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CHIROPRACTIC CARE FOUND BETTER FOR LOW BACK PAIN
A British study of 741 randomly assigned patients aged 18-65 that compared chiropractic treatment with hospital outpatient care (utilizing more conservative physiotherapeutic techniques) in the treatment of low back pain without nerve root involvement found that although there was no difference in outcomes in patients with no history of back pain, those with such a history who were treated by chiropractors (DCs) fared significantly better at 6, 12 and 24 month follow-ups. Outcome was evaluated by a questionnaire (Oswestry score: a self-assessment of pain intensity, including pain while lifting and sitting) [Brit Med J, …