X-Rays for Neck Pain?

Low Back “Do”s and “Don’t”s

March 1, 2008 by ChiroTrust

We all know it’s important to maintain good back health by doing things that help strengthen it and avoid the things that cause harm. This is just common sense. But just what are the “things” we need to avoid and what are some simple activities we can do to prevent back problems from occurring in […]

Cervical Spondylosis and Neck Pain

February 18, 2008 by ChiroTrust

British Medical Journal March 10, 2007;334:527-531 Allan I Binder, consultant rheumatologist Presenting Features of Cervical Spondylosis SYMPTOMS * Cervical pain aggravated by movement * Referred pain (occiput, between the shoulder blades, upper limbs) * Retro-orbital or temporal pain (from C1 to C2) * Cervical stiffness—reversible or irreversible * Vague numbness, tingling, or weakness in upper […]

Cervical spine manipulation alters sensorimotor integration: A somatosensory evoked potential study

February 17, 2008 by ChiroTrust

Clinical Neurophysiology February 2007 Feb;118(2):391-402 Haavik-Taylor H, Murphy B OBJECTIVE: To study the immediate sensorimotor neurophysiological effects of cervical spine manipulation using somatosensory evoked potentials (SEPs). METHODS: Twelve subjects with a history of reoccurring neck stiffness and/or neck pain, but no acute symptoms at the time of the study were invited to participate in the […]

Pathophysiological Model for Chronic Low Back Pain

February 16, 2008 by ChiroTrust

Integrating Connective Tissue and Nervous System Mechanisms Medical Hypotheses Volume 68, Issue 1, January 2007, Pages 74-80 Helene M. Langevin and Karen J. Sherman The primary author is from the Department of Neurology, University of Vermont, College of Medicine. FROM ABSTRACT Although chronic low back pain (cLBP) is increasingly recognized as a complex syndrome with […]

Evaluation and Treatment of Posterior Neck Pain in Family Practice

February 15, 2008 by ChiroTrust

The Journal of the American Board of Family Practice 17:S13-S22 (Nov/Dec. 2004) Alan B. Douglass, MD and Edward T. Bope, MD FROM ABSTRACT Neck pain is almost universal and is a common patient complaint. Although the differential diagnosis is extensive, most symptoms are from biomechanical sources, such as axial neck pain, whiplash-associated disorder (WAD), and […]

Long-Term Follow-up of a Randomized Clinical Trial Assessing the Efficacy of Medication, Acupuncture, and Spinal Manipulation for Chronic Mechanical Spinal Pain Syndromes

February 14, 2008 by ChiroTrust

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics January 2005, Volume 28, Number 1 Reinhold Muller, PhD, Lynton G.F. Giles, DC, PhD This study is a follow-up to the study in Spine, July 15, 2003, which showed the short-term superiority of chiropractic adjustment over Celebrex, Vioxx, and acupuncture in treating chronic spine pain. [Giles LGF, Muller R. […]

Chronic Spinal Pain: A Randomized Clinical Trial Comparing Medication, Acupuncture, and Spinal Manipulation

February 13, 2008 by ChiroTrust

Spine July 15, 2003; 28(14):1490-1502 Lynton G. F. Giles, DC, PhD; Reinhold Muller, PhD FROM THE ABSTRACT: Study Design. A randomized controlled clinical trial was conducted. Objective. To compare medication, needle acupuncture, and spinal manipulation for managing chronic (>13 weeks duration) spinal pain because the value of medicinal and popular forms of alternative care for […]

United Kingdom back pain exercise and manipulation (UK BEAM) randomised trial: cost effectiveness of physical treatments for back pain in primary care

February 12, 2008 by ChiroTrust

UK BEAM Trial Team (Andrea Manca) British Medical Journal 329:1381 December 11, 2004 FROM ABSTRACT Objective To assess the cost effectiveness of adding spinal manipulation, exercise classes, or manipulation followed by exercise (“combined treatment”) to “best care” in general practice for patients consulting with low back pain. Design Stochastic cost utility analysis alongside pragmatic randomised […]

Nonoperative Management of Low Back Pain and Lumbar Disc Degeneration

February 11, 2008 by ChiroTrust

An Instructional Course Lecture, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons THE JOURNAL OF BONE AND JOINT SURGERY VOLUME 86-A · NUMBER 8 · AUGUST 2004 BY DARREL S. BRODKE, MD, AND STEPHEN M. RITTER, MD THESE AUTHORS NOTE: Low back pain is often a difficult problem to solve. “There is a paucity of evidence from the […]

Comparative Analysis of Individuals With and Without Chiropractic Coverage

February 10, 2008 by ChiroTrust

Patient Characteristics, Utilization, and Costs Archives of Internal Medicine October 11, 2004;164:1985-1992 Antonio P. Legorreta, MD, MPH; R. Douglas Metz, DC; Craig F. Nelson, DC, MS; Saurabh Ray, PhD; Helen Oster Chernicoff, MD, MSHS; Nicholas A. DiNubile, MD FROM ABSTRACT: Background: Back pain accounts for more than $100 billion in annual US health care costs […]