Category: Chiropractic
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BACK PAIN: A Global Problem – Can Chiropractors Help?
Providing care to people with low back pain is core business for the chiropractic profession, and low back pain is the most common presenting symptom to chiropractors in all parts of the globe. The main message of these papers support an evidence-based chiropractic approach as a reasonable first line approach for patients with low back…
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Chiropractic Type Treatments Should Be Added to TMJ Care
This article suggests adding high-velocity, low-amplitude manipulation of the upper part of the neck with neck exercises to a treatment plan for tempromandibular joint problems. ~ Dr. Broussard Spinal high-velocity low-amplitude manipulation with exercise in women with chronic temporomandibular disorders Manuelle Medizin June 2018, Volume 56, Issue 3, pp 230–238 A randomized controlled trial comparing…
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Low Back Pain: Should MDs Recommend Chiropractic Care?
Arefa Cassoobhoy, MD, MPH DISCLOSURES June 18, 2018 Hello. I’m Dr Arefa Cassoobhoy, a practicing internist, Medscape advisor, and senior medical director for WebMD. Welcome to Morning Report, our 1-minute news story for primary care. With as many as 1 in 5 adults suffering from low back pain, it’s imperative that we find nondrug options to relieve…
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The Horns Have Retracted: The Value of a Mandate and the Remarkable Ascent of Chiropractic in the VA
| John Weeks, Integrator June 15, 2018 In 2000, under a Congressional mandate requiring the Veteran’s Administration to open its doors to chiropractors, a committee of principally VA medical staff and chiropractors was convened to guide the introduction. “The first thing that happened,” recalled Reed Phillips, DC, MSCM, PhD, “was that when we all saw…
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Noninvasive, Drug-Free Treatment for Chronic Pain
Chronic low back pain: At short term, massage, yoga, and psychological therapies (primarily Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) (strength of evidence [SOE]: moderate) and exercise, acupuncture, spinal manipulation, and multidisciplinary rehabilitation (SOE: low) were associated with slight improvements in function compared with usual care or inactive controls. Except for spinal manipulation, these interventions also improved pain. Effects…
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Spinal Mobilization Helps To Redistribute The Fluids In Discs
One of the ways chiropractic treatment helps to reduce back pain is how it re-distributes the fluids within the disc that is causing the pain. ~ Dr. Broussard Sci Rep. 2018; 8: 8281. Published online 2018 May 29. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-26697-7 PMCID: PMC5974269 PMID: 29844484 Short-term increase in discs’ apparent diffusion is associated with pain and mobility improvements after spinal…
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Reduce Your Risk of Adverse Drug Events By Using Chiropractic Treatment For Back Pain
This study seems to suggest that it is possible that people who see chiropractors for their back pain have less adverse drug events than people who don’t go to the chiropractor for their back pain issues. ~ Dr. Broussard Association Between Utilization of Chiropractic Services for Treatment of Low Back Pain and Risk of Adverse…
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More Evidence That Spinal Manipulation Improves Function For Back Pain Patients
This study concluded, “There is moderate-quality evidence that manipulation and mobilization are likely to reduce pain and improve function for patients with chronic low back pain; manipulation appears to produce a larger effect than mobilization. Both therapies appear safe.” ~ Dr. Broussard Manipulation and mobilization for treating chronic low back pain: a systematic review and…
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Laser Plus Chiropractic is Better than Laser Alone For Chronic Back Pain
If you are getting laser treatment for your back pain, consider adding spinal manipulation and exercises. ~ Dr. Broussard Spinal manipulation combined with laser therapy is more beneficial than laser therapy alone in chronic non-specific low back pain. A randomized controlled study Eur J Phys Rehabil Med. 2018 Apr 24. doi: 10.23736/S1973-9087.18.05005-0. [Epub ahead of…
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Canadian doc helped Finau to Masters finish
By Bob Weeks Apr 12, 2018 It was likely the most famous ankle on social media last week, and possibly ever. When Tony Finau rolled his foot celebrating a hole-in-one in the Par 3 contest at the Masters, golf fans cringed in horror as his leg popped out of the joint. They cringed again even…