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Socioeconomic differences in the utilization of diagnostic imaging and non-pharmaceutical conservative therapies for spinal diseases

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2023
Background A different utilization of health care services due to socioeconomic status on the same health plan contradicts the principle of equal treatment.
Falko Tesch, Jochen Schmitt, Patrik Dröge, Christian Günster, Andreas Seidler, Johannes Flechtenmacher, Burkhard Lembeck, Bernd Kladny, Dieter Christian Wirtz, Fritz-Uwe Niethard, Toni Lange   +10 more
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Chiropractic manipulative therapy of the thoracic spine in combination with stretch and strengthening exercises, in improving postural kyphosis in woman

Health SA Gesondheid: Journal of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences, 2016
Purpose: This study serves to determine the effectiveness of either chiropractic spinal manipulative therapy to the thoracic spine or stretch and strengthening exercises (stretching the pectoralis major muscle and strengthening the rhomboid, middle and ...
Kim C. Branco, M. Moodley
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The effect of two weeks of spinal manipulative therapy and home stretching exercises on pain and disability in patients with persistent or recurrent neck pain; a randomized controlled trial

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2021
Background Recurrent or persistent neck pain affects a vast number of people globally, leading to reduced quality of life and high societal costs. Clinically, it is a difficult condition to manage, and treatment effect sizes are often moderate at best ...
Anders Galaasen Bakken, Andreas Eklund, Anna Warnqvist, Søren O’Neill, Iben Axén   +4 more
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Upper Trunk Brachial Plexus Palsy Following Chiropractic Manipulation

Frontiers in Neurology, 2016
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, Wayne Hoskins, Wayne Hoskins, Scott Ferris   +3 more
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Best evidence rehabilitation for chronic pain, part 3 : low back pain [PDF]

, 2019
Chronic Low Back Pain (CLBP) is a major and highly prevalent health problem. Given the high number of papers available, clinicians might be overwhelmed by the evidence on CLBP management.
Bilterys, Thomas, Bogaert, Wouter, Coppieters, Iris, Huysmans, EVa, Ickmans, Kelly, Malfliet, Anneleen, Nijs, Jo, Rheel, Emma, Wilgen, Paul, Willaert, Ward   +9 more
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Manipulation-induced hypoalgesia in musculoskeletal pain populations: a systematic critical review and meta-analysis

Chiropractic & Manual Therapies, 2019
Background Manipulation-induced hypoalgesia (MIH) represents reduced pain sensitivity following joint manipulation, and has been documented in various populations.
Sasha L. Aspinall, Charlotte Leboeuf-Yde, Sarah J. Etherington, Bruce F. Walker   +3 more
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Are changes in pain associated with changes in heart rate variability in patients treated for recurrent or persistent neck pain?

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2022
Background Persistent or recurrent neck pain is associated with perturbations in the autonomic nervous system balance, and nociceptive stimulation has been seen to influence this balance. However, very few prospective studies have addressed the extent to
Anders Galaasen Bakken, Andreas Eklund, Anna Warnqvist, Søren O’Neill, David M. Hallman, Iben Axén   +5 more
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A Calibrated Method of Massage Therapy Decreases Systolic Blood Pressure Concomitant With Changes in Heart Rate Variability in Male Rats. [PDF]

, 2017
ObjectiveThe purpose of this study was to develop a method for applying calibrated manual massage pressures by using commonly available, inexpensive sphygmomanometer parts and validate the use of this approach as a quantitative method of applying massage
Curras-Collazo, Margarita C, Dobyns, Abigail, Gutierrez, Roberto, Jha, Vidyasagar, Kaprelian, Anthony, Spurgin, Kurt A, Wilson, Christopher G, Xu, Karen H   +7 more
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The Reliability of Standing Sagittal Measurements of Spinal Curvature and Range of Motion in Older Women With and Without Hyperkyphosis Using a Skin-Surface Device. [PDF]

, 2017
OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to investigate the intrarater reliability of a skin-surface instrument (Spinal Mouse, Idiag, Voletswil, Switzerland) in measuring standing sagittal curvature and global mobility of the spine in older women with and
Akbarzadeh Baghban, Alireza, Dehghan Manshadi, Farideh, Katzman, Wendy, Khalkhali Zavieh, Minoo, King, Nicole, Rahimi, Abbas, Roghani, Tayebeh, Talebian, Saeed   +7 more
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Chiropractic spinal manipulative therapy for cervicogenic headache: a single-blinded, placebo, randomized controlled trial

BMC Research Notes, 2017
Objective Cervicogenic headache is a disabling headache where pharmacological management have limited effect. Thus, non-pharmacological management is warranted.
Aleksander Chaibi, Heidi Knackstedt, Peter J. Tuchin, Michael Bjørn Russell   +3 more
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