Hospital based chiropractic interventions effective for acute mechanical lower back pain .
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The Chiropractic Hospital-based Interventions Research Outcomes (CHIRO) study: A randomized controlled trial on the effectiveness of clinical practice guidelines in the medical and chiropractic management of patients with acute mechanical low back pain
Spine Journal; 2010; 10; 1055-106488 patients, aged 19 to 59, with acute mechanical low back pain (AM-LBP) were randomized to receive either the hospital based chiropractic comprehensive clinical guidelines-based care or family physician-directed arbitrary usual care (control). The primary outcome measure of Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire (RDQ) scores at 16 weeks were found improved (p=0.003) with structured chiropractor care in comparison with the usual family physician care. Also, the treatment group showed improvements in disability, bodily pain, and physical function at 24 weeks follow up (p=0.004).
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