Archive for Research
Laser Therapy Treatment Helpful for Neck Pain
Check out this literature review in Dynamic Chiropractic that concludes that low-level laser therapy reduces both acute and chronic neck pain.
The Drugging of Americans
Look at these shocking statistics that were based on estimates on well-conducted studies, mainly in the United States:
• Each year approximately 41,000 older adults are hospitalized—and 3,300 of these die—from NSAIDs. Thousands of younger adults are hospitalized.
• At least 16,000 injuries from auto crashes each year involving older drivers are attributable to the use [...]
Chiropractic treatment recommended for pregnancy-related lumbopelvic pain
Check out this recent study that I found in the October 2009 JMPT issue. Chiropractic treatment is a safe and effective therapy for many pregnant women with lumbopelvic pain.
Ear Infections
In the October issue of the Ladies Home Journal appeared an article entitled, “Chiropractic Adjustments for Chronic Ear Infections.” This article reviewed several studies showing the effectiveness of chiropractic care for preventing re-occurring ear infections known as Otitis Media or OM.
According to the article, reoccurring ear infections account for over 35% of all pediatrician visits [...]
One-third of Asthmatic Children In Canadian Province Use Non-Medical Care.
In an article from Reuters Health Information, printed in the Journal of the AMA is a report of a survey that showed many children with asthma were seeking what the article termed, “complementary medicine” for their problem. Dr. Sheldon Spier, of Alberta Children’s Hospital in Calgary, surveyed the parents of 117 pediatric asthma patients. [...]
Seasonal Flu Shot May Double Swine Flu Risk
A Canadian Seasonal Flu Shot May Double Swine Flu Risk
A Canadian study found that people who are vaccinated against ordinary seasonal flu double their risk of catching swine flu. The unpublished study has stunned government agencies and thrown national vaccination plans into upheaval as well as tested the public’s faith in the government’s ability [...]
Backpacks and Your Child
With kids back in school and in the regular swing of things, take a closer look at their backpacks. In the Atlanta Journal-Constitution September 2008 issue, comes an article of concern about children carrying heavy backpacks. The article links these packs to an increase in musculoskeletal pains in children. The problem according to [...]
LASER THERAPY FOR DISC HERNIATIONS
Cold laser therapy is a cutting edge treatment that is gaining acceptance in treatment for conditions such as disc herniations. Check out this article on a collection of studies on laser therapy recently published in Dynamic Chiropractic
Cerebral Palsy Helped With Chiropractic Care, Four Case Studies
Four documented case studies were published in the June issue of the scientific periodical, the Journal of Vertebral Subluxation Research. In each of these case studies the children were previously diagnosed with cerebral palsy secondary to birth trauma. Additionally each of these children were found to have the presence of vertebral subluxations as detected [...]
Cancer Patients Quality of Life Improved with Chiropractic Care
An article published in the January issue of the Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics follows two case studies of patients with various types of serious cancer. The article follows the chiropractic care and its effect on these patients’ pain and quality of life.
The first patient was a 57-year-old man with [...]