June 2007

Spinal manipulation gives positive results in study

A new study has given a positive boost to the reputation of chiropractic.

A recent case-control study examined patients treated in physical therapy with occupational low-back pain, who fit a subgroup likely to respond to thrust manipulation, according the Australian Spinal Research Foundation.

Previous research identified clinical characteristics of patients likely to respond favorably to thrust manipulation, but the application of this evidence and its effect on clinical outcomes among patients with occupational low-back pain was not examined until recently.

According to the authors of the study, patients who received thrust manipulation had fewer sessions, a shorter length of stay, and lower costs in physical therapy than patients receiving nonthrust manipulation.

In addition, patients who received manipulation (thrust or nonthrust) experienced greater reductions in pain and disability with treatment.

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