Spinal Manipulation
15%
Improve with treatment
40%
Improve with control
45%
Do not Improve
What does improve mean?
An example of a 30% reduction in pain scores is a decrease from 6 to 4 on a 10 point pain scale
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How many people will improve?
55%
Improvement by treatment or placebo
45%
No Improvement
Spinal Manipulation Harms
Adverse Events
Other Considerations
- Degree of benefit is uncertain.
- Case reports have associated neck manipulation with stroke.
