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Frank M. Painter

About Frank M. Painter

I was introduced to Chiro.Org in early 1996, where my friend Joe Garolis helped me learn HTML, the "mark-up language" for websites. We have been fortunate that journals like JMPT have given us permission to reproduce some early important articles in Full-Text format. Maintaining the Org website has been, and remains, my favorite hobby.
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Joint Assessment – P.A.R.T.S.

By |November 12, 2023|Joint Dysfunction, Motion Palpation, Subluxation|

Joint Assessment – P.A.R.T.S.

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SOURCE:   Topics in Clinical Chiropractic 2000; 7 (3): 1–10
Thomas F. Bergmann, DC, Bradley A. Finer, DC, DACAN

Professor, Clinical Science Division
Northwestern Health Sciences University
College of Chiropractic
Bloomington, Minnesota

Purpose:   An approach to systematically perform clinical work-up for chiropractic subluxation is proposed. Literature on assessment approaches is reviewed and a discussion is presented.

Method:   A qualitative review of clinical and scientific literature related to assessment methodologies for subluxation was performed.

Summary:   Variation in assessment techniques exists for identification of spinal and other articular joint dysfunction. Useful scientific data also are limited to only a few approaches, and there is a need for a more systematic assessment approach profession wide.

Key words:   Articular range of motion, chiropractic, Medicare, palpation, physical examination, subluxation

From the FULL TEXT Article

Background

Doctors of chiropractic are portals of entry to the health care system for many patients seeking health care services. As such, they must maintain broad and thorough assessment/diagnostic skills. Before employing any therapy, a clinician must first determine if there is a need for treatment. Therefore, the clinical information that any primary contact provider would want, including a case history, physical examination, clinical laboratory findings, radiographic findings, and any other tests necessary to check for suspected health problems, is needed. Having gathered and interpreted this information, it must be processed in order to arrive at a sound clinical conclusion.

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The Association Between Cervical Degenerative MRI Findings and Self-reported Neck Pain, Disability and Headache: A Cross-sectional Exploratory Study

By |October 12, 2023|Cervical Spine, Chronic Neck Pain|

The Association Between Cervical Degenerative MRI Findings and Self-reported Neck Pain, Disability and Headache: A Cross-sectional Exploratory Study

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SOURCE:   Chiropractic & Manual Therapies 2023 (Oct 11); 31: 45
Rikke K Jensen • Kristina B Dissing • Tue S Jensen • Stine H Clausen • Bodil Arnbak

Department of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics,
Center for Muscle and Joint Health,
University of Southern Denmark,
Odense, Denmark.


FROM:   J. Clin. Med. 2021

Background:   Neck pain and headache are highly prevalent conditions and leading causes of disability worldwide. Although MRI is widely used in the management of these conditions, there is uncertainty about the clinical significance of cervical MRI findings in patients with neck pain or headache. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the association between cervical degenerative MRI findings and self-reported neck pain, neck disability, and headache.

Methods:   This study was a secondary analysis of a cohort of patients with low back pain aged 18-40 years recruited from a non-surgical outpatient spine clinic. The cervical MRI and outcome measures used in this analysis were collected at a four-year follow-up (2014-2017). Self-reported outcome measures included neck pain intensity, neck disability as measured by the Neck Disability Index, and headache as measured by a single NDI item. Cervical MRI findings included disc degeneration, disc contour changes, and vertebral endplate signal changes (VESC). Multivariable logistic regression analyses, adjusted for age and sex, were used to analyse the associations between MRI findings and neck pain, neck disability, and headache.

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Effect of Intensive Patient Education vs Placebo Patient Education on Outcomes in Patients With Acute Low Back Pain: A Randomized Clinical Trial

By |July 8, 2023|Acute Low Back Pain, Clinical Guidelines|

Effect of Intensive Patient Education vs Placebo Patient Education on Outcomes in Patients With Acute Low Back Pain: A Randomized Clinical Trial

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SOURCE:   JAMA Neurol 2019 (Feb 1); 76 (2): 161–169
Adrian C. Traeger, PhD; Hopin Lee, PhD; Markus Hübscher, PhD; Ian W. Skinner, PhD; G. Lorimer Moseley, PhD; Michael K. Nicholas, PhD; Nicholas Henschke, PhD; Kathryn M. Refshauge, PhD; Fiona M. Blyth, PhD; Chris J. Main, PhD; Julia M. Hush, PhD; Serigne Lo, PhD; James H. McAuley, PhD

Neuroscience Research Australia,
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Sydney School of Public Health,
Faculty of Medicine and Health,
The University of Sydney,
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

FROM:   Pain 2019 (Dec)

FROM:   Cochrane Database 2020 (Apr)

FROM:   European Journal of Pain 2017 (Feb)

FROM:   American Family Physician 2019 (Mar 15)

FROM:   Pain 2013 (Jul)

Importance:   Many patients with acute low back pain do not recover with basic first-line care (advice, reassurance, and simple analgesia, if necessary). It is unclear whether intensive patient education improves clinical outcomes for those patients already receiving first-line care.

