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Study Touts Benefits of
Chiropractic Care for Kids With Low Back Pain
Published in the January 2003 issue of the peer-reviewed
periodical, Journal of Manipulative and Physiological
Therapeutics (JMPT), is the results of a study on lower
back pain in children. The journal article starts off by
noting that about 50% of children suffer from lower back
pain at one time or another. It also notes that about
15% of children experience frequent or continual pain.
The study was conducted on 54 children between the ages
of 4 and 18 in the cities of Calgary, Alberta, and
Toronto, Ontario, Canada. In the study the children with
lower back pain received chiropractic care from a
variety of volunteer chiropractors in Canada. The
children were tracked regularly during the study to
monitor their progress. Results were obtained in several
ways including responses from the patients themselves on
how they felt their progress was coming.
Results of the study showed improvement over the
follow-up period was observed in 46% to 92% of the
children for various criteria. In a period of 30 days
82% of the children reported that they were "much
improved."
The researchers conclusions were, "Patients responded
favorably to chiropractic management, and there were no
reported complications."
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