Chiropractic

Immediate Changes After Manual Therapy in Resting-State Functional Connectivity as Measured by fMRI in Participants With Induced Low Back Pain

J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2014 Oct 2. pii: S0161-4754(14)00171-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2014.09.001. [Epub ahead of print] Immediate Changes After Manual Therapy in Resting-State Functional Connectivity as Measured by Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Participants With Induced Low Back Pain. Gay CW1, Robinson ME, George SZ3, Perlstein WM4, Bishop MD5. Abstract OBJECTIVE: The purposes of this study […]

Adverse Events Due to Chiropractic and Other Manual Therapies for Infants and Children: A Review of the Literature.

Todd AJ J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2014 Oct 30. pii: S0161-4754(14)00178-X. doi: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2014.09.008. [Epub ahead of print] Abstract OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to review the literature for cases of adverse events in infants and children treated by chiropractors or other manual therapists, identifying treatment type and if a preexisting pathology was present. […]

Manipulating the Pain: Chiropractic and Other “Alternative” Treatments for Back Pain (Video)

Manipulating the Pain: Chiropractic and Other “Alternative” Treatments for Back Pain Sep 29, 2014 Lecturer:  Richard A. Deyo, M.D., M.P.H. Credits: 1 Cost: Free Learning Objectives Describe at least three methodological challenges in studying complementary, alternative, or integrative treatments for low back pain. Describe the overall results of randomized trials of chiropractic manipulation, acupuncture, and massage for low back pain. […]

Chiropractic Assistants

A new online group has been created for all CAs and DCs to help one another with every aspect of running a professional and busy chiropractic office. Best of all, the “Chiropractic Assistant’s” forum is a FREE resource. No sales pitches, no spam, no infighting or flame wars, makes the “Chiropractic Assistant’s” forum better than […]

Choosing a Team Chiropractor

Roxanne Caron, BSEd, MEd, DC, ATC, LAT Athletic Training and Sports Health Care September/October 2014 – Volume 6 · Issue 5: 203-205 DOI: 10.3928/19425864-20140916-12 Adding a chiropractor to a sports medicine team is an important decision. The first step is to determine whether the chiropractor will be equal to or report to the team medical […]

The effect of a mandibular advancement appliance on cervical lordosis in patients with TMD and cervical pain

Cranio. 2014 Oct;32(4):275-82. doi: 10.1179/0886963414Z.00000000038. Epub 2014 Apr 14. The effect of a mandibular advancement appliance on cervical lordosis in patients with TMD and cervical pain. Santander H, Zúñiga C, Miralles R, Valenzuela S, Santander MC, Gutiérrez MF, Córdova R. Abstract AIMS: A preliminary study to compare cervical lordosis by means of cervical cephalometric analysis, […]

Assessment of skin blood flow following spinal manual therapy

Man Ther. 2014 Sep 10. pii: S1356-689X(14)00177-5. doi: 10.1016/j.math.2014.08.011. [Epub ahead of print] Assessment of skin blood flow following spinal manual therapy: A systematic review. Zegarra-Parodi Abstract Skin blood flow (SBF) indexes have been used to describe physiological mechanisms associated with spinal manual therapy (SMT). The aims of the current review were to assess methods […]

Assessing the change in attitudes, knowledge, and perspectives of medical students towards chiropractic after an educational intervention

J Chiropr Educ. 2014 Sep 19. [Epub ahead of print] Assessing the change in attitudes, knowledge, and perspectives of medical students towards chiropractic after an educational intervention* Wong JJ, Di Loreto L, Kara A, Yu K, Mattia A, Soave D, Weyman K, Kopansky-Giles D. Abstract Objective : We assessed the change in attitudes, knowledge, and […]

Chiropractors’ attitudes toward drug prescription rights: a narrative review

Peter C Emary and Kent J Stuber Chiropractic & Manual Therapies 2014, 22:34 doi:10.1186/s12998-014-0034-7 Published: 24 September 2014 Abstract (provisional) BackgroundThe right to prescribe drugs remains a contentious issue within the chiropractic profession. Nevertheless, drug prescription by manual therapy providers is currently an important topic. Notably, physiotherapists in the United Kingdom were recently granted limited […]

What about OMT and nutrition for managing the irritable bowel syndrome? An overview and treatment plan

Explore (NY) . 2014 Sep-Oct;10(5):309-18. doi: 10.1016/j.explore.2014.06.005. Epub 2014 Jun 19. Luca Collebrusco 1, Rita Lombardini 2 PMID: 25224307 DOI: 10.1016/j.explore.2014.06.005 Abstract A chronic continuous or intermittent gastrointestinal tract dysfunction, the irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), appears to be due to dysregulation of brain-gut-microbiota communication. Furthermore, the “microbiota” greatly impacts the bi-directional brain-gut axis communication. This […]

