Vertigo is defined as: “a condition in which somebody feels a sensation of whirling or tilting that causes a loss of balance.” To describe the sensation of vertigo, patients often use words such as dizziness, giddiness, unsteadiness, or lightheadedness. The neurological vertigo center is called the vestibular nucleus. The vestibular nucleus is located in the […]
Chiropractic For Spinal Pain
A Comparison With Other Disciplines For Satisfaction, Costs, and Effectiveness Consumer Reports is a monthly consumer advocacy magazine with a circulation of about 4,000,000 subscribers. Its first issue appeared in January 1936. Consumer Reports publishes reviews and comparisons of consumer products and services based on reporting and results from its in-house testing laboratory. Its annual […]
Whiplash Injury and the Use of the Cervical Collar
Chronic neck pain ascribed to whiplash injury is a significant and costly problem. The longest study assessing the long-term effects of whiplash injury resulting from a motor vehicle collision showed that 55% of the participants had residual sequelae 17 years later (8). Most of these patients were continuing to receive some type of ongoing treatment. […]
A Review of the Life and Science of Ruth Jackson, MD
Dr. Ruth Jackson had such an accomplished life that shortly after her death in 1994 she was profiled in both the American Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (1) in 1995 and in the Iowa Orthopedic Journal in 2001 (3). Dr. Jackson’s profile in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery was simply titled: RUTH […]
Whiplash Injuries
Prognosis, Chronic Pain, and Treatment Options A Review of Studies by Martin Gargan, MD and Gordon Bannister, MD Two of the most published physicians on the topic of outcomes from whiplash trauma are Martin Gargan and Gordon Bannister from the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom. Dr. Gargan is a specialist in pediatric orthopedic […]
Meniere’s Disease and the Cervical Spine
Meniere’s Disease was first described by Prosper Meniere in 1861. Dr. Meniere was a French physician who focused on diseases of the ear after securing the position of physician-in-chief at the Institute for Deaf-Mutes in Paris. Dr. Meniere died in 1862 at the age of 63. Meniere’s disease is a disease of the inner ear, […]
Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction
Perhaps the best reference book pertaining to the jaw is the 1991 text by Andrew Kaplan, DMD and Leon Assael, DMD, titled Temporomandibular Disorders, Diagnosis and Treatment (1). This book has 31 distinguished contributing authors, 35 chapters, and 754 pages. Dr. Kaplan’s credentials include: Director, Temporomandibular Disorder/Facial Pain Clinic, The Mount Sinai HospitalAssistant Clinical Professor, […]
Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs, Side Effects, and Two Alternatives
In 1935, Swedish physiologist Ulf von Euler isolated a biologically active compound from seminal fluid. He named the compound “prostaglandin” because he believed it was derived from the prostate gland. It is now known that prostaglandins are made in tissues throughout the body. [As an interesting side-note, von Euler (and colleagues) was awarded the Nobel […]
Discussions on Contemporary Trends in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Low Back Pain
In February 2008, Brook Martin, MPH, and colleagues published an article in the Journal of the American Medical Association titled Expenditures and Health Status Among Adults With Back and Neck Problems This article evaluated the inpatient, outpatient, emergency department, and pharmacy expenditures related to back and neck problems in the United States from 1997 through […]
The Cervical Spine’s Role in Back Pain
One of the best reference books pertaining to the spine is appropriately titled: The Spine The editors of The Spine are Richard Rothman, MD, PhD, and Frederick Simeone, MD. When the second edition of their book was published in 1982, Dr. Rothman was a Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, The University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, […]
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