“Increased Passive Interventions for Low Back Pain Linked to Higher Opioid Use and Specialty Care Visits”

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38112119

The study found that increased use of passive interventions for low back pain is associated with a higher likelihood of requiring opioid prescriptions, spinal injections, and specialty care visits within a year, while manual therapy is associated with more favorable health care outcomes.