Journal of manipulative and physiological therapeutics
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J Manipulative Physiol Ther · Mar 2010
Randomized Controlled TrialThe effect of spinal manipulation on the efficacy of a rehabilitation protocol for patients with chronic neck pain: a pilot study.
This pilot study sought to (1) determine whether a 4-week period of chiropractic care improved the ability of chronic neck pain patients to respond to an 8-week period of exercise rehabilitation and (2) determine effect sizes to use in sample size calculations for future studies. ⋯ Chiropractic care combined with exercise and exercise alone are both effective at reducing functional disability and pain in chronic nonspecific neck pain patients. Future studies will need at least 64 subjects per group to determine if there are differences between the groups and if these differences are attributable to changes in neuromuscular measures.