Musculoskeletal health can be a critical driver of healthy aging and chiropractors play a critical role in helping people maintain function. Gaining deeper understanding about what our patients experience helps […]
Tag Archives: Geriatrics
Do common radiographic findings correlate with response to chiropractic care in older patients with spinal pain? Our population is aging, with an increasingly large proportion of the population in high […]
Around the globe, our aging population is growing. Falls are a major concern for this population, can lead to adverse outcomes (including fractures and hospitalizations), and are the leading cause […]
This week’s review features a commentary from my friend and colleague, and lead author of this paper, Dr. David Byfield (included below)… Cognitive decline and dementia are of major concern […]
Degenerative cervical myelopathy (formerly known as cervical spondylotic myelopathy) can be a debilitating and consequential condition that we must be on the look out for as chiropractors, especially in our […]
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 […]
Lumbar spinal stenosis can be a progressive, debilitating condition, but is often amenable to chiropractic care and other conservative treatments…this week, a randomized trial looking at the addition of SMT […]
How does neck pain relate to gait? Providing effective care for older patients is something our profession can excel at. This topic is certainly an interesting aspect of healthy aging… […]
Manual Therapy Dosing & Outcomes in Hip Osteoarthritis Hip osteoarthritis (OA) is often managed by conservative treatments, one of the most important being manual therapy (MT), which aims to relieve […]
Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Treatment Algorithm – Delphi Consensus Lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) is a common condition affecting older adults, which is treated with a variety of non-surgical and surgical interventions. […]
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