Outcome Assessment

Predicting Immediate Improvement With Cervical Spine Adjusting

By Frank M. Painter|July 28, 2009|Education, Outcome Assessment|

Patients with nonspecific musculoskeletal disorders may vary in their responses to treatment. For that reason, a recent, large prospective study in JMPT set out to identify the predictors for improvement or worsening of symptoms when cervical spine manipulation was indicated.

Data was collected from 28,807 treatment consultations (19,722 patients) and 13,873 follow-up treatments. The presenting symptoms of “neck pain”, “shoulder, arm pain”, “reduced neck, shoulder, arm movement, or stiffness”, “headache”, and “upper, mid back pain” all emerged in the final model as significant predictors for immediate improvement. The presence of any 4 of these predictors raised the probability of an immediate improvement in presenting symptoms after treatment from 70% to approximately 95%. (more…)

The Rehabilitation Corner

By Frank M. Painter|June 13, 2009|General, Health, News, Outcome Assessment, Research|

Do you provide rehabilitation in your practice? If so, you may find the Chiropractic Rehabilitation Diplomate Information Page of interest.

The Rehab Page contains free materials from the leaders in chiropractic rehab, many useful articles, and also links to other rehab websites of value. Drop in for a look-see. (more…)

Outcome Assessment

By Frank M. Painter|June 10, 2009|Documentation, General, News, Outcome Assessment, Research|

Do you use Outcome Assessment in your practice? Patient improvement, documented with pre- and post- scoring on questionnaires (QAs) like the Neck Disability Index, or the SF-36, are indisputable evidence of medical necessity and patient progress.

Our Outcome Assessment Page contains, or links to, many of the most supported QAs. They are especially helpful in PI or WC claims, when your files are closely scrutinized. (more…)