{"id":12626,"date":"2019-05-08T20:15:10","date_gmt":"2019-05-09T00:15:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalwellnessinstitute.org\/?post_type=modality&#038;p=12626"},"modified":"2025-07-18T10:54:05","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T14:54:05","slug":"chiropractic","status":"publish","type":"modality","link":"https:\/\/globalwellnessinstitute.org\/wellnessevidence\/chiropractic\/","title":{"rendered":"Chiropractic"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Definition of Chiropractic<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-columns ab-layout-columns-2 ab-2-col-wideright\">\n<div class=\"ab-layout-column-wrap ab-block-layout-column-gap-2 ab-is-responsive-column\">\n<div class=\"ab-block-layout-column\">\n<div class=\"ab-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30628 size-full alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/globalwellnessinstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/chiropractic-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"259\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ab-block-layout-column\">\n<div class=\"ab-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<p><strong>Chiropractic<\/strong> is a discipline that focuses on the relationship between spinal structure and body function mediated by the nervous system. It originated in 1895 with D.D. Palmer, a popular hands-on healer practicing in Davenport, Iowa. Palmer&#8217;s formulation of &#8220;chiropractic&#8221; combined the Greek cheir (hand) and praxis (practice).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Explore Chiropractic research in the following databases:\u00a0<br \/><\/strong><strong><a class=\"sqs-block-button-element\" style=\"padding: 1em 1em;\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/?term=Chiropractic\">PubMed<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<strong><a class=\"sqs-block-button-element\" style=\"padding: 1em 1em;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tripdatabase.com\/Searchresult?criteria=chiropractic&amp;search_type=standard\">Trip<\/a><\/strong> \u00a0<strong><a class=\"sqs-block-button-element\" style=\"padding: 1em 1em;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cochranelibrary.com\/advanced-search?cookiesEnabled\">Cochrane*<\/a><\/strong><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">*The Cochrane database requires users to enter the search term manually. Enter \u201cchiropractic\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">AI Search:<\/span><\/b> Access Semantic Scholar\u2019s results on chiropractic.<br \/><strong><a class=\"sqs-block-button-element\" style=\"padding: 1em 1em;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.semanticscholar.org\/search?q=Chiropractic&amp;sort=relevance\"><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Semantic Scholar<\/span><\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Learn more about our<span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">\u00a0<\/span>3 research databases and AI search platform\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/globalwellnessinstitute.org\/wellnessevidence\/research-databases\/\">HERE<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/globalwellnessinstitute.org\/modalities\/chiropractic\/chiropractic-research\/\"><\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\" \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/globalwellnessinstitute.org\/modalities\/chiropractic\/chiropractic-research\/\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Research Spotlight<\/h3>\n<p>The databases often return hundreds of medical studies for a single wellness approach. This section summarizes a sampling of five studies \u2013 providing just a taste of the available research.\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Chiropractic Interventions Improve Pain\/Disability for Lower Back Pain<\/strong><br \/>A Cochrane meta-review of 12 randomized trials involving 2,887 participants concluded that chiropractic interventions slightly improved pain and disability in the short-term and pain in the medium-term for acute and subacute lower back pain. However, there is currently no evidence that supports or refutes that these interventions provide a clinically meaningful difference for pain or disability when compared to other interventions \u2013 and more research is needed.\u00a0<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1002\/14651858.CD005427.pub2\/abstract\">Access this Chiropractic Treatment study<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Chiropractic Treatments Worked Better than Painkillers for Neck Pain<\/strong><br \/>A randomized controlled trial (272 subjects) reported in the Annals of Internal Medicine found that treatments by a chiropractor (as well as exercises at home) worked better than painkillers in treating neck pain. After 12 weeks, 32% of those that had chiropractic spinal manipulation sessions reported their pain had improved 100%, vs. 30% for the home exercise group, and 13% of those on pain medication \u2013 and these proportions were broadly the same after a year.