Spinal Manipulation

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…)

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…)

Upper Cervical Care Reduces Blood Pressure

By Frank M. Painter|February 18, 2009|Blood Pressure, Research, Spinal Manipulation|

Upper Cervical Care Reduces Blood Pressure

The Chiro.Org Blog

Anatomical abnormalities of the cervical spine at the level of the Atlas vertebra are associated with relative ischaemia of the brainstem circulation and increased blood pressure (BP). Manual correction of this mal-alignment has been associated with reduced arterial pressure.

Read the FULL-TEXT at the:
Journal of Human Hypertension 2007 (May); 21 (5): 347–352