The Boline Study

Boline, PD, Kassak, K, et al. “Journal of Manipulative and Physiological therapeutics.” March/April 1995; Vol. 18, No. 3, pp.148-154.

This randomized controlled trial compared six weeks of spinal manipulative treatment of tension-type headache by chiropractors to six weeks of medical treatment with amitriptyline, a medication often prescribed for the treatment of severe tension headache pain. Researchers found that chiropractic patients experienced fewer side effects (82.1%) and while both were effective during the treatment phase of the study, only the chiropractic patients continued to report fewer headaches when treatment ended.

Portion reprinted by permission from the Foundation for Chiropractic Education and Research, Copyright 2003.

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