Keele STarT Back SCreening Tool (KSB) is a practical and validated bio-psychosocial questionnaire that stratifies lower back pain patients into 3 risk groups (low, medium, high), with suggested treatment guidelines for each grouping. The 9-question KSB has been used in chiropractic practice to help guide medical decision making, but its use in chiropractic teaching environments has been limited.
All new LBP patients between the ages of 18-65 years presenting to a chiropractic teaching clinic in Dallas, TX between March 05, 2018 and April 06, 2018 were asked to complete the KSB questionnaire. No introduction of the KSB was given to students or faculty. For all patients that completed the KSB, a chart review of the first 4 weeks of care was completed to retrieve patient follow-up information and treatment provided, including: self-reported LBP on a 10-point numerical rating scale (NRS), region of spinal manipulation therapy (SMT), and active rehabilitation provided.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
87
Parker University
Dallas, Texas, United States
Chiropractic care Questionnaire
Nine question Keele STarT Back questionnaire to identify treatment options for individuals with low, moderate, and high risk low back pain. A 10 point numerical rating scale (NRS) was used to with 0-4 being low risk, 5 being moderate risk, and 6-10 being high risk.
Time frame: 4 weeks
Low back pain self reported
Oswestry low back pain scale/ tool: 10 point scale with 0 being no pain and 10 being excruciating pain.
Time frame: 4 weeks
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