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• Chiropractic More Effective than Massage and Drugs for Headaches •
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A study conducted by researchers at Northwestern Health Sciences University found that spinal manipulative therapy (SMT) appears to have a better effect than massage for cervicogenic headaches. It was also found that SMT was just as effective as commonly used prescription medications for tension-type headache and migraine headache. Randomized clinical trials (nine trials involving 683 patients) on chronic headache were included in the review. Two authors independently extracted data and performed methodological scoring of selected trials.
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| SOURCE: Journal of Manipulative Physiologic Therapeutics, September 2001, pp. 457-66. |
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• Patient Improves with Chiropractic Care After Unsuccessful Surgery •
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A patient had improved results with chiropractic care after an unsuccessful cervical spine surgery, according to a case study performed at Life Chiropractic College West. A 55-year-old man had neck pain and left upper extremity problems after unsuccessful cervical spine surgery. Chiropractic adjustments were applied to sites of vertebral subluxations and rehabilitation exercises were also used as adjunct to care. The patient reported a decrease in neck pain and left arm pain after chiropractic intervention. The patient also demonstrated a marked increase in range of motion in his arm.
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| SOURCE: Journal of Manipulative Physiologic Therapeutics, September 2001, pp. 477-82. |
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• Singer Credits Adjustments •
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Even entertainers are helped regularly with chiropractic adjustments. Pop singer Janet Jackson credits chiropractic for helping her handle pressure. In an interview with Greg Kot of the Chicago Tribune, Jackson excuses herself and comments about how her neck is really tight. She turns her neck and it pops. She tells Kot, "It helps until I get a complete adjustment (from a chiropractor). It helps relieve the pressure that I am feeling."
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| SOURCE: Chicago Tribune |
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• Low Back Pain in Golfers Hampers Performance •
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A cross-sectional study of golfers was conducted to determine if chronic low back pain contributed to problems with the knee extensors. The study by University of Calgary researchers assessed the association between functional capacity of the back extensors and the quadriceps muscles. 25 male golfers with chronic low back pain and 16 healthy golfers of similar age were studied. It was determined that golfers with chronic low back pain had significant inhibition of the knee extensors, indicating that this muscle group cannot be activated to a full extent. These findings suggest a possible association between back extensor fatigability and knee extensor dysfunction in male golfers with chronic low back pain.
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| SOURCE: Spine 2001; 26:E361-E366. |
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