Cost-effectiveness of pain management services for chronic low back pain: a systematic review of published studies Pain management services may be cost effective for the management of low back pain. However, this systematic review highlights the variability of evidence supporting…
The ‘Nocebo Effect’ May Be Even Stronger Than Placebo” This presents doctors with a thorny ethical dilemma: Do they have an obligation to disclose all available information to their patients, or does their oath to “first, do no harm” obligate…
Yoga, Physical Therapy, and Back Pain Education for Sleep Quality in Low-Income Racially Diverse Adults with Chronic Low Back Pain: a Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial” In a sample of adults with cLBP, virtually all with poor sleep…
What is usual care for low back pain? A systematic review of health care provided to patients with low back pain in family practice and emergency departments.” “Less than 20% of patients with low back pain received evidence-based information and…
Diagnostic Accuracy of Videofluoroscopy for Symptomatic Cervical Spine Injury Following Whiplash Trauma ntervertebral instability is a relatively common finding among patients with chronic neck pain after whiplash trauma. Videofluoroscopy (VF) of the cervical spine is a potentially sensitive diagnostic tool…
Diagnosis and treatment of sciaticaSciatica is a clinical diagnosis based on symptoms of radiating pain in one leg with or without associated neurological deficits on examination Most patients improve over time with conservative treatment including exercise, manual therapy, and pain…
Interleukin 2-regulated in vitro antibody production following a single spinal manipulative treatment in normal subjects Spinal manipulative treatment does not increase interleukin-2 -dependent polyclonal immunoglobulin synthesis by mitogen-activated B cells. However, antibody synthesis induced by interleukin-2 alone can be, at…
Chronic physical illnesses, mental health disorders, and psychological features as potential risk factors for back pain from childhood to young adulthood: a systematic review with meta-analysis Psychological features are the most likely risk factors for back pain in young people.…
Chiropractic maintenance care – what’s new? A systematic review of the literatureGratulerer (Congrats) to Iben Axén, Lise Hestbæk and Charlotte Leboeuf-Yde for this new systematic review on Maintenance Care. “Knowledge of chiropractic Maintenance Care has advanced. There is reasonable consensus…
Painful clicking jaw: a pictorial review of internal derangement of the temporomandibular joint We conclude that imaging has an important role to play in the diagnosis of internal derangement-degenerative joint disease spectrum affecting the TMJ. MR is an excellent imaging…