Association of lumbar spine stiffness and flexion-relaxation phenomenon with patient-reported outcomes in adults with chronic low back pain - a single-arm clinical trial investigating the effects of thrust spinal manipulation

• Main Authors: Ting Xia (Author), Cynthia R. Long (Author), Robert D. Vining (Author), Maruti R. Gudavalli (Author), James W. DeVocht (Author), Gregory N. Kawchuk (Author), David G. Wilder (Author), Christine M. Goertz (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Spinal manipulation (SM) is used commonly for treating low back pain (LBP). Spinal stiffness is routinely assessed by clinicians performing SM. Flexion-relaxation ratio (FRR) was shown to distinguish between LBP and healthy populations. The primary objective of this study was to...