Project Details
Description
Low back pain (LBP) is a common, multi-faceted problem and a costly burden to society (theme 1). Within chiropractic care, little is known about the adherence of chiropractors to LBP guidelines (theme 2). This project entails a two-pronged approach.
Theme 1:
- Costs incurred by people with LBP will be explored, as well as predictors of high costs (1A).
- Responders to spinal manipulative therapy will be explored, using Individual Participant Data, as well as the relationship between the responder status and participant characteristics (1B).
- Trajectories of pain and function over time will be identified (1C).
- The relationship between pain and function and other candidate variables (eg fear avoidance) will be explored (1D).
Theme 2:
- The effects of attitudes and beliefs of chiropractors on adherence to LBP guidelines will be identified (2).
Theme 1:
- Costs incurred by people with LBP will be explored, as well as predictors of high costs (1A).
- Responders to spinal manipulative therapy will be explored, using Individual Participant Data, as well as the relationship between the responder status and participant characteristics (1B).
- Trajectories of pain and function over time will be identified (1C).
- The relationship between pain and function and other candidate variables (eg fear avoidance) will be explored (1D).
Theme 2:
- The effects of attitudes and beliefs of chiropractors on adherence to LBP guidelines will be identified (2).
| Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Effective start/end date | 2/10/2023 → 30/09/2027 |