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...
ACA Tag: low back pain
Research Review: Chiropractic Care and Risk for Acute Lumbar Disc Herniation: A Population-based Self-controlled Case Series Study
Study Title: Chiropractic care and risk for acute lumbar disc herniation: a population-based self-controlled case series study Authors: Hincapié C, Tomlinson G, Côté P, et al. Publication Information: European Spine Journal 2017; Oct 16. doi: 10.1007/s00586-017-5325-y. [Epub ahead of print]...
Research Review: Manipulation and Mobilization for Treating Chronic Low Back Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
By Michael Haneline, DC, MPH (for RRS Education) Study Title: Manipulation and mobilization for treating chronic low back pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis Authors: Coulter I, Crawford C, Hurwitz E, Vernon H, Khorsan R, Suttorp Booth M, Herman PM....
American Chiropractic Association Responds to The Lancet’s Call to Action on Low Back Pain
Arlington, Va. -- American Chiropractic Association (ACA) Interim President N. Ray Tuck, Jr. released the following statement today in response to The Lancet’s new series of articles on low back pain, published yesterday, which includes a call to action for...
Research Review: Spinal Manipulation vs. NSAID (Diclofenac) for Acute Low Back Pain
Article: Spinal high-velocity low amplitude manipulation in acute nonspecific low back pain: a double-blinded randomized controlled trial in comparison with diclofenac and placebo. Authors: von Heymann WJ, Schloemer P, Timm J, Muehlbauer B. Publication Information: Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2013...
Evidence-based Diagnosis for Low Back Pain
Health professionals from different disciplines use diverse diagnostic methods to inform clinical management for patients with low back pain.1 One person may diagnose someone as suffering from sacroiliac joint pain while another might classify the same patient with a movement...
Research Review: Clinical Practice Guideline: Chiropractic Care for Low Back Pain
Article: “Clinical Practice Guideline: Chiropractic Care for Low Back Pain” Authors: Globe G, Farabaugh RJ, Hawk C, et al. Publication Information: Journal of Manipulative & Physiological Therapeutics 2016; 39(1): 1-22. doi: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2015.10.006. Introduction It is now well known that low...
Does Spinal Manipulation Affect Central Nervous System Pain Mechanisms
Part of the Evidence in Action series by Palmer College of Chiropractic By Zacariah Shannon, DC, MS, Robert Vining, DC, and Stephen Onifer, PhD Clinical guidelines for adults with acute, subacute, and chronic low back pain support conservative management with...
Research Review: Biological Mechanisms May Provide Insight into Effectiveness of Spinal Manipulation
Study Title: Elevated production of nociceptive CC-chemokines and sE-selectin in patients with low back pain and the effects of spinal manipulation: A non-randomized clinical trial Authors: Teodorczyk-Injeyan J, McGregor M, Triano J, Injeyan HS Publication Information: The Clinical Journal of...
