Osteopathic manipulative treatment vs. standard therapy in the management of acute neck and low back pain in the emergency department

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Osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) does not provide significant benefits over standard therapy with ibuprofen for managing acute neck and low back pain in the emergency department. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.CONFIRMATORY. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

Steven Hochman; Katherine Vlasica; Alexis M. LaPietra; Bhargavi K. Patel; Christine Ju; Nicholas J. Mota; Scott Wilder

doi:10.1515/jom-2024-0183

February 25, 2026Journal of Osteopathic MedicineOpen Access

Osteopathic manipulative treatment vs. standard therapy in the management of acute neck and low back pain in the emergency department

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This research examines the effectiveness of osteopathic manipulative treatment versus standard ibuprofen therapy for managing acute neck and low back pain in an emergency setting.
Conducted as a randomized trial
Compared outcomes of osteopathic manipulative treatment and 400 mg oral ibuprofen
Participants included patients with acute neck or low back pain
Evaluated pain control, patient satisfaction, and side effects
No significant difference in pain control between OMT and ibuprofen
Similar levels of patient satisfaction in both treatment groups
Side effects were comparable between the two therapies

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A randomized trial finds no difference in pain relief between OMT and ibuprofen for acute neck and back pain.

Abstract

In this small, unblinded, single-center randomized trial, we found no significant difference in utilizing OMT compared to 400 mg of oral ibuprofen for patients with acute neck or low back pain, regarding pain control, patient satisfaction, or side effects.

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Hochman et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69a52e56f1e85e5c73bf1e9a https://doi.org/10.1515/jom-2024-0183

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