Chiropractic & Healthy Aging 101 / 1 Credit

Learning Objectives:

1. Investigate the association between brain age and chronic low back pain duration and pain severity
2. Compare Medicare expenditures over time in older adults with chronic low back pain who initially receive opioid analgesic therapy versus spinal manipulation
3. Recognize the impact of spinal manipulation on escalation of care and risk of adverse drug events among older Medicare patients with chronic low back pain
4. Summarize existing clinical practice guidelines on fall prevention and management for older adults
5. Outline the neuroinflammatory contribution to the development of tissue damage and joint-related pain in osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis

Course Reviews:

1. Accelerated Brain Aging in Chronic Low Back Pain +MP3
2. Long-Term Medicare Costs Associated with Opioids vs. SMT for Chronic Low Back Pain in Older Adults +MP3
3. Spinal Manipulation Reduces Escalation of Care & Risk of Adverse Drug Events for Older Chronic LBP Patients +MP3
4. Clinical Practice Guidelines on Fall Prevention & Management for Older Adults +MP3
5. Degenerative Joint Disease & Neuroinflammation +MP3

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