Association of Spinal Manipulative Therapy With Clinical Benefit and Harm for Acute Low Back Pain: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

doi:10.1001/jama.2017.3086

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JAMA. 2017 Apr 11; 317(14): 1451–1460.

Published online 2017 Apr 11. doi: 10.1001/jama.2017.3086

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Short-term Function Outcomes in Randomized Clinical Trials of Effectiveness of Spinal Manipulative Therapy for Acute Low Back Pain (N = 1049)

NR indicates not reported; ODI, Oswestry Disability Index (range, 0-100); RMDQ, Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire (range, 0-24). Size of the data markers represent weight based on the randomized meta-analysis. Quality score uses the Cochrane Back and Neck Risk of Bias tool (range, 0-11).

^aOutcome data not reported by group, only between-group data reported.