Chiropractic care significantly reduce knee pain, according to a new report, which followed 43 people with chronic, non-progressive history of osteoarthritic knee pain, aged between 47 and 70 years.The randomized, controlled trial separated the participants into two groups. “The intervention consisted of the Macquarie Injury Management Group Knee Protocol whilst the control involved a non-forceful manual contact to the knee followed by interferential therapy set at zero. Participants received three treatments per week for two consecutive weeks with a follow up immediately after the final treatment.”

JCCA – December 2008;52:229-42.

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