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Back Pain
Study results from University of South Carolina update understanding of back pain
March 29th, 2008
In this recent report, researchers in the United States conducted a study "To determine outcomes after administration of a prone lumbar traction protocol. Prospective, longitudinal, case series." "Suburban, chiropractic practice. A total of 296 Subjects with low back pain (LBP) and evidence of a degenerative and/or herniated intervertebral disk at I or more levels of the lumbar spine. We excluded patients involved in litigation and those receiving workers' compensation. An 8-week course of prone lumbar traction, using the vertebral axial decompression (VAX-D) system, consisting of five 30-minute sessions a week for 4 weeks, followed by one 30-minute session a week for 4...
Source: Law & Health Weekly (2008-03-29)
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