Systematic reviews show thoracic spinal adjustments help neck pain in the short term, reducing pain and disability. Some found thoracic adjustments beat mobilization and exercise alone, though cervical adjustments worked about as well. Both approaches match what clinicians see in practice.
Because every single systematic review said thoracic adjustments help neck pain. I'll say that again. Every single systematic review said thoracic adjustments help neck pain. Specifically short term pain relief, short term disability improvements, and sometimes better range of motion as well. Some reviews had even showed that thoracic adjustments were superior to thoracic mobilization, that thoracic adjustments were superior to standard care, and that thoracic adjustments were superior to exercise alone, but usually equal to cervical adjustments. Probably no surprise there. So thoracic adjustments work. Cervical adjustments work. Both help, and that is what we see clinically, and I think you see clinically each and every day in your practice.
