Orthopaedics and Trauma Volume 31, Issue 6, December 2017, Pages 370-377 George Mataliotakis Athanasios I. Tsirikos Saeed Mohammad Abstract Deformity has always been part of the gradual spinal degenerative process occurring in older ages causing pain and disability. The shift of the adult population towards older ages has rendered this entity a much more frequent […]
The Effectiveness of Manual Therapy for Relieving Pain, Stiffness, and Dysfunction in Knee Osteoarthritis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Qinguang Xu, MD Pain Physician 2017; 20:229-243 • ISSN 1533-3159 Background: Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is the most common form of arthritis, leading to pain disability in seniors and increased health care utilization. Manual therapy is one […]
The chiropractic profession: a scoping review of utilization rates, reasons for seeking care, patient profiles, and care provided Peter J. H. Beliveau, Jessica J. Wong, Deborah A. Sutton, Nir Ben Simon, André E. Bussières, Silvano A. MiorEmail author and Simon D. French Chiropractic & Manual Therapies 201725:35 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12998-017-0165-8© The Author(s). 2017 Received: 26 July 2017Accepted: […]
JMPT. November–December, 2017 Volume 40, Issue 9, Pages 643–648 Bernard Van Geyt, MSc Abstract Objective The purpose of this study was to assess individual subjective experience (ISE) of the recipients of a cervical manipulation and to analyze the influence of kinematics, cavitation occurrence, and practitioner seniority on individual experience. Methods Practitioners with different seniority (years […]
I have had the pleasure of treating many pregnant women in my office over the years. I personally have had some very good results and to my knowledge no one was made worse. Once again I have been surprised at the number of studies that have been performed on pregnancy and chiropractic care. Here are […]
The Journal of Pain November 2017 Volume 18, Issue 11, Pages 1397–1408 Charles W. Penza Highlights SMT and MOB equally attenuate temporal summation of heat pain (TSP) compared with no treatment. In pain-free individuals, variability in TSP is best explained by 3 subgroups. The magnitude of the effect size of spinal manipulation on TSP differs […]
J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2017 Oct 24. pii: S0161-4754(16)30298-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2017.03.007. [Epub ahead of print] Pediatric Patients in Swiss Chiropractic Clinics: A Questionnaire Survey. Siegenthaler MH1. Abstract OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to investigate practice characteristics of chiropractors who treat pediatric patients in Swiss chiropractic clinics. METHODS: An online survey questionnaire was created […]
J. Keith Simpson Chiropractic & Manual Therapies201725:27 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12998-017-0157-8 © The Author(s). 2017 Received: 23 May 2017 Accepted: 25 August 2017 Published: 20 September 2017 Abstract Aim This paper examines appeal to fear in general: its perceived positive aspects, its negative characteristics, its appropriate as well as its fallacious use. Background Appeal to fear is a commonly used marketing method that attempts to change behaviour by creating anxiety […]
To cite this article: Galindez-Ibarbengoetxea Xabier, Setuain Igor, Andersen Lars L., Ramírez-Velez Robinson, González-Izal Miriam, Jauregi Andoni, and Izquierdo Mikel. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. September 2017, 23(9): 667-675. https://doi.org/10.1089/acm.2017.0002 Published in Volume: 23 Issue 9: September 1, 2017 Online Ahead of Print: July 21, 2017 ABSTRACT Background: Cervical high-velocity low-amplitude (HVLA) manipulation […]
by Joanne Finnegan | Aug 31, 2017 9:09am The Joint Commission has released new pain assessment and management standards that will take effect January 1 for all accredited hospitals. The new and revised standards come in response to the country’s opioid crisis, which every day claims 91 American lives as a result of overdoses, the Joint […]
Ken Fredin, Håvard Lorås Musculoskeletal Science & Practice , Volume 31 , 62 – 71 Highlights •The effects of combining therapies on neck pain and function was assessed. •No studies investigated the effects of adding exercise therapy to manual therapy. •Adding manual therapy to exercise therapy does not seem to improve outcomes. •The quality of […]
Eur J Pain. 2017 Aug;21(7):1266-1276. doi: 10.1002/ejp.1026. Epub 2017 Mar 14. Fernández-de-Las-Peñas C Abstract BACKGROUND: People with carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) exhibit widespread pressure pain and thermal pain hypersensitivity as a manifestation of central sensitization. The aim of our study was to compare the effectiveness of manual therapy versus surgery for improving pain and nociceptive […]
Aleksander Chaibi BMC Research Notes 2017 10:310 Abstract Objective Cervicogenic headache is a disabling headache where pharmacological management have limited effect. Thus, non-pharmacological management is warranted. Our objective was therefore to investigate the efficacy of chiropractic spinal manipulative therapy versus placebo (sham manipulation) and control (continued usual but non-manual management) for cervicogenic headache in a […]
Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is due to compression of the median nerve and is the most commonly occurring compression neuropathy. Due to the varied etiopathogenesis of CTS, it remains a challenge for clinicians, as inadequate studies exist regarding conservative treatment. Based on the promising results of previous studies with manual therapy, the authors of the […]