Roland Bryans, DC Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics Volume 37, Issue 1 , Pages 42-63, January 2014 Abstract Objective The purpose of this study was to develop evidence-based treatment recommendations for the treatment of nonspecific (mechanical) neck pain in adults. Methods Systematic literature searches of controlled clinical trials published through December 2011 relevant to […]
Full Story: http://www.forbes.com/sites/nextavenue/2013/11/14/what-grain-is-doing-to-your-brain/ It’s tempting to call David Perlmutter’s dietary advice radical. The neurologist and president of the Perlmutter Health Center in Naples, Fla., believes all carbs, including highly touted whole grains, are devastating to our brains. He claims we must make major changes in our eating habits as a society to ward off terrifying increases in Alzheimer’s disease […]
12.26.2013 by John Gever Deputy Managing Editor, MedPage Today Headache frequency was significantly reduced in older children with migraine when cognitive behavioral therapy was added to amitryptyline in a randomized trial, researchers said. Compared with a combination of medication and headache education, children 10 to 17 receiving the cognitive therapy had an average of 4.7 […]
The Clinical Journal of Pain, 12/09/2013 Lauche R, et al. .This paper presents a systematic review and meta–analysis of the effectiveness of medical leech therapy for osteoarthritis of the knee. This systematic review found moderate to strong evidence for the reduction of pain, functional impairment, and joint stiffness after medical leech therapy in patients with […]
Spine: 15 December 2013 – Volume 38 – Issue 26 – p E1691–E1700 Identification of Risk Factors for New-Onset Sciatica in Japanese Workers: Findings From the Japan Epidemiological Research of Occupation-Related Back Pain Study Matsudaira, Ko MD, PhD Collapse BoxAbstract Study Design. Two-year, prospective cohort data collected for the Japan epidemiological research of Occupation-related Back […]
J Chiropr Med. 2013 Dec;12(4):274-80. doi: 10.1016/j.jcm.2013.10.005. Kuhn KW, Cambron J. Abstract OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this report is to describe chiropractic management, using a brain-based model of care, of a teen who had migraine headaches and several social and learning difficulties. CLINICAL FEATURES: A 15-year-old adolescent boy with a chronic history of migraines and […]
Rehabilitation of Proximal Hamstring Tendinopathy Utilizing Eccentric Training, Lumbopelvic Stabilization, and Trigger Point Dry Needling: 2 Case Reports Authors: Dhinu J. Jayaseelan, DPT, OCS1, Nick Moats, MPT, OCS2, Christopher R. Ricardo, CSCS3 Published: Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy, 2013 Volume:44 Issue:3 Pages:198–205 DOI: 10.2519/jospt.2014.4905 Study Design Case report. Background Proximal hamstring tendinopathy is […]
Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: A 71 Cases Study Ascertaining that Straightening Is Possible, and a New Etiological Hypothesis Jan Polak Asian Spine J. 2013 December; 7(4): 282–288. Published online 2013 November 28. doi: 10.4184/asj.2013.7.4.282 Abstract Study Design Seventy-one children (23 boys and 48 girls, aged 6 to 18 year-old) with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) between 11° […]
The determinants of function and disability in neck patients referred to a specialized outpatient clinic Johansen JB, et al. Clin J Pain. 2013 Dec;29(12):1029-35. doi: 10.1097/AJP.0b013e31828027a2. Abstract AIM/OBJECTIVES/BACKGROUND: Considerable attention has been paid to assessing the risk factors for the development of disability following neck pain (NP) in the general population, but we still lack […]
Mehta SS, Fallon MB Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2013;11:1385-1391 Abstract Muscle Cramps and Cirrhosis Muscle cramps are common in liver disease, especially in patients with cirrhosis. Although the reported prevalence of muscle cramps in patients with liver disease (in particular, cirrhosis) ranges from 22% to 88%, the association is not well recognized by clinicians, nor is […]
Professor Gwendolen Jull Associate Professor Michele Sterling The University of Queensland, Austriala This booklet aims to help people who have a whiplash injury on the road to recovery. It provides information about whiplash associated disorders, an explanation of whiplash, an exercise program which has been proven to assist in reducing neck pain and advice on […]
The Study: Relationship between degree of focal kyphosis correction and neurological outcomes for patients undergoing cervical deformity correction surgery. The Facts: a. Cervical kyphosis “can lead to mechanical pain, neurological dysfunction, and functional disabilities.” b. Therefore the more you move the kyphosis toward lordosis the more improvement there might be in outcomes. c. The authors […]
Physiother Theory Pract. 2014 May;30(4):249-53. doi: 10.3109/09593985.2013.867558. Epub 2013 Dec 18. Cibulka MT Abstract Acetabular retroversion has been recently implicated as an important factor in the development of femoral acetabular impingement and hip osteoarthritis. The proper function of the hip joint requires that the anatomic features of the acetabulum and femoral head complement one another. […]
Demonstrated by Diffusion.Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging (DWI): A Case Report and Literature Review Jacques Reynolds, D.O The Spine Journal Available online 16 November 2013 In Press Acute thoracic disc herniation with cord contact but without canal stenosis is able to disrupt blood flow to the cord leading to anterior spinal artery distribution ischemia. This case […]
“The background for this AUC comes from the 2013 AAOS evidence-based clinical practice guideline on OA of the knee, a comprehensive review of all the available evidence,” said Michael Heggenness, MD, an orthopaedic surgeon who served as a non-voting moderator during the voting panel process. “This AUC is a tool that takes that guideline one step further; it marries the available evidence with expert medical opinion and is available at the touch of a web and mobile-based app.”