Group Medical Visits and Chiropractic Care for Older Adults With Chronic Spine Pain

Summary

Chronic spine pain is one of the most common and conditions in adults over the age of 65. Treatments for pain that are non-pharmacologic (do not use over-the-counter or prescription drugs) are recognized as some of the most important to study. Chiropractic care has shown to be effective at reducing chronic pain, and growing research supports the use of group visit programs for the management of chronic pain. There is reason to believe that combining the two could enhance the benefit previously demonstrated by these treatments individually. There are no studies that have examined the combined delivery of chiropractic care and group visit programs for adults over the age of 65. The investigators plan assess the feasibility of treating adults over the age of 65 with chronic spine pain with chiropractic care and a group visit program. A battery of biopsychosocial outcomes will be collected to inform a more definitive trial.

Eligibility

Age range

65+ years

Sex

All

Healthy volunteers

No

Interventions

• Other
  Chiropractic care

  Chiropractic treatment will involve a personalized treatment plan within the context of a general care protocol administered by a chiropractor at the Osher Clinical Center for Integrative Health. The treatment plan will be customized to the patient's clinical needs following the current evidence and clinical practice guidelines.

• Other
  Group medical visits

  Participants will simultaneously enroll in virtual group medical visits with group discussion, practice based learning, and curricular themes pertaining to chronic pain management, healthy aging, and pillars of lifestyle medicine.

Location