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Accessed Sept. Chiropractic treatment. Mayo Clinic; Shekelle P, et al. Spinal manipulation in the treatment of musculoskeletal pain. Bauer BA. Chiropractic or osteopathic manipulation. Rochester, Minn. Hinkeldey N, et al. A review of studies found that spinal manipulation was associated with moderate improvements in short-term back pain and function compared to placebo treatment for up to 6 weeks.
Osteoarthritis pain is caused by the degeneration of the cartilage in a joint that causes the ends of your bones to rub together. Some types of chiropractic adjustments may help align your joints and reduce how much your bones rub together.
However, a animal study found some evidence that chiropractic manipulation may help slow down the progression of arthritis by improving the status of cartilage, bone, and the joint capsule. Spinal manipulation may be effective at treating tension headaches and headaches that originate in your neck.
A study found that 6 to 8 sessions of cervical and upper thoracic spine manipulation were more effective than movement and exercise for relieving pain in people with chronic headaches. This was still the case at a 3-month follow-up.
Chiropractic treatment may be a cheaper alternative to conventional treatment for chronic low back pain. In a study , researchers looked at the potential financial benefits of chiropractic treatment for Medicare recipients with chronic back pain.
The researchers found that people who received chiropractic treatment had a lower overall treatment cost. The study also determined that their treatment duration was shorter than that of those who had conventional medical treatment. Studies have generally reported relatively high levels of satisfaction with chiropractic treatment. For example, in a study , researchers found that a group of people in chiropractic care reported a high level of satisfaction.
Also, 92 percent of the people in this study had improvements in their pain, and 80 percent reported improvements in their ability to move around. Chiropractic care may help improve the Cobb angle of people with scoliosis. The Cobb angle is a measurement of how much side-to-side deformity there is in the spine. A study found that the Cobb angle in a group of five children with scoliosis improved after 8 weeks of chiropractic treatment.
Noticeable improvements were seen after 4 weeks of treatment. Undergoing chiropractic treatment may potentially help correct poor posture, especially if your poor posture is caused by too much sitting. A case study examined the effect of chiropractic treatment on a year-old woman suffering from back pain, neck pain, and headaches caused by hyperkyphosis posture.
Hyperkyphosis is commonly known as a hunchback posture. After 30 treatments over 6 months, she showed a significant improvement in her posture and pain relief in both her head and neck. Spinal adjustments may potentially improve your athletic performance. This could be due to increased joint mobility, reduced pain, and less tissue restriction. However, there are still some questions about whether spinal adjustments improve sports performance.
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