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 ...

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 ...

York, UK - The UK Back Pain Exercise and Manipulation (UK BEAM) study, the largest randomized trial of back pain intervention ever done, has concluded that spinal manipulation (chiropractic, ...

Explore the latest evidence from UNSW Sydney and NeuRA on non-drug, non-surgical treatments for acute and chronic low back pain (LBP). Based on a Cochrane review of over 97,000 participants, discover ...

Biopsychosocial self-management was associated with significant but small reductions in disability in patients with acute low back pain.

Chronic back pain is the most common type of pain, affecting around 16 million American adults — and now a new study has revealed some discouraging findings about potential treatments. Only around one ...

New research has unlocked insights into how low back pain, a common musculoskeletal disorder, can have detrimental effects on the overall health and well-being of older adults. The 12-month ...

A new scientific review found that only nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs like aspirin, ibuprofen, and naproxen were consistently effective for treating acute low back pain. Five treatments, ...

A recent BMJ.com debate explored the controversy surrounding spinal manipulation as a treatment for neck and back pain and whether the practice is dangerous, according to a Washington Post report.

Only around 1 in 10 common non-surgical and non-invasive treatments for lower back pain is effective, suggests a pooled data analysis of the available research, published online in BMJ Evidence Based ...

Primary care doctors, rheumatologists, pain management specialists, and psychiatrists may be involved in helping individuals manage lower back pain. Lower back pain is a common and often debilitating ...