“This study describes narratives from patients discharged without surgery following consultations with orthopaedic professionals for persistent and debilitating lower back pain. Findings suggest that these interactions are distressful to patients, and that patients require comprehensive and specific reassurance to promote…
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“In this retrospective epidemiologic analysis, mortality from neurodegenerative disease was higher and mortality from other common diseases lower among former Scottish professional soccer players than among matched controls. Dementia-related medications were prescribed more frequently to former players than to controls.…
“Sports-specific IPPs have the strongest influence on most performance indices based on the significant improvement versus control groups. Other factors such as intensity, technical execution and compliance should be accounted for in future investigations in addition to exercise modality.General versus…
The majority of our sample, composed of Italian people complained of chronic LBP, shows poor self efficacy. Female gender and drugs use are significantly related to poor self-efficacy, low educational level negatively influences the amount of perceived pain and disability,…
Fantastic start to the Mind Body Medicine course so far with the first keynote speaker Dr Helene Langevin from NCCIH on integrative medicine. #science #chiropractor #chiropractic #research #education #evidence based #patient centered #interprofessional #collaborative #public health #spinal health #musculoskeletal health…
“Poor interprofessional collaboration (IPC) can negatively affect the delivery of health services and patient care. Interventions that address IPC problems have the potential to improve professional practice and healthcare outcomes.”Interprofessional collaboration: effects of practice‐based interventions on professional practice and healthcare…
Congratulations to Dr. Andy Bigness for being only the second chiropractor ever to participate in the University of Toronto’s Advanced Clinical Practice in Arthritis Care program. A very competitive program to get into including letters reference, an interview, etc. This…
“In addition to pain intensity, we recommend that clinicians should consider assessing the multidimensional nature of CLBP by including physical (disability, muscular strength and endurance, performance in activities of daily living and body composition), psychological (kinesiophobia, fear-avoidance, pain catastrophizing, pain…
“The available evidence suggests that changes occur in ‘brain function’ in response to spinal manipulation but are inconsistent across and – sometimes – within studies. The clinical relevance of these changes is unknown. It is therefore premature to promote the…