Chronic Cervical Spine Pain

Chronic Neck Pain: Making the Connection Between Capsular Ligament Laxity and Cervical Instability – Full Text Article

Danielle Steilen Open Orthop J. 2014; 8: 326–345. Published online Oct 1, 2014. doi: 10.2174/1874325001408010326 Abstract The use of conventional modalities for chronic neck pain remains debatable, primarily because most treatments have had limited success. We conducted a review of the literature published up to December 2013 on the diagnostic and treatment modalities of disorders […]

Comparison Of The Short-Term Outcomes Between Trigger Point Dry Needling And Trigger Point Manual Therapy For The Management Of Chronic Mechanical Neck Pain

Comparison Of The Short-Term Outcomes Between Trigger Point Dry Needling And Trigger Point Manual Therapy For The Management Of Chronic Mechanical Neck Pain: A Randomized Clinical Trial Authors: Rocio Llamas-Ramos, PT Study Design Randomized clinical study. Objectives To compare the effects of trigger point (TrP) dry needling (DN) and TrP manual therapy (MT) on pain, […]

The Nervous System and Metabolic Dysregulation: Emerging Evidence Converges on Ketogenic Diet Therapy

David N. Ruskin Front Neurosci. 2012; 6: 33. Published online 2012 Mar 26. Prepublished online 2012 Jan 16. doi: 10.3389/fnins.2012.00033 Abstract A link between metabolism and brain function is clear. Since ancient times, epileptic seizures were noted as treatable with fasting, and historical observations of the therapeutic benefits of fasting on epilepsy were confirmed nearly […]

Exercise Prescription for Chronic Back or Neck Pain: Who Prescribes It? Who Gets It? What Is Prescribed?

Arthritis Care Research News Alerts. 2009;61(2):192-200. Exercise is commonly used to improve physical function, decrease symptoms and minimize disability caused by chronic low back or neck pain. Numerous randomized trials and clinical practice guidelines have supported this practice, and studies suggest that individually tailored, supervised exercise programs are associated with the best outcomes. Nevertheless, there […]

The biochemical origin of pain: The origin of all pain is inflammation and the inflammatory response

The biochemical origin of pain: The origin of all pain is inflammation and the inflammatory response. Part 2 of 3 – Inflammatory profile of pain syndromes Sota Omoigui Division of Inflammation and Pain Research, L.A Pain Clinic, 4019 W. Rosecrans Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90250, United States Published Online: August 29, 2007 Summary Every pain […]