All excerpted posts are © the original author. Please consult their blog for the full story and to comment.

rampant

Monday, 7 January 2019

Non-surgical Treatments for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis? How to make even a useless therapy appear to be effective

Lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) is a common reason for spine surgery. Several non-surgical LSS treatment options are also available, but their effectiveness remains unproven. The objective of this study was to explore the comparative clinical effectiveness of three non-surgical interventions for patients with LSS: medical care, group exercise, individualised exercise plus manual therapy. All interventions were […]

Read the rest here: Non-surgical Treatments for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis? How to make even a useless therapy appear to be effective