly in 320/368 (87%) patients. The average wait time for access to treatment was 7.4 days. Eighty-two percent of patients reported high satisfaction scores. The rate of required additional diagnostic imaging was 3%. Rates of discharge from the hospital spine program outpatient clinic with no requested follow-up by six months was 86%.
CONCLUSIONS:
A standardized protocol of CSMT (chiropractic spinal manipulative therapy) and flexibility exercise instruction administered by community-based chiropractors to a specific cohort of patients with ALBP is a feasible component of a primary care spine treatment pathway.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1529943019303432?fbclid=IwAR0PS8YnqrkqSfj_OAR75ux6rOUutebcJMgJvpBKDwLbMEeZfNhI7xwbSQI
