More to review:
http://www.medicine.manchester.ac.uk/about
us/news/backpain
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/7
2149.php
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/
05/070523113849.htm
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_kmaf
p/is_200705/ai_n19156952
http://www.york.ac.uk/admin/presspr/pressr
eleases/backpain.htm
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa39
87/is_200204/ai_n9048216
http://avmajournals.avma.org/doi/abs/10.24
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And many more:
http://www.discoverchiroclinic.com/pages/d
isease/headache-migraine.htm
Did I alredy give you these?
Naprapathic Manual Therapy or Evidence-Based Care for Back and Neck Pain; A Randomized, Controlled Trial, Eva Skillgate, Eva Vingard, Lars Alfredsson Clinical Journal of Pain, May 2007, 23:431-439
"Naprapathy works better on back and neck trouble than recommended and proven effective advice from doctors, according to a new study from Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet."
Results of Chiropractic Treatment of Lumbopelvic Fixation in 44 Patients Admitted to an Orthopedic Department. Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics, 2007, Volume 30, Issue 2, Pages 135-139 J. Orlin, A. Didriksen
"Based on our experience, we believe that the inclusion of chiropractors within hospital orthopedic departments is feasible and provides a patient care resource that may benefit not only the patients but also the department as a whole."
The Nordic Back Pain Subpopulation Program: A 1-Year Prospective Multicenter Study of Outcomes of Persistent Low-Back Pain in Chiropractic Patients
Charlotte Leboeuf-Yde, DC, MPH, PhDa, Arndt Grønstvedt, DDS, DCb, Jan Arve Borge, DCb, Jakob Lothe, DCb, Eli Magnesen, DCb, Øyvind Nilsson, DCb, Gro Røsok, DCb, Lars-Christian Stig, DCb, Kristian Larsen, PT, MPHc, 1: J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2005 Feb;28(2):90-6.
Indigenous healers’ explanations of low back pain and its relief. V. Räsänen, V. Leinonen and N. Zaproudina, Department of Physiology, University of Kuopio, PO Box 1627, 70211 Kuopio, Finland, Received 30 December 2004; revised 13 September 2005; accepted 16 September 2005. Available online 24 October 2005. Pathophysiology 2005; 12(4): 313-6.
"Bone setting received in patients’ reports better evaluation than drug treatment and physical therapy. "
Korthals-de Bos IB, Hoving JL, van Tulder MW, Rutten-van Molken MP, Ader HJ, de Vet HC, Koes BW, Vondeling H, Bouter LM. Cost effectiveness of physiotherapy, manual therapy, and general practitioner care for neck pain: economic evaluation alongside a randomised controlled trial. BMJ. 2003 Apr 26; 326(7395):911.
"manual therapy is faster and less expensive in relieving neck pain than more traditional types of therapy."
Manual Therapy Best Alternative Treatment for Neck Pain Relief
Ann Intern Med. 2002;136(10):713-722, 758-759
"After completion of treatment, success rates were 68.3% for manual therapy, 50.8% for physical therapy, and 35.9% for continued care."
Manual therapy, physical therapy, or continued care by a general practitioner for patients with neck pain. A randomized, controlled trial.Hoving JL, Koes BW, de Vet HC, van der Windt DA, Assendelft WJ, van Mameren H, Devillé WL, Pool JJ, Scholten RJ, Bouter LM. Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Cabrini Hospital, Victoria, Australia.
Aust J Physiother. 2002;48(3):241.
21 May 2002 | Volume 136 Issue 10 | Page I36, Annals of Internal Medicine
"In the manual therapy group, 68.3% of patients felt "much improved" or "completely recovered" compared with 50.8% of patients in the physical therapy group and 35.9% of doctor-treated patients."
"CONCLUSION: In daily practice, manual therapy is a favorable treatment option for patients with neck pain compared with physical therapy or continued care by a general practitioner."
1995 US Agency for Health Care Policy and Research A federal study of 3900 patients, conducted by orthopedic surgeons. Chiropractic recommended ahead of physical therapy or surgery
1993 The Manga Report, Canada Exhaustive review of current literature established chiropractic care as the most effective, cost effective approach to spinal dysfunction. The study was funded by the Ontario Ministry of Health to find ways to reduce the incidence of work-related injuries and to address cost-effective ways to treat work injuries.
1992 Dutch Study British Medical Journal Chiropractic superior to physical therapy for long term back and neck pain
1990 Meade Study British Medical Journal Study of 1600 patients showed chiropractic care superior to hospital treatment for low back pain. Recommended inclusion into Britain's socialized medicine.
1987 Italian Study - Static Clinics, Milano 70,000 chiropractic patients evaluated showed faster recovery from injury, less time loss from work. Chiropractic is included in Italy's socialized medical package.
1986 OCHAMPUS STUDY U.S. Dept. of Defense, a 50-year study concluded that chiropractic adjustments increased mobility and shortened the duration of treatment
1979 The New Zealand Report - a government study originally intended to discredit chiropractic, after two years of worldwide study, published a 3000 page report recommending that chiropractic should be added to the national health program.
