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Disc disease: A summary and review [PDF]
A review of the etiology, clinical, radiological and laboratory presentation, differential diagnosis and management goals of disc disease is presented.
Walker, B.F.
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Provider Attribution in Medicare: Challenges and Solutions
ABSTRACTObjectiveTo enhance National Provider Identifier (NPI) and specialty information available in Medicare Advantage (MA) encounter data and use the enhanced data to evaluate methods for retrospective attribution of the patient's usual clinician, comparing results across MA and Traditional Medicare (TM) populations.Study Setting and DesignWe fill ...
Caroline S. Carlin +2 more
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Upper Trunk Brachial Plexus Palsy Following Chiropractic Manipulation
Introduction:Upper trunk brachial plexus palsy can result from high energy trauma and has never been reported following spinal manipulation.Background:The case is presented of a patient who developed an acute brachial plexus upper trunk palsy following ...
John Cunningham +3 more
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Education in Family Medicine : What has been achieved? [PDF]
Contents: Education... historical landmarks - Pierre Mallia; The Malta College of Family Doctors and the Royal College of General Practitioners - John V.
Agius, Dominic +2 more
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How the anatomical sciences are taught worldwide is constantly changing. Common themes are a reduction of teaching time and the inclusion of e‐learning and new pedagogical approaches. Although there is a common direction of change, where different global regions place along that trajectory often correlates with their economic status.
Michael Hortsch +13 more
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Background Low back pain (LBP) imposes a costly burden upon patients, healthcare insurers, and society overall. Spinal manipulation as practiced by chiropractors has been found be cost-effective for treatment of LBP, but there is wide variation among ...
James M. Whedon +4 more
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Delineating inflammatory and mechanical sub-types of low back pain: a pilot survey of fifty low back pain patients in a chiropractic setting [PDF]
Background An instrument known as the Mechanical and Inflammatory Low Back Pain (MAIL) Scale was drafted using the results of a previous expert opinion study.
Riksman, J.S. +2 more
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ABSTRACT Background The experience of pain consists of different components, including sensory‐discriminative and emotional‐motivational components. While these components are often well aligned, they can also dissociate. Operant conditioning may selectively modulate one component without affecting the other.
Melissa L. Flury +3 more
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Background It is known that not all chiropractors follow mainstream guidelines on the use of diagnostic ionising radiation. Various reasons have been discussed in the literature, including using radiography to screen for congenital anomalies, to perform ...
Kenneth J. Young
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Coping and Management Techniques Used by Chronic Low Back Pain Patients Receiving Treatment From Chiropractors. [PDF]
OBJECTIVES:The purpose of this study was to describe coping strategies (eg, mechanisms, including self-treatment) that a person uses to reduce pain and its impact on functioning as reported by patients with chronic low back pain who were seen by doctors ...
Coulter, Ian D +6 more
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