Conservative care with or without manipulative therapy in the management of back and neck pain in Danish children aged 9-15. Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Complaints in the musculoskeletal system often start early in life and back and neck pain in children are well-established predictors for similar problems in adulthood. Despite lack of evidence of effectiveness, manipulative therapy is one of the most commonly used treatment modalities for back and neck pain in children. The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of manipulative therapy when added to an approach consisting of manual soft tissue treatment, exercises and advice as needed, in children aged 9-15 complaining of back and neck pain.

Method

The project is nested in the Childhood Health, Activity and Motor Performance School Study, which includes around 1200 children aged 9-15, who were all invited to participate in this randomize

SUBMITTER: Dissing KB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4730742 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature