Chiropractic research, trials and studies

Although chiropractic is a small profession in the UK, it has been able to produce some significant research to back up it’s claims of effectiveness.

In 1990, The Meade Trial, funded by the Medical Research Council found that chiropractic treatment was significantly more effective than treatment available through hospital outpatient departments. This was quite controversial at the time, so Professor Meade undertook a follow-up study in 1995, in which the chiropractic patients from the original trial were reassessed and were found to still be significantly better than the outpatient group.

The UK BEAM trial in 2004 found that spinal manipulation was a “cost-effective addition” to “best care” for spinal pain in general practice.

The Bronfort Report in 2010 was funded by the General Chiropractic Council to confirm the standard of all relevant previous research into chiropractic efficacy. It concluded that spinal manipulation was effective for acute, subacute and chronic lower back pain as well as migraine, neck-related headaches and a number of other joint problems.

The World Health Organisation agreed; “Chiropractic care is safe and effective for the prevention and management of a number of health problems when applied skilfully and appropriately.”

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