White-Coat Hypertension is the name given to a phenomenon whereby people visiting a doctor, and having their blood pressure checked, experience an abnormally high blood pressure reading only while at the doctor’s office. An article discussing this condition appeared in the March 25, 2003 edition of the Atlanta Journal Constitution. In the article, William B.
read moreThe above title came from the March 11, 2002 issue of the American Medical News. This story reports on several studies and programs where corporate wellness programs are having a positive effect on reducing health care costs on their employees. “There’s a growing body of data indicating that corporate wellness programs lower medical costs for
read moreIn the May 2001 issue of the Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics (JMPT) is a case report of how chiropractic helped a patient with Spinal Stenosis. In this study a 78-year-old man had low back pain and severe bilateral leg pains. Lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) is a condition resulting in narrowing of the spinal
read moreFrom the Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics (JMPT) comes a case study of a 35-year-old woman with cauda equina syndrome helped by chiropractic care. The case study was published in the November-December 2004 Issue of the peer-reviewed research periodical. In this evidence-based case report, the woman presented with complaints of midback pain, low-back pain,
read moreA cute little news feature that aired in March of 2004 on the TV station KSFY from Sioux Falls, South Dakota, followed the story of Heidi, an eight-year-old Miniature Dachshund who had suffered major lower back problems. Heidi’s owner Darla Kempf, recalled, ” Initially she had been lifting one back leg for quite a while
read moreAn article published in the January 2001 issue of the Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics follows two case studies of patients with various types of serious cancer. The article follows the chiropractic care and it’s effect on these patients pain and quality of life. Gastric cancer cells in ascites fluid The first patient
read moreFrom the June 25, 2003 issues of the Ottawa Citizen, and the June 26 London Free Press, comes a report on the surprisingly high rate at which Canadians suffer from back pain. According to the article, a poll released indicated that almost two-thirds of Canadians experienced back pain in the past year, while more than
read moreBelow is an excerpt printed from an article entitled, “The Economic Case for the Integration of Chiropractic Services into the Health Care System”, by Pran Manga, Ph.D., University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Here is what Dr. Magna says, “Chiropractic care is a cost-effective alternative to other professions management of neuromusculoskeletal conditions. It is also
read moreA new poll from Canada points to snow shoveling as the leading cause of back and neck pain during the winter months. In the poll, 73 per cent of Ontario chiropractors surveyed say improper shoveling technique tops the list of reasons for winter back pain problems. The story, reported in the January 9, 2003 Canadian
read moreThe Canadian Hockey Association, after a three-year pilot project, made the decision to allow checking for the 2002-2003 season at the Atom level, which drops the age in which bodychecking begins from twelve to nine. Shortly after this decision the Canadian Chiropractic Association opposed allowing young minor hockey players to bodycheck, saying it can lead
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