BMJ 2005;330:674 (19 March), doi:10.1136/bmj.330.7492.674-b
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United Kingdom back pain exercise and manipulation (UK BEAM) trial
Manipulation alone costs more than other options so why is it recommended?
EDITOR—It is not clear why the UK Beam Trial Team recommends manipulation alone for back pain because it costs more per quality adjusted life year (QALY) than exercise and manipulation combined and even slightly more than exercise alone.1 The average effect of exercise and manipulation combined is also larger than the other two in absolute terms.
Timothy R Church, associate professor
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA trc{at}cccs.umn.edu
Competing interests: None declared.
References
- UK BEAM Trial Team. United Kingdom back pain exercise and manipulation (UK BEAM) randomised trial: cost effectiveness of physical treatments for back pain in primary care. BMJ
2004;329: 1381-5. (11 December.)
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