Chiropractic

The analgesic effect of joint mobilization and manipulation in tendinopathy: a narrative review

Journal of Manual & Manipulative Therapy Published online: 26 Mar 2021 Christos Savva ABSTRACT Objective: To summarize the available literature with regards to the potential analgesic effect and mechanism of joint mobilization and manipulation in tendinopathy. Results: The effect of these techniques in rotator cuff tendinopathy and lateral elbow tendinopathy, applied alone, compared to a […]

Malpractice Litigation Involving Chiropractic Spinal Manipulation

World Neurosurgery Available online 23 February 2021 Original article Davis A.Hartnett BS Structured Abstract Objective The objective of this investigation is to evaluate the relationship between chiropractic spinal manipulation and medical malpractice utilizing a legal database. Methods The legal database VerdictSearch was queried using the terms “chiropractor” OR “spinal manipulation” under the classification of “Medical […]

Chiropractic care for pain relief – Harvard Medical School

February 15, 2021 Spinal manipulation primary therapy, but treatment options are expanding Chiropractic is a system of therapy focused on the structure of the body, particularly the spine. Chiropractors manipulate the body’s alignment to relieve pain and improve function and to help the body heal itself. While the mainstay of chiropractic is spinal manipulation, chiropractic […]

Manipulative and manual therapies in the management of patients with prior lumbar surgery: A systematic review

Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice Volume 42, February 2021, 101261 Clinton J. Daniels Highlights •  Three adequately powered randomized clinical trials investigated manual and manipulative therapy (MMT) after lumbar surgery. •  There is moderate evidence that inpatient neural mobilization does not improve outcomes after lumbar surgery. •  Low-level literature is suggestive of MMT being beneficial […]

Why is Chiropractic Sought Out by Millions of Americans?

Millions of patients each year experience pain relief and improved mobility from the care delivered by doctors of chiropractic. Chiropractic has been a healthcare profession for 125 years 1, helping people with back and neck pain, headaches and other types of “neuro-musculoskeletal” pain — while also improving mobility and performance. Today, doctors of chiropractic (DC) […]

Spinal manipulation and perineural electrical dry needling in patients with cervicogenic headache: a multicenter randomized clinical trial

The Spine Journal VOLUME 21, ISSUE 2, P284-295, FEBRUARY 01, 2021 James Dunning, PhD, DPT, MSc Abstract BACKGROUND CONTEXT Spinal manipulation, spinal mobilization, and exercise are commonly used in individuals with cervicogenic headache (CH). Dry needling is being increasingly used in the management of CH. However, questions remain about the effectiveness of these therapies and […]

One Session of Spinal Manipulation Improves the Cardiac Autonomic Control in Patients with Musculoskeletal Pain

A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial Rodrigues, Pedro Teixeira Vidinha MSca; Corrêa, Leticia Amaral MSca; Reis, Felipe José Jandre PhDb; Meziat-Filho, Ney Armando PhDa; Silva, Bruno Moreira PhDc; Nogueira, Leandro Alberto Calazans PhDa,bAuthor Information SPINE: January 25, 2021 doi: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000003962 Abstract Study Design. Three-arm, parallel, randomized, placebo-controlled, assessor-blinded trial. Objective. To compare the immediate effect of manual […]

Chiropractic Commercial Wins an Award

The Telly Awards, founded in 1979 to “honor excellence in video and television across all screens, ” has selected the Foundation for Chiropractic Progress as the gold winner in its General Non-For-Profit Online Commercial Category for 2020. The commercial earned a top Telly Award from among 12,000 plus entries representing all 50 states and five […]

The Fateful Intersection of the AMA, Chiropractic, and Scientology

— Once again, “the enemy of my enemy is my friend” by Howard Wolinsky, Contributing Writer, MedPage Today January 18, 2021 The following is an excerpt from journalist Howard Wolinsky’s new book, Contain and Eliminate: The American Medical Association’s Conspiracy to Destroy Chiropractic. It’s the story of how chiropractors, frustrated by a decades-long AMA campaign to […]

Reporting on the AMA’s War Against Chiropractors

— Journalist Howard Wolinsky discusses his new book, “Contain and Eliminate” by John Gever, Managing Editor, MedPage Today January 18, 2021 It’s no secret that allopathic physicians have long viewed chiropractors with suspicion. But the lengths to which the physicians’ biggest professional organization, the American Medical Association, once went to deprive chiropractors of their livelihoods […]

Effects of spinal manipulative therapy on inflammatory mediators in patients with non-specific low back pain: a non-randomized controlled clinical trial

