History of Chiropractic

History of Chiropractic

Nothing is new. Even amidst advances in gene therapy and synthesis of human tissue most medical interventions have not changed much in the last century and most of these modalities are based on the first forms of medicine. Chiropractic adjustive/manipulative therapy...
Chiropractic For Acute Low Back Pain

Chiropractic For Acute Low Back Pain

Review of “Adding Chiropractic Manipulative Therapy to Standard Medical Care for Patients with Acute Low Back Pain: The Results of a Pragmatic Randomized Comparative Effectiveness Study SPINE Volume 38, Number 8: 627–634 2013” Standard Medical Care (SMC) combined with...
Chiropractic Care Prevents Low Back Pain

Chiropractic Care Prevents Low Back Pain

Review of “Does Maintained Spinal Manipulation Therapy for Chronic Nonspecific Low Back Pain Result in Better Long-Term Outcome? SPINE Volume 36, Number 18, pp 1427–1437 2011” Chronic nonspecific LBP is a condition which affects over 80% of the population. The current...
When Does an MRI Indicate That You Need Surgery?

When Does an MRI Indicate That You Need Surgery?

Review of “Patterns of Care After Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Spine in Primary Care SPINE Volume 38, Number 1, pp 51–59 2012” Spinal MRI is considered the “gold standard” in diagnosis of spinal degeneration. This study shows that the use of MRI has minimal...