On April 2, 2004 the TV station WOAI from San Antonio Texas ran a special during their news program with Chiropractic advice for pregnant women. The feature started by noting, “Studies have found that about half of all expectant mothers will develop low-back pain at some point during their pregnancies.” The article explained this by
read moreResearch published in the November-December issue of the Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics and reported on by Scoop Health from New Zealand on November 23, 2007, shows how chiropractic helps affect brain and nerve system function. An excited release on the research by the New Zealand Chiropractors Association states, “Ground-breaking research has, for the
read moreOpponents of Chiropractic have attempted a smear campaign over the last several years by suggesting that chiropractic adjustments to the neck increased the risk of a certain type of stroke. This campaign was never based upon any scientific evidence, but rather on biased opinions. A new study to be published in the medical scientific journal
read moreFrom around the world comes a July 9, 2007 story published by Nation Multimedia in Thailand. The story starts off by proclaiming, “Thailand has become the second place in Asia to officially recognize chiropractic treatment.” Hong Kong is the only other country in Asia to officially issue licenses to chiropractors. Chiropractic care has been available
read moreIn the October 12, 2003 issue of the Des Moines Register comes an interesting feature on the founder of chiropractic D.D. Palmer. The article starts off by noting, “D.D. Palmer held many jobs before finding his calling. He then made a discovery that put his name in history books and added a new dimension to
read moreIn the February 11, 2002 issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine comes an article on a study performed to see if there is a relationship between the usage of what the study called CAM (Complementary and Alternative Medicine) and insurance coverage. Included in the CAM professions, one of the most regularly used is chiropractic
read moreThe above title is part of the headline from the Star News Online from North Carolina and was published on July 10. 2007. The article examines posture related to work positions and advocates what they call a “body-neutral” position. Dr. Stephen Conway, a chiropractor and spokesman for the American Chiropractic Association, states, “A “body-neutral” position
read moreA study published in the scientific medical journal “Spine” notes the safety of chiropractic. The article published in the October 2007 issue of the journal was titled, “Safety of Chiropractic Manipulation of the Cervical Spine: A Prospective National Survey”. The study was a prospective national survey designed to, “estimate the risk of serious and relatively
read moreA video published on December 23, 2007, on the popular website YouTube, shows Montel Williams testifying about the great results he got under chiropractic care. The daytime television personality was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS). His personal experience has caught the eye of many in chiropractic and in the MS community. On the video, Montel
read moreA story initially appearing in the November 11, 2007 issue of the Baltimore Sun, titled, “Untested medicine” exposed the fact that, as author Stephanie Desmon stated in her article, “Most drugs given to children have never been tested for them, forcing physicians to sometimes use a best guess in determining dosing, efficacy and even safety.”
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