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Chiropractic Spinal Manipulative Therapy Versus Physical Therapist-led Exercise and the Risk of Cauda Equina Syndrome in Adults with Lumbar Disc Herniation, Stenosis, or Radiculopathy
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation — “The Journal of Injury, Function and Rehabilitation”
January 3, 2026; epub
Robert J. Trager DC, Anthony N. Baumann MD DPT, Romeo-Paolo T. Perfecto DC, Christine M. Goertz DC PhD. This study cites 77 references.
A matched study of 68,752 adults found no increase in the risk of cauda equina syndrome following chiropractic spinal manipulative therapy compared with physical therapist-led exercise.