Using MRI Scans to Evaluate Spinal Manipulation

Completed · Phase 1

Conditions studied: Lower Back Pain

In brief

Lumbar spinal manipulation, or chiropractic adjusting, is thought to separate the surfaces of the spinal joints and thereby relieve lower back pain. This study will use MRI scans to evaluate the spinal joints before and after spinal manipulation.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00070902

Run by

National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)

People needed

64

Starts

2000-06-01

Expected to finish

2002-10-01

Last updated by the study team

2006-08-18

Who can join

Age: 21 and older, up to 29. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Student at the National University of Health Sciences
• 185 pounds or less for males and 145 pounds or less for females
• No previous history of lower back pain lasting more than 2 weeks, or no more than three episodes of back pain of brief duration (1 to 2 weeks) in any given year

You may not qualify if…

• History of lower back pain
• Presence of disc degeneration, significant osteoarthritis, scoliosis of greater than 20 degrees (Cobb's angle), or other significant pathology seen on x-rays
• Positive findings on orthopedic or neurologic test
• Pregnancy
• Inability of the examining chiropractor to obtain articular releases (audible pop) during lumbar side posture adjustment given at the conclusion of the examination

Where it is running

• National University of Health Sciences — Lombard, Illinois, United States

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