Category: Chiropractic
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CHIROPRACTIC VS SURGERY: What Your Spine Surgeon Hasn’t Told You….
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]
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Opioid Use Lower With Chiropractic Care
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]…
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Spinal manipulative therapy reduces peripheral neuropathic pain in the rat – Video Abstract Included
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…
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Manipulation Produces Better Results Than Mobilization and Other Therapies For Chronic Back Pain
This study compared manipulation and/or mobilization therapies to sham, no treatment, other active therapies, and multimodal therapeutic approaches. The concluded that manipulation appears to produce more pain relief than mobilization, physical therapy and exercise. Manipulation and mobilization for treating chronic low back pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis – Full Text The Spine Journal Ian…
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Manual Therapy for Excessively Crying Infants
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…
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Veteran “feels like a million bucks” Without Opioids, With Alternative Medicine
Posted: Jan 17, 2018 / 05:34 PM EST As some veterans continue to criticize the VA’s decision to wean them off opioids, others are finding relief in alternative treatments, including chiropractic care and acupuncture. At 50 years old, Donavan Jackson says his chronic back pain is much more manageable and no longer debilitating now that…
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Chiropractic Management of Pediatric Constipation
This article documents two pediatric patients with constipation that were treated by chiropractors with manipulation, acupuncture stimulation and dynamic neuromuscular stabilization. The two patients began to see results after the first treatment, ad they finally began to have regular bowel movements as reported by their mother. J Chiropr Med. 2017 Dec;16(4):340-345. doi: 10.1016/j.jcm.2017.06.004. Epub 2017…
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East Meets West, Through Research [Video}
There’s increasing scientific evidence to suggest that alternative therapies, such as acupuncture, chiropractic care and mindfulness, provide more than a placebo response. Through cutting-edge translational research, scientists are providing data that expands our scientific understanding of human health, replacing what has been for centuries mostly anecdotal evidence. Subjecting alternative treatments to such rigorous scientific inquiry…
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Do Chiropractors Help With Scoliosis?
Here is a case report that shows that chiropractic care for a 12 year old girl with scoliosis was successful with 6 months of treatment in reducing her spinal curves. The conclusion of this paper states, “Early chiropractic intervention is recommended in AIS, in view of the fact that scoliosis is at an increased risk…
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Can I Get Chiropractic Treatment After Back Surgery?
In October of 2017, there was an article published to educate clinicians about the benefits of spinal manipulation and therapeutic exercises in cases of post-surgical disc herniation, which is considered a relative contra-indication, successfully used in this case. Sciatica due to disc herniation is one of the most common conditions seen in spine care practices…