In the last two decades, chiropractic manipulative treatment has gained more attention
because of the scientific evidence supporting its effectiveness for low back pain. At least 43 …

US Government Agency Report. In 1994, the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research
published Clinical Practice Guideline 14-Acute Low Back Problems in Adults (Bigos et al …

Spinal manual therapy, also known as spinal adjustment or manipulation, is widely
recognized as a valid treatment option for low back pain. In the United States, 94 percent of …

* BACKGROUND While a number of treatments have been used for low back pain, none has
shown dramatic benefit. Spinal manipulation has been studied widely, and several …

Spinal manipulation has been used for its therapeutic effects for at least 2500 years.
Chiropractic as we know it today began a century ago in a simplistic manner but has …

Background: Back pain is a common condition for which chiropractic treatment is often
recommended. Aim: To evaluate critically the evidence for or against the effectiveness of …

Spinal manipulation for the treatment of back pain is one of the most often studied clinical
interventions in all of the health care sciences. In fact, no less than thirty-seven prospective …

This report contains the data collection instruments and field training manual for the RAND
Appropriateness of Spinal Manipulation for Low-Back Pain Study. The study is designed to …

Background The evidence of effectiveness of chiropractic is controversial. Objectives To
summarise all C ochrane reviews of chiropractic spinal manipulation. Methods The C …

Our understanding about spinal manipulation and low back pain has been advanced greatly
in recent years. While the first descriptive report on manipulation and low back pain can be …