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Jul
Jul
This week, another big data investigation from Dr. Robert Trager and colleagues, this time looking at over 77 000 patients with SLE and their risk of cervical artery dissection… Systemic […]
Tag Archives: Neck Pain
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May
May
In recent years, big data studies have shown time and time again that chiropractic care can reduce the need for prescription medications for lumbosacral radiculopathy patients. This week, a look […]
14
May
May
This paper was published in JOSPT and the Review features a guest commentary from lead author Dr. Casper Nim (Denmark)… Spinal manipulative therapy (SMT) is a common treatment for spinal […]
02
Apr
Apr
The relationship between neck manipulation and cervical artery stroke is obviously an important topic to discuss from both research and clinical perspectives. This is a topic I have covered in […]
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Mar
Mar
Almost 40% of children 19 years-of-age report having spinal pain at least once in their lifetime, and this becomes chronic or recurrent in about 25% of children and adolescents. The […]
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Mar
Mar
The potential impact of chiropractic care on mild traumatic brain injury and sport-related concussion is an interesting area of study. This week, a cool paper on the impact of chiropractic […]
11
Dec
Dec
Can you sustain a sport-related concussion without also sustaining a cervical spine injury? It is an interesting question, which underscores the growing evidence that addressing neck function can help concussion […]
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Nov
Nov
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 […]
20
Nov
Nov
Concussion has been a hot topic lately, with the recent Parachute Canada guidelines recommending ONLY MDs and nurse practitioners for the assessment and diagnosis of concussions…what?! This obviously makes no […]
06
Nov
Nov
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 […]