Interdisciplinary care is most often delivered by physical therapists, psychologists, physicians, chiropractors, occupational therapists, nurses, and social workers; other clinicians can include Qigong instructors, massage therapists, and nutritionists. These programs can be conducted in inpatient and outpatient settings, including specialty pain, primary care, and outpatient rehab clinics. Evidence suggests intensive inpatient programs tend to be more effective for improving pain outcomes, but it is not established whether inpatient or outpatient settings are more effective for opioid-related outcomes. Inpatient programs typically last between three and eight weeks, while outpatient programs usually last between four and 15 weeks.

Especially following the COVID-19 pandemic, telehealth delivery of interdisciplinary care has become more common. While patients and providers tend to generally view this type of care delivery as satisfactory and providing advantages of patient convenience, potential disadvantages can include technology issues and mixed experiences with the patient-clinician relationship. Emerging evidence generally suggests that telehealth can provide similar improvements in pain and well-being compared to in-person interdisciplinary care. More research is needed to understand the effect of telehealth delivery when the interdisciplinary team clinicians are in the same area and clinic versus remotely located.