title: Chiropractic management for veterans with neck pain: a retrospective study of clinical outcomes.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this study was to report demographic characteristics, chiropractic treatment methods and frequency, and clinical outcomes for chiropractic management of neck pain in a sample of veteran patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  This is a retrospective case series of 54 veterans with a chief complaint of neck pain who received chiropractic care through a Veterans Health Administration medical center. Descriptive statistics and paired t tests were used with the numeric rating scale and Neck Bournemouth Questionnaire serving as the outcome measures. A minimum clinically important difference was set as 30% improvement from baseline for both outcomes.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The mean number of chiropractic treatments was 8.7. For the numeric rating scale, the mean raw score improvement was 2.6 points, representing 43% change from baseline. For the Neck Bournemouth Questionnaire, the mean raw score improvement was 13.9 points, representing 33% change from baseline. For both measures, 36 (67%) patients met or exceeded the minimum clinically important difference.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Mean chiropractic clinical outcomes were both statistically significant and clinically meaningful for this sample of veterans presenting with neck pain.
authors: Chiropractic Department, Medical Care Line, VA Western New York, Buffalo, NY, USA. andrew.dunn@va.gov
authors: Andrew S
authors: AS
authors: Dunn
authors: Bart N
authors: BN
authors: Green
authors: Lance R
authors: LR
authors: Formolo
authors: David R
authors: DR
authors: Chicoine
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D026882:Manipulation, Chiropractic / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D019547:Neck Pain / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D010147:Pain Measurement / Q000379:methods; D017060:Patient Satisfaction / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014481:United States; D014728:Veterans / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*