A recent study by financial company 24/7 Wall St looked at the 2014 unemployment rates from the Bureau of Labor and Statistics for almost 600 jobs. Their analysis revealed that chiropractic jobs were the...
A recent post on the “Why is American Health Care So Expensive?” blog highlighted the benefits of taking patient’s blood pressure “like a pro”. The blog post highlighted simple measure that can help a clinician...
Strengthening core muscles can improve balance and stability and are an important part of fitness routines that have "real-world benefits". Doing this strengthening in a way that spares the low back has been promoted...
The National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) has published a fact sheet that provides basic information about low back pain, summarizes research on spinal manipulation for low back pain, and suggests sources...
All clinicians in practice strive to make correct diagnoses. Making a correct diagnosis usually means an appropriate treatment plan for the patient and a positive outcome. Medical providers, however, are not perfect. A recent paper...
A systematic review and meta-analysis published in The BMJ March 31, 2015, found "strong evidence" that paracetamol (aka, acetaminophen and Tylenol) is not effective for low back pain. The review of randomized controlled trials...
Clinicians who treat low back pain (LBP) are interested in findings that predict the outcome in order to develop treatment plans that will enhance the potential for full recovery. The usual clinical testing procedures include...
There is an "opioid epidemic" in the US. The National Center for Health Statistics documented this alarming trend in a September 2014 data brief. The brief noted, "Poisoning is the leading cause of injury...
A new study of the chiropractic health encounter is being conducted in Oregon by the RAND Corporation and funded by the NCCIH. This study is attempting to find elements of the health encounter that...