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October 2007

 Chiropractic a beneficial treatment for low-back pain

A panel, consisting of experts from the American Pain Society and the American College of Physicians, has released guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of nonspecific low-back pain — and names chiropractic as a beneficial treatment, according to an article on WebMD’s Web site, www.webmd.com.

The article, titled “Low Back Pain: Many Options for Relief,” stated the panel found evidence that different patients can get relief from a wide variety of treatments. These treatments include spinal manipulation from a chiropractor, osteopath, or physical therapist; cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy; exercise therapy; intensive interdisciplinary rehabilitation (physical, vocational, and behavioral therapies provided by multiple providers with different clinical backgrounds); acupuncture; massage therapy; yoga; and progressive relaxation.

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D. Boden, MD, professor of orthopedic surgery and director of Emory University’s orthopedics and spine center, and Roger Chou, MD, associate professor of medicine at Oregon Health and Science University and director of the clinical guidelines development program of the American Pain Society, stress surgery is not the answer for most patients. In fact, Consumer Reports listed back surgery as the No. 1 most overused medical treatment.

“Since surgery doesn’t offer a large advantage in most patients, the message is that most people will be able to get better without surgery,” Chou said in the article. “If you can avoid it, you are going to be better off.”

The panel findings are available in the Oct. 2 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine.

Source: WebMD, www.webmd.com

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