Cost Minimization Analysis of Low Back Pain Claims Data for Chiropractic Vs Medicine in a Managed Care Organization

This study of an managed care organization's (MCO) low back pain allowed costs may be better redirected to primary care or chiropractic, given equivalent levels of case complexity. This study suggests chiropractic management as less expensive compared with medical management of back pain when care extends beyond primary care. Primary care management alone is virtually indistinguishable from chiropractic management in terms of costs.

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics, 12/14/09