Safety

Patient Satisfaction With Chiropractic

By Frank M. Painter|June 28, 2009|Chiropractic Care, Patient Satisfaction, Safety, Spinal Manipulation|

Patient Satisfaction With Chiropractic

Patient Satisfaction Surveys going back to the late 1980s show that patients with neck or low back pain, headaches, and a variety of other physical complaints rate their satisfaction with chiropractic care much higher than they do conventional care provided by physical therapists or medical doctors.

Now let’s discuss the amazing results chiropractic can provide for pain relief. A 2005 study, from the prestigious medical journal Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, titled Chronic Pain in Persons With Neuromuscular Disease interviewed patients on the pain relief they derived from a variety of procedures and medicines. (more…)

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ADD and or ADHD

By Frank M. Painter|June 22, 2009|ADHD, Attention Deficit, Education, Health, News, Nutrition, Pediatrics, Research, Safety|

ADD and or ADHD

The Chiro.Org Blog

SOURCE: Am J Psychiatry. 2009 (Sep); 166 (9): 992-1001

This new study revealed that stimulant medications, specifically methylphenidate, are associated with a 6- to 7-times increased risk for sudden death in children and adolescents. UGH!

What does the FDA say about that? “Given the limitation of this study’s methodology, the FDA is unable to conclude that these data affect the overall risk and benefit profile of stimulant medications used to treat attention-deficit/hyperactivity.”

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Vaccination

By Frank M. Painter|June 21, 2009|Education, Ethics, Health, Immune System, Prevention, Safety|

Vaccination is a controversial topic with chiropractors because of our non-drug and non-surgery approach to health.

The Vaccination Page attempts to present both sides of the vaccination issue.

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Low Back Pain and Chiropractic

By Frank M. Painter|June 6, 2009|Chiropractic Care, Health, Low Back Pain, Prevention, Research, Safety, Spinal Manipulation|

Low Back Pain and Chiropractic

The Chiro.Org Blog

As you may know, until the late 90s, all chiropractic research was funded by our schools, or by research organizations like the FCER and the ICPA.

Even since then, the Federal Government has funneled homeopathic doses of cash towards chiropractic research. For this reason, much of early the funded research focused on Low Back Pain. (more…)

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Disc Herniation and Chiropractic

By Frank M. Painter|June 1, 2009|Research, Safety, Uncategorized|

Is It Safe to Adjust the Cervical Spine in the Presence of a Herniated Disc?

The Disc Herniation and Chiropractic Page answers this question as it reviews a number of articles devoted to this topic.

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Do Kids Need Chiropractic?

By Frank M. Painter|May 27, 2009|News, Nutrition, Prevention, Research, Safety|

Our Pediatrics Section contains a wide variety of materials pertaining to children’s health.

The Kids Need Chiropractic, Too! page contains many articles by the profession’s foremost pediatric specialists. (more…)

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