Features Notes People Issue 3 . . . Oh, my aching back Persons who suffer from low back pain are being sought for a research study conducted by UCI and the Los Angeles College of Chiropractic. The goal of the federally funded study is to investigate which therapies provide the most cost-effective treatment of back pain.
Treatments being examined include chiropractic manipulation, muscle therapy and patient education.
Study subjects will receive thorough evaluations of their back problems and three weeks of treatment free of charge. A call for proposals has been issued for the 1997-98 academic year by the University of California Pacific Rim Research Program . Proposals, which may be from any discipline, should be collaborative and address questions that contribute to an understanding of the region as a whole. Interdisciplinary projects are preferred. Applications will be accepted from UC academic appointees eligible for principal investigator status and from graduate students.