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Assessment of Chiropractic Treatment for Low Back Pain and Smoking Cessation in Military Active Duty Personnel
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Medical Care + Chiropractic Care and Conventional Medical Care Only for Lower Back Pain. Completed, enrolled 750 participants across 3 sites.
Detailed Summary
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of chiropractic manipulative therapy for pain management and improved function in active duty service members with low back pain that do not require surgery. The study will also measure the impact of a tobacco cessation program delivered to participants allocated to the chiropractic arm.
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
Patients will receive chiropractic spinal manipulative therapy plus conventional medical care. Medical may include the following: education about self-management, including maintaining activity levels as tolerated and local ice/heat application; pharmacologic management with the use of analgesics and anti-inflammatory agents; and additional therapies that may be applied for volunteers not responding to the initial interventions, including physical therapy and referral to a pain clinic.
Conventional medical care may include the following: a focused history and physical examination; limited diagnostic imaging restricted to select volunteers (i.e., for example, those with radiculopathy); education about self-management, including maintaining activity levels as tolerated and local ice/heat application; pharmacologic management with the use of analgesics and anti-inflammatory agents; and additional therapies that may be applied for volunteers not responding to the initial interventions, including physical therapy and referral to a pain clinic.