The characteristics and health service utilization of adolescents with low back pain in a suburban pediatric health care system: analysis of health records data
Among adolescents with newly diagnosed LBP from a specialized comprehensive pediatric healthcare system in Wisconsin from 2018 to 2022, 38.8% were prescribed non-opioid medications, 29.4% obtained diagnostic imaging, 26.1% had non-pharmacological conservative care, and 11.3% were prescribed opioids. Future studies should explore these findings in other care settings and examine optimal care pathways and associated clinical outcomes.
Authors
- Jeffrey A. King (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2334-3746)
- Alwyn Jones (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0937-9374)
- Robert J. Trager (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4714-1076)
- Michael Swain (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2184-8409)
- Katherine A. Pohlman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1536-112X)
- Channing Tassone
Institutions
- Children's Hospital of Wisconsin (US)
- Medical College of Wisconsin (US)
- University Hospitals of Cleveland (US)
- Parker University (US)
- Missouri Baptist University (US)
- Case Western Reserve University (US)
- Macquarie University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Chiropractic & Manual Therapies
- Published
- 2025-11-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12998-025-00617-9
- Primary Topic
- Pediatric Pain Management Techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Georgia Clinical and Translational Science Alliance