For over 30 years it has been known that many conditions treated by surgery could be totally cured with pennies worth of nutrients. But there’s no money in pennies of nutrients. Surgeon Dr. John Ellis wrote extensively about how vitamin B6 cleared the majority of carpal tunnel syndromes, and other clinicians confirmed this. The normal […]
Bubnov Rostyslav V. and Wang Jun. Medical Acupuncture. December 2013, 25(6): 437-443. ABSTRACT Background: Most pain syndromes in clinical practice are myofascial in nature and are caused by the myofascial trigger point (MTrP) formation. Recent clinical studies show that MTrP dry needling is most effective to release myofascial pain after local twitch response (LTR) is […]
Asian Journal of Multidiciplinary Studies Vol 3, No 6 (2015) Steven David Roffers, J. Michael Menke, David Houston Morris Abstract OBJECTIVE: A randomized controlled trial (RCT) was designed to test effects of specific thoracic (T1 to T5) manipulations using an Activator instrument for changes in diastolic and systolic blood pressure, blood pressure classification, and pulse […]
June 8, 2015 LYON, France — Results from a prospective study of patients with symptomatic, full-thickness rotator cuff tears highlighted smoking as an independent predictor of poorer patient-reported outcomes. “We have found that smoking is an independent predictor of outcome for patients with rotator cuff tears,” Bruce S. Miller, MD, said during his presentation at […]
Manual therapy for the management of pain and limited range of motion in subjects with signs and symptoms of temporomandibular disorder: a systematic review of randomised controlled trials L. B. Calixtre Article first published online: 7 JUN 2015 Summary There is a lack of knowledge about the effectiveness of manual therapy (MT) on subjects with […]
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2015 Jun 3;97(11):932-6. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.N.01101. Eno JJ, Boone CR, Bellino MJ, Bishop JA. Abstract BACKGROUND: Degenerative changes of the sacroiliac joint have been implicated as a cause of lower back pain in adults. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of sacroiliac joint degeneration in asymptomatic patients. […]
May 29, 2015 PRAGUE — According to research presented at the 16th EFORT Congress, elevated valgus stress was found in the knees and ankles of patients with pediatric flexible flatfoot. Tamás Terebessy, MD, and colleagues compared data from 23 patients with pediatric flexible flatfeet against 14 healthy controls. A 3-D gait analysis was performed using […]
Eur J Pain. 2015 May 29. doi: 10.1002/ejp.729. [Epub ahead of print] Landén Ludvigsson M Abstract BACKGROUND: Some studies support the prescription of exercise for people with whiplash-associated disorders (WAD); however, the response is highly variable. Further research is necessary to identify factors which predict response. METHODS: This is a secondary analysis of a randomized, […]
Laird Harrison May 28, 2015 PALM SPRINGS, California — Acupuncture appears to thicken the cortex of patients with idiopathic hand pain while alleviating their pain, a new study suggests. The finding provides new evidence for a condition resembling carpal tunnel syndrome but with a different cause, said first author, Norman Kettner, DC, chair of radiology […]
Marco Monticone Editorial Group: Cochrane Back Group Published Online: 26 MAY 2015 Assessed as up-to-date: 20 NOV 2014 DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD010664.pub2 Copyright © 2015 The Cochrane Collaboration. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Abstract Background Although research on non-surgical treatments for neck pain (NP) is progressing, there remains uncertainty about the efficacy of cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) […]