Osteopathic Manipulative Therapy Shows Promise for Improving Postdiskectomy Recovery.

The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association October 2015 | Vol 115 | No. 10 because the change was less than 25%, the cutoff for clinical relevancy. The authors conclude that this finding adds to the building evidence for the safety of cervical spine manipulation with regard to vertebral artery derangement. As a contributor in the past decade to the American Osteopathic Association’s efforts to evaluate the safety and efficacy of cervical manipulation, I believe the safety issue is well established. (doi:10.7556/jaoa.2015.128)