Education

Government Support and the Research Challenges of Chiropractic Pediatrics

By Frank M. Painter|December 3, 2009|Chiropractic Care, Education, Health Care, Pediatrics|

Government Support and the Research Challenges of Chiropractic Pediatrics

Dr. Dennis Leduc, a McGill University pediatrician recently stated that “There are no physical ailments in childhood, whether they be ear infections, asthma, or other physical problems, that have ever been shown to be amenable to chiropractic manipulation or therapy.”

The story released Friday by The Star Phoenix reports that the concern is over 5,297 chiropractic pediatric treatments at the cost of $80,921 paid in Saskatchewan this last year. [1] The Health Ministry is considering if it will continue to subsidize chiropractic pediatric care in Saskatchewan. (more…)

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Man Controlls Robotic Hand With Thought

By Frank M. Painter|December 2, 2009|Education|

This may not be the ideal posting for anyone with Terminator-anxiety, so please be forwarned.

ROME – An Italian who lost his left forearm in a car crash was successfully linked to a robotic hand, allowing him to feel sensations in the artificial limb and control it with his thoughts, scientists said Wednesday.

During a one-month experiment conducted last year, 26-year-old Pierpaolo Petruzziello felt like his lost arm had grown back again, although he was only controlling a robotic hand that was not even attached to his body. (more…)

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AAFP Makes Deal With Coke For “Educational” Content

By Frank M. Painter|November 28, 2009|Education, Nutrition|

AAFP Makes Deal With Coke For “Educational” Content

The Chiro.Org Blog

The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) has struck a deal with Coca-Cola to sponsor its consumer-focused website, familydoctor.org

Amusingly enough, the AAFP’s Consumer Alliance is a program that allows corporate partners like The Coca-Cola Company to work with them to educate consumers about the role their products can play in a healthy, active lifestyle. Isn’t that amazing? (more…)

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Widely Used Anti-Inflammatory Drug Risky Even in Small Doses

By Frank M. Painter|November 22, 2009|Education, Iatrogenic Injury|

Widely Used Anti-Inflammatory Drug Risky Even in Small Doses

The Chiro.Org Blog

SOURCE: MedPage Today

Reporting on:

“Naproxen use increases the risk for complicated gastroduodenal ulcers in a dose-dependent fashion”

American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) 2009

Even at low doses, naproxen (Aleve, Anaprox, Naprosyn, Naprelan) may increase the risk of upper gastrointestinal complications, researchers said here.

Patients taking a 500-mg/day dose had a 2.5-fold increased risk of hospitalization from complicated gastric or duodenal ulcer, while those on the 750-mg/day dose had almost a threefold increased risk, Gurkirpal Singh, MD, of Stanford University, and colleagues reported at the American College of Gastroenterology meeting. [1]

The 1,000-mg/day dose carried more than a threefold increased risk of hospitalization. “We found that naproxen use is not safe even at lower doses,” Singh said. “We need to be careful about prescribing it, even in lower doses.” The lowest doses are available over the counter. (more…)

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Middle Ear Infections and Chiropractic

By Frank M. Painter|November 12, 2009|Education, Otitis Media|

Middle Ear Infections and Chiropractic

The Chiro.Org Blog

Following our recent theme that chiropractic can help children, as reported by CBS News report on how chiropractic helps chronic ear infections.

There is more material like this at the:
Chiropractic and Otitis Media Page

You may wonder, how can chiropractic help reduce or eliminate that kind of infection? Great question! Read on. (more…)

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Headaches in Infants

By Frank M. Painter|November 10, 2009|Education|

Headaches in Infants

The Chiro.Org Blog

SOURCE: J Manipulative Physiol Ther 2009 (Oct); 32 (8): 682–686

Chiropractic has a long history of success with headaches. [1-3] A newly published, retrospective case study, just published in JMPT, emphasizes the benefits of chiropractic care for infants. [4]

This is a picture of an infant with a headache. This article details the case history of 13 infants (aged from 2 days old to 8.5 months old) who got immediate and dramatic improvements in both symptom reduction and improved feeding behavior immediately after receiving chiropractic care. (more…)

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