Chiropractic & Radicular Low Back Pain 101 / 1 Credit

Reviews Included

1. Pathophysiology of Discogenic Back Pain
2. Association between Chiropractic Spinal Manipulation & Cauda Equina Syndrome in Adults with Low Back Pain
3. Association Between Chiropractic Spinal Manipulation & Benzodiazepine Prescriptions for Radicular Low Back Pain
4. Association Between Chiropractic Spinal Manipulation & Gabapentin Prescriptions for Radicular Low Back Pain
5. Chiropractic Spinal Manipulation Reduces Tramadol Prescription for Radicular Low Back Pain

Learning Objectives:

1. Summarize our current understanding of biomechanical and biochemical processes that contribute to the development of discogenic back pain
2. Assess the possible association between receiving chiropractic spinal manipulation and the risk of subsequent cauda equina syndrome (CES) in adults with low back pain
3. Determine the impact of receiving chiropractic spinal manipulation on the odds of being prescribed Benzodiazepines for radicular low back pain
4. Establish if receiving chiropractic spinal manipulation following a radicular low back pain diagnosis influences the likelihood of subsequently receiving a gabapentin prescription
5. Examine the association between receipt of spinal manipulation and tramadol prescription among adults with a new diagnosis of radicular low back pain

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