NICE Guidelines Regarding Low Back Pain & Sciatica

NICE guidelines regarding low back pain and sciatica (Clinical guidelines, NG59 – Issued: Nov. 2016)

Consider manual therapy (spinal manipulation, mobilisation or soft tissue techniques such as massage) for managing low back pain with or without sciatica, but only as part of a treatment package including exercise, with or without psychological therapy.

Spinal manipulation is part of the package of care that chiropractors offer and, by including this within the guidelines, it will hopefully increase accessibility to these beneficial treatments.