A Comparison of Osteopathic Spinal Manipulation with Standard Care for Patients with Low Back Pain

Gunnar B J Andersson; Tracy Lucente; Tracy Lucente; Andrew M Davis; Robert E Kappler; James Lipton; Sue Leurgans

doi:10.1056/NEJM199911043411903

A Comparison of Osteopathic Spinal Manipulation with Standard Care for Patients with Low Back Pain

Gunnar B J Andersson, Tracy Lucente, Tracy Lucente, Andrew M Davis, Robert E Kappler, James Lipton, Sue Leurgans

Department of Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine (PCOM)

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Abstract

The effect of osteopathic manual therapy (i.e., spinal manipulation) in patients with chronic and subchronic back pain is largely unknown, and its use in such patients is controversial. Nevertheless, manual therapy is a frequently used method of treatment in this group of patients.

Original language	American English
Journal	New England Journal of Medicine
Volume	341
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJM199911043411903
State	Published - Nov 1999

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Medicine and Health Sciences
Osteopathic Medicine and Osteopathy

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