A Retrospective Study in a Chiropractic Teaching Clinic Joyce E. Miller, DC Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics Volume 31, Issue 6 , Pages 419-423, July 2008 Abstract Objective The purpose of this study is to identify any adverse effects to chiropractic care occurring in the pediatric patient and to evaluate the risk of complications […]
J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2008 Jul-Aug;31(6):419-23. doi: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2008.06.002. Miller JE1, Benfield K. Abstract OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study is to identify any adverse effects to chiropractic care occurring in the pediatric patient and to evaluate the risk of complications arising in the pediatric patient resulting from chiropractic care. METHODS: A 3-year retrospective study of […]
John Zhang, MD, PhD Journal of Chiropractic Medicine Volume 7, Issue 2 , Pages 59-65, June 2008 Abstract Objective This randomized controlled study was designed to determine the pain-relieving effect of Biofreeze (Performance Health Inc., Export, PA) body surface application and chiropractic adjustments on subjects with acute low back pain (LBP). Methods The data were […]
Thiel, Haymo W. DC, PhD Spine: 1 October 2007 – Volume 32 – Issue 21 – pp 2375-2378 Abstract Study Design. Prospective national survey. Objective. To estimate the risk of serious and relatively minor adverse events following chiropractic manipulation of the cervical spine by a sample of U.K. chiropractors. Summary of Background Data. The risk […]
Erland Pettman, PT, MCSP, MCPA, FCAMT, COMT J Man Manip Ther. 2007; 15(3): 165–174. Abstract Manipulative therapy has known a parallel development throughout many parts of the world. The earliest historical reference to the practice of manipulative therapy in Europe dates back to 400 BCE. Over the centuries, manipulative interventions have fallen in and out of favor […]
J Chiro Med Volume 7, Issue 2, Pages 66-70 (June 2008) http://www.journalchiromed.com/article/S0899-3467(08)00029-3/abstract Peter J. Tuchin, GradDipChiro, DipOHS, PhD Received 4 June 2007; received in revised form 18 February 2008; accepted 25 February 2008. Abstract Objective To present a case study of migraine sufferer who had a dramatic improvement after chiropractic spinal manipulative therapy (CSMT). Clinical […]
J.M. Menke Journal of the Arizona-Nevada Academy of Sciences 01/2007; 39:99-111. ABSTRACT A previous study using frequentist analytic methods on a single cohort showed no difference in forty-one patients under chiropractic management for mild or early stage scoliosis. The grantor requested a re-analysis. Plain film radiographs of 41 children and adolescents were re-measured by Risser-Ferguson […]
Hayes NM J Am Osteopath Assoc. 2006 Oct;106(10):605-8. Abstract CONTEXT: Although studies have been published documenting the safety and efficacy of osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) in adults, no studies exist documenting the safety of OMT in pediatric patients. OBJECTIVE: To determine the incidence of iatrogenesis (ie, aggravations and complications) derived from OMT in the pediatric […]
J Pain. 2006 Aug;7(8):602-7. Sluka KA1, Skyba DA, Radhakrishnan R, Leeper BJ, Wright A. Abstract Joint mobilization is a common treatment used by healthcare professions for management of a variety of painful conditions, including inflammatory joint and muscle pain. We hypothesized that joint mobilization would reduce the bilateral hyperalgesia induced by muscle and joint inflammation. […]
Angela Kargus J Amer Chiropr Assoc 2006 July;43(5):26-27 Chiropractic is widely recognized as one of the safest drug-free, non-invasive therapies available for the treatment of back pain, neck pain, joint pain of the arms or legs, headaches, and other neuromusculoskeletal complaints. Although chiropractic has an excellent safety record, no health treatment is completely free of potential adverse effects. The […]
Cesar Fernandez de las Penas Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies (2005) 9, 109–119 Abstract Introduction: There are many therapeutic approaches aimed at treating the clinical syndrome resulting from whiplash injury. However, there seems to be little agreement between therapists as to the ideal treatment for these patients. Spinal manipulation/mobilization and soft tissue mobilization techniques […]
Julie M Fritz BMC Family Practice 2005, 6:29 doi:10.1186/1471-2296-6-29 Published: 14 July 2005 Journal Reference Abstract Background Patients with low back pain are frequently encountered in primary care. Although a specific diagnosis cannot be made for most patients, it is likely that sub-groups exist within the larger entity of nonspecific low back pain. One sub-group […]
Allyson Ianuzzi, MS The Spine Journal Volume 5, Issue 3, May–June 2005, Pages 277–290 Abstract Background context Spinal manipulation (SM) is an effective treatment for low back pain (LBP), and it has been theorized that SM induces a beneficial neurophysiological effect by stimulating mechanically sensitive neurons in the lumbar facet joint capsule (FJC). Purpose The […]
Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics Volume 27, Issue 9, November–December 2004, Pages 547-553 Mitchell Haas DC Objective To acquire information for designing a large clinical trial and determining its feasibility and to make preliminary estimates of the relationship between headache outcomes and the number of visits to a chiropractor. Design Randomized, controlled trial. Setting […]
Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics October 2004 Volume 27, Issue 8, Pages 509–514 Martin Descarreaux Abstract Objective To document the potential role of maintenance chiropractic spinal manipulation to reduce overall pain and disability levels associated with chronic low-back conditions after an initial phase of intensive chiropractic treatments. Methods Thirty patients with chronic nonspecific low-back […]
J Can Chiropr Assoc. 2004 Sep; 48(3): 237–239. Does an audible release improve the outcome of a chiropractic adjustment? J Can Chiropr Assoc. 2004 Sep; 48(3): 237–239. Clinical scenario A 24-year-old female presented to the chiropractic clinic with low back pain and neck pain. During the chiropractic treatment, the patient enquired about the significance of […]
JMPT June 2004 Volume 27, Issue 5, Pages 314–326 Robert W Boal, PhD Abstract Objective Recent experimental evidence demonstrating neuronal/synaptic plasticity and, in particular, long-term potentiation (LTP) and long-term depression (LTD) in spinal neurons is reviewed. The implications of these studies for possible mechanistic explanations of low back pain and its remediation by spinal manipulative […]