Good News For Back Pain in Murfreesboro: Chiropractic and Older Adults Are A Great Match.
For older adults on the fence about chiropractic care, a new research study provides exactly the reassurance you've been looking for. A 2026 systematic review published in Chiropractic & Manual Therapies (1) took a deep dive into the safety of chiropractic treatment particularly for adults over 55, and what they found may surprise you.
THE NUMBERS DON'T LIE
The research team screened over 2,200 studies, carefully picking out 25 high-quality articles that followed real older adult patients through their chiropractic spinal manipulation treatment. Out of 412 recorded treatment-related events, the overwhelming majority were mild to moderate — events like temporary muscle soreness, some stiffness, or occasional lightheadedness. And the takeaway that matters most? Zero catastrophic adverse events. Not one. That's a result worth celebrating.
CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY? SCIENCE HAS YOUR BACK.
It's no secret that many older adults hesitate to try chiropractic care, fearing it may be too forceful or hard on an aging body. The research just doesn't back that up. This is a body of evidence regarding thousands of treatments in an older adult population that often arrives in the chiropractor’s office like ours at Most Chiropractic Clinic already suffering with bak and neck pain, arthritis, and complex health histories. It highlighted that chiropractic care is never one-size-fits-all — particularly for older patients, where gentler, customized approaches - like ours here at Most Chiropractic Clinic that includes Cox® Technic - are the standard of care. Rest easy knowing that Most Chiropractic Clinic in Murfreesboro offers skilled, compassionate chiropractic care — with the gentle, experienced hands your aging spine will appreciate.
GETTING TO THE RIGHT PROVIDER MATTERS.
Listen to this Podcast with Dr. Kurt Olding on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he illustrates the innovative new method designed to help back pain patients link up with the right provider via a "primary spine care specialist" program. The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management would fit that program quite well with its gentle delivery of treatment — and it just might be the answer your spine has been waiting for.
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