A new case study “demonstrates improved function and quality of life in a failed back surgery case.”According to the report, “the patient was a 58 year old male who entered the clinic with a primary complaint of low back pain and left lateral leg pain. He suffered an acute injury to the low back upon performing job duties and elected to have surgery on the lumbar spine. Afterwards, the condition has worsened.”

Results revealed that “the patient was adjusted using specific osseous motion palpation/Gonstead manual adjustments. Improvements were noted in several areas. VAS improved from 2 to 8, although the Borg pain scale remained relatively constant. SF-36 testing showed a decrease in Physical PCS in the initial stages of treatment and a rise in the latter stages and there was an increase in the Mental MCS. Posture showed significant improvement as did ROM for lumbar flexion in the initial phases of care.”

JVSR – January 10, 2009 ;1-5.

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Getting enough sleep seems to decrease the risk of coronary artery calcification, an early step down the path to cardiovascular disease, a research team based at the University of Chicago Medical Center reports.About 12% of those in the study (495 healthy volunteers in their 40s) first developed coronary artery calcification over five years of follow-up. Calcified arteries, however, were found in 27% of those who slept less than five hours a night. That dropped to 11% for those who slept five to seven hours and fell to six percent for those who slept more than seven hours a night.

JAMA – December 24/31, 2008;300:2859-66.

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A case study in the Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association suggests that chiropractic care may alleviate gastroesophageal reflux disease.According to the article, “the mother of a 3-month old girl presented her daughter for chiropractic care with a medical diagnosis of gastroesophageal reflux disease. Her complaints included frequently interrupted sleep, excessive intestinal gas, frequent vomiting, excessive crying, difficulty breastfeeding, plagiocephaly and torticollis. Previous medical care consisted of Prilosec prescription medication.”

JCCA – December 2008;52:248-55.

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Chiropractic care significantly reduce knee pain, according to a new report, which followed 43 people with chronic, non-progressive history of osteoarthritic knee pain, aged between 47 and 70 years.The randomized, controlled trial separated the participants into two groups. “The intervention consisted of the Macquarie Injury Management Group Knee Protocol whilst the control involved a non-forceful manual contact to the knee followed by interferential therapy set at zero. Participants received three treatments per week for two consecutive weeks with a follow up immediately after the final treatment.”

JCCA – December 2008;52:229-42.

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