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Chiropractic Management of a Symptomatic Patient Who Previously Had Surgery for Cauda Equina Syndrome

By Frank M. Painter|January 15, 2022|Uncategorized|

Chiropractic Management of a Symptomatic Patient Who Previously Had Surgery for Cauda Equina Syndrome

SOURCE: J Chiropractic Medicine 2021 (Jun); 20 (2): 85–89

Jonathan R. Cook, MChiro

24 Manor Gardens,
Millbrook, Cornwall,
PL10 1PR, United Kingdom

Objective: The purpose of this report is to describe the outcomes of chiropractic care for a patient after surgery for cauda equina syndrome.

Clinical features: Following surgery for cauda equina syndrome caused by a herniated lumbar disc at L5/S1, a 28-year old woman presented for chiropractic care with an 18-month history of lower back pain. She had bilateral L5 and S1 dermatome pain and paraesthesia; saddle

Intervention and outcome: The patient received a variety of chiropractic manipulative techniques including cervical and thoracic spine manipulation, instrumented adjustments to the lumbar spine, and drop technique to the sacroiliac joints. Trigger point therapy was performed on the gluteus medius, quadratus lumborum, and piriformis muscles bilaterally. After 12 months, the patient reported a reduction in lower back and radicular leg pain, was able to reduce her use of opioid medications, and experienced improved lower limb function following chiropractic care.

Conclusion: The patient responded favorably to a course of chiropractic care for symptoms remaining after surgery for cauda equina syndrome.

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Happy Thanksgiving (2021)

By Frank M. Painter|November 23, 2021|Uncategorized|

Happy Thanksgiving (2021)

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All of us at Chiro.Org want to wish our readers and friends
a very happy Thanksgiving.

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Physiological Responses Induced by Manual Therapy in Animal Models: A Scoping Review

By Frank M. Painter|June 1, 2021|Uncategorized|

Physiological Responses Induced by Manual Therapy in Animal Models: A Scoping Review

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SOURCE: Frontiers in Neuroscience 2020 (May 8); 14: 430

OPEN ACCESS

Carla Rigo Lima, Daniel Fernandes Martins and William Ray Reed

Rehabilitation Science Program,
University of Alabama at Birmingham,
Birmingham, AL, United States

Background: Physiological responses related to manual therapy (MT) treatment have been investigated over decades using various animal models. However, these studies have not been compiled and their collective findings appraised. The purpose of this scoping review was to assess current scientific knowledge on the physiological responses related to MT and/or simulated MT procedures in animal models so as to act as a resource to better inform future mechanistic and clinical research incorporating these therapeutic interventions

Methods: PubMed, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), Cochrane, Embase, and Index of Chiropractic Literature (ICL) were searched from database inception to August 2019. Eligible studies were:

(a) published in English;
(b) non-cadaveric animal-based;
(c) original data studies;
(d) included a form of MT or simulated MT as treatment;
(e) included quantification of at least one delivery parameter of MT treatment;
(f) quantification of at least one physiological measure that could potentially contribute to therapeutic mechanisms of action of the MT.

MT studies were categorized according to three main intervention types:

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Memorial Day (2021) In Memory of Those Who Have Fallen

By Frank M. Painter|May 29, 2021|Uncategorized|

Memorial Day (2021) In Memory of Those Who Have Fallen

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The Bivouac of the Dead

The muffled drum’s sad roll has beat
The soldier’s last tattoo’
No more on life’s parade shall meet
That brave and fallen few;

On Fame’s eternal camping ground
Their silent tents are spread;
But Glory guards with solemn round
The bivouac of the dead.

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The COMMENTS Section is Back!

By Frank M. Painter|April 30, 2021|Uncategorized|

The COMMENTS Section is Back!

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In the last 7 years, we have relocated to a new (better) server 4 different times.

Even though we moved all the Blog files over, WordPress automatically snaps back to its default (original) settings, so we had to fuss for a few days to get everything to look the way we previously designed it to appear.

UNFORTUNATELY, the one thing we missed (since it’s the one thing we never use) was the COMMENTS Section at the bottom of every full post. Evidently you always have to re-install the Comments section as well. Grrr!

The “Front Page” displays a portion of every post. To see the Full post, you either click the Title, or the Read More link at the bottom.

Below the full post is the COMMENTS Section.

The first time you make a comment, you will have to add your Name and your E-Mail address. After that, you will always be signed in.

You can also check the box(es) to follow future comments on that post, or to ask to be notified every time a new Blog Post is published. Very convenient!

We assure you that your e-mail address will NEVER be shared with anyone.

We also apologize that we missed this in the past, because it suppressed one of our most enjoyable features, discussing current research with friends and fellow DCs.

We are pleased to return full functionality to our Blog, and hope that you too will enjoy discussing these studies with your peers.

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Association Between the Type of First Healthcare Provider and the Duration of Financial Compensation for Occupational Back Pain

By Frank M. Painter|April 4, 2021|Uncategorized|

Association Between the Type of First Healthcare Provider and the Duration of Financial Compensation for Occupational Back Pain

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SOURCE: Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation 2017 (Sep)

Marc-André Blanchette, Michèle Rivard, Clermont E. Dionne, Sheilah Hogg-Johnson, Ivan Steenstra

Public Health PhD Program,
School of Public Health,
University of Montreal,
Montreal, QC, Canada.

Objective To compare the duration of financial compensation and the occurrence of a second episode of compensation of workers with occupational back pain who first sought three types of healthcare providers.

Methods We analyzed data from a cohort of 5,511 workers who received compensation from the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board for back pain in 2005. Multivariable Cox models controlling for relevant covariables were performed to compare the duration of financial compensation for the patients of each of the three types of first healthcare providers. Logistic regression was used to compare the occurrence of a second episode of compensation over the 2–year follow-up period.

Results Compared with the workers who first saw a physician (reference), those who first saw a chiropractor experienced shorter first episodes of 100 % wage compensation (adjusted hazard ratio [HR] = 1.20 [1.10–1.31], P value < 0.001), and the workers who first saw a physiotherapist experienced a longer episode of 100 % compensation (adjusted HR = 0.84 [0.71–0.98], P value = 0.028) during the first 149 days of compensation. The odds of having a second episode of financial compensation were higher among the workers who first consulted a physiotherapist (OR = 1.49 [1.02–2.19], P value = 0.040) rather than a physician (reference).

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