Cost comparison of two approaches to chiropractic care for patients with acute and sub-acute low Back pain care episodes: a cohort study

Cost comparison of two approaches to chiropractic care for patients with acute and sub-acute low Back pain care episodes: a cohort study

Abstract Background Low back pain (LBP) imposes a costly burden upon patients, healthcare insurers, and society overall. Spinal manipulation as practiced by chiropractors has been found be cost-effective for treatment of LBP, but there is wide variation among chiropractors in their approach to clini...

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Main Authors:	James M. Whedon, Serena Bezdjian, Patricia Dennis, Vivi-Ann Fischer, Robb Russell
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2020-12-01
Series:	Chiropractic & Manual Therapies
Subjects:	Acute or subacute low back pain Chiropractic care Cost comparison Patient care
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12998-020-00356-z

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