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. 2019 Nov;42(9):677-693.
doi: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2019.03.009. Epub 2019 Dec 19.

Development of a Clinical Decision Aid for Chiropractic Management of Common Conditions Causing Low Back Pain in Veterans: Results of a Consensus Process

Robert D Vining  1 , Zacariah K Shannon  2 , Stacie A Salsbury  2 , Lance Corber  2 , Amy L Minkalis  2 , Christine M Goertz  3
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Development of a Clinical Decision Aid for Chiropractic Management of Common Conditions Causing Low Back Pain in Veterans: Results of a Consensus Process

Robert D Vining et al. J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2019 Nov.

Abstract

Objective: The purpose of this study was to develop a clinical decision aid for chiropractic management of common conditions causing low back pain (LBP) in veterans receiving treatment in US Veterans Affairs (VA) health care facilities.

Methods: A consensus study using an online, modified Delphi technique and Research Electronic Data Capture web application was conducted among VA doctors of chiropractic. Investigators reviewed the scientific literature pertaining to diagnosis and treatment of nonsurgical, neuromusculoskeletal LBP. Thirty seed statements summarizing evidence for chiropractic management, a graphical stepped management tool outlining diagnosis-informed treatment approaches, and support materials were then reviewed by an expert advisory committee. Email notifications invited 113 VA chiropractic clinicians to participate as Delphi panelists. Panelists rated the appropriateness of the seed statements and the stepped process on a 1-to-9 scale using the RAND/University of California, Los Angeles methodology. Statements were accepted when both the median rating and 80% of all ratings occurred within the highly appropriate range.

Results: Thirty-nine panelists (74% male) with a mean (standard deviation) age of 46 (11) years and clinical experience of 17 (11) years participated in the study. Accepted statements addressed included (1) essential components of chiropractic care, (2) treatments for conditions causing or contributing to LBP, (3) spinal manipulation mechanisms, (4) descriptions and mechanisms of commonly used chiropractic interventions, and (5) a graphical stepped clinical management tool.

Conclusion: This study group produced a chiropractic clinical decision aid for LBP management, which can be used to support evidence-based care decisions for veterans with LBP.

Keywords: Chiropractic; Complementary Therapies; Consensus; Decision Support Techniques; Low Back Pain; United States; Veterans.

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Evidence-based 5-step chiropractic management tool for low back pain
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Evidence-based interventions for common diagnoses causing or contributing to low back pain
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6 essential components of chiropractic care
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Descriptions for common evidence-based interventions for patient with low back pain
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