Category: Chiropractic
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Characteristics of Chiropractic Patients Being Treated for Chronic Low Back and Neck Pain
In general, chiropractic patients were highly-educated, white females with at least partial insurance coverage for chiropractic care. Over 90% reported high satisfaction with their care. Avoiding surgery was the most important reason they chose chiropractic care. ~ Dr. Broussard JMPT July–August, 2018Volume 41, Issue 6, Pages 445–455 Patricia M. Herman, ND, PhD Abstract Objectives Chronic low back…
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Long-term relief from tension-type headache and major depression following chiropractic treatment
In the Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, there is a recent case study that reported the long term relief that a 44-year old school teacher received from her tension-type headaches using chiropractic care. They also mention that she experienced relief from her depression in this article.~ Dr. Broussard Long-term relief from tension-type headache…
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Neck Alignment and the Development of Symptoms
A Straight Cervical Spine Is Related to Disc Degeneration at C7-T1 and Does Not Affect the Development of Symtoms In Healthy People. ~ Dr. Broussard Twenty-year Longitudinal Follow-up MRI Study of Asymptomatic Volunteers: The Impact of Cervical Alignment on Disk Degeneration Clinical Spine Surgery. Publish Ahead of Print():, AUG 2018 DOI: 10.1097/BSD.0000000000000706 , PMID: 30102637…
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What Does Research Reveal About Chiropractic Costs?
Tuesday, July 10, 2018 By Christine Goertz, DC, PhD Those who have listened to me speak about the evolution of chiropractic research over the past 30 years may have already heard me talk about the questions that I am asked most frequently by policy makers regarding what we do and why. Without a doubt, the…
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High Satisfaction With Chiropractic Integration Into Medical Facilities
When chiropractors were integrated into medical facilities such as hospitals and ambulatory care centers, they found that chiropractic services had high value among patients, medical providers, and administration. Patient clinical outcomes, patient satisfaction, provider productivity, and cost offset were identified as markers of clinical success. ~ Dr. Broussard Chiropractic Integration into Private Sector Medical Facilities:…
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Injured veteran credits chiropractic with saving him from opioid addiction
Jane K. Martinez, Contributor Published 7:00 a.m. ET July 10, 2018 SOMERVILLE — At just 19-years-old, Joseph Faro of Bridgewater was robbed of his lifelong dream in the blink of an eye. He tries not to see it that way and, at 27 now, he is adjusting to life as a civilian, future accountant and…
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Neck and Back Pain Prognosis Using Chiropractic Treatment
This paper says you have a 90% chance of being helped with chiropractic treatment for your neck and back problems withing 6 weeks. They also say you have a 10% chance of experiencing a “rapid complete recovery”. ~ Dr. Broussard Long-term trajectories of patients with neck pain and low back pain presenting to chiropractic care:…
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Disc Herniation: Chiropractic Just As Safe as Primary Care
This study out of Canada found that chiropractic care is just as safe as primary care for treating herniated discs. ~ Dr. Broussard Chiropractic care and risk for acute lumbar disc herniation: a population-based self-controlled case series study. Eur Spine J. 2018 Jul;27(7):1526-1537. doi: 10.1007/s00586-017-5325-y. Epub 2017 Oct 16. Hincapié CA, Tomlinson GA, Côté P5,…
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Chiropractic Care Compared to Regular Medical Care for Geriatric Patients
Compared to regular medical care, chiropractic treatments did just as good, and did not cost more, so these authors suggested making chiropractic services available for patient who prefer this type of care at no additional expense. ~ Dr. Broussard Journal of General Internal Medicine Charles Elder pp 1–9 | Cite as Cite this article as:…
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Joint Mobilization Helps Ankle Sprains
This article found that ankle joint mobilization procedures appears to be beneficial for balance and improving range of motion after an ankle sprain. ~ Dr. Broussard Clinical Benefits of Joint Mobilization on Ankle Sprains: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Ishanka Weerasekara Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation July 2018 Volume 99, Issue 7, Pages 1395–1412.e5…