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Advances in Spinal Cord Injury Recovery
Two years ago, we reported on a medical study at the Keck Medical Center at USC in which a young man, 21-year old Kristopher Boesen, who was paralyzed from the neck down following a spinal…
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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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Treatment of Lower Back Pain in Geriatric Patients
Low back pain is a pervasive problem for many people that are often at a cross-roads on where to seek care following an injury. A unique 2013 study analyzed the perspectives of geriatric patients (aged…
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The Correlation of High Signal Intensity Zones on MRI & Low Back Pain
While the presence of a disc herniation can be confirmed on MRI, what has proven to be more difficult is identifying the potential source of other discogenic pain that is not as visible on a…
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Pain Questionnaire Objectifies Subjective Aspects of Injury
Traditionally, objective measurements of neck and back injuries such as palpable spasms, loss of lordotic curve on x-ray and disc protrusions have been thought reliable as “hard evidence” when measuring the extent of traumatic personal…
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Predicting Chronic Whiplash in Motor Vehicle Collision
By E. Paul Giersch, Attorney at Law A recently published study by researchers in Ontario offers a clinical decision rule for early prediction of long-term whiplash associated disorder following rear end motor vehicle collisions.* It also…
