Chiropractic For Back Pain - "Not the Best!" Say Experts

The Back Pain-Relief Fast-track

Here is a good summary of the “new” Cochrane Reviews opinion on chiropractic:

Dr. Tim Carey, researcher at UNC in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, states that many people will try several different treatment approaches – often including spinal manipulation – shopping from one to the next in an attempt to obtain a back [...]

Chiropractic Manipulation – “Can It Help My Back Pain?”

Fast Back Pain Relief – Part 2 – Comments on Cochrane Reviews Opinion

The review authors looked for randomized controlled trials (RCT’s) about chiropractic for back pain. RCT’s are most-often considered by doctors as the most reliable forms of medical research. Their search identified 26 studies with 6,070 participants that met the minimum standards to be [...]

"To Get Faster Relief, Should You Try Chiropractic?"

New Cochrane Reviews Suggests Benefits?

Chiropractic back pain therapy may be worthy of consideration, especially if you suffer from chronic lower back pain. So finds a new review of existing research about that spinal manipulation or “adjustment” of your back alignment often performed by chiropractors. Review authors say this is the kind of hands-on regime that [...]

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Lower Back Pain: Will Intermittent Lumbar Traction Help? (DRX-9000)

Long-term Traction – and Bed Rest Went Away 30 Years Ago

One thing’s for sure – the clinical research is made up of poor studies. None show any valid benefits to use of machines for traction. (Check the Cochrane Collaboration on this question – http://www2.cochrane.org/reviews )

With 25 studies worth including, the Cochrane review covered a total [...]

Is Finding the ‘Cause’ of Low Back Pain a Myth?

The search for an anatomic or structural cause of the back pain FAILS in 80-90% of cases…Why wait for pain-relief? With the new approaches – hours-days [...]

“10X” Therapy – Back Pain Relief TEN Times As Fast?

In 2009 a new “pattern-recognition” approach to back pain tested up to ten (10) times faster than the usual treatment. Based on a 40 year-old system – it [...]