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Researchers set out to study the effects of preventative
chiropractic care following an intensive one-month treatment plan for
patients suffering from nonspecific low-back pain. After receiving 12
treatments over a month period of time, low-back pain patients received
either further chiropractic care every 3 weeks for 9 additional months
or no further chiropractic care. It should be noted that both pain and
disability levels improved during the initial 12 treatments in both
groups. The group receiving the preventative chiropractic care every 3
weeks after their initial 12 treatments were able to maintain their
one-month post treatment disability scores – those scores after their
initial 12 treatments. Those who did not continue to receive
chiropractic care after the initial one-month of treatments reverted
back to disability scores prior to the initial 12 treatments. Source: JMPT. October 2004; Vol. 27, No. 8. |