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Changes in biochemical markers following a spinal manipulation - a systematic review update.

Kovanur Sampath K, Treffel L, P Thomson O, Rodi JD, Fleischmann M, Tumilty S

The Journal of manual & manipulative therapy6 Sept 2023Cited by 12 (Europe PMC)

Summary

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Results from this study1

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Natural levels measured1

These results measure the body's own peptide. Nobody was given the peptide. They are not evidence about taking it. They are left out of key results, evidence counts and charts.

  1. 01HumanEndogenous levelSystematic reviewMechanism

    In healthy and symptomatic people, very low-quality evidence showed that spinal manipulation did not influence oxytocin levels.

    In plain wordsVery weak evidence suggests spinal manipulation did not change the body's own oxytocin levels.

    Peptide
    Oxytocin
    Outcome
    No significant changeOxytocin level after spinal manipulation
    Study

    n: not reported in source

    Outcome group
    Receptor activity and mechanism · Endocrine and hormones

    Source sentences

    Summary
    There was also very low-quality evidence that spinal manipulation does not influence substance-P, neurotensin, oxytocin, orexin-A, testosterone and epinephrine/nor-epinephrine.
    1 context sentence
    Summary · context
    Various databases were searched (inception till May 2023) and fifteen trials (737 participants) that met the inclusion criteria were included in the review.

    This result measures the body's own Oxytocin. Nobody was given the peptide. It is not evidence about taking it.

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Version history

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  1. Version 2Current

    11 Oct 2026, 00:50 UTC

    Study results updated

  2. Version 1

    9 Oct 2026, 02:49 UTC

    First added · source update from Europe PMC

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