When it comes to chiropractic care, and health care in general across the lifespan, reasonable questions may be asked pertaining to the role we can play in reasonably reducing the need for surgery in the aging and frail populations. While certainly some surgeries are necessary (cancer removal and other lifesaving interventions for example), other surgeries…
Neuralgic amyotrophy isn’t a common condition, and lucky it isn’t! Characterised by severe, acute pain in the shoulder and arm, with weakness, muscle atrophy, and sensory loss soon following, the condition is sudden in its onset, and its causes can be hereditary or idiopathic [1]. While it has been known by many names over the…
Chiropractic research on the topic of inflammation and signalling has been gradually accumulating over the years, with a sharp uptick of popularity since the beginning of the pandemic. Despite the attention, there remains a lot about this topic that eludes us. We have reported on emerging research in this area previously, with each new study…
Chiropractic care for vestibular conditions is not unheard of in therapeutic circles. However, its representation in chiropractic literature leaves something to be desired. We know there are a range of case reports on cervicogenic dizziness and vestibular rehabilitation wherein individuals under chiropractic care received relief from symptoms concomitant with chiropractic care, but in the absence…
We joke about never being able to escape the topic of back pain. But it is no joke. For many, their back pain comes and goes, resolving itself. For others, the story is longer. Recent evidence suggests close to a third of acute low back pain sufferers transition to chronic pain. This transition brings with…
Research comes in many forms. Similarly to how choosing the right wine to pair with a meal can enhance the experience, choosing the right study type for your research can enhance how the research question is answered. Different study designs exist to serve different purposes. Depending on the question you are asking, a study design…
As the opioid crisis wears into another year, and with some reports claiming a resurgence in opioid mortality following the initial waves of the COVID_19 pandemic, responsible management of pain and injury is surely front of mind for many practitioners. However, just what role chiropractic may play in the reduction of opioid use has remained…
When we think of arthritis, we tend to think of middle age and older. But imagine being struck down with this autoimmune condition before you graduate from primary school. It beggars belief, but juvenile idiopathic arthritis does exist. Previously known as juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, is an autoinflammatory condition typically causing pain in major joints such…
Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) is a rare form of dysautonomia. Characterised by exaggerations in things like heart rate, blood pressure or sweating or body temperature when standing, the condition is thought to affect less around one in 3 million people. While presentations differ from person to person, and research is yet to fully understand…
Ageing is one of the few absolute, unavoidable certainties of being a living being. From the moment you are born, and even before that, the cells of your body are growing and changing, eventually slowing the body down. While growing older is definite, the quality of life you have while doing so is not so…
Here’s a thought most people don’t like to hear: Pain is important. It is one of the many mechanisms by which our body senses and communicates damage, dysfunction or disease. While we need pain to let us know when to stop moving, start moving, or move differently to facilitate our body’s healing, chronic pain is…
Childhood is a time many of us associate with play, learning, and seemingly endless energy. While for some of us those days seem miles away, the relationship between the health of our nervous system and our adaptability is constant in all stages of life. In the recent release of the ASRF case report project, published…
Comparisons between traditional medical care and chiropractic care are often problematic, in that our methodologies are completely different. One is a treatment modality geared at recovery from illness, often involving drugs or surgery. One is a care modality geared at nervous system care which then allows the body to express health. While certainly, the latter…
It may seem like a lifetime ago that we first started hearing whispers of a bat, a wet market and a rapidly spreading virus. During this time, one issue has remained top of mind for many in the chiropractic community – can chiropractic care boost immunity? In fact, methods for boosting immunity have come from…
We know this one is a contentious subject – chiropractic care and ADHD. Currently, there is a little hesitancy to make any major claims about what chiropractic may or may not be able to offer ADHD sufferers in terms of relief or management. While this remains the case, there is one thing we can say:…
In recent years, subluxation-based chiropractic care seems to have successfully moved away from the old “bone out of place pressing on a nerve” narrative that kept us locked into the realm of neck, back and musculoskeletal pain. This is truly a good thing, as research continues to explore the non-musculoskeletal presentations that may benefit from…
Most of us have heard it all our lives; ‘sit up straight and don’t slouch’. Ergonomics has been a buzz word within workplaces for years; lumbar support in your desk chair, having your computer screen at eye-level, correctly adjusted chair height. But with the arrival of mobile phones and laptops, we find ourselves looking down…
The world clock has just ticked past two years since the COVID-19 pandemic started. And while news has focused largely on prevention and acute care, with many a business or livelihood thrown into the balance due to prolonged lockdowns, a lesser discussed issue has been waiting to surface. That is the issue of long-covid and…
