First provider seen for an acute episode of low back pain influences subsequent health care utilization

CG Bise, M Schneider, J Freburger… - Physical …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Objective Costs associated with low back pain (LBP) continue to rise. Despite numerous
clinical practice guidelines, the evaluation and treatments for LBP are variable and largely …

Do epidural steroid injections affect outcomes and costs in cervical degenerative disease? A retrospective marketscan database analysis

H Wadhwa, K Varshneya, MN Stienen… - Global Spine …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Study Design Retrospective cohort study. Objective To investigate the effect of preoperative
epidural steroid injection (ESI) on quality outcomes and costs in patients undergoing surgery …

Sex Differences in Opioid Prescribing Practices: Do Differences Exist in Therapeutic Treatment Between Men and Women Presenting to the Emergency Department …

A MacDonald - 2023 - dalspace.library.dal.ca
Objectives The primary objective of this study was to investigate sex/gender differences in
the experiences of patients seeking pain management from the healthcare system through …