Initial treatment approaches and healthcare utilization among veterans with low back pain: a propensity score analysis

• Main Authors: Catherine Schmidt (Author), Matthew Borgia (Author), Tingting Zhang (Author), Perman Gochyyev (Author), Theresa I. Shireman (Author), Linda Resnik (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Opioid prescriptions for Veterans with low back pain (LBP) persist despite the availability of PT, a lower medical risk treatment option. Patterns of treatment and subsequent healthcare utilization for Veterans with LBP are unknown. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the a...