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Daniel C. Cherkin, PhD
Senior Investigator

Research Interests:
Dr. Cherkin is primarily interested in how a health care delivery system can creatively organize and deliver services that most effectively and cost-effectively meet the needs of patients with chronic illness. He is particularly interested in evaluating non-surgical treatments for chronic musculoskeletal pain, especially those that are not traditionally used by medical doctors (i.e., acupuncture, massage, chiropractic, meditation, tai chi). He is also interested in the role of various "alternative" providers in helping to meet the health care needs of Americans.

Contact Dr. Cherkin:
Voice Mail: 206-287-2875 
E-Mail: cherkin.d@ghc.org

Curriculum Vitae (CV)
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Recent Publications:
Cherkin DC, Sherman KJ, Hogeboom CJ, Erro JH, Barlow WE, Deyo RA, Avins AL. Efficacy of acupuncture for chronic low back pain: protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials. 2008;9(1):10. Abstract

2007
Dunn KM, Cherkin DC. The Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire. Spine. 2007;32(2):287. Details

Eisenberg DM, Post DE, Davis RB, Connelly MT, Legedza AT, Hrbek AL, Prosser LA, Buring JE, Inui TS, Cherkin DC. Addition of choice of complementary therapies to usual care for acute low back pain: a randomized controlled trial. Spine. 2007;32(2):151-8. Abstract

2006
Ball KR, Sherman KJ, Cherkin DC, Erro J, Milliman B. A survey of remedies used by a random sample of naturopathic physicians in Connecticut and Washington. Int J Naturopathic Med. 2006;Summer:1-10.

Herman PM, Sherman KJ, Erro JH, Cherkin DC, Milliman B, Adams LA. A method for describing and evaluating naturopathic whole practice. Altern Ther Health Med. 2006;12(4):20-8. Abstract

Lafferty WE, Tyree PT, Bellas AS, Watts CA, Lind BK, Sherman KJ, Cherkin DC, Grembowski DE. Insurance coverage and subsequent utilization of complementary and alternative medicine providers. Am J Manag Care. 2006;12(7):397-404. Abstract

Sherman KJ, Cherkin DC, Deyo RA, Erro J, Hrbek A, Eisenberg DM, Davis RB. The diagnosis and treatment of chronic back pain by acupuncturists, chiropractors, and massage therapists. Clin J Pain. 2006;22(3):227-34. Abstract

Sherman KJ, Dixon MW, Thompson D, Cherkin DC. Development of a taxonomy to describe massage treatments for musculoskeletal pain. BMC Complement Altern Med. 2006;6(1):24. Abstract

2005
Cherkin DC, Sherman KJ. Acupuncture and knee osteoarthritis. Ann Intern Med. 2005;142(10):872; author reply 872-3. Details

Furlan A, Tulder M, Cherkin D, Tsukayama H, Lao L, Koes B, Berman B. Acupuncture and dry-needling for low back pain. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2005;(1):CD001351. Abstract

Furlan A, Van Tulder M, Cherkin D, Tsukayama H, Lao L, Koes B, Berman B. Acupuncture and dry-needling for low back pain: an updated systematic review within the framework of the Cochrane Collaboration. Spine. 2005;30(8):944-63. Abstract

Kalauokalani D, Cherkin DC, Sherman KJ. A comparison of physician and nonphysician acupuncture treatment for chronic low back pain. Clin J Pain. 2005;21(5):406-11. Abstract

Lind BK, Lafferty WE, Tyree PT, Sherman KJ, Deyo RA, Cherkin DC. The role of alternative medical providers for the outpatient treatment of insured patients with back pain. Spine. 2005;30(12):1454-9. Abstract

Mootz RD, Cherkin DC, Odegard CE, Eisenberg DM, Barassi JP, and Deyo RA. Characteristics of chiropractic practitioners, patients, and encounters in Massachusetts and Arizona. J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2005;28(9).

Sherman KJ, Cherkin DC, Eisenberg DM, Erro J, Hrbek A, Deyo RA. The practice of acupuncture: who are the providers and what do they do? Ann Fam Med. 2005;3(2):151-8. Abstract

Sherman KJ, Cherkin DC, Erro J, Miglioretti DL, Deyo RA. Comparing yoga, exercise, and a self-care book for chronic low back pain: a randomized, controlled trial. Ann Intern Med. 2005;143(12):849-56. Abstract

Sherman KJ, Cherkin DC, Kahn J, Erro J, Hrbek A, Deyo RA, Eisenberg DM. A survey of training and practice patterns of massage therapists in two US states. BMC Complement Altern Med. 2005;5(1):13. Abstract

Online Publications:
Back In Action, a guide created to help persons with low back pain understand and learn what to do about it.

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