Effect of Usual Medical Care Plus Chiropractic Care vs Usual Medical Care Alone on Pain and Disability Among US Service Members With Low Back Pain: A Comparative Effectiveness Clinical Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

It is critically important to evaluate the effect of nonpharmacological treatments on low back pain and associated disability.

Objective

To determine whether the addition of chiropractic care to usual medical care results in better pain relief and pain-related function when compared with usual medical care alone.

Design, setting, and participants

A 3-site pragmatic comparative effectiveness clinical trial using adaptive allocation was conducted from September 28, 2012, to February 13, 2016, at 2 large military medical centers in major metropolitan areas and 1 smaller hospital at a military training site. Eligible participants were active-duty US service members aged 18 to 50 years with low back pain from a musculoskeletal source.

Interventions

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SUBMITTER: Goertz CM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6324527 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature