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Editorial
. 2025 Aug 12;33(1):32.
doi: 10.1186/s12998-025-00597-w.

Spinal manipulation/mobilization: past, present, future

Martin Descarreaux  1 , Jan Hartvigsen  2   3 , Sidney M Rubinstein  4 , Stephen M Perle  5
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Editorial

Spinal manipulation/mobilization: past, present, future

Martin Descarreaux et al. Chiropr Man Therap. .

Abstract

This commentary brings the 2021-2023thematic series Spinal Manipulation/Mobilization: Past, Present, Future to a close. The 23 papers published in the series contribute to our understanding of spinal manipulation/mobilization(SMT) in a few important domains. They provide evidence on the biomechanics, clinical science, research methods, and policy implications of SMT. They present suggested training, research and policy changes that can be made to improve health care delivery and outcomes.

Keywords: Chiropractic; Education, professional, biomechanics; Health policy; Manipulation, chiropractic; Spinal manipulation.

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Conflict of interest statement

Declarations. Ethics approval and consent to participate: Not Applicable. Consent for publication: Not Applicable. Competing interests: SMP is as Associate Editor of Chiropractic & Manual Therapies. The editorial management system automatically blinded him from the submitted manuscript, and he had no part in this manuscript’s editorial or peer-review process. MD, JH, SMR declare no competing interests.

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