Long-Term Medicare Costs Associated With Opioid Analgesic Therapy vs Spinal Manipulative Therapy for Chronic Low Back Pain in a Cohort of Older Adults.

Whedon JM, Kizhakkeveettil A, Toler A, MacKenzie TA, Lurie JD, Bezdjian S, Haldeman S, Hurwitz E, Coulter I. Long-Term Medicare Costs Associated With Opioid Analgesic Therapy vs Spinal Manipulative Therapy for Chronic Low Back Pain in a Cohort of Older Adults. J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2021 09; 44(7):519-526.

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subject areas

Aged
Analgesics, Opioid
Chiropractic
Humans
Low Back Pain
Manipulation, Spinal
Medicare
United States

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Eric Hurwitz, PhD

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