Connective Tissue Manipulation Benefits Those with Chronic Low Back Pain

Among a group of 66 chronic low back pain patients, those who received connective tissue manipulation in addition to physiotherapy modalities reported greater improvements with respect to pain, mobility, and overall wellbeing when compared to participants treated with sham manipulation or just physiotherapy alone. Doctors of chiropractic often use a combination of manipulative therapy and other treatments to help chronic low back pain patients achieve a successful outcome. Journal of Exercise Rehabilitation, April 2019