Prescribed Medications    vs    Spinal Manipulation

94% of manual thrust manipulation recipients had a 30% reduction in low back pain at week 4

56% of medical care recipients had a 30% reduction in low back pain at week 4

Patients should be informed of non-pharmacological therapies for low back pain before using riskier, less effective treatments. Manual-thrust manipulation, performed by chiropractic physicians, achieves a greater short-term reduction in pain compared with common medical treatments