Friday, July 17, 2015

Low Back Pain: Spinal Manipulation vs. Prescribed Medications

New study from the prestigious medical journal Spine showing high velocity low amplitude (also known as thrust) manipulation to be significantly more effective for acute and sub acute low back pain than usual medical care including prescribed medications. 
94% of the manipulation group vs. only 56% of the medical care group had more than 30% reduction of pain at 4 weeks.

Comparison of spinal manipulation methods and usual medical care for acute and subacute low back pain: a randomized clinical trial.

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