The difficulties that many women describe as memory problems when menopause approaches are real, according to a study published in the journal Menopause, the journal of the North American Menopause Society (see also Menopause). The findings won’t come as a surprise to the millions of women who have had bouts of forgetfulness or who describe [...]
Manipulation under anesthesia for patients with failed back surgery: retrospective report of 3 cases with 1-year follow-up
March 27, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Abstract Objective This report describes the treatment of 3 patients with previous spinal fusion surgery who had subsequently regressed to their previous levels of pain and disability. Clinical Features Three patients with chronic intractable pain presented to a private integrative medicine clinic for manipulation under anesthesia (MUA) evaluation. All 3 patients had previously had lumbar [...]
Reduction in Scoliosis in a 10 Year-Old Female Undergoing Upper Cervical Chiropractic Care: A Case Report
March 27, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Abstract Objective: To provide a detailed report of a patient with idiopathic scoliosis under upper cervical chiropractic care. Clinical Features: A 10 year old female presented to a private chiropractic practice with a chief complaint of migraine headache and a 35 degree thoracolumbar scoliosis. Intervention and Outcomes: Six upper cervical adjustments were delivered [...]
Different Curve Pattern and Other Radiographic Characteristics in Male and Female Patients with Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis.
March 16, 2012 By Leave a Comment
ABSTRACT: Study design. Retrospective radiographic study.Objective. To compare the gender differences in curve patterns and radiographic characteristics in patients who have adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS). Summary of Background Data. Gender differences in AIS have been documented in the incidence of curve progression, response to bracing, and outcomes of surgical treatment. However, limited information is available [...]
This is what happens when you get in the way of profits
March 16, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Do chiropractors know ‘secret’ ways to reverse diabetes? Back specialists’ claims of reversing diabetes are raising some eyebrows. By heather may | The Salt Lake Tribune First Published Mar 14 2012 07:36 am • Last Updated Mar 14 2012 11:47 pm Don Brown figured he’d be dead by now. His type II diabetes had [...]
Scoliosis Bracing Causes More Emotional Stress Than the Scoliosis Itself
February 29, 2012 By Leave a Comment
In a study out this month, researchers interviewed a group of patients with idiopathic scoliosis ages 10-17, as well as their parents, to assess the amount of added emotional stress imposed by scoliosis brace treatment. In both the parents and the patients, bracing tended to increase their emotional stress more than simply having the scoliosis. [...]
Decreased sleep duration: A risk of progression of degenerative lumbar scoliosis.
December 4, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Degenerative lumbar scoliosis (DLS) is a spinal deformity that develops after skeletal maturity with a Cobb angle of more than 10° in the coronal plane. As the life expectancy of our population increases, DLS becomes a prevalent health issue affecting the quality of life of the elderly. The degree of the scoliosis curvature affects not [...]
Girls With Moderate Scoliosis Get Less Oxygen Intake
November 23, 2011 By Leave a Comment
In a new study out in the European Spine Journal, researchers observed a significant decrease in the maximum oxygen intake in teenage girls with scoliosis curvatures between 25 and 40 degrees. Girls with a curvature including more than 9 vertebra in the curvature and those girls with a double curve scoliosis also demonstrated a significantly [...]
Long-Term Clinical Outcomes of Surgery for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis 21 to 41 Years Later
November 1, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Abstract ABSTRACT: Study Design. A case control study. Objective. To determine the clinical outcome of middle-aged patients surgically treated for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis and compare their outcomes to assessments of age- and sex-matched healthy controls. Summary of Background Data. Several long-term follow-up studies have been published on the clinical outcomes of surgical treatment for adolescent [...]
What Other Docs are Saying About the TornadoSuit
October 30, 2011 By Leave a Comment
NEW Scoliosis Reduction Treatment: The Tornado Suit, not another brace. By drsidchiro Researching the latest technologies in scoliosis treatments, I met with Dr. Mark Morningstar, the creator of the scoliosis Tornado Suit, last weekend in Michigan. Dr. Morningstar differentiates, “The [scoliosis] tornado suit is NOT a [scoliosis] brace; it is an [scoliosis] activity suit…” [...]
