Scandinavian journal of primary health care
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Scand J Prim Health Care · Jun 1993
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Clinical TrialManual therapy with steroid injections in low-back pain. Improvement of quality of life in a controlled trial with four months' follow-up.
To compare prospectively the effect of manual treatment such as manipulation, specific mobilization, muscle stretching, auto-traction, and cortisone injections with standardized conventional but optimized activating treatment by primary health care teams. ⋯ Manual treatment with steroid injections was superior to conventional treatment in minimizing mental and somatic symptoms and increasing quality of life, in parallel with other measures of improvement.