S D Med. 2014 Nov;67(11):445-9, 451. Carlson SW, Magee S, Carlson WO. Abstract Approximately 90 percent of adults experience an episode of low back pain in their lifetime. Sacroiliac joint (SIJ) dysfunction has been shown to cause approximately 13-30 percent of LBP in the adult population. SIJ fusion is becoming an increasingly popular treatment alternative for SIJ […]
Khosro Khademi-Kalantari, PhD, PT Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies Volume 18, Issue 4, Pages 533–539, October 2014 Summary Purpose The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical results of non surgical knee distraction in patients with severe knee osteoarthritis. Method forty female patients with severe knee osteoarthritis were randomly divided in two […]
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 […]
Anesthesiology. 2014 Nov;121(5):1045-55. doi: 10.1097/ALN.0000000000000409. Epidural Steroid Injections, Conservative Treatment, or Combination Treatment for Cervical Radicular Pain: A Multicenter, Randomized, Comparative-effectiveness Study. Cohen SP1, Hayek S, Semenov Y, Pasquina PF, White RL, Veizi E, Huang JH, Kurihara C, Zhao Z, Guthmiller KB, Griffith SR, Verdun AV, Giampetro DM, Vorobeychik Y. Abstract BACKGROUND: Cervical radicular pain […]
Ronald Grisanti D.C., D.A.B.C.O., D.A.C.B.N., M.S. http://www.yourmedicaldetective.com/ My mom’s name is Pat and she is a New Yorker..all the way through. I guess you can call me a “transplanted” New Yorker now living in South Carolina 🙂 You are about to read my mom’s story on osteoporosis. Hope this true story inspires you to not […]
Analysis of intra- and inter-operator reliability for pre-manipulation positioning and impulse displacements Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology Volume 24, Issue 5, October 2014, Pages 621-627 Abstract To date, kinematics data analyzing continuous 3D motion of upper cervical spine (UCS) manipulation is lacking. This in vitro study aims at investigating inter- and intra-operator reliability of kinematics […]
Larry Hand October 29, 2014 Story Source Swedish researchers have found that a high intake of milk may be associated with higher mortality and fracture risks in women and higher mortality risk in men, but they caution against basing any dietary recommendations on their findings, which were published online October 28 in BMJ. Karl Michaëlsson, MD, PhD, professor […]
Jenni Laidman October 27, 2014 Ibuprofen proved just as effective as morphine for pain control in children with uncomplicated fractures, and it brought on significantly fewer adverse effects, according to a study published online October 27 in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. In a parallel-group, randomized, blinded superiority trial, Naveen Poonai, MD, from the Division of […]
Published: Oct 24, 2014 By Kristina Fiore, Staff Writer, MedPage Today Patients who have kidney stones may be at increased risk of fracture, researchers found. In a retrospective cohort study, men who’d had kidney stones had a higher risk of fracture than men who didn’t have urolithiasis (HR 1.13, 95% CI 1.08-1.18), according to Michelle Denburg, […]
Becky McCall October 24, 2014 Story Source High-dose resveratrol, a polyphenolic compound found naturally in nuts and grapes, stimulates formation or mineralization of new bone in obese men with metabolic syndrome, according to results of a new study recently published onlineOctober 16 in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. After only 16 weeks of treatment, dose-dependent […]
International Journal of Women’s Health, 12/28/2014 Clinical Article Parashar R, et al. – This study was done to understand the association of hormonal fluctuation in menstruation and stress with common migraine. Migraine, particularly without aura, in women is mainly associated with stress–related anxiety or depression, and are more susceptible to stress in the premenstrual period. Methods A […]
Laryngoscope. 2014 Oct 24. doi: 10.1002/lary.24974. [Epub ahead of print] The effect of hearing aids on postural stability. Rumalla K, Karim AM, Hullar TE. Abstract OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS: In the United States, falls are the leading cause of accidental deaths in adults aged over 65 years. Epidemiologic studies indicate that there is a correlation between hearing loss […]
Bodindr Thepchatri , M.D The Spine Journal Volume 14, Issue 11, Supplement, Pages A1-A8, S1-S224 (1 November 2014) Proceedings of the 29th Annual Meeting of the North American Spine Society, NASS 29th Annual Meeting San Francisco, California 12–15 November 2014 BACKGROUND CONTEXT: Recently, attention has been directed to the impact of adult scoliosis or scoliosis […]
Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2014 Oct 20. doi: 10.1002/acr.22499. [Epub ahead of print] Lower limb osteoarthritis and the risk of falls in a community-based longitudinal study of adults with and without osteoarthritis. Doré AL, Golightly YM, Mercer VS, Shi XA, Renner JB, Jordan JM, Nelson AE. Abstract Objective: Knee and hip osteoarthritis (OA) are known […]