Chiropractic and Vocal Cord Paralysis: A Case Report
Imagine waking up from an arthroscopic shoulder surgery only to discover that you can no longer speak. Dysfunction of the vocal cords has been described as a side effect of…
Changes in Muscle Spasticity in Patients with Cerebral Palsy After Spinal Manipulation: Case Series
As our understanding of chiropractic care increases, it seems that this same knowledge bank continues to illuminate the ways in which the brain and muscles respond when we check and…
Correcting the Thoracic Kyphosis – Systematic Review Published
It’s a postural phenomenon once driven by age, now arguably driven also by technology. The head drops forward, and the thoracic kyphosis increases beyond normal physiological parameters. Other postural adjustments…
Functional Neurology through a Chiropractic Specific Lens
To some, functional neurology is somewhat outside the chiropractic modality. To others, it is central to everything we do. When a recent article hit the Journal of Chiropractic and Manual…
Opinion: The Above Atlas Subluxation – The Disconnect
It is fair to say that there is division in the profession; there has been for some time and unfortunately there may be for a while yet. Whether we, as…
Fibromyalgia Case Study shows improvement in symptoms, cervical alignments and quality of life
Fibromyalgia is widely viewed as a pain syndrome with an unknown cause. To some practitioners, it is a bona fide medical condition. To others, it’s merely psychosomatic. Sufferers will tell…
HOW Many Words for Snow?
(And why do we even care? A commentary on the transformative power of the chiropractic lexicon) Urban Legend has it that the Sami people of Norway and Sweden have around…
The Role Of Research In The Protection And Preservation Of Chiropractic
At the recent Dynamic Growth Congress, we asked some leading voices in chiropractic why it is important to invest in quality research into the vertebral subluxation. Listen to Dr Patrick…
Posture, Happiness And The Effect Of Chiropractic
This is the ‘bonus’ article from Spinal Research’s recent interview with Dr Michael Hall. Dr Hall, the man behind the new education program Brain DC, discussed the right to left…
Manual Therapy and Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: How Effective is it?
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is thought to affect around 3% of the adult population, and is one of the most commonly described neuropathies of the peripheral nervous system [1, 2]. Characterised…