Editorial

Kaiser, Chiropractic, and Chronic Neck Pain

By Frank M. Painter|August 30, 2010|Editorial|

Kaiser, Chiropractic, and Chronic Neck Pain

A Chiro.Org Editorial

I’m not enrolled in any of the Kaiser provider panels, so I have no vested interest in challenging their actions, but any time one Insurance Company explores a novel new way to reduce their costs, there’s always the chance that others will follow. Because Kaiser opened the conversation, asking whether chiropractic care actually provides benefits for those with neck pain, I draw your attention to the research we have gathered.

The Chiropractic and Chronic Neck Pain page contains numerous articles about the etiology of neck pain, as well as gathering many clinical trials, which have demonstrated the power of chiropractic management for neck pain. (more…)

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Chiropractic IS “Alternative Medicine” (An alternative to medicine)

By Frank M. Painter|May 22, 2010|Editorial|

Chiropractors had always been considered a “fringe” provider (or worse) by conventional medicine.

David M. Eisenberg’s article, Unconventional Medicine in the United States: Prevalence, Costs, and Patterns of Use, published in the January 28, 1993 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine generated a rapid shift in that opinion. This article was a rude awakening, and a genuine “eye–opener” for organized medicine, since it described an amazing shift in public opinion.

During this same period, while Managed Care DRASTICALLY reduced medical incomes, Dr. Eisenberg revealed that “in 1990 Americans made an estimated 425 million visits to providers of unconventional therapy. That number far exceeds the number of visits to all U.S. primary care physicians (only 388 million)”. And Chiropractic Care was one of the most–utilized of these “unconventional” treatments. (more…)

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How Will Research Determine the Future Role of Chiropractic?

By Frank M. Painter|May 19, 2010|Editorial, Health Care Reform|

How Will Research Determine the Future Role of Chiropractic?

The Chiro.Org Blog

SOURCE: Clinical Chiropractic 2010 (Mar); 13 (1): 44–45

By Scott Haldeman DC, MD, PhD, FRCP(C)

Department of Neurology,
University of California, Irvine, United States and the
Department of Epidemiology,
School of Public Health,
University of California,
Los Angeles, United States

The past 20 years has seen a marked increase in the amount of research into the epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment of disorders associated with the spine, especially back and neck pain. The therapeutic benefit of spinal manipulation for back and neck pain is no longer seriously questioned and there are growing research efforts to look into the impact of this treatment approach on other conditions, especially certain types of headache. At the same time, we are in a serious healthcare debate that is, amongst other issues, focusing more attention on cost containment and preventative heath care.

The research support for spinal manipulation has resulted in the situation where chiropractors are generally accepted as valuable members of the healthcare team. The acceptance of chiropractic has resulted in a debate within the profession concerning the future role it wishes to play within this team. There are three roles that chiropractors could potentially fulfill in the future and each requires consideration. (more…)

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Live and Let Live?

By Frank M. Painter|March 24, 2010|Chiropractic Technique, Editorial, Expanded Practice|

Live and Let Live?

The Chiro.Org Blog

SOURCE: A Chiro.Org Editorial

Here’s a question I don’t have an answer for:

Do chiropractors need to adjust people while the patient is under anesthesia (a.k.a MUA)?

I have no experience to guide me. I have never met a patient whose muscle spasm (or spinal “fixation”) was so great that I was not able to adjust them. Of course, that doesn’t mean that they might not be out there somewhere. I can only assume that’s why someone came up with the idea of MUA in the first place. Until now this never seemed relevant to me, and I didn’t pay attention to the evolution of this practice.

What I do know is that organized medicine is in a huge uproar about MUA. (more…)

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Unconventional Medicine?

By Frank M. Painter|March 12, 2009|Editorial, News, Research|

Unconventional Medicine?

The Chiro.Org Blog

Chiropractors had always been considered a “fringe” providor (or worse) by conventional medicine. David M. Eisenberg’s article, Unconventional Medicine in the United States: Prevalence, Costs, and Patterns of Use, published in the January 28, 1993 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine generated a shift in that opinion. This article was a rude awakening, and an genuine “eye–opener” for organized medicine, since it described an amazing shift in public opinion.

During the same period that Managed Care was DRASTICALLY reducing medical incomes, Dr. Eisenberg revealed that “in 1990 Americans made an estimated 425 million visits to providers of unconventional therapy. That number far exceeds the number of visits to all U.S. primary care physicians (only 388 million)”. And Chiropractic was one of the most–utilized of these “unconventional” treatments. (more…)

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