Spinal Manipulation

Spinal Manipulation, also called spinal manipulative therapy, combines the moving and jolting of joints with massage, exercise and physical therapy. The goal of the therapy is to relieve pressure on your joints and muscles to improve nerve function, and reduce pain and inflammation - used to treat back, neck, shoulder and even headache pain. 

• In 2007, one study found that spinal manipulation was moderately effective in easing chronic pain in the lower back lasting four or more weeks. Other studies have also shown it effective in treating pain in the neck as well.
• There is evidence from a high quality study, that spinal manipulative therapy combined with exercise is more effective than other procedures like spinal manipulation, exercise or physician consultation alone (9)
• A clinical prediction rule was developed in order to identify these patients with LBP who will most likely benefit from spinal manipulation.
• Spinal manipulation is a sub-group of the Treatment-Based Classification Approach for low back pain.(10)