John M Popovich, Jacek Cholewicki, N Peter Reeves, Lisa A DeStefano, Jacob J Rowan, Timothy J Francisco, Lawrence L Prokop, Mathew A Zatkin, Angela S Lee, Alla Sikorskii, Pramod K Pathak, Jongeun Choi, Clark J Radcliffe, Ahmed Ramadan
CONTEXT: The evidence for the efficacy of osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) in the management of low back pain (LBP) is considered weak by systematic reviews, because it is generally based on low-quality studies. Consequently, there is a need for more randomized controlled trials (RCTs) with a low risk of bias. OBJECTIVES: The objective of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of an OMT intervention for reducing pain and disability in patients with chronic LBP...
January 11, 2024: Journal of osteopathic medicine