Latest Research on Neck Pain, Pinched Nerves
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Manual Therapy for Neck Pain Shown to be Superior to Exercises and Drugs
British Medical Journal, Korthals-de Bos et al. (2003)
In a randomized controlled trial, 183 patients with neck pain were randomly allocated to manual therapy (spinal mobilization), physiotherapy (mainly exercise) or general practitioner care (counseling, education and drugs) in a 52-week study. The clinical outcomes measures showed that manual therapy resulted in faster recovery than physiotherapy and general practitioner care. Moreover, total costs of the manual therapy-treated patients were about one-third of the costs of physiotherapy or general practitioner care.
Further Evidence
Annals of Internal Medicine, Hoving et al. (2002)
This randomized, controlled trial compared the effectiveness of manual therapy, physical therapy, and continued care by a general practitioner in patients with nonspecific neck pain. The success rate at seven weeks was twice as high for the manual therapy group (68.3 percent) as for the continued care group (general practitioner). Manual therapy scored better than physical therapy on all outcome measures. Patients receiving manual therapy had fewer absences from work than patients receiving physical therapy or continued care, and manual therapy and physical therapy each resulted in statistically significant less analgesic use than continued care.
Non-Surgical Approach to Pinched Nerves in the Neck Helps 92% of Patients, Even Months Later
Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics, Murphy DL, et al. (May 2006)
Complete outcome data were available for 31 of the 35 patients with pinched nerves in the neck. Twenty-seven patients were reached for long-term follow-up. The average number of months from last treatment to follow-up was 8.2 months. Seventeen patients (49%) reported their improvement as “excellent” and another 14 (40%) did so as “good.” The average patient-rated improvement was 88.2%, and the average percent improvement in the Bournemouth Disability Questionnaire score was 78%. Twenty-four of 31 (77.4%) patients had a clinically significant improvement from baseline to the end of treatment, and 25 of 27 (92.6%) had a clinically significant improvement from baseline to long-term follow-up.
Chiropractic Proven Effective for Chronic Whiplash Symptoms
Injury, Woodward MN, et al. (1996)
This study reviewed the treatment of 28 chronic whiplash patients and demonstrated that chiropractic treatment benefited 26 of them.
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