Category: Chiropractic

At this time, chiropractors should not say that their treatments have an effect in primary prevention or secondary primary prevention of diseases.  If we want to focus on prevention, I think we should focus on the musculoskeletal system.   This article concludes, “We found no evidence in the literature of an effect of chiropractic treatment…

The cracking sound is due to the formation of a gas bubble within the joint during spinal manipulation. In this study, only 9% of the people asked about the cracking sound, got it correct.  About half of those asked thought the sound was a re-positioning of the bone which is incorrect.   If you want…

Out of 697 children receiving 5,242 treatments, with an 85% improvement reported by the parents, there was an approximate 1 child out of 100 that had a reaction; however, there were no serious complications out of all 5,242 treatments. At the bottom of this article, I included a description of the  reactions of the children…

Did you know researchers found that chiropractic care provided the same benefit as surgery for patients who were suffering from a herniated disc? [video_player type=”youtube” style=”1″ dimensions=”560×315″ width=”560″ height=”315″ align=”center” margin_top=”0″ margin_bottom=”20″ ipad_color=”black”]aHR0cHM6Ly95b3V0dS5iZS8tZXJYSkI5QWJuaw==[/video_player]

This study concluded that the likelihood of filling a prescription for an opioid drug was significantly lower for people getting treatment with chiropractors. ~ Dr. Broussard Association Between Utilization of Chiropractic Services for Treatment of Low-Back Pain and Use of Prescription Opioids. J Altern Complement Med. 2018 Feb 22. doi: 10.1089/acm.2017.0131. [Epub ahead of print]…

Medical studies sometimes begin using animal models, such as this, then they may try to move on to using human subjects to see if spinal manipulation works for neuropathic pain in the human ~ Dr. Broussard Neuroreport. 2018 Feb 7;29(3):191-196. doi: 10.1097/WNR.0000000000000949. Onifer SM1, Sozio RS1, DiCarlo DM1, Li Q1, Donahue RR2, Taylor BK2, Long CR1. Abstract Spinal manipulative therapy, including low-velocity…

This study concluded that there were small benefits to using manual therapy, but it was not clear if the benefits seen were actually meaningful to the parents, and it was relatively safe. BMJ Open. 2018 Jan 24;8(1):e019040. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-019040. Manual therapy for unsettled, distressed and excessively crying infants: a systematic review and meta-analyses. Carnes D…