Cervical radiculopathy management with physical, chiropractic, and acupuncture therapy: Factors associated with different therapy utilization patterns
Within 90-days following newly diagnosed CR, only a minority of patients utilized any form of therapy, despite typically being thought of as a first-line conservative management strategy. Among CR patients who did pursue therapy, PT was more commonly utilized than both CT and AT. The significance of nonclinical drivers of alternative therapeutic strategies suggests a lack of therapeutic consensus at a national level, potential inequities to access, and room for algorithm-driven care pathways.
Authors
- Michael J. Gouzoulis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9318-3314)
- Sahir S Jabbouri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2327-3779)
- Daniel R. Rubio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3886-2784)
- Wesley Day (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6451-8752)
- Jonathan Newman Grauer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2626-7278)
- Anshu Jonnalagadda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3865-3798)
- Beatrice M. Katsnelson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0579-1708)
- Anthony E Seddio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2425-4251)
Institutions
- Yale University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- North American Spine Society Journal (NASSJ)
- Published
- 2025-04-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xnsj.2025.100610
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Acupuncture Treatment Research Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 7.14