Journal of the American Medical Association Recommends Spinal Manipulation

The July patient information issue from the Journal of the American Medical Association concerning low back pain recommends spinal manipulation (adjustments) and other non drug treatments before medications for both acute short term and chronic ( more than 12 weeks) low back pain. Chiropractors are the only healthcare profession with extensive training in spinal manipulation.

Journal of the American Medical Association Low Back Treatments

Epidural steroid Injections give no benefit passed two weeks

 Please note that the FDA has not approved injectable corticosteroids for use through spinal injection (commonly called epidural steroid injection), but they continue to be used off label. A review by the prestigious Cochrane Collaboration concluded that they are mildly effective in the short term with no advantage passed two week.