Spinal Manipulation and Patient Self-Management for Preventing Acute to Chronic Back Pain (PACBACK) Study

The goal of this study is to see if these treatments can prevent your back pain from becoming a longstanding issue (chronic low back pain). If you qualify for the study, you will be randomly assigned to one of four treatments for your back pain:

• Spinal Manipulation Therapy (SMT): hands on treatment to the joints and muscles in the low back
  
  
• Supported Self Management (SSM): focuses on things you can do at home to manage your back pain
  
  
• SMT & SSM: Combination of hands on treatment to joints in your low back and things you can do at home to manage your back pain
  
  
• Medical care: includes over the counter and prescription medicines
  
  

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