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Massage, spinal manipulation help manage chronic pain by Dr. John Z. Medical Doctor

Posted Fri 15 Jan 2010 12:00am in , , , , , , Massage, spinal manipulation and other hands-on approaches can safely and effectively help with pain management. The January 2010 issue of Mayo Clinic Women’s HealthSource discusses the uses and benefits of massage, spinal manipulation, and Rolfing, as well as the Alexander technique and the Feldenkrais method. Massage: Almost everyone feels better Read on »

Spinal Manipulation Found Effective in Decreasing Menstrual Pain by Dr. Gray Doctor of Chiropracty

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Posted Wed 06 May 2009 1:33pm treatment, consisting of spinal manipulation, reported significant reductions in back pain and menstrual distress. A measurable reduction in the substance believed to be responsible for menstrual pain was also noted. On the first day of their period, the 38 women participating in the trial received either spinal manipulation or a “sham” adjustment that did not have Read on »

Effect of spinal manipulative therapy with stretching compared with stretching alone on full-swing performance of golf players by David C. Posted Mon 15 Mar 2010 2:40pm There has been a steady growth of chiropractic treatment using spinal manipulative therapy (SMT) that aims to increase the performance of athletes in various sports... stretching program. Spinal manipulative therapy to dysfunctional spinal segments was performed on group II only. All golfers performed 3full-swing maneuvers. Ball range was considered Read on »

Chiropractic Manipulation: A New Study Regarding Headaches by Dr. Eben Davis Doctor of Chiropracty

Posted Tue 26 Jan 2010 12:00am Chiropractic College, Center for Outcomes Studies, reported benefits are obtained with the utilization of spinal manipulation in the treatment of chronic cervicogenic headaches... times/week and separated into either an 8 or a 16 treatment session with half the group receiving either spinal manipulative therapy or a minimal light massage (LM) control group Read on »

The Elusive Search for the Mechanism of Manipulation by Dr. Eric R. Healthy Living Professional

Posted Sun 14 Sep 2008 3:39pm Decades of clinical practice by manipulative providers have demonstrated the effectiveness of spinal manipulation as a therapeutic modality. The truth... to study abdominal muscle thickness following a spinal manipulation procedure, an interesting thing occurred. The abdominal muscle activation changed! In a case series by Raney Read on »

Chiropractic Manipulation Proven Effective For Neck Pain by Dr. Eben Davis Doctor of Chiropracty

Posted Tue 02 Jun 2009 4:34pm San Francisco Chiropractic and Decompression Center comments on study results: Results of a neck pain study in the most recent edition of the Journalof Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics (JMPT ), a highly regarded peer review journal, confirm what chiropractors experience every day: Spinal manipulation of the neck is SIGNIFICANTLY beneficial Read on »

Dissecting Manipulation, Q&A with John Childs by Dr. Eric R. Healthy Living Professional

Posted Fri 12 Dec 2008 1:18pm The current issue of JMMT includes a very nice review of evidence supporting Spinal Manipulative Therapy (SMT) for low back pain. This interesting review is a solid... prediction rules for spinal manipulation. In one study published this year, they conclude: "The clinical prediction rule proposed by Childs et al. did not generalize to patients Read on »

Manipulating Your Way Out of Lower Back Pain by CAMed .. Posted Sun 24 Aug 2008 1:49pm , Chiropractor: Spinal alignment and spinal mobility is very important because the spinal column protects the very delicate nervous system that communicates from the brain through the spinal cord and out in between each and every movable vertebrae. What we do is try to manipulate the vertebrae into a normal mechanical range. ANNOUNCER: According to a survey Read on »

Groundbreaking New Understanding of Stem Cells: Findings May Improve Ability to Manipulate Cell Fate and Promote Healing | by David Granovsky Posted Wed 05 May 2010 12:00am Groundbreaking New Understanding of Stem Cells: Findings May Improve Ability to Manipulate Cell Fate and Promote Healing The study, led by Scripps Research... cell types such as hair cells, skin cells, nerve cells. Understanding how stem cells mature opens the door for scientists and physicians to manipulate the process to meet Read on »