Journal article
Association of Chiropractic Care With Receiving an Opioid Prescription for Noncancer Spinal Pain Within a Canadian Community Health Center: A Mixed Methods Analysis
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to examine the association between receipt of chiropractic services and initiating a prescription for opioids among adult patients with noncancer spinal pain in a Canadian community health center.
METHODS: In this sequential explanatory mixed methods analysis, we conducted a retrospective study of 945 patient records (January 2014 to December 2020) and completed interviews with 14 patients and 9 general …
Authors
Emary PC; Brown AL; Oremus M; Mbuagbaw L; Cameron DF; DiDonato J; Busse JW
Journal
Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics, Vol. 45, No. 4, pp. 235–247
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
May 2022
DOI
10.1016/j.jmpt.2022.06.009
ISSN
0161-4754