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.
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.