A randomized trial of chiropractic manipulation and mobilization for patients with neck pain: clinical outcomes from the UCLA neck-pain study.
OBJECTIVE
This study compared the relative effectiveness of cervical spine manipulation and mobilization for neck pain.


METHODS
Neck-pain patients were randomized to the following conditions: manipulation with or without heat, manipulation with or without electrical muscle stimulation, mobilization with or without heat, and mobilization with or without electrical muscle stimulation.


RESULTS
Of 960 eligible patients, 336 enrolled in the study. Mean reductions in pain and disability were similar in the manipulation and mobilization groups through 6 months.


CONCLUSIONS
Cervical spine manipulation and mobilization yield comparable clinical outcomes.
D000328:Adult; D002140:California; D002684:Chiropractic / Q000379:methods*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D004599:Electric Stimulation Therapy; D005260:Female; D006279:Health Maintenance Organizations; D006358:Hot Temperature / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D026882:Manipulation, Chiropractic; D008875:Middle Aged; D019547:Neck Pain / Q000145:classification / Q000628:therapy*; D010147:Pain Measurement; D016896:Treatment Outcome