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Guidelines for Managing Spinal Pain
A recent systematic review that included 30 clinical practice guidelines for the nonpharmacological, nonsurgical management of spine pain revealed that patient education, therapeutic exercises, and manual therapies are effective treatment options, especially when combined in a multimodal treatment approach. Doctors of chiropractic use these and many of the therapies in the management of spinal pain.…
Read MoreCost-Effective Therapies for Spine Pain
A meta-review of eleven systematic reviews found that manual therapies—including chiropractic treatments like spinal manipulative therapy—are likely more cost-effective for the management of spine pain than usual medical care. Physiotherapy Theory and Practice, March 2025 Gambling Addiction Searches Soar with Legal Sports Betting In the wake of a 2018 Supreme Court decision in the United…
Read MoreHistory of Low Back Pain Can Affect a Batter’s Swing
Examinations of 25 collegiate baseball players revealed that those with a history of low back pain exhibited altered pelvic and trunk movement patterns during their swing, reducing their ability to transfer rotational energy from the lower body to the upper extremities. This may not only negatively affect performance, but it may also increase their risk…
Read MoreCarpal Tunnel Syndrome May Affect Nerve Function Preceding the Wrist
Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is long associated with symptoms in the hands and fingers due to compression of the median nerve as it passes through the wrist. In a recent study that included 120 adults, 80 with diagnosed CTS, researchers observed 27.45% of CTS patients also experience impaired nerve function extending from the wrist toward…
Read MoreTry Chiropractic Care for Tension-Type Headache First
Tension-type headache is a common form of headache characterized by a dull, aching pain and tightness or pressure around the forehead or back of the head and neck. A recent study that compared outcomes of 6,232 tension-type headache patients revealed that those initially treated with spinal manipulative therapy—the primary form of treatment provided by chiropractors—were…
Read MoreA Third of New Low Back Pain Cases Will Likely Become Chronic
According to a recent study, nearly a third (32.2%) of patients who develop acute low back pain will progress to chronic low back pain and 80.6% of these individuals will continue to report low back pain half a year later. Further analysis found that the risk for chronic low back pain progression is greatest in…
Read MoreMid-Back Adjustment May Benefit Patients with Shoulder Pain
Subacromial impingement syndrome occurs when the rotator cuff tendons become inflamed or irritated as they pass through the subacromial space, which can lead to pain, weakness, and reduced range of motion in the shoulder. A recent literature review found that including thoracic spinal manipulation—a manual therapy provided by chiropractors—in a multimodal treatment plan for subacromial…
Read MoreInsufficient Sleep Linked to Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain
Using data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, researchers report that short sleepers (less than seven hours a night) have a 61.1% increased risk for chronic musculoskeletal pain. Frontiers in Medicine (Lausanne), September 2024 Tips for Safe Sauna Use for Seniors Before using a sauna, experts recommend that older adults consult their healthcare…
Read MoreLower Limb Malalignment Linked to Low Back Pain
A systematic review and meta-analysis that included thirteen studies concluded that lower extremity misalignments such as foot pronation, hip internal rotation, and knee internal rotation are associated with an elevated risk for low back pain. Doctors of chiropractic often assess the alignment of the lower extremities when examining a patient with low back pain as…
Read MoreTry Chiropractic First!
An analysis of data concerning 372,471 sciatica patients revealed that those who initially received spinal manipulative therapy—the primary form of treatment provided by doctors of chiropractic—were three times less likely to be prescribed an opioid in the following year than individuals who first consulted with a medical physician. PLoS One, January 2025 Significant Decrease in…
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