New Studies Adjust Our Thinking on Spinal Manipulation

Spinal manipulation for lower back pain turns out to be a thing. For a lot of reasond, MDs have been suspicious of chiropractors and other practitioners of spinal manipulation, but new studies indicate that spinal manipulation is as effective as other treatments for low back pain. It turns out, people really do get relief from these treatments. SO. For lower back pain, at least, maybe an adjustment is appropriate. Good luck getting your insurance to pay for it, though. Try out our sponsor, Squarespace and get a discount when you mention us! http://www.squarespace.com/triage This episode was adapted from a column Aaron wrote for the Upshot. Links to sources and further reading can be found there: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/01/up... Try our sponsor, Squarespace! http://www.squarespace.com/triage John Green -- Executive Producer Stan Muller -- Director, Producer Aaron Carroll -- Writer Mark Olsen – Graphics Meredith Danko – Social Media   / aaronecarroll     / crashcoursestan     / johngreen     / olsenvideo   And the housekeeping: 1) You can support Healthcare Triage on Patreon: http://vid.io/xqXr Every little bit helps make the show better! 2) Check out our Facebook page: http://goo.gl/LnOq5z 3) We still have merchandise available at http://www.hctmerch.com