Non-operative treatment for lumbar spinal stenosis with neurogenic claudication: an updated systematic review. (Ammendolia C, et al.1) Good science is for everyone. Using its power, we can equip our patients with trustworthy evidence to make the best decisions about...
Joel Carmichael, DC, PhD, DACBSP
What Do Chiropractors Offer Athletes Who Sustain a Sport Concussion?
After a long scamper this past season in a Denver Broncos vs. Kansas City Chiefs matchup, Denver QB Russell Wilson struck the turf hard, taking a shot to the right temple – a lateral impact – as his helmet hit...
Exercise for Low Back Pain: What Works Best?
For a given, well-defined musculoskeletal disorder, what works best? Is a question like this even fair to ask? More to the point, is such a question answerable? As practicing chiropractors, we get asked this “what works best” question for any...
Why Do Patients Think We Are Good at Managing Low Back Pain?
A recent tweet from a research colleague in The Netherlands gave me new appreciation for a paper titled: “What does the patient with back pain want? A comparison of patient preferences and physician assumptions” (Smuck M, Barrette K, Martinez-Ith A...
The Habit of Learning: Why Your Best Clinical Days Are Still Ahead of You
The only day I played hooky at Logan College was when I learned that special visitors to campus were in town the day after lecturing on campus – and they had no definite plans. OMG! The pair were Belgians, a...