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Global, Regional, and National Burden of Low Back Pain, 1990–2020, Its Attributable Risk Factors,
and Projections to 2050: A Systematic Analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021

By |May 24, 2023|Global Burden of Disease, Global Spine Care Initiative, Low Back Pain|

Global, Regional, and National Burden of Low Back Pain, 1990–2020, Its Attributable Risk Factors, and Projections to 2050: A Systematic Analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021

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SOURCE:   Lancet Rheumatology 2023 (May 23); 5 (6): E316-E329
Manuela L Ferreira, Katie de Luca, Lydia M Haile, Jaimie D Steinmetz, Garland T Culbreth, et al.

Faculty of Medicine and Health,
Institute of Bone and Joint Research,
The Kolling Institute, Northern Clinical School,
University of Sydney,
Sydney, NSW 2064, Australia.

Background   Low back pain is highly prevalent and the main cause of years lived with disability (YLDs). We present the most up-to-date global, regional, and national data on prevalence and YLDs for low back pain from the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study 2021.

Methods   Population-based studies from 1980 to 2019 identified in a systematic review, international surveys, US medical claims data, and dataset contributions by collaborators were used to estimate the prevalence and YLDs for low back pain from 1990 to 2020, for 204 countries and territories. Low back pain was defined as pain between the 12th ribs and the gluteal folds that lasted a day or more; input data using alternative definitions were adjusted in a network meta-regression analysis. Nested Bayesian meta-regression models were used to estimate prevalence and YLDs by age, sex, year, and location. Prevalence was projected to 2050 by running a regression on prevalence rates using Socio-demographic Index as a predictor, then multiplying them by projected population estimates.

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An Adult Patient With Acute Ischemic Stroke and Carotid Stenosis Presenting to a Chiropractor: A Case Report

By |May 10, 2023|Chiropractic Management, Ischemic Stroke, Stroke and Chiropractic|

An Adult Patient With Acute Ischemic Stroke and Carotid Stenosis Presenting to a Chiropractor: A Case Report

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SOURCE:   Cureus 2023 (Apr 6); 15 (4): e37209

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Neal B deBuhr, Robert J Trager, Cliff Tao

Chiropractic Private Practice,
Thrive Chiropractic,
Cedar Falls, USA.

Chiropractic, Connor Whole Health,
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center,
Cleveland, USA.

FROM:   MedicalNewsToday 2022

A 59-year-old male, with a recent history of acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pneumonia, presented to a chiropractor with a one-week history of numbness in the right upper and lower extremity that was triggered by neck movement, and lightheadedness/dizziness.

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A Case of Eagle Syndrome in a Chiropractic Patient

By |May 8, 2023|Case Studies, Chiropractic Management|

A Case of Eagle Syndrome in a Chiropractic Patient

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SOURCE:   Cureus 2023 (May 2); 15 (5): e38426

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Leonard F Vernon

Clinical Sciences,
Sherman College of Chiropractic,
Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA.

Eagle syndrome is a rare condition that is characterized by, among other things, pain in the face and neck, with the majority of cases being unilateral and isolated to the lower jaw. It is not uncommon for the pain to radiate to the ear. Symptoms can be constant or intermittent and may increase with yawning or rotation of the head, causing Eagle syndrome to be frequently misdiagnosed. The objective of this report is to summarize the symptoms, diagnostic workup, necessary imaging, and management of Eagle syndrome.

Keywords:   advanced imaging; chiropractic; eagle syndrome; non-specific neck pain; trauma.

From the FULL TEXT Article:

Introduction

The styloid process attaches the temporal bone of the skull and abuts to the styloid foramen, where it has numerous attachments, including the stylohyoid and stylomandibular ligaments and styloglossus and stylopharyngeus muscles. Derived from the Greek word “stylos”, which implies the pillar in Greek. The length of the styloid process has been reported by some authors to range between 15.2 mm and 47.7 mm [1, 2], with various authors labeling an elongated styloid process as anything >30 mm while Wat W. Eagle, an otolaryngologist, whom the syndrome is named after, believed that a length >25 mm is considered elongated. [3] A radiographic study by Dayal et al. seems to confirm Eagle’s assertion. [4] Watt found the incidence of elongated styloid process is 4% in the general population, of which only 4%-10% are reported to be symptomatic, with a female-to-male ratio of 3:1. It is usually reported in adults after the third decade of life. [5, 6]

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