Mathews, RobertMyburgh, Cornelius2017-11-152017-11-15199837028http://hdl.handle.net/10321/2802A dissertation submitted in partial compliance with the requirements for the Master's Degree in Technology: Chiropractic at Technikon Natal, Durban, South Africa, 1998.The absence oftested theory has resulted in the continued variation of treatment protocols in the treatment of mechanical low back pain. This study was designed to determine the relative effectiveness of specific passive mobilization versus spinal manipulation in the treatment of uncomplicated mechanical low back pain. It was hypothesized that both spinal manipulative therapy and specific passive mobilization would be effective, but that manipulation would be significantly more effective in terms of objective and subjective findings, over the same two week treatment period97 penChiropracticCervical vertebraeSpinal adjustmentThesishttps://doi.org/10.51415/10321/2802