Many patients report relief from chronic constipation following manipulation of the low-back, usually for a primary complaint of back pain. In many cases, the constipation existed for months or years before the back pain problem, but resolved when normal function was restored in the lumbar spine.

There are now 3 studies reporting that manipulation can help the remission or healing of the duodenal ulcer.4-6 The most recent study found that healing took an average of 16.4 days in the manipulation group - 10 days and 40% faster than the average 25.7 days in the medical group.