The Mechanisms of Manual Therapy in the Treatment of Low Back Pain
Low Back Pain
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Low Back Pain focused on measuring low back pain, spinal manipulation, manual therapy, placebo
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- currently experiencing low back pain which does not extend below the knees
- rate the low back pain as a minimum of 4/10 at worst over the past 24 hours
- appropriate for conservative management of low back pain
- english speaking
Exclusion Criteria:
- surgery to the low back over the past 6 months
- systemic disease known to effect sensation
- other chronic pain condition unrelated to low back pain
- fracture as a cause of low back pain
Sites / Locations
- University of Florida
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
Arm 4
Active Comparator
Placebo Comparator
No Intervention
Placebo Comparator
spinal manipulation
sham spinal manipulation
natural history
Enhanced sham spinal manipulation
a spinal manipulation known to be effective in the treatment of low back pain for some individuals
a sham spinal manipulation intended to mimic the studied spinal manipulation
No intervention is provided to participants in this arm of the study
a sham spinal manipulation intended to mimic the studied spinal manipulation and provided with the instructions, "The manual therapy technique you will receive has been shown to significantly reduce low back pain in some people"