Altered Biomechanics and Altered Gait Future Joint Degeneration and Future Back Pain Following the discovery of x-rays in 1895 (by German physicist Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen), x-rays of the spine began to appear in healthcare research and literature. In 1916, Harvard Orthopedic Surgeon Robert W. Lovett, MD, published the third edition of his book Lateral Curvature […]
The Cyclic Nature of Low Back Pain
In April 2025, an important study was published in the journal Medicina, titled (1): Dynamic Cycle of Low Back Pain: A 17-Year, Population-Based Study Analyzing the National Health Insurance Service Data in South Korea The objective of this study was to describe the long-term recurrence patterns and healthcare utilization associated with low back pain (LBP) […]
Non-Specific Low Back Pain
The United States National Library of Medicine (NLM) is the world’s largest biomedical library and the leader in research in computational health informatics (1): “NLM is part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and located in Bethesda, Maryland.” “NLM plays a pivotal role in translating biomedical research […]
Explaining the Chiropractic Adjustment
Comparing and Contrasting the Audible (“Pop, Crack”) to the Non-Audible Adjustment And Clinical Outcomes Chiropractic care does not involve drugs or surgery. Chiropractic care centers around the application of mechanical forces to a patient’s body, and primarily to their spine. Untrained lay practitioners who apply mechanical forces to a patient’s body call such a maneuver […]
A Plausible Theory for Chiropractic Care for Chronic Low Back Pain
A quick browsing of the internet using the search “What is a Scientific Theory” will quickly find responses such as these: A scientific theory is a principle formed to explain things that have already been shown in data. A scientific theory often uses well-substantiated observations, principles, or facts. Scientific theories are reasonable expectations based on […]
Isthmic Spondylolisthesis
When viewing the spinal column from the front or back, ideally it appears straight. When viewing the spinal column from the side, it has 3 curves: the cervical lordosis, the thoracic kyphosis, and the lumbar lordosis. The curves of the spinal column dictate that some of the vertebral bodies will sit on an inclined plane […]
Chiropractic Care and the Upper Cervical Spine
Safety, Effectiveness, Outcomes Biomechanics 101 Humans are both mechanical (they obey the laws of physics) and biological (they obey the laws of biology). The blending of the laws of mechanics and biology are referred to as biomechanics. Humans are biomechanical. A simple concept in biomechanics is that there is a trade-off between mobility and stability. […]
Cervical Angina and Chiropractic Care
Ischemic heart disease is the leading cause of death worldwide. It may also be referred to as coronary artery disease and/or atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. The most up-to-date epidemiological data from the Global Burden of Disease dataset which collates data from a large number of sources, including research studies, hospital registries, and government reports, indicates that […]
Spinal Manipulation and Low Back Pain
The Importance of Convergent Validity The primary reason (63%) patients go to chiropractors is for the management of low back pain (1). The objective of this publication is to assess the efficacy of chiropractic care for low back pain using an evaluation tool called Convergent Validity. The denotation of the concept of Convergent Validity has […]
Understanding Cauda Equina Syndrome
Safety, Concerns, Chiropractic Care A primary care provider (PCP) is a health care provider who provides the first contact for a person with a new health concern. Historically, the primary care provider is a medical doctor (MD), an osteopathic doctor (DO), a physician assistant, certified (PA-C), or an advanced registered nurse practitioner (ARNP). The provider […]
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