RESEARCH TRENDS 116

Course overview

*Assess whether low back pain (LBP) patients who respond to spinal manipulative therapy (SMT) differ biomechanically from non-responders and untreated asymptomatic controls. *Describe the comparative effectiveness of manipulation versus usual medical care for acute and subacute low back pain. *Determine the effectiveness of adding upper cervical manipulation to a multimodal program for patients with fibromyalgia. *Discuss the effects of forward head posture correction in patients with chronic discogenic lumbosacral radiculopathy. *Summarize US chiropractors' attitudes, skills and use of evidence-based practice.