Neck Pain and Movement Habits – New Study
A new study undertaken by the University of Newcastle and funded by the Australian Spinal Research Foundation has been published. The study reveals insights into the impacts of neck pain…
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Resolution of Pruritis Under Chiropractic Care
Imagine itching constantly for no reason. Imagine consulting several physicians trying a litany of creams, diets and antihistamines only to continue to suffer from discomfort, sleep deprivation and continue scratching…
Low Back Pain & Opioid Use Reduce Under Care: Case Study
Opioid overuse (or the misuse of certain strong painkillers and other drugs) has long been a public health concern. In fact, in 2018, it was reported that 128 people died…
Chiropractic Management of a Patient with Myasthenia Gravis and Vertebral Subluxations
When you think of the term “autoimmune conditions”, there is most likely a long list of ailments that springs to mind. Rarely, though, would the term “Myasthenia Gravis” make that…
Case Study Reveals Remission of Headache Associated with Sexual Activity in a Woman After Chiropractic Spinal Manipulation
A recent study published in the Journal of Chiropractic Medicine has taken on a type of headache thought to affect only 1-1.6% of the population. Rare though it may be,…
Thoracic Spinal Manipulation and Pulmonary Function in Stroke Patients
Not so long ago, the rumour mill was alive with talk that chiropractic care was bad news for stroke potential. A few short years on and not only has that…
The Power of Communication: Study Reveals Effect on Pain Thresholds
It has often been said, both in chiropractic circles and others, that communication is a powerful thing. But exactly how powerful is it when it comes to pain and therapeutic…
Pain distribution in school aged children
While studies and statistics on musculoskeletal pain in adulthood abound, data on schoolchildren seems somewhat scarcer. With an increasingly sedentary population, and with extended time sitting being noted as a…
Reconnecting the Brain with the Body in Chronic Pain Research
Research into pain and the effect it has on the brain has been greatly informative over recent years, and has deepened our understanding of how chronic pain works. While we…
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…
The Impact of Spinal manipulation on Nitric Oxide, Substance P and Pain Perception
Regardless of your preferences in health care, pain management is a complicated topic that researchers remain invested in. Issues like sensitivity to pain, learned responses to pain and of course…
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…
Manual Therapy and Occupational Health: how chiropractic and other modalities might impact workforce performance
A recent piece published in the European Journal of Integrative Medicine has taken a novel look at the potential offerings when it comes to manual therapy modalities and the workforce.…
Favorable indicators for manual therapy and colic – new study
A new study has been released by the British Medical Journal, feeding into the seemingly endless quest for an answer on effective treatments for colic. In what is perhaps a…
Case Study: Cortisol, anxiety, neck pain and headache
Neck pain is hardly an unusual symptom in the life of an adult, or indeed in the practice of a chiropractor. We see it all the time, but the effects…
Pulse Pressure Following Upper Cervical Chiropractic Care
While the management of musculoskeletal pain has long been the undisputed domain of the chiropractor, research is taking a steady march into the non-musculoskeletal aspects of our offering. With new…
Inflammation, Low Back Pain and Chiropractic Care
The science of pain and inflammation is one in which there will always be more work to be done. While chiropractic care has become quite renowned for its benefits to…
Chiropractic for Breast Cancer Survivors
Breast cancer is a life-interrupting event. This much is an obvious statement. However, a lesser-known fact is that the treatments for breast cancer involve an after-effect of chronic or persistent…