Low Back Pain and Chiropractic
As you may know, until the late 90s, all chiropractic research was funded by our schools, or by research organizations like the FCER and the ICPA.
Even since then, the Federal Government has funneled homeopathic doses of cash towards chiropractic research. For this reason, much of early the funded research focused on Low Back Pain.
You may want to review the Low Back Pain and Chiropractic Page, because it compiles all the most notable LBP studies. It also contains free-access Chapters from noted-author Richard C. Schafer, D.C., FICC’s books (RC is the most published chiropractic author) and some editorials about ending medical mis-management of low back pain. Enjoy!
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I’m a big believer in the use of a chiropractor. I’m always suggesting to people they consider a visit to a local chiropractor. They can offer you pain relief using specific chiropractic techniques that involve hands-on manipulation of the body and thus helping the body to heal itself. People are always surprised what a chiropractor was able to do for them.
Research support from federal sources would, I suspect, have both advantages and disadvantages. The advatage is that there is simply more money potentially available from federal agencies than from other sources, such as the colleges. Can anyone speak to the disadvantages of the federal funds?
Seattle,
There’s no disadvantages to receiving Federal funds. The big issue is that so few DCs have been trained to steer through the maze of the application process.