Researchers from the University of North Texas have determined that non-invasive osteopathic manual therapy will reduce low back pain in a majority of cases – avoiding expensive and invasive back surgery.

Low Back Pain Proven Relieved by Non-invasive Osteopathic Manual Therapy

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Wednesday, July 24th 2013 at 9:30 am

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Case Adams, Naturopath

Researchers from the University of North Texas have determined that non-invasive osteopathic manual therapy will reduce low back pain in a majority of cases – avoiding expensive and invasive back surgery.
The University of North Texas researchers and Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine researchers conducted their research on 455 patients – 269 (59%) with back pain with low severity and 186 (41%) with severe low back pain.
The researchers performed their treatment research with randomization and double-blindedness using what is referred to as "sham-control." "Sham control" refers to treatments that appear to be the same as the studied treatment but are not the prescribed treatment. In other words, they appear to be the treatment but they are not.
The researchers oversaw the treatment of the back pain patients over eight weeks of therapy, and then assessed the outcomes of the treatments after twelve weeks.
The patients were treated six times per week with Osteopathic Manual Treatment – also referred to as biomechnical treatment.


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