Chiropr Man Therap. 2021 Jan 8;29(1):3. doi: 10.1186/s12998-020-00357-y. Julita A Teodorczyk-Injeyan Abstract Background: The inflammatory profiles of patients with acute and chronic nonspecific low back pain (LBP) patients are distinct. Spinal manipulative therapy (SMT) has been shown to modulate the production of nociceptive chemokines differently in these patient cohorts. The present study further investigates the […]

Visit Frequency and Outcomes for Patients Using Ongoing Chiropractic Care for Chronic Low-Back and Neck Pain: An Observational Longitudinal Study

Pain Physician. 2021 Jan;24(1):E61-E74. Patricia M Herman Abstract Background: Chronic spinal pain is prevalent and long-lasting. Although provider-based nonpharmacologic therapies, such as chiropractic care, have been recommended, healthcare and coverage policies provide little guidance or evidence regarding long-term use of this care. Objective: To determine the relationships between visit frequency and outcomes for patients using […]

Short-term effects of the traction-manipulation protocol in dizziness intensity and disability in cervicogenic dizziness: a randomized controlled trial

Disability and Rehabilitation Published online: 20 Jan 2021 Andoni Carrasco-Uribarren Abstract Purpose Analyse the short-term effects of traction-manipulation protocol in dizziness and pain intensity and disability, cervical mobility and postural instability. Materials and methods Randomized controlled assessor-blind clinical trial. The traction-manipulation protocol was carried out in the intervention group and compared with a control group […]

Effectiveness of chiropractic manipulation versus sham manipulation for recurrent headaches in children aged 7–14 years

Lynge, S., Dissing, K.B., Vach, W. et al. Effectiveness of chiropractic manipulation versus sham manipulation for recurrent headaches in children aged 7–14 years – a randomised clinical trial. Chiropr Man Therap 29, 1 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12998-020-00360-3 Abstract Background To investigate the effectiveness of chiropractic spinal manipulation versus sham manipulation in children aged 7–14 with recurrent headaches. Methods Design: A two-arm, […]

Influence of Lumbar Mobilizations During the Nordic Hamstring Exercise on Hamstring Measures of Knee Flexor Strength, Failure Point, and Muscle Activity: A Randomized Crossover Trial

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics VOLUME 44, ISSUE 1, P1-13, JANUARY 01, 2021 Paul Chesterton, MSc Abstract Objective The aims of this study were to quantify the effects of spinal mobilization on force production, failure point, and muscle activity of the hamstrings during the Nordic hamstring exercise (NHE), and to explore individual differences in […]

Differences in force-time parameters and electromyographic characteristics of two high-velocity, low-amplitude spinal manipulations following one another in quick succession

Lindsay M. Gorrell, Philip J. Conway & Walter Herzog Chiropractic & Manual Therapies volume 28, Article number: 67 (2020) Abstract Background Spinal manipulative therapy is an effective treatment for neck pain. However, the mechanisms underlying its clinical efficacy are not fully understood. Previous studies have not systematically compared force-time parameters and electromyographic responses associated with […]

Full-Coverage Chiropractic in Medicare: A Proposal to Eliminate Inequities, Improve Outcomes, and Reduce Health Disparities Without Increasing Overall Program Costs

Journal of Chiropractic Humanities Volume 27, December 2020, Pages 29-36 Robert A. Leach DC, MS Abstract Objective The purpose of this article is to discuss evidence that supports the resolution of inequities for Medicare beneficiaries who receive chiropractic care. Discussion Medicare covers necessary examinations, imaging, exercise instruction, and treatments for beneficiaries with back pain when […]

Optimization of Spinal Manipulative Therapy Protocols: A Factorial Randomized Trial Within a Multiphase Optimization Framework

The Journal of Pain Julie M. Fritz Published: December 09, 2020 DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpain.2020.11.008 Highlights Research has typically studied SMT as a unimodal treatment. Clinicians usually provide SMT as part of a multimodal treatment package. We used a factorial randomized trial to develop a multimodal SMT protocol. Disability was improved by combining SMT and multifidus activating exercises. […]

Predicting who responds to spinal manipulative therapy using a short-time frame methodology: Results from a 238-participant study

Maliheh Hadizadeh, Gregory Neil Kawchuk , Narasimha Prasad, Julie M. Fritz Published: November 24, 2020 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0242831 Abstract Background Spinal manipulative therapy (SMT) is among the nonpharmacologic interventions that has been recommended in clinical guidelines for patients with low back pain, however, some patients appear to benefit substantially more from SMT than others. Several investigations have […]

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