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Area of Science:

  • Musculoskeletal Health
  • Healthcare Delivery Models
  • Pain Management

Background:

  • Musculoskeletal conditions often involve comorbidities that complicate treatment.
  • Traditional single-provider models may not adequately address complex patient needs.
  • Interdisciplinary programs offer a multidisciplinary approach to musculoskeletal care.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To perform a descriptive analysis of an academic interdisciplinary musculoskeletal program.
  • To evaluate the program's impact on patient function and healthcare resource utilization.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective descriptive analysis of 173 patients in an interdisciplinary musculoskeletal program.
  • Subanalysis compared low back pain patients in the interdisciplinary program to a historical single-provider cohort.
  • Outcomes included Patient Specific Functional Scale (PSFS), Oswestry Low Back Disability Index (ODI), imaging use, and opioid prescriptions.

Main Results:

  • Statistically significant improvement in PSFS (P=.0005), though not always clinically significant.
  • Low rates of MRI (5%) and CT scans (0%) ordered; 6% of patients received opioid prescriptions.
  • 27.8% of low back pain patients in the interdisciplinary program achieved significant ODI decrease versus 26.6% in the single-provider clinic (P=.87).

Conclusions:

  • Interdisciplinary musculoskeletal programs represent a promising model for enhancing patient function and reducing downstream healthcare use.
  • These programs may be especially suitable for patients with a higher risk of developing chronic pain.
  • Patient satisfaction scores were favorable, particularly for physician communication and access to care.