2018 Update on Medical Overuse Many current practices were found to represent overuse, with no benefit and potential harms. Other services were used inappropriately. Reviewing these findings and extrapolating to their patients will enable health care professionals to improve the…
Effects of empathic and positive communication in healthcare consultations: a systematic review and meta-analysis Greater practitioner empathy or communication of positive messages can have small patient benefits for a range of clinical conditions, especially pain. #science #chiropractor #chiropractic #research #education…
Waking Up on the Wrong Side of the Bed: The Effects of Stress Anticipation on Working Memory in Daily Life These findings suggest that anticipatory processes can produce harmful effects on cognitive functioning that are independent of everyday stress experiences.…
Lactobacillus reuteri to Treat Infant Colic: A Meta-analysis L reuteri DSM17938 is effective and can be recommended for breastfed infants with colic. Its role in formula-fed infants with colic needs further research. #science #chiropractor #chiropractic #research #education #evidence based #patient…
Electroacupuncture Promotes Central Nervous System-Dependent Release of Mesenchymal Stem Cells EA activated sensory ganglia and SNS centers to mediate the release of MSC that can enhance tissue repair, increase anti-inflammatory cytokine production and provide pronounced analgesic relief. #science #chiropractor #chiropractic…
Complementary and Integrative Medicine in the Management of Headache Spinal manipulation, chiropractic care, some supplements and botanicals, diet alteration, and hydrotherapy may also be beneficial in migraine headache. CIM has not been studied or it is not effective for cluster…
Exercise and the Prevention of Depression: Results of the HUNT Cohort Study Regular leisure-time exercise of any intensity provides protection against future depression but not anxiety. Relatively modest changes in population levels of exercise may have important public mental health…
Is orthopaedic manipulative physical therapy not fashionable anymore? Lessons learned from 2016 IFOMPT meeting and future directions Let us keep developing new learning and research venues to teach and assess the timing, dosage, benefits and cost-effectiveness of treatment strategies that…
A Feasibility Study to Assess Vibration and Sound From Zygapophyseal Joints During Motion Before and After Spinal Manipulation Our findings indicated that a larger study is feasible. Other findings included that crepitus prevalence increased with age, was higher in participants…
Effectiveness of Workplace Interventions in Return-to-Work for Musculoskeletal, Pain-Related and Mental Health Conditions: An Update of the Evidence and Messages for Practitioners We recommend implementing multi-domain interventions (i.e. with healthcare provision, service coordination, and work accommodation components) to help reduce…