BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2013 Mar 13;14:92. doi: 10.1186/1471-2474-14-92. Harvey MP, Descarreaux M. Abstract BACKGROUND: Low back pain (LBP) is one of the most frequent musculoskeletal conditions in industrialized countries and its economic impact is important. Spinal manipulation therapy (SMT) is believed to be a valid approach in the treatment of both acute and chronic LBP. […]
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Authors Bolton PS, Budgell B. Journal J Electromyogr Kinesiol. 2012 Oct;22(5):777-84. doi: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2012.02.016. Epub 2012 Mar 20. Abstract While spinal manipulation is widely seen as a reasonable treatment option for biomechanical disorders of the spine, such as neck pain and low back pain, the use of spinal manipulation to treat non-musculoskeletal complaints remains controversial. This […]
J Electromyogr Kinesiol. 2012 Oct; 22(5): 785–794. Published online 2012 Feb 19. doi: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2012.01.015 Joel G Pickar, DC PhD1 and Philip S Bolton, DC PhD Abstract Manually-applied movement and mobilisation of body parts as a healing activity has been used for centuries. A relatively high velocity, low amplitude force applied to the vertebral column with […]
The Facts: a. Spinal manipulation is a common form of treatment for musculoskeletal conditions. b. It is frequently used for the treatment of pain. c. The mechanism by which this manipulative therapy reduces pain is unclear. d. However, one method by which spinal manipulation may reduce pain is by reducing pain sensitivity. e. “Meta-analysis was […]
Henderson CN. J Electromyogr Kinesiol. 2012 Oct;22(5):632-42. doi: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2012.03.008. Epub 2012 Apr 17. Abstract It is reasonable to think that patients responding to spinal manipulation (SM), a mechanically based therapy, would have mechanical derangement of the spine as a critical causal component in the mechanism of their condition. Consequently, SM practitioners routinely assess intervertebral motion, […]
Ogura T Altern Ther Health Med. 2011 Nov-Dec;17(6):12-7. Abstract BACKGROUND: Chiropractic spinal manipulation (CSM) is an alternative treatment for back pain. The autonomic nervous system is often involved in spinal dysfunction. Although studies on the effects of CSM have been performed, no chiropractic study has examined regional cerebral metabolism using positron emission tomography (PET). OBJECTIVE: […]
Spine (Phila Pa 1976). Author manuscript; available in PMC 2012 Oct 1. Published in final edited form as: Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2011 Oct 1; 36(21): 1772–1781. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e318216337d PMCID: PMC3150636 NIHMSID: NIHMS282545 PMID: 21358568 Preliminary investigation of the mechanisms underlying the effects of manipulation: exploration of a multi-variate model including spinal stiffness, multifidus recruitment, […]
J Can Chiropr Assoc. 2010 Sep; 54(3): 144–146. PMCID: PMC2921779 PMID: 20808613 Dr. John Srbely, DC, PhD In order for chiropractic to reach its full potential as a healthcare profession, it must be universally integrated into the mainstream healthcare model. For this to be realized, chiropractic must first be unconditionally embraced by mainstream science. With […]
Man Ther. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2010 Oct 1. Published in final edited form as: Man Ther. 2009 Oct; 14(5): 531–538. Published online 2008 Nov 21. doi: 10.1016/j.math.2008.09.001 PMCID: PMC2775050 NIHMSID: NIHMS140696 Joel E Bialosky, PT, MS Abstract Prior studies suggest manual therapy (MT) as effective in the treatment of musculoskeletal pain; however, the […]
J Chiropr Med. Sep 2008; 7(3): 86–93. Published online Sep 2, 2008. doi: 10.1016/j.jcm.2008.04.001 PMCID: PMC2686395 Sympathetic and parasympathetic responses to specific diversified adjustments to chiropractic vertebral subluxations of the cervical and thoracic spine Arlene Welch Abstract Objective The aims of this study were to investigate the response of the autonomic nervous system based upon […]
J Pain. 2006 Aug;7(8):602-7. Sluka KA1, Skyba DA, Radhakrishnan R, Leeper BJ, Wright A. Abstract Joint mobilization is a common treatment used by healthcare professions for management of a variety of painful conditions, including inflammatory joint and muscle pain. We hypothesized that joint mobilization would reduce the bilateral hyperalgesia induced by muscle and joint inflammation. […]
JMPT June 2004 Volume 27, Issue 5, Pages 314–326 Robert W Boal, PhD Abstract Objective Recent experimental evidence demonstrating neuronal/synaptic plasticity and, in particular, long-term potentiation (LTP) and long-term depression (LTD) in spinal neurons is reviewed. The implications of these studies for possible mechanistic explanations of low back pain and its remediation by spinal manipulative […]
Here is a study where they demonstrate, in the mouse model, where it was demonstrated that the pain relief produced by joint manipulation appears to involve descending inhibitory mechanisms that utilize serotonin and noradrenaline. Joint manipulation reduces hyperalgesia by activation of monoamine receptors but not opioid or GABA receptors in the spinal cord D.A. Skyba […]
Joint Bone Spine Volume 70, Issue 5, September 2003, Pages 336-341 Joint Bone Spine Review Author links open overlay panelJean-YvesMaigne Abstract Spinal manipulative therapy (SMT) acts on the various components of the vertebral motion segment. SMT distracts the facet joints, with faster separation when a cracking sound is heard. Intradiscal pressure may decrease briefly. Forceful […]
Joel G Pickar, DC, PhD The Spine Journal Volume 2, Issue 5, September–October 2002, Pages 357–371 Abstract Background context: Despite clinical evidence for the benefits of spinal maniputation and the apparent wide usage of it, the biological mechanisms underlying the effects of spinal manipulation are not known. Although this does not negate the clinical effects […]
Dishman, J. Donald DC, MSc; Bulbulian, Ronald PhD Spine: 1 October 2000 – Volume 25 – Issue 19 – pp 2519-2525 Abstract Study Design. This study evaluated the effect of lumbosacral spinal manipulation with thrust and spinal mobilization without thrust on the excitability of the alpha motoneuronal pool in human subjects without low back pain. […]