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Many Chiropractic Patients May Have Already Tried Surgery
Using data from a 110-million patient network in the United States, researchers report that 10.8% of patients who received chiropractic spinal manipulation had at least…
Monthly Pain Update – July 2023
Low Back Pain and Movement Quality When patients present with low back pain (LBP), they usually move slowly, and they often can’t stand up straight.…
Migraine Patients Often Have Neck Problems
Patients with a history of migraine headaches often report pain, hypersensitivity, and reduced range of motion in the neck. Past studies have demonstrated that treatment…
Managing a Lumbar Disk Herniation with Radiculopathy
A recent study found that the combination of Mulligan’s mobilization and neurodynamic mobilization is an effective treatment for improving functional mobility and quality of life…
Wrist Manipulation Helps Patients with Tennis Elbow
For patients with lateral epicondylitis-also known as tennis elbow-a recent study found that manipulative therapy applied to the wrist may improve grip strength. The finding…
Upper Cervical Manual Therapy Benefits TMD Patients
A systematic review and metaanalysis that included eight randomized controlled trials concluded that mobilization and manipulative therapy applied to the upper cervical spine reduces jaw…
Spinal Manipulation Recommended for Acute Low Back Pain
For acute non-specific low back pain with or without radiculopathy, several clinical practice guidelines recommend spinal manipulative therapy as a frontline treatment option. Spinal manipulation…
Monthly Pain Update – June 2023
When Is Low Back Surgery Appropriate? Low back pain is the most common musculoskeletal complaint, and it is the leading cause of activity limitation and…
Idiopathic Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Alters Hand Proprioception
Proprioception is the body’s ability to sense where its various parts are in relation to one another for purposes of movement and balance. Examinations of…
Jaw Pain, Neck Pain, and Headaches
A retrospective study that included 300 patients with neck pain and/or temporomandibular joint pain identified an association between higher levels of neck pain and a…
Postural Faults Common in Office Workers with Neck and Back Pain
Examinations of 99 office workers with neck and mid-back pain-a common combination in this population-revealed that 90 exhibited scapular dyskinesis (abnormal movement of the shoulder…
Back Surgery Is Not For Everyone
In a recent paper published in the Medical Journal of Australia, the authors noted that while spinal surgeries have increased over time, the current data…