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Recovery time not improved with diclofenac/spinal manipulative therapy for low back pain

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August 2013

Recovery time not improved with diclofenac/spinal manipulative therapy for low back pain

Vol: 2| Issue: 7| Number:162| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

Assessment of diclofenac or spinal manipulative therapy, or both, in addition to recommended first-line treatment for acute low back pain: A randomised controlled trial

Lancet. 2007 Nov 10;370(9599):1638-43

Contributing Authors:
MJ Hancock CG Maher J Latimer AJ McLachlan CW Cooper RO Day MF Spindler JH McAuley

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Synopsis

240 patients with acute low back pain were randomized to receive one of four treatments in addition to first-line treatment. The first group received a diclofenac drug treatment and placebo manipulative therapy, the second group underwent a spinal manipulative treatment and placebo drug, the third group had a combination of the two interventions, and the fourth group had placebo drug and placebo m...

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