Short-Term Effect of Spinal Manipulation on Pain Perception, Spinal Mobility, and Full Height Recovery in Male Subjects With Degenerative Disk Disease: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2014 Sep;95(9):1613-9. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2014.05.002. Epub 2014 May 24. Felipe Vieira-Pellenz, PT, PhD Abstract Objective To evaluate the short-term effect on spinal mobility, pain perception, neural mechanosensitivity, and full height recovery after high-velocity, low-amplitude (HVLA) spinal manipulation (SM) in the lumbosacral joint (L5-S1). Design Randomized, double-blind, controlled clinical trial with evaluations at […]

Case misclassification in studies of spinal manipulation and arterial dissection

J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2014 Sep;23(8):2031-2035. doi: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2014.03.007. Epub 2014 Jul 30. Cai X, Razmara A, Paulus JK, Switkowski K, Fariborz PJ, Goryachev SD, D’Avolio L, Feldmann E, Thaler DE. Abstract BACKGROUND: Spinal manipulation has been associated with cervical arterial dissection and stroke but a causal relationship has been questioned by population-based studies. Earlier studies […]

Evidence-Based Recommendations for Chiropractic Care of Older Adults (With References)

Annual Research Issue: Using Research to Defend Chiropractic: Medicare Edition Story Source By Dr Daniel Redwood, DC The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act includes transparency provisions requiring the federal government to publicly disclose data on all payments by Medicare to healthcare providers. On April 9, 2014, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) […]

Tips on How to Grow a Successful Chiropractic Practice – E Book

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Changes in pain perception after pelvis manipulation in women with primary dysmenorrhea: a randomized controlled trial

Pain Med. 2014 Sep;15(9):1455-63. doi: 10.1111/pme.12404. Epub 2014 Mar 25. Molins-Cubero S1, Rodríguez-Blanco C, Oliva-Pascual-Vaca A, Heredia-Rizo AM, Boscá-Gandía JJ, Ricard F. Abstract OBJECTIVE: This study aims to evaluate the immediate effect of a global pelvic manipulation (GPM) technique, bilaterally applied, on low back pelvic pain in women with primary dysmenorrhea (PD). DESIGN: A prospective, […]

Ultrasound Imaging of the Presence of Intra-articular Gas Bubbles After Chiropractic Manipulation

ULTRASOUND IMAGING OF THE TRAPEZIOMETACARPAL ARTICULAR CAVITY TO INVESTIGATE THE PRESENCE OF INTRAARTICULAR GAS BUBBLES AFTER CHIROPRACTIC MANIPULATION Allan R. Jones, MT Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the presence of intraarticular gas bubbles in the trapeziometacarpal joint cavity after chiropractic manipulation with audible cavitation and to assess the state of the […]

Short-Term Effect of Spinal Manipulation on Pain Perception, Spinal Mobility, and Full Height Recovery in Male Subjects With Degenerative Disk Disease – Full Text

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Volume 95, Issue 9, Pages 1613–1619, September 2014 Felipe Vieira-Pellenz, PT, PhD Abstract Objective To evaluate the short-term effect on spinal mobility, pain perception, neural mechanosensitivity, and full height recovery after high-velocity, low-amplitude (HVLA) spinal manipulation (SM) in the lumbosacral joint (L5-S1). Design Randomized, double-blind, controlled clinical trial with […]

Canadian Chiropractic Guideline Initiative: progress to date

André Bussières, DC, MSc, PhD J Can Chiropr Assoc. 2014 Sep; 58(3): 215–219.   Background The Canadian Chiropractic Guideline Initiative (CCGI) is operating at full speed. On behalf of the dedicated clinicians, researchers, academics, and leaders in the chiropractic profession contributing to the success of the CCGI, it gives me great pleasure to share our […]

Treating Back-Related Leg Pain With Spinal Manipulation and Home Exercise

Ann Intern Med. 2014;161(6):I-15. doi:10.7326/P14-9031 What is the problem and what is known about it so far? Back-related leg pain (BRLP), such as sciatica, is often disabling and causes more work loss, medication use, and health-related costs than uncomplicated low back pain. Nonpharmacologic interventions, including spinal manipulation, exercise, and education promoting self-management, are increasingly recommended as […]

Chiropractic and Stroke: A Review of the 2014 AHA Report – by Tom Souza – VIDEO

Chiropractic and Stroke: A Review of the 2014 AHA Report Tom Souza | Dean of Academic Affairs | Palmer College of Chiropractic Dr. Souza’s website is Coffee Break U Published on Sep 16, 2014 This review includes a discussion of not only the 2014 AHA recommendations regarding cervical manipulation but also addresses issues related to […]