The Effectiveness and Cost-Effectiveness of Chiropractic Management of Low-Back Pain

Conclusion:

• Spinal adjustment applied by chiropractors is more effective than alternate treatments for lower back pain.
• There would be significant cost-saving to the health care system if more management of lower back pain was transferred from physicians to chiropractors.
• Workers’ Compensation studies report that injured workers diagnosed with lower back pain returned to work sooner when treated by chiropractors than by physicians.