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Study Shows Chiropractic
More Effective Than Medication or Acupuncture
Research published in the January 2005 issue of the
scientific periodical the Journal of Manipulative and
Physiological Therapeutics, (JMPT) showed that patients
with chronic spinal pain syndromes did markedly better
than patients who received either medication or
acupuncture.
Participants in this study were those who had pain for
more than 13 weeks. These participants were divided into
three groups who exclusively received one type of care.
One group got medication, one group received acupuncture
and one group received chiropractic care. The
participants were evaluated using standardized
questionnaires. These questionnaires were given
initially when the participant entered the study, then
again 9 weeks after the initiation of care. These
results were then compared to repeat questionnaires
given to the same patients 12 months later.
Researchers were extremely careful to exclude patients
who were receiving multiple forms of care for their
problem. Their intent was to have the results only
reflect benefits from a single type of care. In this way
outside factors could be minimized and the results
should be attributed exclusively to the type of care the
patient received.
Results showed that 12 months later, only the group that
received chiropractic care was still experiencing
significant improvement. Researchers noted that all
three groups had experienced some short term benefits
from their various care. They also noted that the
patients who got acupuncture did better than those who
were in the group that received medication. However,
they noted that the group receiving chiropractic are
showed the best results. The authors concluded "Overall,
patients who have chronic mechanical spinal pain
syndromes and received spinal manipulation gained
significant broad-based beneficial short-term and
long-term outcomes."
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