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American Public Health Association
133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition
December 10-14, 2005
Philadelphia, PA
 APHA 2005
 
Session: Progress in Spinal Pain
3011.0: Monday, December 12, 2005: 8:30 AM-10:00 AM
Oral
Progress in Spinal Pain
This session includes reports from prospective studies of chiropractic care for patients with neck or back pain. The design and implementation of these studies should promote healthy discussion of the strengths and limitations of current research efforts in chiropractic health care.
Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this session, the participant will be able to:
  • Describe the study design and population of four prospective studies in chiropractic that evaluate outcomes for patients with back or neck pain.
  • Identify the strengths and limitations of these studies.
  • Appreciate the importance of an established patient base for outcomes research.
Presider(s):John S. Stites, DC, DACBR
8:30 AMChiropractic management of acute neck pain: A practice-based feasibility study
Michael T. Haneline, DC, MPH, Robert Cooperstein, MA, DC, Lisa Z. Killinger, DC
8:45 AMRecruitment challenges for the simultaneous conduct of two low back pain trials in a chiropractic research center  [ Recorded presentation ]
Maria A. Hondras, DC, MPH, Judith Polipnick, DC, PhD, Lori Byrd, Bill Meeker, DC, MPH
9:00 AMOswestry disability index, neck disability index and pain measurement before and after chiropractic treatment in a large chiropractic insurance network  [ Recorded presentation ]
Richard Branson, DC, Christine Goertz, DC, PhD
9:15 AMDiscussion
See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.
Organized by:Chiropractic Health Care
Endorsed by:Alternative and Complementary Health Practices; Maternal and Child Health; Socialist Caucus
CE Credits:CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing

The 133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition (December 10-14, 2005) of APHA