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Jul
Jul
A growing body of evidence suggests seeing a chiropractor can help keep radicular back pain patients off prescription drugs like benzodiazepines, gabapentin, opioids in general and now, tramadol (a synthetic […]
Tag Archives: Chiropractic
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Jun
Jun
A simple moral to this week’s research story…get your low back pain patients moving, and it can be as simple as walking! Low back pain (LBP) is highly prevalent and […]
19
Jun
Jun
Have you ever adjusted a cadaver? These researchers have, all in the name of good science! We are all aware of the possible relationship between cSMT and cervical artery strokes […]
12
Jun
Jun
It is well known that back pain is very common in adults, but children and adolescents also experience this problem. A prior systematic review reported the annual incidence of low […]
05
Jun
Jun
This is a very positive study for our profession, supporting the idea that patients with spinal pain should see a chiropractor first! Spine-related musculoskeletal pain is the leading cause of […]
29
May
May
Musculoskeletal pain is generally classified based on three main descriptors: nociceptive, neuropathic, and nociplastic. Compared to a specific musculoskeletal tissue pathology, altered nociceptive processing in chronic low back pain is […]
22
May
May
This week’s Research Review is from my friend Dr. Carol Ann Weis an her colleagues, who present a fresh take on the location of back pain during pregnancy and what […]
15
May
May
Sport-related concussion is an evolving topic with emerging clinical science and Monday morning realities sometimes sidetracked by the politics of diagnosis for those of us who see these patients. I’ve […]
08
May
May
Cauda equina syndrome (CES) occurs when the nerve roots that arise directly from the spinal cord at the level of the upper lumbar spine become compressed, typically by disc herniation. […]
01
May
May
Lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) is a common condition experienced by older adults, and often seen in primary care settings. Like non-specific low back pain (NS-LBP), most people with LSS can […]