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Spinal Manipulation or Home Exercise More Effective Than Medication for Acute Neck Pain, Study Finds:

National Institues of Health Study.

The researchers observed significant short-term and long-term improvements in participant-rated pain in the spinal manipulation group compared with those receiving medication. At 12 weeks, 82 percent of participants in the spinal manipulation group (compared to 69 percent in the medication group) experienced reductions of pain of at least 50 percent. Similar findings occurred at 26 and 52 weeks. Additionally, the spinal manipulation group reported greater global improvement, participant satisfaction, and function than the medication group.

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National Center for Complimentary and Alternative Medicine