Identifying patient characteristics associated with the occurrence of post treatment non-serious adverse events after cervical spine manual therapy treatment in patients with neck pain

CONCLUSION: There is a significant difference in the occurrence of non-serious adverse events after mobilization compared to manipulation or a combination of manipulation and mobilization. Non-serious adverse events in manual therapy practice are common and are associated with smoking and the presence of comorbidity. In addition, women are more likely to report non-serious adverse events.PMID:36037878 | DOI:10.1016/j.apmr.2022.08.007

Source: Health Physics - August 29, 2022 Category: Physics Authors: Renske Peters R Maarten Schmitt Bert Mutsaers Ronald Buyl Arianne Verhagen Annelies Pool-Goudzwaard Bart Koes Source Type: research