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Purpose To determine the relative effectiveness of multidisciplinary integrative care compared to chiropractic care for chronic LBP in patients over 18 years of age using pain as the primary outcome measure. Secondary outcomes were patient self-reported disability, global perceived effect, general health status, satisfaction, self-efficacy, fear avoidance behavior, lumbar dynamic motion, and trunk muscle strength and endurance.

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  • Open AccessIndividualized chiropractic and integrative care for low back pain: a randomized clinical trial

  • To determine the relative effectiveness of multidisciplinary integrative care compared to chiropractic care for chronic LBP in patients over 18 years of age using pain as the primary outcome measure

  • Patients received 12 weeks of care with followup at 6 and 12 months. Both interventions had care teams who followed a care pathway designed to guide evidence based clinical decision making within the intervention groups

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Individualized chiropractic and integrative care for low back pain: a randomized clinical trial. From International Research Congress on Integrative Medicine and Health 2012 Portland, Oregon, USA. Purpose To determine the relative effectiveness of multidisciplinary integrative care compared to chiropractic care for chronic LBP in patients over 18 years of age using pain as the primary outcome measure. Secondary outcomes were patient self-reported disability, global perceived effect, general health status, satisfaction, self-efficacy, fear avoidance behavior, lumbar dynamic motion, and trunk muscle strength and endurance

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