Spinal Manipulation: Then vs Now 15 years ago, manipulation was sold as “putting joints back in place.” 👉 Same techniques. Outdated story. Today, the evidence is clear: ✅ HVLA works through neurophysiological effects (descending pain control, sensorimotor changes) – not bone realignment. ✅ The pop isn’t the point — cavitation ≠ better outcomes. ✅ Benefits are usually short-term, and strongest when combined with exercise, education & load management. Why it matters: As clinicians, we have to: ✔️

Spinal manipulation cannot structurally straighten scoliosis. Scoliosis is a three-dimensional spinal deformity that is defined and tracked using measures like the Cobb angle. A quick manual thrust may change how someone feels in the short term, but it does not have good evidence for producing meaningful, durable change in the actual curve. The best available reviews on spinal manipulative therapy in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis consistently come to the same place: the evidence base is limite

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