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Predicting Immediate Improvement With Cervical Spine Adjusting

By Frank M. Painter|July 28, 2009|Education, Outcome Assessment|

Patients with nonspecific musculoskeletal disorders may vary in their responses to treatment. For that reason, a recent, large prospective study in JMPT set out to identify the predictors for improvement or worsening of symptoms when cervical spine manipulation was indicated.

Data was collected from 28,807 treatment consultations (19,722 patients) and 13,873 follow-up treatments. The presenting symptoms of “neck pain”, “shoulder, arm pain”, “reduced neck, shoulder, arm movement, or stiffness”, “headache”, and “upper, mid back pain” all emerged in the final model as significant predictors for immediate improvement. The presence of any 4 of these predictors raised the probability of an immediate improvement in presenting symptoms after treatment from 70% to approximately 95%. (more…)

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As The Twig Is Bent… So Grows The Tree

By Frank M. Painter|July 27, 2009|Backpacks, Education, News|

As The Twig Is Bent… So Grows The Tree

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We’ve all heard that old bromide.

Even after years of published articles, decrying the detrimental effects of backpack overloading on the pediatric spine, children are still routinely required to carry more than the recommended upper limit of 10% of their body weight in schoolbooks. (more…)

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Fibromyalgia and Chiropractic Care

By Frank M. Painter|July 26, 2009|Education, Health, Uncategorized|

Fibromyalgia and Chiropractic Care

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SOURCE: The Fibromyalgia and Chiropractic Page

What is Fibromyalgia?

Fibromyalgia is a chronic syndrome that occurs predominantly in women and is marked by generalized pain, multiple defined tender points, fatigue, disturbed and nonrestorative sleep, and numerous other somatic complaints.

Diagnosis of Fibromyalgia

To meet the fibromyalgia criteria for medical diagnosis, patients must experience:

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Early Life Infections and the Immune System

By Frank M. Painter|July 25, 2009|Education, Health, Immune Function, Immune System|

Early Life Infections and the Immune System

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There is a growing body of literature suggesting that early (infant) antibiotic use (and perhaps vaccination) is associated with increased incidence of adolescent diseases like asthma, and other atopic diseases like hay fever and eczema.

The general consensus seems to be that the Immune System is strengthened by fighting early mild infections, and that surpressing them artificially, with antibiotics and certain vaccines, leaves the child more prone to atopy later in life. At least that’s what the statistics seems to point to. (more…)

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Nutritional Supplementation and JAMA

By Frank M. Painter|July 22, 2009|Nutrition|

Nutritional Supplementation and JAMA

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Editorial Commentary:

In the last few months there has been a disappointing series of nutritional studies published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. JAMA was rabidly opposed to supplementation until 2002, when they published an excellent article that proposed that taking supplements could reduce the risk of chronic disease. [1] That article was right on the money. This recent group of articles challenges those findings, but you will soon find that they were all seriously flawed. Let’s review these clinical trials, and consider how asking the wrong question can yield the wrong answers, and how that process generates negative bias against supplementation.

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Diplomate Specialties

By Frank M. Painter|July 21, 2009|Education|

Diplomate Specialties

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One of the requirements for license renewal is ongoing Continuing Education classes. Some doctors prefer attending Homecomings, others prefer attending Parker seminars. The only drawback with either of these venues is that specific topical classes are very short.

The beauty of attending a diplomate program is that you submerge yourself in a specific topic over a whole weekend. It’s also like joining the National Guard, because you will invest one weekend a month for 3 years. I attended LACCs (now SCUHS) rehabilitation diplomate program between ’95-’98 here in Chicago, and I highly recommend it. Other programs are available in a variety of specialties.

You may want to review the collected

Chiropractic Diplomate and Specialty Council Websites

and you may also enjoy our

Chiropractic Rehabilitation Diplomate Information Page

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