Table 2Adjusted Difference in the Rate of Visits to Medical Providers, Diagnostic Imaging, and Treatment for Spine Conditions

Rate, No. per 1,000
Decreased Access Did Not Decrease Access
Healthcare Utilization Measure Before After Before After Difference Within Differencea, No. per 1,000 (95% CI) P Value
Visits
 Chiropractic care 6,176.1 3,097.8 6,252.2 3,520.6 –309.4 (–514.5 to –104.3) < 0.01
 Primary care physicians for spine conditions 535.1 507.2 559.7 496.0 32.3 (1.4 to 63.1) 0.04
 Surgeons for spine conditions 252.2 207.0 267.4 201.5 17.2 (–3.5 to 37.9) 0.10
 Medical specialists for spine conditions 240.5 213.5 258.1 218.4 2.6 (–24.0 to 29.1) 0.85
Diagnostic imaging
 Plain film radiographs for spine conditions 296.8 228.9 311.0 230.6 12.5 (–2.5 to 27.5) 0.10
 Advanced imaging for spine conditions 171.9 157.4 175.8 155.7 5.7 (–5.9 to 17.3) 0.33
Treatment
 Spine surgeries 21.4 22.1 23.4 18.6 5.5 (1.3 to 9.8) 0.01
 Opioid prescriptions 766.1 1,112.3 744.0 1,085.5 –7.9 (–76.6 to 60.9) 0.82

a Adjusted for age, sex, race, baseline comorbidity, and year of move.