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ReviewFrontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland)2021

Multidisciplinary Firms and the Treatment of Chronic Pain: A Case Study of Low Back Pain.

Julie G Pilitsis, Olga Khazen, Nikolai G Wenzel

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Review in Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
0.2field-weighted citation impact, top 43% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Julie G PilitsisDepartment of Neurosurgery, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY, United States.
Olga KhazenDepartment of Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics, Albany, NY, United States.
Nikolai G WenzelBroadwell College of Business and Economics, Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville, NC, United States.
Albany Medical Center Hospital · USFayetteville State University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sixteen million people suffer with chronic low back pain and related healthcare expenditures can be as high as $USD 635 billion. Current pain treatments help a significant number of acute pain patients, allowing them to obtain various treatments and then "exit the market for pain services" quickly. However, chronic patients remain in pain and need multiple, varying treatments over time. Often, a single pain provider does not oversee their care. Here, we analyze the current pain market and suggest ways to establish a new treatment paradigm. We posit that more cost effective treatment and better pain relief can be achieved with multi-disciplinary care with a provider team overseeing care.

Indexed as

acute painchronic painchronic pain marketcost sharingmultidisciplinary pain clinic

Identifiers

PMID35295487
PMCPMC8915644
OpenAlexW3213339263

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