Ronald Farabaugh, Cheryl Hawk, Dave Taylor, Clinton Daniels, Claire Noll, Mike Schneider, John McGowan, Wayne Whalen, Ron Wilcox, Richard Sarnat, Leonard Suiter, James Whedon
BACKGROUND: The cost of spine-related pain in the United States is estimated at $134.5 billion. Spinal pain patients have multiple options when choosing healthcare providers, resulting in variable costs. Escalation of costs occurs when downstream costs are added to episode costs of care. The purpose of this review was to compare costs of chiropractic and medical management of patients with spine-related pain. METHODS: A Medline search was conducted from inception through October 31, 2022, for cost data on U...
March 6, 2024: Chiropractic & Manual Therapies