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Instrument Adjusting: Chiropractic Research

By Frank M. Painter|July 22, 2010|Research|

Instrument Adjusting: Chiropractic Research

SOURCE: Chiropractic Economics

An overview of the study of instrument adjusting

By Arlan W. Fuhr, DC

Nearly 40 years ago, Drs. Scott Haldeman and Jay Triano, along with a small collection of college presidents, attended the National Institute for Neurological and Communicative Disorders and Stroke (NINCDS) Conference, and, at that time, there were no clinical trials on chiropractic or manipulation.

Those esteemed visionaries lamented how unscientific the chiropractic profession appeared to the greater scientific community, and dedicated themselves to improving the availability of research to provide evidence of chiropractic’s efficacy.

Much progress has been made since that fateful conference in 1974. Today, a commitment to research endures, as doctors have recognized how necessary research is to the ongoing acceptance of chiropractic into traditional medicine.

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New Research Characterizes “The Chiropractic Care of Children”

By Frank M. Painter|July 14, 2010|News, Research|

New Research Characterizes “The Chiropractic Care of Children”

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SOURCE: J Altern Complement Med. 2010 (Jun); 16 (6): 621–626

Joel Alcantara, Jeanne Ohm, and Derek Kunz

International Chiropractic Pediatric Association, Media, PA 19063, USA. dr_jalcantara@yahoo.com

Joel Alcantara, D.C., Research Director for the International Chiropractic Pediatric Association (ICPA) just published a new article titled “The Chiropractic Care of Children” in the prestigious Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine.

This study was a cross-sectional descriptive survey of 548 chiropractic practices. When asked to characterize the care and services rendered to children, the participants replied: (more…)

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New Research Chair

By John Wiens DC|June 10, 2010|Research|

From The Canadian Chiropractic Association Update

The Canadian Chiropractic Research Foundation (CCRF) is pleased to announce that Dr. Paul Bruno has been awarded the new and distinguished Research Chair in Neuromusculoskeletal Health in the Faculty of Kinesiology and Health Studies at the University of Regina.

The Faculty of Kinesiology and Health Studies is located in the $32 million Centre for Kinesiology, Health and Sport, which opened in 2004. The Centre has outstanding laboratory and research facilities, which includes the fully equipped Neuromechanical Research Centre and houses the Allied Health Centre. The $500,000 investment in this Chair builds on CCRF’s research capacity program across Canada.

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Perceived Benefit of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) for Back Pain

By Frank M. Painter|May 31, 2010|News, Research|

Perceived Benefit of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) for Back Pain

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SOURCE: J Am Board of Family Medicine 2010 (May); 23 (3): 354-362

Kanodia AK, Legedza AT, Davis RB, Eisenberg DM, Phillips RS.

Division for Research and Education in Complementary and Integrative Medical Therapies, Harvard Medical School Osher Research Center, Boston

A new article, published in the Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine [1] reports on interviews with 31,044 individuals who used CAM for low back pain. The results are quite fascinating:

The top 6 CAM therapies for LBP, starting with the most-used approaches are: chiropractic, massage, herbal therapy, acupuncture, yoga/tai chi/qi gong, and relaxation techniques.

Chiropractic use (76% of respondents) was larger than all the other 5 therapies combined (see Figure 1)

Chiropractic users scored their satisfaction (and clinical benefits) the highest of all 6 approaches (see Table 2).This reconfirms earlier findings from the Archives of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation 2005, which reported that:SMT provided the greatest pain relief [7.33], scoring higher than:nerve blocks (6.75),
Opioid analgesics (6.37),
muscle relaxants (5.78),
Acupuncture (5.29), or
NSAIDs (5.22) . [2]

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Chiropractic Research Capacity in Canada in 2008

By John Wiens DC|May 4, 2010|Research|

Source Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association December ’09 (PDF)

Introduction

These findings are based on a two part survey that went out to Canadian chiropractors in the field and then to chiropractors with post-graduate training.

The main findings of the first part of the survey were that there were 94 chiropractors who either have or are in the process of completing a master’s degree, along with 30 who either possess or are completing a PhD. Most of these are found in Ontario and Quebec.

The second part of the survey found that there were 20 full time chiropractic researchers and 55 part time researchers. Again, the vast majority of these were found in Ontario and Quebec. Among the full time researchers 8 were conducting clinical research, 9 were doing epidemiological research, 6 were neurophysiologists, and there were 4 biomechanists. Ten of the full time researchers indicated receiving government funding for their work, 5 received institutional funding, 3 received private funding, and 4 received funding from the profession.

Conclusion

While still few in numbers, it appears that a core group of highly dedicated researchers with clinical training in chiropractic is ready to undertake collaborative research. Professorships and Research Chairs in major universities across the country are now being established, including the recently announced position at McGill University. With such opportunities , many more researchers and trainees are expected to consider a fulltime career in research.

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More Good News For Chocolate Lovers

By Frank M. Painter|March 31, 2010|Nutrition, Research|

Thanks to ChiroAccess for access to these materials!

The evidence supporting the antihypertensive effects of cocoa has been building over the last few years, and a January 2010 systematic review and meta-analysis of 10 randomized controlled trials, comprising 297 individuals confirms the BP-lowering capacity of flavanol-rich cocoa products. [1] The high level of flavanols found in the cocoa plant is believed to be responsible for the lowering of blood pressure.

Another study, published this month (March 2010) compared a lower (6g/day) with higher dose (25g/day) of dark chocolate, and the results suggest that, although chocolate may lower blood pressure, there was no added benefit to taking higher doses. The 25g per day group experienced slight increases in body weight with no additional improvements in BP. [2] (more…)

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