Table 4.

Rating and analysis of 25 RCTs for low back pain using general SMT and Diversified

Low Back Pain RCT	# Treated patients	# visits	Pain score VAS/NRS pre/post	Treatment DC, MD, DO, PT?	Diversified used?	General SMT used?	Rating
*Glover et al, 197441	43	1	NR	PT	no	yes	8
*Godfrey et al, 198442	22, 22	1	NR	MD/DC	no	yes	6
Hadler et al, 198743	26	1	NR	MD	no	yes	6
*MacDonald et al, 199044	49	5	NR	DO	no	yes	8
Mathews et al, 198745	165	<10	NR	PT	no	yes	8
*Bronfort et al, 199646	71, 51	10	5.4 / 3.7	DC	yes	no	10
Burton et al, 200047	20	6–18	NR	DO	no	yes	6
*Coxhead et al, 198148	8G of 16	5–10	NR	PT	no	yes	6
Herzog et al, 199149	16	10	3.2 / 1.8**	DC	no	yes	8
Pope et al, 199450	69	9	Improved 2.4	DC	no	yes	10
Triano et al, 199551	47	12	3.8 / 1.3	DC	no	yes	10
*Anderson et al, 199952	83	12	4.9 / 3.2	DO	no	yes	10
Cherkin et al, 199853	133	6.9	5.5 / 2.0	DC	no	yes	10
Doran et al, 197554	116	6	NR	MD	no	yes	8
Evans et al, 197855	15, 17	9	NR	MD	no	yes	6
Giles et al, 199956	23	6	5.0 / 2.5	DC	NR	NR	8
Hoehler et al, 198157	56	2–8	NR	MD	no	yes	8
Hsieh et al, 200258	49	9	NR	DC	yes	no	8
*Hurwitz et al, 200259	171	NR	4.7 / 2.5**	DC	NR	yes	10
Meade et al, 199060	384	9	NR	DC	NR	?	8
Postacchini et al, 198861	87	16–22	NR	DC	no	yes	8
Skargren et al, 199762	138	7	NR	DC	NR	NR	8
*Wreje et al, 199263	18	1	4.0 / 4.0	MD	no	yes	8
Williams et al, 200337	72	3	NR	DO	no	yes	8
Licciardone et al, 200338	91	7	NR	DO	no	yes	8
Totals (Pain & Rating)			Mean 4.6/2.6				202

^*Methods include additional treatments besides just SMT.

^**Interpreted from graphs.

NR = Not Reported.