Dosing of lumbar spinal manipulative therapy and its association with escalated spine care: A cohort study of insurance claims. [PDF]
PLoS ONEObjectiveThe objective of this study was to evaluate the relationship between three distinct spinal manipulative therapy dose groups and escalated spine care by analyzing insurance claims from a cohort of patients with low back pain.MethodsWe compared ...
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The effectiveness of spinal manipulative therapy procedures for spine pain: protocol for a systematic review and network meta-analysis [PDF]
Chiropractic & Manual Therapies, 2023 Background Spinal manipulative therapy (SMT) is a guideline-recommended treatment option for spinal pain. The recommendation is based on multiple systematic reviews.
Casper G. Nim +16 more
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Force Distribution Within Spinal Tissues During Posterior to Anterior Spinal Manipulative Therapy: A Secondary Analysis [PDF]
Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience, 2022 BackgroundPrevious studies observed that the intervertebral disc experiences the greatest forces during spinal manipulative therapy (SMT) and that the distribution of forces among spinal tissues changes as a function of the SMT parameters.
Martha Funabashi +7 more
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Association between cervical artery dissection and spinal manipulative therapy –a medicare claims analysis [PDF]
BMC Geriatrics, 2022 Background Cervical artery dissection and subsequent ischemic stroke is the most serious safety concern associated with cervical spinal manipulation. Methods We evaluated the association between cervical spinal manipulation and cervical artery dissection
James M Whedon +6 more
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Chiropractic spinal manipulative therapy for acute neck pain: A 4-arm clinical placebo randomized controlled trial. A prospective study protocol. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2023 IntroductionNeck pain poses enormous individual and societal costs worldwide. Spinal manipulative therapy and Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug treatment are frequently used despite a lack of compelling efficacy data.
Aleksander Chaibi +3 more
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Waste not, want not: call to action for spinal manipulative therapy researchers [PDF]
Chiropractic & Manual TherapiesBackground Research waste is defined as research outcomes with no or minimal societal benefits. It is a widespread problem in the healthcare field.
Sasha L Aspinall +8 more
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Database coverage and their use in systematic reviews regarding spinal manipulative therapy: an exploratory study [PDF]
Chiropractic & Manual Therapies, 2022 Background Systematic reviews (SRs) of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are considered one of the most reliable study types. Through a systematic and thorough literature search, researchers aim to collect all research relevant to their purpose.
Martin Nørregård Eybye +3 more
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Spinal Manipulative Therapy for Chronic Lower Back Pain in Older Veterans
Geriatric Orthopaedic Surgery & Rehabilitation, 2014 Introduction: Chronic lower back pain (CLBP) is problematic in older veterans. Spinal manipulative therapy (SMT) is commonly utilized for CLBP in older adults, yet there are few randomized placebo-controlled trials evaluating SMT. Methods: The purpose of
Paul E. Dougherty DC +4 more
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The effect of spinal manipulative therapy and home stretching exercises on heart rate variability in patients with persistent or recurrent neck pain: a randomized controlled trial [PDF]
Chiropractic & Manual Therapies, 2021 Background Persistent or recurrent neck pain is, together with other chronic conditions, suggested to be associated with disturbances of the Autonomic Nervous System.
Anders Galaasen Bakken +3 more
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The Effects Induced by Spinal Manipulative Therapy on the Immune and Endocrine Systems [PDF]
Medicina, 2019 Background and Objectives: Spinal manipulations are interventions widely used by different healthcare professionals for the management of musculoskeletal (MSK) disorders.
Andrea Colombi, Marco Testa
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