Abstract
Purpose Although low back pain (LBP) is a common reason older adults seek treatment from either medical doctors (MD/DO) or doctors of chiropractic (DC), collaborative care between these providers is rarely reported. The purpose of our study is to develop a model for such collaborative care in LBP patients, based upon an existing integrative medicine model (Hsiao et al., 2006), focusing on four facets of interprofessional collaboration: attitudes, knowledge, referral, and integrative practice.
Highlights
Low back pain (LBP) is a common reason older adults seek treatment from either medical doctors (MD/DO) or doctors of chiropractic (DC), collaborative care between these providers is rarely reported
The purpose of our study is to develop a model for such collaborative care in low back pain (LBP) patients, based upon an existing integrative medicine model (Hsiao et al, 2006), focusing on four facets of interprofessional collaboration: attitudes, knowledge, referral, and integrative practice
DCs scored higher than MDs/DOs on subscales measuring willingness to learn from alternate paradigms (55.0 vs 30.0) and integrative medicine safety (80.0 vs 60.0)
Summary
Low back pain (LBP) is a common reason older adults seek treatment from either medical doctors (MD/DO) or doctors of chiropractic (DC), collaborative care between these providers is rarely reported. DCs scored higher than MDs/DOs on subscales measuring willingness to learn from alternate paradigms (55.0 vs 30.0) and integrative medicine safety (80.0 vs 60.0). These data will be compared to Year 1 follow-up surveys currently underway. IPE fieldnotes documented collegial debate on the evidence-base supporting chiropractic and medical LBP treatments, clinical examination and imaging interpretation, and safety concerns
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