Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews: Plain Language Summaries [Internet]. Magnesium for muscle cramps This version published: 2012; Review content assessed as up-to-date: October 11, 2011. Plain language summary Muscle cramps are common and can occur in a wide range of settings. Older adults and pregnant women commonly complain of leg cramps while they are resting, […]
J Appl Biomech. 2011 Aug;27(3):181-91. Helgadottir H1, Kristjansson E, Mottram S, Karduna A, Jonsson H Jr. Abstract Clinical theory suggests that altered alignment of the shoulder girdle has the potential to create or sustain symptomatic mechanical dysfunction in the cervical and thoracic spine. The alignment of the shoulder girdle is described by two clavicle rotations, […]
Expansion of a systematic review Brantingham JW,et al.J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2011 Jun;34(5):314-46. doi: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2011.04.002.Abstract OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to conduct a systematic review on manual and manipulative therapy (MMT) for common shoulder pain and disorders. METHODS: A search of the literature was conducted using the Cumulative Index of Nursing Allied Health Literature; PubMed; […]
Evidence-Based Guidelines for the Chiropractic Treatment of Adults With Headache Roland Bryans, DC, Martin Descarreaux, DC, PhD, Mireille Duranleau, DC, Henri Marcoux, DC, Brock Potter, DC, Rick Ruegg, PhD, DC, Lynn Shaw, PhD, Robert Watkin, LLB, Eleanor White, DC Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics Volume 34, Issue 5 , Pages 274-289, June 2011 Abstract […]
By Anthony Rosner, PhD, LLD [Hon.], LLC Dynamic Chiropractic – June 3, 2011, Vol. 29, Issue 12 To date, the assessment options for vertebrobasilar artery risk have significant drawbacks and as a whole have been unable to identify any particular factor that is useful for screening.61-62 Provocation tests in particular are problematic in that in several […]
De-la-Llave-Rincón AI,et al. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2011 May;41(5):305-10. doi: 10.2519/jospt.2011.3536. Epub 2011 Apr 6. Key Points Findings Women with minimal, mild/ moderate, or severe CTS exhibited less cervical range of motion, as compared to controls, suggesting that restricted cervical range of motion is a common feature of women with CTS, independent of severity […]
People with neck pain do not experience a complete resolution of condition. Much like an episode of lower back pain consumers who have a bout of neck pain don’t simply all resolve with time and simple rest. Neck pain is common with typical 12 month prevalence estimates of 30%-50% in adults and within children and adolescents […]
Foster R,et al. Neuroscience. 2011 Jun 2;183:230-7. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2011.03.035. Epub 2011 Mar 30. Affiliation Department of Urology, Loyola University Health System, Maywood, IL, USA. Abstract Visceral sensory afferents during disease or following injury often produce vague, diffuse body sensations, and pain referred to somatic targets. Alternatively, injury due to trauma or disease of somatic nerve […]
Yoga and disc degenerative disease in cervical and lumbar spine: an MR imaging-based case control study. Authors Jeng CM1, Cheng TC, Kung CH, Hsu HC. Journal Eur Spine J. 2011 Mar;20(3):408-13. doi: 10.1007/s00586-010-1547-y. Epub 2010 Aug 15. Abstract The objective of the current study was to find out whether yoga practice was beneficial to the […]