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Inflammatory response following a short-term course of chiropractic treatment in subjects with and without chronic
Richard A Roy1, Jean P Boucher, Alain S Comtois
1PhD Graduate Student, Département de Kinanthropologie, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada; Chiropractor, Private Practice, LaSalle, Québec, Canada.
Objective:
Inflammatory markers interleukin-6 (IL-6) and C-reactive protein (CRP) have not been evaluated in response to a short course of lumbar spinal manipulation. The purpose of this study is to observe the responses of inflammatory markers (IL-6 and CRP) after a series of 9 chiropractic spinal manipulations.
Methods:
Twenty-one participants were assigned to a treatment or a control group. Only the treatment group received 9 chiropractic interventions. Pre- and postintervention measures were recorded for blood samples for detection of proinflammatory cytokines IL-6 and CRP.
Results:
Mediators of inflammation (IL-6 and high-sensitivity CRP) were modified by the intervention received in the treatment group, and the effect size demonstrated a tendency toward the control group values.
Conclusion:
A total of 9 chiropractic lower back manipulations caused the mediators of inflammation to present a normalization response in individuals suffering from chronic low back pain.
