Low Back Pain: Prescribed Medications vs. Spinal Manipulation
Low Back Pain: Prescribed Medications vs. Spinal Manipulation
Patients should be informed of nonpharmacological therapies for low back pain before using riskier, less effective treatments. Manual-thrust manipulation, performed by chiropractic physicians, achieves a greater short-term reduction in pain compared with common medical treatments.
56% of medical care recipients had a 30% reduction in low back pain at week 4.
94% of manual-thrust manipulation recipients had a 30% reduction in low back pain at week 4.
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Source: Schneider M. et al. Comparison of Spinal Manipulation Methods and Usual Medical Care for Acute and Subacute Low Back Pain, Spine 2015. Vol. 40. No. 4 pp 209-217.
