Category: Chiropractic
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The Comparative Effect of Episodes of Chiropractic and Medical Treatment on the Health of Older Adults
This study provides evidence of the comparative effectiveness of chiropractic care relative to medical-only services on the functional health of older adults during acute episodes of back care. Given the literature supporting a minimally effective chiropractic treatment level for back problems, this research provides additional support that such therapeutic levels are indeed beneficial in terms…
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Manipulating the Pain: Chiropractic and Other “Alternative” Treatments for Back Pain – Video
This is a video from the National Institute of Health. You are going to have to be a nerd like me to watch this, but since it is a lecture from a doctor I highly respect, it was easier for me : ) Runtime: 00:57:33 [Watch video]
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Spinal Manipulation vs. Nerve Root Injections
When comparing how patients with MRI confirmed herniated discs with nerve root impingement improved after spinal manipulation and nerve root injections, they found that there were no significant differences in outcomes between nerve root injections and spinal manipulation therapy. When considering direct procedure costs, the average cost of spinal manipulation was slightly less expensive. ~Dr. Broussard…
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Why not everyone with low back pain chooses chiropractic care
J Can Chiropr Assoc. 2013 Mar; 57(1): 6–9. PMCID: PMC3580998 Simon Dagenais, DC, PhD, MSc Introduction It has been estimated that low back pain (LBP) will affect 84% of the general adult population at some point in their life, with 49% reporting some LBP in the previous 6 months, 23% suffering from chronic LBP, and…
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Is Spinal Manipulation an Effective Treatment for Low Back Pain?
Yes: Evidence Shows Benefit in Most Patients JAMES J. ARNOLD, DO, and SHANNON R. EHLERINGER, DO, David Grant Medical Center, Travis Air Force Base, California Am Fam Physician. 2012 Apr 15;85(8):756-758. This is one in a series of pro/con editorials discussing controversial issues in family medicine. Manual manipulation of the spine has been used by clinicians for thousands…
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The Answer Man – Exclusive Clip – Video
This is a brief video clip from the movie THE ANSWER MAN starring Jeff Daniels & Lauren Graham, where Daniels hurt is back and goes to Graham who plays a young chiropractor. YouTube Video
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Chiropractic Education Compared With Medical Education in Primary Care Tasks
…”Chiropractic students performed almost as well as medical students on a test that was designed to measure knowledge of primary care tasks.” Assessment of knowledge of primary care activities in a sample of medical and chiropractic students J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2005 Jun;28(5):336-44. Sandefur R1, Febbo TA, Rupert RL. Abstract OBJECTIVE: To examine the influence…
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Does the “Crack” Heard During My Treatment Improve My Clinical Outcomes
These authors state that the “crack” you hear during your chiropractic adjustments may improve the outcome of an adjustment, but the therapeutic benefits of the audible crack are likely to be more psychological, and not physiological Does an audible release improve the outcome of a chiropractic adjustment? J Can Chiropr Assoc. 2004 Sep; 48(3): 237–239.…
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Patient Satisfaction with Chiropractic Physicians
A chiropractor wanted to find out if patients were satisfied with chiropractic treatment in a chiropractic independent physicians’ association. He mailed questionnaires to some of the patients, and he found that 83.3% of the responses were rated as excellent and that 95.5% of the patients would definitely recommend the provider to others. This article was…