Henry Pollard, BSc J Can Chiropr Assoc. 2008 December; 52(4): 229–242. Abstract Background Knee osteoarthritis is a highly prevalent condition with a significant socioeconomic burden to society. It is known to effect sufferers through pain, loss of function and changes in health related quality of life. Management typically involves pharmacologic and/or exercise based therapy approaches […]
Peter J. Goadsby Oxford Journals>Medicine>Brain Volume 132, Issue 1Pp. 6-7. Full Story For much of the later part of the 20th century, a rather straightforward concept dominated thinking about migraine; first proposed in some part by Willis (1664) and best articulated by Wolff (1948), the theory explained the pain of migraine to be due to dilation […]
J Man Manip Ther. 2008; 16(1): 25–38. PMCID: PMC2565072 Three-Dimensional Movements of the Sacroiliac Joint: A Systematic Review of the Literature and Assessment of Clinical Utility Adam Goode, Eric J Hegedus, Philip Sizer, Jr, Jean-Michel Brismee, Alison Linberg, and Chad E Cook Abstract The high frequency of static and dynamic palpation methods used during evaluation […]
Eur Spine J. 2008 Apr; 17(Suppl 1): 123–152. Published online 2008 Mar 4. doi: 10.1007/s00586-008-0631-z PMCID: PMC2271098 Eric L. Hurwitz Abstract Study Design. Best evidence synthesis. Objective. To identify, critically appraise, and synthesize literature from 1980 through 2006 on noninvasive interventions for neck pain and its associated disorders. Summary of Background Data. No comprehensive systematic […]
Breast size, bra fit and thoracic pain in young women: a correlational study Katherine Wood, Melainie Cameron, Kylie Fitzgerald Chiropractic & Osteopathy March 2008, 16:1, Abstract Introduction A single sample study was undertaken to determine the strength and direction of correlations between: a) breast size and thoracic spine or posterior chest wall pain; b) bra […]
Osteoporos Int. 2008 Jan;19(1):65-9. Epub 2007 Sep 14. Flattening of sagittal spinal curvature as a predictor of vertebral fracture. Kobayashi T Abstract In a 12-year prospective study of 100 adult volunteers, incident vertebral fractures were analyzed for potential predictors. Decreased sagittal spinal curvature and pre-existing fractures were identified as independent predictors. The risk of vertebral […]
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 […]
Zazulak, B. T., Hewett, T. E., Reeves, N. P., Goldberg, B., and Cholewicki, J. (2007). Deficits in neuromuscular control of the trunk predict knee injury risk. The American journal of sports medicine, 35(7), 1123-1130. Abstract Background Female athletes are at significantly greater risk of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury than male athletes in the same […]
Plast Reconstr Surg. 2007 Sep 15;120(4):845-50. Reduction mammaplasty: a significant improvement at any size. Spector JA, Karp NS. Abstract BACKGROUND: Reduction mammaplasty has been shown to be efficacious in reducing the burden of symptoms and improving the quality of life for patients with macromastia. However, most insurance carriers will not reimburse for mammaplasties involving less […]
John M. Lesher, MD, MPH, Paul Dreyfuss, MD, Nelson Hager, MD, Michael Kaplan, MD, Michael Furman, MD Pain Medicine, Volume 9, Issue 1, January 2008, Pages 22–25, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1526-4637.2006.00153.x Published: 23 July 2007 ABSTRACT Objective. To determine hip joint pain referral patterns. Design. Retrospective analysis. Setting. Multicenter. Patients. Fifty-one consecutive patients meeting clinical criteria of a symptomatic hip joint. Interventions. Fluoroscopically […]
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 […]
Gross AR, et al. J Rheumatol. 2007 May;34(5):1083-102. Epub 2007 Jan 15. Comment in J Rheumatol. 2007 May;34(5):908-11. Nat Clin Pract Rheumatol. 2007 Dec;3(12):692-3. J Rheumatol. 2007 Jul;34(7):1635; author reply 1635-6. Abstract OBJECTIVE: To determine if conservative treatments (manual therapies, physical medicine methods, medication, and patient education) relieved pain or improved function/disability, patient satisfaction, and […]