RESEARCH - Spinal Manipulation Unlikely to Reduce Acute Low Back Pain

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Spinal Manipulation Unlikely to Reduce Acute Low Back Pain

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Aug 24 - For acute low back pain, adding

spinal manipulative therapy to standard care does not appear to lead

to a greater early reduction in pain compared with standard care

alone, according to a Swiss study.

The value of adding spinal manipulative therapy to other treatments

for acute low back pain is unclear, Dr. Juni, of the University

of Bern, Switzerland, and colleagues note in the August issue of the

ls of the Rheumatic Diseases.

In their study, the investigators randomly assigned 104 adults aged 20

to 55 years with acute low back pain to spinal manipulative therapy

plus standard care or standard care alone. Standard care consisted of

general advice and paracetamol, diclofenac, or dihydrocodeine as

needed. There were 52 patients in each group.

" The objective of the trial was to determine whether treatment with

spinal manipulative therapy in addition to standard care is associated

with clinically relevant reductions in pain and analgesic consumption

within 14 days of the initial consultation, " the researchers explain.

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Read the full article here:

http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/707875

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Very helpful and timely, . I've had LBP sine Tommy was born last yr. I tried

the chiro, the DOs, physical therapy, nada. I get my si joint injected 9-4. I'm

sort of dreAding it, but I'm desperate too! Kate F

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On Aug 25, 2009, at 3:54 PM,

<Rheumatoid.Arthritis.Support@...> wrote:

Spinal Manipulation Unlikely to Reduce Acute Low Back Pain

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Aug 24 - For acute low back pain, adding

spinal manipulative therapy to standard care does not appear to lead

to a greater early reduction in pain compared with standard care

alone, according to a Swiss study.

The value of adding spinal manipulative therapy to other treatments

for acute low back pain is unclear, Dr. Juni, of the University

of Bern, Switzerland, and colleagues note in the August issue of the

ls of the Rheumatic Diseases.

In their study, the investigators randomly assigned 104 adults aged 20

to 55 years with acute low back pain to spinal manipulative therapy

plus standard care or standard care alone. Standard care consisted of

general advice and paracetamol, diclofenac, or dihydrocodeine as

needed. There were 52 patients in each group.

" The objective of the trial was to determine whether treatment with

spinal manipulative therapy in addition to standard care is associated

with clinically relevant reductions in pain and analgesic consumption

within 14 days of the initial consultation, " the researchers explain.

****************************************

Read the full article here:

http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/707875

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I hope you will get relief with the injection, Kate!

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On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 10:17 PM, Kate Fair<kalfoley@...> wrote:

> Very helpful and timely, . I've had LBP sine Tommy was born last yr. I

tried the chiro, the DOs, physical therapy, nada. I get my si joint injected

9-4. I'm sort of dreAding it, but I'm desperate too! Kate F

>

> Sent from my iPhone