SPINE RECOMMENDS MAINTENANCE ADJUSTMENTS FOR PREVENTION OF LOW BACK PAIN. In what may become a landmark study in research related to the practice of chiropractic, SPINE Journal emphatically recommends that maintenance (at a frequency of 2x month) adjustments to the lumbar spine may prevent future episodes of lumbar spine pain. Pain (VAS Score) and disability (Oswestry) were reduced continually with the group receiving maintenance treatment. In conclusion they found that we suggest that maintained SM is beneficial to patients with chronic nonspecific LBP particularly those who gain improvement after initial intensive manipulation to maintain the improved post-treatment pain and disability levels.
Posted on: Fri, 17 Jan 2014 14:16:51 +0000