\u00a0<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/besthealth.bmj.com\/x\/news\/666553\/news-item.html?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+besthealth%2Fnews+%28Best+Health%3A+Latest+news%29&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+besthealth%2Fnews+%28Best+Health%3A+Latest+news%29\">Access this Chiropractic Treatment study<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Chiropractic Therapy Reduces Back Pain in Young Adults<\/strong><br \/>A randomized controlled, \u201cpragmatic\u201d trial (2013) found that chiropractic therapy in conjunction with standard medical care offered a significant advantage for decreasing pain and improving physical functioning when compared with only standard care, for people aged between 18-35 with acute lower back pain.\u00a0<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/23060056\">Access this Chiropractic Treatment study<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Chiropractic Visits Help Greatly Reduce Frequency of Work-related Back Surgeries<\/strong><br \/>A prospective, population-based study (2013) of 1,885 U.S. workers analyzed the predictors of lumbar spine surgery within 3 years of an occupational back injury, finding that first seeing a chiropractor was associated with low odds of surgery. 42.7% of workers who first saw a surgeon had surgery, vs. only 1.5% of those who saw a chiropractor.<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/23238486%E2%80%9D%3EAccess%20this%20Chiropractic%20Treatment%20study%3C\/a%3E%3C\/li%3E%3Cli%3E%3Cstrong%3EUK%20Study:%20Chiropractic%20Care%20Helps%20Contain%20Workplace%20Costs%20for%20Joint%20Treatments%3C\/strong%3E%3Cbr%3E%20A%20University%20of%20Warwick%20(UK)%20review%20of%20trial-based%20economic%20evaluations%20of%20manual%20therapy%20for%20musculoskeletal%20conditions%20(2013,%2011%20economic%20evaluations)%20found%20chiropractic%20manipulation%20to%20be%20more%20cost-effective%20than%20GP%20care%20alone,%20or%20with%20exercise,%20for%20improving%20low%20back%20and%20shoulder%20pain\/disability%20%E2%80%93%20and%20less%20costly%20and%20more%20effective%20than%20physiotherapy%20or%20GP%20care%20for%20improving%20neck%20pain.%20The%20researchers%20cautioned%20that%20methodology%20and%20reporting%20quality%20improvements%20for%20economic%20evaluations%20of%20manual%20therapy%20are%20needed.%20%3Cbr%3E%20%3Ca%20href=\">Access this Chiropractic Treatment study<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/globalwellnessinstitute.org\/modalities\/chiropractic\/chiropractic-research\/\"><\/a><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\" \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/globalwellnessinstitute.org\/modalities\/chiropractic\/chiropractic-research\/\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Studies-in-Progress\/Clinical Trials Underway<\/h3>\n<p>A clinical trial is any research study that assigns people to health-related interventions to evaluate the outcomes. \u201cInterventions\u201d include drugs, surgical procedures, devices, behavioral treatments, preventive care, etc.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 0 !important;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/clinicaltrials.gov\/ct2\/results?term=Acupressure\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ClinicalTrials.gov<\/a>: explore trials underway in the U.S.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 0 !important;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/trialsearch.who.int\/Default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">World Health Organization<\/a>: explore trials happening across the globe. When you reach WHO\u2019s search page, please type in \u201cchiropractic.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Access all studies currently available for Chiropractic in these databases:<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a class=\"sqs-block-button-element\" style=\"padding: 1em 1em;\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/?term=Chiropractic\">PubMed<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<strong><a class=\"sqs-block-button-element\" style=\"padding: 1em 1em;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tripdatabase.com\/Searchresult?criteria=chiropractic&amp;search_type=standard\">Trip<\/a><\/strong> \u00a0<strong><a class=\"sqs-block-button-element\" style=\"padding: 1em 1em;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cochranelibrary.com\/advanced-search?cookiesEnabled\">Cochrane*<\/a> \u00a0<a class=\"sqs-block-button-element\" style=\"padding: 1em 1em;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.semanticscholar.org\/search?q=Chiropractic&amp;sort=relevance\"><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Semantic Scholar<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<br \/><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">*The Cochrane database requires users to enter the search term manually. 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