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Clinical Trial
. 2002 Oct;92(10):1634-41.
doi: 10.2105/ajph.92.10.1634.

A randomized trial of chiropractic manipulation and mobilization for patients with neck pain: clinical outcomes from the UCLA neck-pain study

Eric L Hurwitz  1 , Hal Morgenstern, Philip Harber, Gerald F Kominski, Fei Yu, Alan H Adams
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Clinical Trial

A randomized trial of chiropractic manipulation and mobilization for patients with neck pain: clinical outcomes from the UCLA neck-pain study

Eric L Hurwitz et al. Am J Public Health. 2002 Oct.

Abstract

Objectives: This study compared the relative effectiveness of cervical spine manipulation and mobilization for neck pain.

Methods: Neck-pain patients were randomized to the following conditions: manipulation with or without heat, manipulation with or without electrical muscle stimulation, mobilization with or without heat, and mobilization with or without electrical muscle stimulation.

Results: Of 960 eligible patients, 336 enrolled in the study. Mean reductions in pain and disability were similar in the manipulation and mobilization groups through 6 months.

Conclusions: Cervical spine manipulation and mobilization yield comparable clinical outcomes.

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—Adjusted mean levels of neck pain and disability, by follow-up assessment, treatment group, and outcome measure: results from mixed-effects linear models.
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