WHITE PAPER | 2021


AMERICAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS LBP GUIDELINES


The American College of Physicians’ current guideline


(ACP) recommends the spinal


manipulation therapy, or SMT, provided by chiropractors as a first-line non-drug treatment for acute low-back pain. For chronic sufferers, the ACP recommends chiropractic care along with conservative interventions such as exercise, low-level laser therapy, acupuncture and yoga.27 It also recommends a treatment schedule of two to three times a week for two to four weeks for acute or subacute pain.28


PALMER COLLEGE OF CHIROPRACTIC


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