Benefits and harms of spinal manipulative therapy for the treatment of chronic low back pain: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess the benefits and harms of spinal manipulative therapy (SMT) for the treatment of chronic low back pain.

Design

Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.

Data sources

Medline, PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), CINAHL, Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro), Index to Chiropractic Literature, and trial registries up to 4 May 2018, including reference lists of eligible trials and related reviews.

Eligibility criteria for selecting studies

Randomised controlled trials examining the effect of spinal manipulation or mobilisation in adults (≥18 years) with chronic low back pain with or without referred pain. Studies that exclusively examined sciatica were excluded, as was grey liter

SUBMITTER: Rubinstein SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6396088 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature