In this Shop Talk, Dr. Chad Cook speaks with Dr. Robert Trager about his systematic review and meta-analysis aiming to identify variables influencing clinicians’ application of spinal manipulative therapy for persistent spine pain after lumbar surgery. Dr. Trager’s paper can be found here.
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