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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Compared with local exercise therapy, hands-on spinal manipulation therapy is more effective in improving knee ...

Medically reviewed by David Kesselman, DCKey TakeawaysBoth chiropractors and physical therapists use non-surgical methods to ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: What happens during a spinal adjustment? Can professionals other than chiropractors safely do spinal adjustments? ANSWER: Chiropractors commonly perform spinal adjustments, also ...

A recent study led by researchers at University Hospitals (UH) Connor Whole Health and collaborators at Duke University Medical School examined whether chiropractic spinal manipulation could lead to ...

A recent study from University Hospitals (UH) Connor Whole Health has found that adults who initially visit a chiropractor to receive spinal manipulation for low back pain caused by disc herniation or ...

The majority of people experience low back pain at some point during their lives—and it can be a miserable experience. Research shows that low back pain is the most common cause of missed work days.

Twenty years ago, Liguo Zhu was searching for answers to lingering questions about spinal manipulation, a widespread, but sometimes controversial, treatment for neck pain. “How can we better ensure ...

Biomechanical analysis of spinal manipulation techniques encompasses the quantitative study of forces, displacements and loading rates applied to the spinal column during manual therapy.

A new study led by researchers at University Hospitals Connor Whole Health found that adults with newly diagnosed sciatica who initially received chiropractic spinal manipulation (CSM) were ...

A team of researchers led by University Hospitals Connor Whole Health have identified an association between spinal manipulative therapy (SMT) and a reduced likelihood of butalbital prescription and ...

A recent study led by researchers at University Hospitals (UH) Connor Whole Health and collaborators at Duke University Medical School examined whether chiropractic spinal manipulation could lead to ...