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. 2018 Dec 14;1(8):e185909. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2018.5909

Table 4. Sensitivity Analysis of the Timing of Physical Therapy and Subsequent Opioid Usea.

Pain Site Any Opioid Use Between 91 and 365 d After Index Date Change in Opioid Use Between 91 and 365 d After Index Date
Physical Therapy Between 0 and 30 d After Index Date Physical Therapy Between 31 and 90 d After Index Date Physical Therapy Between 0 and 30 d After Index Date Physical Therapy Between 31 and 90 d After Index Date
aOR (95% CI) P Value aOR (95% CI) P Value aOR (95% CI) P Value aOR (95% CI) P Value
Shoulder 0.84 (0.72-0.97) .02 0.87 (0.76-0.98) .03 −6.1 (−13.8 to 1.5) .12 3.6 (−8.7 to 16.0) .56
Neck 0.86 (0.80-0.94) <.001 1.14 (0.99-1.30) .06 −4.8 (−18.1 to 8.6) .48 −12.7 (−22.8 to −2.6) .01
Knee 0.89 (0.79-1.00) .04 0.80 (0.72-0.89) <.001 2.0 (−7.7 to 11.8) .69 −21.1 (−31.3 to −10.9) <.001
Low back 0.89 (0.84-0.94) <.001 1.07 (0.97-1.17) .16 −9.6 (−15.0 to −4.0) .001 6.1 (−3.0 to 15.3) .19

Abbreviation: aOR, adjusted odds ratio.

a

All analyses shown are adjusted for sex, age, year of diagnosis, comorbidities (shown in Table 2), and amount of opioid use during the first 90 days after diagnosis.