Research: serum cortisol levels
RESEARCH PAPER: Serum Cortisol Levels This study suggests that there are more benefits to a chiropractic adjustment that simply the removal of back pain. The Immediate Effect of Low Back Manipulation on Serum Cortisol Levels in Adult Males with Mechanical Low Back Pain. Keseri Padayachy, G. Hoosen M. Vawda, Junaid Shaik, Peter W. McCarthy. Clinical [...]
Research: efficacy of steroid injections
RESEARCH PAPER: Efficacy of steroid injections It appears that it makes no difference in the long term outcome of shoulder or elbow pain using either steroid injections or NSAIDS. CM Efficacy and safety of steroid injections for shoulder and elbow tendonitis: a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. C Gaujoux-Viala, M Dougados, L Gossec. Ann Rheum [...]
Research: cervicogenic headache
RESEARCH PAPER: Spinal manipulation for cervicogenic headache ABSTRACT Methods Eighty participants were randomized to receive spinal manipulation or a light massage control (n = 40/ group). Improvements in cervicogenic headache pain (primary outcome), disability, and number in prior four weeks were dichotomized into binary outcomes at two thresholds: 30% representing minimal clinically important change and [...]
Research: chiropractic and breastfeeding
RESEARCH PAPER: Contribution of Chiropractic Therapy to Resolving Suboptimal Breastfeeding: A Case Series of 114 Infants. Joyce E. Miller DC, Laura Miller, Ann-Kristin Sulesund, Andriy Yevtushenko. Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics; Volume 32, Issue 8, October 2009: Pages 670-674 Breastfeeding Breastfeeding is a primal instinct that acts not only a source of food for infant mammals, but helps [...]
Research: migraine relief
RESEARCH PAPER: Evidence-based guidelines for the chiropractic treatment of adults with headache. Journal Manipulative therapy 2011 Jun;34(5):274-89. Bryans R, Descarreaux M, Duranleau M, Marcoux H, Potter B, Ruegg R, Shaw L, Watkin R, White E. Guidelines Development Committee Chair and Chiropractor, Private Practice, Clarenville, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this manuscript [...]
Research: spinal manipulation
RESEARCH PAPER: Effectiveness of manual therapies: the UK evidence report. Gert Bronfort, Mitch Haas, Roni Evans, Brent Leininger and Jay Triano; Chiropractic & Osteopathy 2010, 18:3. Abstract of the study: Background The purpose of this report is to provide a succinct but comprehensive summary of the scientific evidence regarding the effectiveness of manual treatment for [...]
Research: kyphosis and mortality
RESEARCH PAPER: Kyphosis and Mortality Paper Posture is key to a long healthy life A study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society explored the relationship between poor posture and mortality rates. The findings support the notion that having your spine checked by a Chiropractor to correct postural abnormalities together with suitable weight [...]
Research: low back pain
RESEARCH PAPER: Low Back Pain The May 2009 report by the National Institute of Clinical Excellence provides full support for Chiropractic adjustments (referred to as manipulation) in the treatment of low back pain. Manual therapy The manual therapies reviewed were spinal manipulation (a low-amplitude, high-velocity movement at the limit of joint range that takes the [...]
Research: infantile colic and spinal manipulation
RESEARCH PAPER: The short-term effect of spinal manipulation in the treatment of infantile colic: a randomized controlled clinical trial with a blinded observer. J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 1999 Oct;22(8):517-22.Wiberg JM, Nordsteen J, Nilsson N. Objective: To determine whether there is a short-term effect of spinal manipulation in the treatment of infantile colic. Design: A randomized [...]
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