Researchers at the Wolfe-Harris Center for Clinical Studies (WHCCS) at Northwestern Health Sciences University are leading the way in being among the first to study chiropractic and exercise for low back pain in adolescents. In doing so, they will contribute to the much-needed evidence base regarding non-invasive, drug-free therapies for an understudied segment of the U.S. population.
Northwestern researchers are collaborating with the University of Western States (UWS) in Portland, Ore., on the study. The research teams are currently recruiting for the study, which will include 92 subjects at WHCCS and 92 subjects at UWS. They are looking for adolescents 12-18 years old who are in generally good health but are suffering from low back pain.
People in the Twin Cities area or the Portland area who are interested in participating in the study may call (952) 886-7598 or e-mail newstudies@nwhealth.edu to find out if they are eligible.
Source: Northwestern Health Sciences University
When I graduated from chiropractic college in 1981 and started practice, I heard it all, and very little was positive. “You are a quack; you do not know what a subluxation is; you couldn’t get into a real health care program, so you chose the one that is slightly above a mail-order degree; you have no proof that chiropractic works; Are you really licensed?”, and so much more.
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