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Recent Study Supports Chiropractic Care as Effective and Popular
A 2017 article in Spine [1] cites a study where Ph.D. researchers looked at the results of chiropractic care from a twelve month treatment period. Some key takeaways from the article: Back pain (63.0%) and…
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New Zealand Study Examines Effects of Concussion 4 Years Post-Injury
For the hundreds of thousands of individuals[1] who suffer from concussion (also called traumatic brain injury) per year, a common question is what the long term effects are from such an injury. Understanding this could…
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Recent Study Explains Why Head and Face Pain Cause More Suffering
It has been our experience that those with traumatic injuries often report pain in the head, face, eyes, ears and mouth (such as chronic headaches, or trigeminal neuralgia) as more severe, more debilitating, more disruptive…
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The Increase of Concussions Among Young Female Athletes
Most people are now familiar with concussion risks and football, thanks in large part to awareness stemming from Washington’s first-in-the-nation legislation (The Zackery Lystedt Law[1]) aimed at preventing preventable brain injuries, as well as national…
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Apportioning a Preexisting Condition with a New Trauma
The phrase “preexisting condition” often causes some confusion for health care providers when they are asked to apportion a percentage of a patient’s condition between a preexisting condition and a new trauma. The purpose of…
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Clinical Trial of Stem Cell Therapy Restores Movement
According to the National Spinal Cord Injury Statistical Center, each year, there are approximately 17,000 new cases of spinal cord injury in the United States, with motor vehicle collisions being the leading cause.[1] A spinal…
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Post-Traumatic Injury Recovery and a Patient’s Long Term Prognosis
One major concern for those involved a traumatic injury such as a motor vehicle collision is how long recovery will take from their injuries and when will they be all better. Medical research and our…
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Evaluation and Treatment of Post-Traumatic Trigeminal Neuralgia
Trigeminal neuralgia (TN) is a rare and painful neuropathic condition that affects the trigeminal, or 5th cranial nerve, one of the most widely distributed nerves in the head. [1] While the cause of TN in…
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Advances in Neuroimaging to Detect Brain Abnormality From Injury
Each year in the United States, well over 1 million people sustain a traumatic brain injury (TBI) and seek treatment at an emergency room in the United States, approximately 80% of which are “mild”[1] TBIs…
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Correlation Between Whiplash-Associated Disorders & Long Term Effects
A 2009 study found that patients with whiplash-associated disorders can continue to experience symptoms for as long as ten years after the original injury producing event.[1] The study only looked at patients with such injuries…
