Abstract
M.Tech.
This research study was conducted as an unblinded controlled pilot study. The aim of this research was to investigate the effects of spinal manipulation in conjunction with proprioceptive rehabilitation on proprioceptive ability with regards to balance in
patients with mechanical low back pain. Candidates for the research were recruited through advertisements in the local newspapers, posters put up at the Technikon Witwatersrand Doornfontein Campus as well as at the Technikon Witwatersrand Day Clinic. Candidates that fitted the selection criteria were selected to participate and were randomly divided into three groups. Each group consisted of 10 patients. Group A received chiropractic manipulation of the lumbar spine and sacroiliac joints ...