Opioid Management 203

Course overview

*Assess the association between opioid use and chiropractic treatment for LBP. *Demonstrate the potential for chiropractic care to reduce the use of prescription opioids in patients with spinal pain. *Summarize two papers exploring the effects of utilization and availability of chiropractic services on opioid usage and medical services. *Evaluate the impact of chiropractic utilization on the use of prescription opioid use in Medicare beneficiaries aged 65 and over with spinal pain. *Describe the comparative risk of treatment escalation in patients with neck pain between recipients of spinal manipulation and non-recipients of spinal manipulation.