Conventional, Complementary, and Integrative Pain Therapies in a Military Population with ...
Study compares effectiveness of starting chronic pain treatment with standard rehabilitative care (SRC) vs. complementary and integrative health (CIH) therapies using a Sequential Multiple Assignment Randomized Trial (SMART) Design. Both groups showed significant improvement up to six months, with CIH initially showing more improvement. Findings support expanding access to CIH approaches.
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Study compares effectiveness of starting chronic pain treatment with standard rehabilitative care (SRC) vs. complementary and integrative health (CIH) therapies using a Sequential Multiple Assignment Randomized Trial (SMART) Design. Both groups showed significant improvement up to six months, with CIH initially showing more improvement. Findings support expanding access to CIH approaches.