Spinal Manipulation

02/01/1999 - "Based on the most recent and comprehensive systematic reviews, there is moderate evidence of short-term efficacy for spinal manipulation in the treatment of both acute and chronic low back pain. "
10/02/2007 - "Therapies with good evidence of moderate efficacy for chronic or subacute low back pain are cognitive-behavioral therapy, exercise, spinal manipulation, and interdisciplinary rehabilitation. "
10/02/2007 - "We found good evidence that cognitive-behavioral therapy, exercise, spinal manipulation, and interdisciplinary rehabilitation are all moderately effective for chronic or subacute (>4 weeks' duration) low back pain. "
05/01/2005 - "Spinal manipulation (SM) is an effective treatment for low back pain (LBP), and it has been theorized that SM induces a beneficial neurophysiological effect by stimulating mechanically sensitive neurons in the lumbar facet joint capsule (FJC). "
02/01/1994 - "These nerve impingements are postulated to be the result of misaligned vertebra or "subluxations." Research indicates that spinal manipulation may be beneficial in low back pain, but the claim that spinal manipulation is of value for optimizing general health and treating non-musculoskeletal conditions is unfounded."

05/01/2013 - "A combination of therapist-driven cervical manipulation and mobilization with cervico-scapular strengthening was most effective for decreasing pain outcomes in those with CGH."
02/05/2002 - "This effort has helped bring spinal manipulation out of the investigational category to become one of the most studied forms of conservative treatment for spinal pain. "
03/01/2014 - "Meta-analysis of two trials of spinal manipulation showed no significant reduction in pain. "
02/01/2014 - "The sword-like needle therapy combined with chiropractic spinal manipulation relieve effectively pain in cervical type of CS and the efficacy is superior to the simple chiropractic spinal manipulation."
06/01/2012 - "Is spinal manipulation effective for pain? "

12/01/2008 - "Only 1 study has examined the association between adverse events and outcome in subjects with neck pain treated by chiropractors, which concluded that those receiving cervical spinal manipulation were more likely to report an adverse event compared to cervical mobilization, and those reporting an adverse event were less likely to have improved outcomes at all follow-up measurements. "
01/01/2001 - "Spinal manipulation and exercise for chronic neck pain: are they more effective when delivered alone or in combination?"
05/15/2012 - "Systematic reviews have found exercise therapy (ET) to be effective for neck pain, either alone or in combination with spinal manipulation. "
01/03/2012 - "Summaries for patients: is spinal manipulation an effective treatment for neck pain?"
11/01/2006 - "Cervical manipulation has been considered an effective treatment for managing neck pain. "

11/01/2014 - "Thus, stronger correlation coefficients and significant differences between clinically relevant improved vs no clinical relevant change were found in some motion parameters in the subgroup with back pain only and the treatment group receiving spinal manipulation. "
03/15/1989 - "With the recent increase in scientific research and improved studies in the future, spinal manipulation should be better understood by the medical profession as another option for the treatment of back pain."
05/01/2008 - "With the possible exception of back pain, chiropractic spinal manipulation has not been shown to be effective for any medical condition. "
01/01/1995 - "Fewer than half of the physicians believed that spinal manipulation is effective for acute or chronic back pain or that epidural steroid injections, traction, and corsets are effective for acute back pain. "
02/01/2015 - "The purpose of this study was to investigate oxidative-stress parameters in individuals with chronic neck or back pain after 5 weeks of treatment with high-velocity, low-amplitude (HVLA) spinal manipulation. "

10/01/2005 - "Conversely, spinal manipulation obtained no more than limited evidence (level 3) in reducing headache frequency, as it was analyzed only in one study with positive (+) results. "
10/01/2002 - "Despite claims that spinal manipulation is an effective treatment for headache, the data available to date do not support such definitive conclusions. "
07/01/2011 - "Posadzki and Ernst performed a systematic review of trials of spinal manipulation for the treatment of CGH, which is published in this issue of Headache. "
07/01/2011 - "Spinal manipulation for headaches: will better quality trials do the trick?"
03/01/2006 - "Randomized controlled trials in which spinal manipulation and/or mobilization had been used for TTH, CeH, and M published in a peer-reviewed journal as full text, and with at least 1 clinically relevant outcome measure (ie, headache intensity, duration, or frequency) were reviewed. "