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Did I alredy give you these?
Naprapathic Manual Therapy or
Evidence-Based Care for Back and Neck
Pain; A Randomized, Controlled Trial, Eva
Skillgate, Eva Vingard, Lars Alfredsson
Clinical Journal of Pain, May 2007,
23:431-439
"Naprapathy works better on back and neck
trouble than recommended and proven
effective advice from doctors, according
to a new study from Swedish medical
university Karolinska Institutet."
Results of Chiropractic Treatment of
Lumbopelvic Fixation in 44 Patients
Admitted to an Orthopedic Department.
Journal of Manipulative and Physiological
Therapeutics, 2007, Volume 30, Issue 2,
Pages 135-139 J. Orlin, A. Didriksen
"Based on our experience, we believe that
the inclusion of chiropractors within
hospital orthopedic departments is
feasible and provides a patient care
resource that may benefit not only the
patients but also the department as a
whole."
The Nordic Back Pain Subpopulation
Program: A 1-Year Prospective Multicenter
Study of Outcomes of Persistent Low-Back
Pain in Chiropractic Patients
Charlotte Leboeuf-Yde, DC, MPH, PhDa,
Arndt Grønstvedt, DDS, DCb, Jan Arve
Borge, DCb, Jakob Lothe, DCb, Eli
Magnesen, DCb, Øyvind Nilsson, DCb, Gro
Røsok, DCb, Lars-Christian Stig, DCb,
Kristian Larsen, PT, MPHc, 1: J
Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2005
Feb;28(2):90-6.
Indigenous healers’ explanations of low
back pain and its relief. V. Räsänen, V.
Leinonen and N. Zaproudina, Department of
Physiology, University of Kuopio, PO Box
1627, 70211 Kuopio, Finland, Received 30
December 2004; revised 13 September 2005;
accepted 16 September 2005. Available
online 24 October 2005. Pathophysiology
2005; 12(4): 313-6.
"Bone setting received in patients’
reports better evaluation than drug
treatment and physical therapy. "
Korthals-de Bos IB, Hoving JL, van Tulder
MW, Rutten-van Molken MP, Ader HJ, de Vet
HC, Koes BW, Vondeling H, Bouter LM. Cost
effectiveness of physiotherapy, manual
therapy, and general practitioner care for
neck pain: economic evaluation alongside a
randomised controlled trial. BMJ. 2003 Apr
26; 326(7395):911.
"manual therapy is faster and less
expensive in relieving neck pain than more
traditional types of therapy."
Manual Therapy Best Alternative Treatment
for Neck Pain Relief
Ann Intern Med. 2002;136(10):713-722,
758-759
"After completion of treatment, success
rates were 68.3% for manual therapy, 50.8%
for physical therapy, and 35.9% for
continued care."
Manual therapy, physical therapy, or
continued care by a general practitioner
for patients with neck pain. A randomized,
controlled trial.Hoving JL, Koes BW, de
Vet HC, van der Windt DA, Assendelft WJ,
van Mameren H, Devillé WL, Pool JJ,
Scholten RJ, Bouter LM. Department of
Clinical Epidemiology, Cabrini Hospital,
Victoria, Australia.
Aust J Physiother. 2002;48(3):241.
21 May 2002 | Volume 136 Issue 10 | Page
I36, Annals of Internal Medicine
"In the manual therapy group, 68.3% of
patients felt "much improved" or
"completely recovered" compared with 50.8%
of patients in the physical therapy group
and 35.9% of doctor-treated patients."
"CONCLUSION: In daily practice, manual
therapy is a favorable treatment option
for patients with neck pain compared with
physical therapy or continued care by a
general practitioner."
1995 US Agency for Health Care Policy and
Research A federal study of 3900 patients,
conducted by orthopedic surgeons.
Chiropractic recommended ahead of physical
therapy or surgery
1993 The Manga Report, Canada Exhaustive
review of current literature established
chiropractic care as the most effective,
cost effective approach to spinal
dysfunction. The study was funded by the
Ontario Ministry of Health to find ways to
reduce the incidence of work-related
injuries and to address cost-effective
ways to treat work injuries.
1992 Dutch Study British Medical Journal
Chiropractic superior to physical therapy
for long term back and neck pain
1990 Meade Study British Medical Journal
Study of 1600 patients showed chiropractic
care superior to hospital treatment for
low back pain. Recommended inclusion into
Britain's socialized medicine.
1987 Italian Study - Static Clinics,
Milano 70,000 chiropractic patients
evaluated showed faster recovery from
injury, less time loss from work.
Chiropractic is included in Italy's
socialized medical package.
1986 OCHAMPUS STUDY U.S. Dept. of Defense,
a 50-year study concluded that
chiropractic adjustments increased
mobility and shortened the duration of
treatment
1979 The New Zealand Report - a government
study originally intended to discredit
chiropractic, after two years of worldwide
study, published a 3000 page report
recommending that chiropractic should be
added to the national health program.
