SYMPTOMATIC, MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING-CONFIRMED CERVICAL DISK HERNIATION PATIENTS: A COMPARATIVE-EFFECTIVENESS PROSPECTIVE OBSERVATIONAL STUDY OF 2 AGE- AND SEX-MATCHED COHORTS TREATED WITH EITHER IMAGING-GUIDED INDIRECT CERVICAL NERVE ROOT INJECTIONS OR SPINAL MANIPULATIVE THERAPY

摘要

Objective: The purpose of this study was to compare the outcomes of overall improvement, pain reduction, and treatment costs in matched patients with symptomatic, magnetic resonance imaging-confirmed cervical disk herniations treated with either spinal manipulative therapy (SMT) or imaging-guided cervical nerve root injection blocks (CNRI).