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Chiropractic Defense Council fights to overturn Australian ban on spinal manipulation for babies

Chiropractic Economics

Six months after the Chiropractic Board of Australia removed its self-imposed ban on spinal manipulation in children age two and under, the outcry from government officials forced the ban’s reinstatement. While chiropractors in Australia are still permitted to treat babies, they are banned solely from spinal manipulation.

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Association Between Chiropractic Spinal Manipulation and Cauda Equina Syndrome in Adults With Low Back Pain: Retrospective Cohort Study of US Academic Health Centers

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Chiro.Org Blog: The present study involving over 130,000 propensity-matched patients found that chiropractic spinal manipulation (CSM) is not a risk factor for cauda equina syndrome (CES).

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Three Patterns of Spinal Manipulative Therapy for Back Pain and Their Association With Imaging Studies, Injection Procedures, and Surgery: A Cohort Study of Insurance Claims

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The 3 care patterns we analyzed were initial spinal manipulative therapy, delayed spinal manipulative therapy, and no spinal manipulative therapy. Chiro.Org Blog: We performed a retrospective cohort study of insurance claims data from a single Fortune 500 company.

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Association Between Spinal Manipulative Therapy and Lumbar Spine Reoperation After Discectomy: A Retrospective Cohort Study

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Chiro.Org Blog: This study found that adults receiving SMT for LSR at least one year after lumbar discectomy were less likely to undergo lumbar spine reoperation compared to those receiving usual care without SMT, a difference which persisted over two years’ follow-up.

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Mechanisms of Manipulation: A Systematic Review of the Literature on Immediate Anatomical Structural or Positional Changes in Response to Manually Delivered High-velocity, Low-amplitude Spinal Manipulation

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Chiro.Org Blog: Although this review is primarily valuable to researchers, clinicians should also benefit from our findings. It is a common clinical observation that patients can experience sudden relief immediately after SM. In our experience, when this happens, they may ask: “What exactly happened when you cracked my back?”

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Studies indicate neuroendocrine-immune system function could benefit from chiropractic care

Chiropractic Economics

Spinal manipulation provides this effect by correcting vertebral subluxations, resulting in reduced nervous system interference. This creates a two-lane road to greater health, making spinal manipulation even more important for patients with pain-based issues.

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New WHO Guideline on Chronic LBP: Global Impact

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Spinal manipulative therapy” which includes chiropractic, is among the interventions the guideline recommends for all adults, including older adults. Chiro.Org Blog: On Dec.