A review study indicates that chiropractic care is beneficial for pregnancy-related low back pain (LBP). However, more high-quality studies are needed.

Six studies met the review’s inclusion criteria in the form of 1 quasi-experimental single-group pretest-posttest design, 4 case series, and 1 cross-sectional case series study; their quality scores ranged from 5 to 14 of 27.

All of the six studies included showed positive results for chiropractic care of LBP during pregnancy. “However, the low-to-moderate quality of evidence of the included studies preclude any definitive statement as to the efficacy of such care because all studies lacked both randomization and control groups. Given the relatively common use of chiropractic care during pregnancy, there is need for higher quality observational studies and controlled trials to determine efficacy.”

JMPT – August, 2008;31:447-54.

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