Spinal manipulation therapy was shown to have modest improvements on pain and function at up to six weeks in patients with acute low back pain (LBP), according to a study published in JAMA (2017;317:1451-1460).
Moreover, the therapy was associated with only “temporary minor musculoskeletal harms,” according to the researchers.
Paul G. Shekelle, MD, PhD, of the VA West Los Angeles Medical Center, and his colleagues conducted a review and meta-analysis of previous studies to