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Effect of Intensive Patient Education vs Placebo Patient Education on Outcomes in Patients With Acute Low Back Pain: A Randomized Clinical Trial

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Chiro.Org Blog: Patients who are at high risk of pain chronicity may require additional care, including second-line options such as physical (eg, spinal manipulation) and/or psychological therapies (eg, psychologically informed physiotherapy). [6]

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The top 6 common myths about chiropractic treatment

Canadian Chiropractic Association

For example, spinal and joint manipulation has been shown to be effective treatment for acute and chronic musculoskeletal conditions, like back pain. 5 Adjustments are painful In general, adjustments or joint manipulations do not hurt. Journal of manipulative and physiological therapeutics, 31(2), 146-159. McHardy, A.,