Journal of manipulative and physiological therapeutics
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J Manipulative Physiol Ther · Oct 2006
ReviewChiropractic treatment of lower extremity conditions: a literature review.
The purpose of this study was to document the quantity and type of research conducted on the chiropractic management of lower extremity conditions. ⋯ Literature on the chiropractic management of lower extremity conditions has a large number of case studies (level 4 evidence) and a smaller number of higher-level publications (level 1-3 evidence). The management available in the peer-reviewed literature is predominantly multimodal and contains combined spinal and peripheral components. Future chiropractic research should use higher-level research designs, such as randomized controlled trials.