MANIPULATION 111

Course overview

*Compare the efficacy of standard medical care (SMC) alone versus chiropractic spinal manipulation + SMC for acute low back pain patients. *Discuss the value of a combined (pragmatic) chiropractic approach for treating low back pain. *Analyze the state of the research literature directly comparing spinal manipulation, exercise and acupuncture as treatments for low back pain. *Update your understanding of joint cavitation during side posture lumbar manipulation. *Critique the only study (to date) on maintenance care for low back pain including spinal manipulation.