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.

End Medical Mis-Management of Low Back Pain

By Frank M. Painter|February 19, 2009|Research, Safety|

End Medical Mis-Management of Low Back Pain

The Chiro.Org Blog

SOURCE: A Chiro.Org Editorial

The medical “debate” has been going on for years…is spinal adjusting (a.k.a manipulation) effective for Low Back Pain? The original Meade study (British Medical Journal 1990) demonstrated that chiropractic was much more effective for LBP than conventional medical care. In 1995, Meade did a follow-up, again publishing in the BMJ.

That long-term followup study demonstrated that those treated by chiropractic derived more benefit and long term satisfaction than those treated by hospitals, especially for those who suffered from chronic (or long-term) low back pain! (more…)

Upper Cervical Care Reduces Blood Pressure

By Frank M. Painter|February 18, 2009|Blood Pressure, Research, Spinal Manipulation|

Upper Cervical Care Reduces Blood Pressure

The Chiro.Org Blog

Anatomical abnormalities of the cervical spine at the level of the Atlas vertebra are associated with relative ischaemia of the brainstem circulation and increased blood pressure (BP). Manual correction of this mal-alignment has been associated with reduced arterial pressure.

Read the FULL-TEXT at the:
Journal of Human Hypertension 2007 (May); 21 (5): 347–352

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