The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association
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J Am Osteopath Assoc · Mar 2016
Randomized Controlled TrialTargeting Patient Subgroups With Chronic Low Back Pain for Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment: Responder Analyses From a Randomized Controlled Trial.
Osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) is often used to treat patients with low back pain (LBP). ⋯ Subgrouping according to baseline levels of chronic LBP intensity and back-specific functioning appears to be a simple strategy for identifying sizeable numbers of patients who achieve substantial improvement with OMT and may thereby be less likely to use more costly and invasive interventions. (ClinicalTrials.gov number NCT00315120).
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J Am Osteopath Assoc · Mar 2016
Randomized Controlled TrialRecovery From Chronic Low Back Pain After Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Little is known about recovery after spinal manipulation in patients with low back pain (LBP). ⋯ The OMT regimen was associated with significant and clinically relevant measures for recovery from chronic LBP. A trial of OMT may be useful before progressing to other more costly or invasive interventions in the medical management of patients with chronic LBP. (ClinicalTrials.gov number NCT00315120).