Combined chiropractic interventions for low-back pain

[Justin]

Cochrane Reviews, 04/15/10

Combined chiropractic interventions for low-back pain

Walker BF et al. – For this review, chiropractic was defined as encompassing a combination of therapies such as spinal manipulation, massage, heat and cold therapies, electrotherapies, the use of mechanical devices, exercise programs, nutritional advice, orthotics, lifestyle modification and patient education. Non–specific low–back pain indicates that no specific cause is detectable, such as infection, cancer, osteoporosis, rheumatoid arthritis, fracture, inflammatory process or radicular syndrome (pain, tingling or numbness spreading down the leg). Twelve randomised trials (including 2887 participants) assessing various combinations of chiropractic care for low–back pain were included in this review, but only three of these studies were considered to have a low risk of bias. Combined chiropractic interventions slightly improved pain and disability in the short–term and pain in the medium–term for acute and subacute LBP. However, there is currently no evidence that supports or refutes that these interventions provide a clinically meaningful difference for pain or disability in people with LBP when compared to other interventions.

[JK2234]

Can anything other then surgery help disc that have ddd?

[KBear]

Can anything other then surgery help disc that have ddd?

I think it depends. Now from my understanding the disc will never "regenerate"; but may or may not be painful. In my case I tried everything known to man and it just didn't work. I think I was to far gone for the conservative treatment to work (I never even got a little relief from any of it).