Journal of manipulative and physiological therapeutics
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J Manipulative Physiol Ther · Feb 2002
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical TrialLong-term effectiveness of bone-setting, light exercise therapy, and physiotherapy for prolonged back pain: a randomized controlled trial.
Chiropractic manipulation and strenuous exercise therapy have been shown effective in the treatment of nonspecific back pain. Bone-setting, the predecessor of modern manual therapies, still survives in some parts of Finland and was compared with a light exercise therapy and non-manipulative, pragmatic physiotherapy in a year-long randomized controlled trial on patients with long-term back pain. ⋯ Traditional bone-setting seemed more effective than exercise or physiotherapy on back pain and disability, even 1 year after therapy.