Chiropractic Research study – Lumbar disc herniations both chronic and acute 88% improved still after 1 year.

At 3 months, 90.5% of patients were “improved” with 88.0% “improved” at 1 year. Although acute patients improved faster by 3 months, 81.8% of chronic patients reported “improvement” with 89.2% “improved” at 1 year. Outcomes of Acute and Chronic Patients With Magnetic Resonance Imaging–Confirmed Symptomatic Lumbar Disc Herniations Receiving High-Velocity, Low-Amplitude, Spinal Manipulative Therapy: A Prospective Observational Cohort Study With One-Year Follow-Up NRS is a rating scale 0 being no pain, 10 being excruciating pain.  On Ave started at a 5.6 and ended with a 1.4.  5.6 is moderate pain.  1.4 would be minimal pain.   Table 2. Baseline and Outcome Data for All Patients at the Various Time Points Baseline… Read More

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