Chiropractic Care in Workers Compensation

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• Personal Author:
  Magnetti S ; McNeely E ; Wasiak R ; Magnetti S ; McNeely E ; Wasiak R
• Description:
  After decades of functioning outside the mainstream health-care system, chiropractic care has gained both legitimacy and access to third-party payers. The principal chiropractic treatment modality - spinal manipulation - has been included as one of the options in treatment guidelines for low back pain as possibly helpful in reducing pain and increasing the speed of recovery within the first month of symptoms. Between 1980 and 2000, chiropractic utilization has doubled and is now the largest component in the category of complementary and alternative medicine. It is estimated that by 2010, the number chiropractors will increase by 100 percent, while the number of physicians is expected to increase by just 16 percent. Competition from massage therapists and acupuncturists has led some chiropractors to increase their efforts to expand practice beyond traditional methods of chiropractic treatment, despite the fact that the effectiveness and appropriateness of these alternative treatment modalities remain controversial. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Health Care Facilities Workforce And Services Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Health Care Health Services Medical Services Treatment
• ISSN:
  1059-4167
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article ; Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Massachusetts ; OSHA Region 1
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health ; Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America ; North America
• Pages in Document:
  23-42
• Volume:
  14
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20059987
• Citation:
  J Workers Comp 2005 Apr; 14(2):23-42
• Contact Point Address:
  Radoslaw Wasiak, PhD, Liberty Mutual Center for Disability Reaearch and the Occupational Health Services Research Program, Harvard School of Public Health
• Email:
  radoslaw.wasiak@libertymutual.com
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2005
• Performing Organization:
  Harvard School of Public Health
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20030701
• Source Full Name:
  The Journal of Workers Compensation
• End Date:
  20050630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:ba0580f0a7bd4f78996877b85de52e4e99c541317138467c6b1ba158b4b3856f3e64a11f16e73f62aad117ba0c69ce3c805ccea54bfa51cfcb8a4af4c1942259
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/224033/cdc_224033_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.26 MB ]