Manipulative Treatment Beneficial for Low Back Pain

In a recent study, researchers randomly assigned 68 patients suffering from non-specific chronic low back pain to receive either five manipulative therapy treatments or five sham treatments over a one-month period. Following the conclusion of care, the investigators reported that the patients in the manipulative treatment group experienced significant improvements in pain and disability that were not observed in the sham treatment group. The findings reveal the beneficial role that manipulative therapy treatments, such as those provided by doctors of chiropractic, can have in the management of non-specific chronic low back pain. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, May 2018