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Manual Therapies and Tinnitus
Following a study that showed that manual therapies are an effective intervention for patients with suspected cervicogenic somatosensory tinnitus, researchers conclude that in the absence of ENT (ear, nose, and throat) pathologies, patients seeking care for ringing in the ears should be examined for musculoskeletal dysfunction in the head and neck. Doctors of chiropractic commonly…
Read MoreManual Therapy Combo Benefits Cervicogenic Dizziness Patients
For individuals with dizziness caused by dysfunction in the cervical spine, researchers report that the combination of functional massage and manipulative therapy—treatments provided in a chiropractic setting—is an effective intervention for improving mechanosensitivity of the cervical muscles, neck-related disability, and dizziness symptoms. Life (Basel), July 2022 The Cost of Forever Chemicals… Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances…
Read MoreManual Therapies Help Patients with Hip or Knee Osteoarthritis
For patients with osteoarthritis of the hip or knee, an analysis of data from 19 clinical trials found that the addition of manual therapy to exercise therapy may lead to better outcomes with respect to pain, function, and stiffness than exercise alone. Doctors of chiropractic often adopt a multimodal approach that includes exercise and manual…
Read MoreMonthly Pain Update – September 2022
Chiropractic Management of Low Back Pain The approach a doctor of chiropractic will take to manage low back pain will differ depending if the injury is new (acute), recent (subacute), or has persisted for three months or longer (chronic). Though some management tools overlap between each group, each stage of injury includes unique challenges that…
Read MoreTry Conservative Care Before Surgery for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
Lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) is a debilitating condition associated with the degeneration of the spine, which can have a wide range of symptoms including back pain, leg pain, numbness and tingling in the legs and impaired physical function. A recent study found that for patients with mild-to-moderate LSS, conservative treatment that includes manual therapies, supervised…
Read MoreMultimodal Approach Best for Chronic Low Back Pain
Among a group of 69 adults with chronic low back pain, those who received a multimodal treatment plan that included manual therapies, specific exercises, and patient education—an approach often used by doctors of chiropractic—experienced greater improvements in pain and disability than participants provided with only patient education or patient education combined with manual therapy. Physiotherapy…
Read MoreLow Back Pain in Working Adults
Questionnaires completed by working-age adults not currently under care for low back pain revealed that 46.5% currently had some degree of low back pain and 72.3% presently experienced some level of low back-related disability. The findings reveal that many non-careseeking workers have low back pain and/or disability, which suggests that some level of pain and…
Read MoreNeck Disorder May Worsen Jaw Pain and Function
Examinations of temporomandibular (TMD) patients revealed that those with restricted cervical range of motion experienced more severe TMDrelated pain and disability than TMD patients with normal cervical range of motion. The findings suggest that dysfunction in the cervical spine may play a role in TMD and treatment to restore normal motion in the neck—such as…
Read MoreImproved Posture
A literature review found that manual therapy techniques—such as those used by doctors of chiropractic—are an effective intervention for improving lateral pelvic tilt and reducing forward head posture and thoracic kyphosis. Gait & Posture, June 2022 Prediabetes Linked to Heart Attack Prediabetes is a term used to describe elevated blood sugar levels that have not…
Read MoreMonthly Pain Update – August 2022
Chiropractic Care for the Aging Back Functional loss is a term used to describe the inability to carry out necessary activities of daily living such as bathing, getting dressed, getting out of bed, standing up, walking, using the bathroom, and eating. According to experts, spinal pain is a leading cause of functional loss, especially among…
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