Headache, Low Back Pain, Shoulder Pain
Conditions
Keywords
chiropractic, spinal manipulation, low back pain
Brief summary
There are a variety of treatment approaches used by the chiropractic profession. Some of these require forceful joint manipulation and some do not. This study is designed to compare outcomes of two such techniques that are common to chiropractic practice. The hypothesis is that there is no difference between forceful and non-forceful approaches to treatment.
Detailed description
The comparison will permit a one month treatment period for both techniques and a three week follow-up. Patients will be assessed at baseline (intake), and at specified intervals and at three weeks following the termination of care.
Interventions
PROCEDUREspinal manipulation & patient education/nutrition
Sponsors
Parker College of Chiropractic
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
FACTORIAL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 90 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
chronic musculoskeletal pain ability to communicate in English
Exclusion criteria
pregnancy contraindications to manipulation pending litigation chiropractic care within the last month
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pain Disability Index (PDI) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Beck Depression Inventory | — |
| Patient Expectation | — |
| Evaluation of Clinic Services | — |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed