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New Standards for the Diagnosis of Lumbar Spinal Canal Stenosis

By on Tuesday, May 21st, 2013 | No Comments

The diag­nos­tic cri­te­ria for spinal steno­sis are con­tro­ver­sial. Which tests are best? How do the phys­i­cal signs of pain and leg weak­ness con­nect with the MRI pic­ture of a nar­rowed spinal canal?

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Research deepens questions about low back mri

By on Thursday, March 28th, 2013 | No Comments

Researchers reviewed records of 1,000 MRI’s taken of patients with low back pain and found that more than half were pre­scribed inappropriately.

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Once Again Research Shows MRIs Not Helpful in Understanding Low Back Pain

By on Friday, March 22nd, 2013 | No Comments

Dutch researchers took MRI’s of peo­ple with sci­at­ica and com­pared them with MRI’s taken one year later. Patients who had had surgery were less likely to have a bulging disc one year post-op. But what did that mean?

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Dynamic Control of Movement is Key to Low Back Pain

By on Tuesday, March 19th, 2013 | No Comments

Sci­en­tists now can test sub­tle details of trunk pos­tural con­trol and com­pare the move­ment skill of those with back pain and those without.

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Degenerative Spondylolisthesis vs. Isthmic Spondylolisthesis

By on Tuesday, March 12th, 2013 | No Comments

The dis­tinc­tions between degen­er­a­tive spondy­lolis­the­sis and isth­mic spondylolisthesis.

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Chiropractic for Seniors– What I’ve Learned

By on Wednesday, February 13th, 2013 | 1 Comment

Dr. Lavine shares his insight into the chal­lenges of pro­vid­ing chi­ro­prac­tic care for an aging population.

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If You Have Back Problems Be Wary of These Three Exercises

By on Sunday, February 10th, 2013 | No Comments

Those with back prob­lems need strength­en­ing exer­cises to pro­tect their low back but have to be wary to per­form only low back-safe maneuvers.

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Pain Relief Patches and Gels

By on Wednesday, December 26th, 2012 | 2 Comments

The vari­ety of pain gels and patches can be bewil­der­ing. Here are the six main types.

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Recent Research Confirms Value of Chiropractic Methods for Back Pain

By on Tuesday, December 4th, 2012 | 1 Comment

Man­ual ther­apy, includ­ing spinal mobi­liza­tion and manip­u­la­tion, is one of the best-studied forms of treat­ment for low back pain. Another research study has been pub­lished fur­ther prov­ing the effec­tive­ness of these methods.

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Chiropractic for Scoliosis: Does It Help?

By on Saturday, November 17th, 2012 | No Comments

Many chi­ro­prac­tors offer treat­ment pro­grams for patients with sco­l­io­sis: side-to-side cur­va­ture of the spine. Are these treat­ment pro­to­cols jus­ti­fied by the state of sci­en­tific research? Are they effective?

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