Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Spinal manipulation helps relieve back-related leg pain

(HealthDay)—Adding spinal manipulative therapy (SMT) to home exercise and advice (HEA) may improve short-term outcomes in patients with subacute and chronic back-related leg pain (BRLP), according to research published ...

Surgery

Many spinal manipulation trials don't report adverse events

(HealthDay)—Many randomized clinical trials (RCTs) involving spinal manipulative therapy (SMT) do not report adverse events, although there has been an increase in such reporting since publication of the 2010 Consolidated ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Evidence remains inconclusive for the effectiveness of manual therapy

(Medical Xpress)—A continuing lack of evidence to support the effectiveness of manual therapy continues to prevent a meaningful conclusion on manipulation and mobilisation for conditions of the spine and extremities, according ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Spinal manipulation Tx benefits older adults with neck pain

(HealthDay)—For older adults with chronic mechanical neck pain, spinal manipulative therapy (SMT) plus home exercise and advice (HEA) results in better clinical outcomes and lower costs versus supervised rehabilitative ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Chiro pain grounds limited says placebo study

Adeverse events and reactions after chiropractic treatment may not be the result of the treatment itself, a Murdoch University study has found.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Clinical trial tests spinal manipulation therapy for migraines

Manual-therapy randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are difficult to perform because it's challenging to conceal a placebo when patients are able to physically feel a treatment that's being delivered. Now, though, researchers ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Adding chiropractic to usual care beneficial for low back pain

(HealthDay)—For active-duty military personnel, the addition of chiropractic care to usual medical care is associated with improvements in low back pain intensity and disability, according to a study published online May ...

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