Vertebral manipulation in acute sciatica: a single-blind randomised controlled study

Abstract

In a single-blind, randomised study, 80 patients with acute or subacute sciatic pain (without disc involvement) were treated pragmatically with various manual techniques. One group received vertebral manipulation in addition to the other manual techniques. The results showed a trend to quicker and more marked reduction of pain, stiffness and restriction of daily activities. 97.3% of the manipulation group rated the treatment effective, compared to 82.8% in the control group

Key Words:

• sciatica
• manual treatment
• mani