IF YOU HAVE EVER THOUGHT that we have exhausted the possible benefits of research into back pain, this course may change your mind.

Discussed:

·         Learn about the extent and costs of back pain in the United States, including surgery

·         Review the classic outcomes research regarding back pain and spinal manipulation

·         Become familiar with the more recent research covering spinal manipulation and back pain which tells us that much ground has been covered and needs to be covered in this particular area:

o       Manipulation can be shown to outperform NSAID medications or acupuncture for chronic BP

o       Therapeutic benefits of adjustments for chronic BP may continue to increase through at least 12 visits scheduled over a 3-week period

o       Adjuvant therapies such as heat or electrical muscle stimulation appear to extend the beneficial effects of manipulation over longer periods of time

·         Apply the latest systematic reviews and best evidence synthesis

·         Review some of the very recent cost-effectiveness studies

·         Consider the role of basic research which demonstrates z-joint gapping after spinal manipulation and how a small animal model provides dramatic evidence supporting what the chiropractic profession has referred to as the subluxation in its 100-plus-year history