This up-date of a Cochrane Review evaluated the benefits and harms of SMT compared to (1) sham SMT/placebo intervention, (2) no treatment, and (3) other conservative interventions in people with ...

Compared with local exercise therapy, hands-on spinal manipulation therapy is more effective in improving knee pain and function in patients with patellofemoral pain syndrome, according to published ...

A review of the evidence on the use of complementary and alternative (CAM) therapies to treat babies with colic has shown some that some treatments—including probiotics, fennel extract and spinal ...

Manual-therapy randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are difficult to perform because it's challenging to conceal a placebo when patients are able to physically feel a treatment that's being delivered.

The lessening of pain sensitivity achieved with spinal manipulation therapy (SMT) occurs as a result of the treatment and not as much from a placebo effect caused by the expectation of receiving SMT.

One of the most common reasons people go to the doctor is lower back pain, and one of the most common reasons doctors prescribe powerful, addictive narcotics is lower back pain. Now, research ...

Manipulating the spine can help people with lower back pain — but it doesn't work for everyone, according to a new study. Spinal manipulation, or applying force to the joints of the spine, is a ...

Spinal manipulation modestly improves pain and function in acute low back pain, a new systematic review and meta-analysis has found. Results were published online April 11 in JAMA. "The principal ...

Spinal manipulative therapy plus exercise more effective than exercise alone over 1-year period. HealthDay News — Twelve weeks of spinal manipulative therapy (SMT) combined with exercise therapy (ET) ...

Responding to pressure from chiropractors, UnitedHealthcare has revised its coverage policy for spinal manipulation to treat patients with severe headaches. A week after the American Chiropractic ...

Manipulating the spine can help people with lower back pain — but it doesn't work for everyone, according to a new study. Spinal manipulation, or applying force to the joints of the spine, is a ...

low back pain A combination of self-care education, aerobic and strength-training exercise, and spinal manipulation therapy may provide greater pain relief and improved treatment satisfaction compared ...