Recent Research on the Effectiveness of Chiropractic Care

A recent study in 2013 titled ‘Adding Chiropractic Manipulative Therapy to Standard Medical Care for Patients with Acute Low Back Pain’ (Goertz et al. 2013 Spine Vol. 38, Number 8,pg 627-634) assessed changes in pain levels and physical functioning in 18 to 35-year-old active-duty military personnel with Low back pain (LBP), in response to standard medical care (SMC) versus SMC and chiropractic manipulative therapy (CMT) for the treatment of LBP.

The study concluded; ‘chiropractic manipulative therapy in conjunction with standard medical care offers a significant advantage for decreasing pain and improving physical functioning when compared with only standard care, for men and women between 18 and 35 years of age with acute LBP.‘

For the full study http://cdn2.perfectpatients.com/childsites/uploads/62/files/Adding-Chiropractic-to-Standard-Medical-Care-for-Patients-with-Acute-Lower-Back-Pain.pdf

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