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Chiropractic Care and the Opioid Crisis

More Evidence that Chiropractic Care Significantly Reduces the Use of Opioid Drugs THE OPIATE/OPIOID PROBLEM The government of the state of Oregon notes (1): Opium is made from the poppy plant. Opiates are compounds that can be purified directly from opium without modification. This includes morphine, codeine, methadone, and heroine. Few people understand that dextromethorphan is an opiate. It is available in the [..]

Lumbar Disc Herniation with Radiculopathy and Chiropractic Manipulation

The bulging disc and the protruded disc are the categories most often seen in chiropractic clinical practice. The category and magnitude of disc herniations can only be determined by advanced imaging, especially MRI and/or CT. Effectiveness There is a long and rich history showing the effectiveness of spinal manipulation for the management of low back [..]

Spine Pain Syndromes: Chiropractic Care vs. Pain Drugs

The “gold standard” for health care research is the randomized controlled trial, or RCT. A lay explanation for a typical RCT study is: Researchers gather a group of individuals that have the same problem. The problem is quantified, often by using standardized measurement outcomes. The group is randomized to be treated differently. The quantification of the problem [..]

Osteoarthritis and Chiropractic Care

Evolving Models  A large recent review of the chiropractic profession confirms that chiropractors specialize in the management of back and neck pain (1). The study, from the National Health Interview Survey, which is the principal and reliable source of comprehensive health care information in the United States, found that 63% of chiropractic patients presented with [..]

The Relationship Between Spine Pain and Different Mechanisms of Extremity Pain

Chiropractors have a public and health care (scientific) perception as the “go to” provider for low back pain and neck pain. This was confirmed in a large recent review of the chiropractic profession. It was published in the journal Spine in December 2017, and titled (1): The Prevalence, Patterns, and Predictors of Chiropractic Use Among [..]

Neck Injury and the Brain

Background Information Mild traumatic brain injuries are also known as concussions. It is estimated that these injuries have a prevalence of 3.8 million per year in the United States (1). Despite this high incidence, mild traumatic brain injuries and concussions are one of the least understood injuries facing the sports healthcare and the neuroscience communities [..]

The Importance of Sagittal Posture

The historic seminal book on orthopedics was written by Nicholas Andry in 1741 (1). The primary discussion of his book addressed the treatment of spinal distortions, beginning in childhood. Andry was a professor of medicine at the University of Paris. The word orthopedic is a composite of two Greek words: Ortho, meaning straight. Pedic, meaning [..]

Whiplash Injury and Stress Induced Analgesia and the Connection with Chiropractic Spinal Adjusting

The historic seminal book on orthopedics was written by Nicholas Andry in 1741 (1). The primary discussion of his book addressed the treatment of spinal distortions, beginning in childhood. Andry was a professor of medicine at the University of Paris. The word orthopedic is a composite of two Greek words: Ortho, meaning straight. Pedic, meaning [..]

The Intersecting of Two Lives: They Forever Improved Our Understanding of Back Pain

Architectural Mechanical History For thousands of years, pyramids have been known around the globe: the Middle East, Asia, India, China, the Americas, etc. Also known for millennia are the architectural wonders of Greece, Rome, and the churches/cathedrals throughout Europe and Asia. When viewing these wonders, one questions, how was any of this possible? These marvels [..]