Feasibility study of short-term effects of chiropractic manipulation on older adults with impaired balance

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Published online 2007. doi: 10.1016/j.jcme.2007.08.002

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Table 4

Comparison of BBS, OLST, DHI, and PDI baseline (V0) and end point (V16) scores for all patients, ordered by baseline BBS score (n = 11)

	BBS^a			OLST^a			PDI^b			DHI^b
ID	V 0	V 16	V0-V16	V0	V16	V0-V16	V0	V16	V0-V16	V0	V16	V0-V16
Chiropractic Group
29	34	50	16	3	2	−1	39	29	−10	80	68	−12
47	39	40	1	2	1	1	36	38	2	8	40	32
95^c	42	(37)	(−5)	1	(1)	(0)	16	(8)	(−8)	48	(48)	(0)
11	42	52	10	2	1	−1	14	2	−12	12	6	−6
67	44	53	9	2	4	2	1	2	1	4	12	8
01	50	53	3	8	13	−5	41	29	−12	42	44	2

Exercise Group
85	41	41	0	2	2	0	0	1	1	24	26	2
71^d	42	.	.	2	–	–	56	.	.	68	.	.
79	44	47	3	2	1	−1	7	7	0	6	6	0
56^d	45	.	.	1	–	–	41	–	–	38	–	–
27	47	49	2	5	5	0	16	12	−4	10	2	−8

Patients are listed in order of baseline BBS score (possible range, 0-56).

^aHigher scores indicate increased function.

^bHigher scores indicate decreased function (increased handicap).

^cThis patient dropped out after V14; scores in parentheses are her V8 scores.

^dThese patients dropped out after V0.