J Am Osteopath Assoc. 2014 Jun;114(6):436-47. doi: 10.7556/jaoa.2014.094. Steele KM Abstract CONTEXT: Childhood acute otitis media (AOM) is highly prevalent. Its usual sequela of middle ear effusion (MEE) can lead to conductive hearing loss, for which surgery is commonly used. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the efficacy of an osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) protocol on MEE resolution […]
A Systematic Review and Narrative Synthesis of Evidence From Randomized Controlled Trials Tsertsvadze A, et al. J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2014 Jun 27. pii: S0161-4754(14)00087-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2014.05.001. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed Reference Abstract OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to systematically review trial-based economic evaluations of manual therapy relative to other alternative interventions […]
Medscape Business of Medicine Neil Chesanow June 26, 2014 An Approach to Improving Compliance That Works A growing number of doctors have been using a special technique that gets superior compliance from patients. Here are some of the enviable results: In a study on medication compliance in 50 people with severe asthma, those who received […]
Spinal manipulation under anesthesia (MUA), performed by chiropractic clinicians since the 1960s, has been the subject of controversy and debate because of the absence of widely accepted guidelines for its practice.1 As such, the procedure is not universally covered by health insurance companies, many of which regard it as experimental—except for certain allowable conditions, such […]
Immediate Changes in Neck Pain Intensity and Widespread Pressure Pain Sensitivity in Patients With Bilateral Chronic Mechanical Neck Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Thoracic Thrust Manipulation vs Non–Thrust Mobilization Jaime Salom-Moreno, PT, PhD Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics Volume 37, Issue 5 , Pages 312-319, June 2014 Journal Reference Abstract Objective The purpose […]
Comparative short-term effects of two thoracic spinal manipulation techniques in subjects with chronic mechanical neck pain: A randomized controlled trial Amaloha Casanova-Méndez Manual Therapy Volume 19, Issue 4 , Pages 331-337, August 2014 Abstract Spinal Manipulation (SM) has been purported to decrease pain and improve function in subjects with non-specific neck pain. Previous research has […]
Laura Kingston Manual Therapy Volume 19, Issue 4 , Pages 281-287, August 2014 Abstract The activity of the sympathetic nervous system is of importance to manual therapists, since the experience of pain is associated with sympathetic activity. There has been little exploration into the effects of mobilizing vertebral segments below the cervical spine. In addition […]
Back and neck problems—whether from injury or chronic conditions—can have a particularly debilitating effect on your health. The Beth Israel Deaconess Spine Care Program is a multi-disciplinary service dedicated to providing top-notch care for patients suffering with pain in the lower-back, spine, neck, or sciatica. Our team believes in taking a holistic view of back […]
J Chiropr Med. 2014 Jun; 13(2): 90–95. doi: 10.1016/j.jcm.2014.06.011 PMCID: PMC4322017 PMID: 25685116 Ross Mattox, DC Abstract Objective The purpose of this case report is to describe a patient who presented to a chiropractic physician for evaluation and treatment of neck pain and headache. Clinical features A 45-year-old otherwise healthy female presented for evaluation and […]
J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2014 Jun;37(5):300-11. doi: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2014.03.002. Vavrek DA1, Sharma R2, Haas M3. Abstract OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this analysis is to report the incremental costs and benefits of different doses of spinal manipulative therapy (SMT) in patients with chronic low back pain (LBP). METHODS: We randomized 400 patients with chronic LBP to receive […]
Melina N. Haik Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy, Ahead of Print Pages: 1-38 doi:10.2519/jospt.2014.4760 Study Design Randomized controlled trial with immediate follow-up. Objective To evaluate the immediate effects of a low-amplitude high-velocity (thrust) thoracic spine manipulation (TSM) on pain and scapular kinematics during elevation and lowering of the arm in individuals with shoulder […]
Christine Clar, Alexander Tsertsvadze, Rachel Court, Gillian Lewando Hundt, Aileen Clarke and Paul SutcliffeEmail author Chiropractic & Manual Therapies 2014 22:12 Abstract Background This systematic review updated and extended the “UK evidence report” by Bronfort et al. (Chiropr Osteopath 18:3, 2010) with respect to conditions/interventions that received an ‘inconclusive’ or ‘negative’ evidence rating or were […]
Rehabil Res Pract. 2014; 2014: 898763. Published online May 29, 2014. doi: 10.1155/2014/898763 PMCID: PMC4060169 Effects of Posteroanterior Thoracic Mobilization on Heart Rate Variability and Pain in Women with Fibromyalgia Michel Silva Reis Abstract Fibromyalgia (FM) has been associated with cardiac autonomic abnormalities and pain. Heart rate variability (HRV) is reduced in FM with autonomic […]
Yao, S., Hassani, J., Gagne, M., George, G., Gilliar, W. Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment as a Useful Adjunctive Tool for Pneumonia. J. Vis. Exp. (87), e50687, doi:10.3791/50687 (2014). Story Source, Full Text Article and Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9XOPLYuyb0 Summary Pneumonia is one of the top ten leading causes of death in the U.S. Osteopathic manipulative techniques (OMT) may […]