Provided By Foundation for Chiropractic Education and Research by means of a restricted grant from the National Chiropractic Mutual Insurance Company Background Hypertension is a significant health problem in the United States, with as many as one in four adults affected. It is the number one risk factor for stroke and one of three major risk factors for cardiovascular disease. Further, it has been reported that spinal manipulation may have a blood pressure lowering effect, although studies have been few, small, and mostly uncontrolled. The study is a randomized, parallel design coordinated from the University of Minnesota and carried out in four chiropractic offices.
Chiropractic care is provided to patients by field clinicians.
Project Status Complete Publication Status Manuscript has been submitted for publication to the New England Journal of Medicine, 2000.