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Randomised Comparison of Chiropractic & Hosp Outpt Management for Low Back Pain:Extended Follow Up BMJ 311:349-351, Meade,T.W.,et al, 1995 See this aricle in Pubmed Article Abstract According to total Oswestry scores improvement in all patients at three years was about 29%more in those treated by chiropractors than in those treated by the hospitals.The beneficial effect of chiropractic on pain was particularly clear.Those treated by chiropractors had more further treatments for back pain after the completion of trial treatment.Among both those initially referred from chiropractors and from hospitals more rated chiropractic helpful at three years than hospital management.At three years the results confirm the findings of an earlier report that when chiropractic or hospital therapists treat patients with low back pain as they would in day to day practice those treated by chiropractic derive more benefit and long term satisfaction than those treated by hospitals.

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