Chiropractic & Healthy Aging 102 / 1 Credit

Reviews Included:

1. Spinal Manipulation in Older Adults with Chronic Low Back Pain – Individual Participant Meta-Analysis
2. Chiropractic Spinal Manipulation & Fall Risk in Older Adults with Spinal Pain
3. Importance of Radiographic Findings in Older Chiropractic Patients
4. Cognition is Selectively Impaired in Males with Spinal Pain
5. Guideline for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Hypertension in Adults

Learning Objectives:

1. Assess the effectiveness of spinal manipulation versus other guideline endorsed interventions for the management of chronic low back pain in older adults
2. Investigate whether older adults with spinal pain receiving spinal manipulation have a reduction in fall risk over a 13-month follow-up
3. Examine the relationship between radiographic findings commonly noted in chiropractic practice and improvement in back-related disability in older adults following 12 weeks of chiropractic spinal manipulation and home exercise instruction
4. Determine the potential relationship(s) between spinal pain and cognitive decline
5. Outline hypertension guideline recommendations relevant for chiropractic practice

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