Category: Chiropractic

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…

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…

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…

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…