A documented case study published on March 24th 2008 in the Journal of Vertebral Subluxation Research, showed the improvement of a 3 and 1/2 year old girl who was diagnosed with autism a year earlier. In this case the girl initially could not speak or communicate with anyone except through screaming and tantrum like outbursts.
read moreIn the March 2008, issue of the the scientific periodical, the Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics (JMPT), is a case series documenting specific chiropractic techniques helping women suffering from monthly menstrual pains. This study looked at the effect of specific chiropractic adjustments on women who suffered with monthly menstrual pains from dysmenorrhea. The study
read moreIn the March 2008 issue of the magazine “The Horse” is an article titled “Horse Management”. This lengthy article covers a variety of subjects including one section on “Reducing Back Sensitivity”. This article reviews the results of a study that measured and compared pain reduction in horses using several methods. Researchers used a method known
read moreA documented case study published in the February 25, 2008 issue of the scientific periodical, the Journal of Vertebral Subluxation Research (JVSR), showed chiropractic care helping a young girl with a rare eating disorder known as “Rumination”. The journal study describes Rumination as an eating disorder seen in infants less than one year of age.
read moreAn interesting story appeared in the sports section of the February 15, 2008 issue of the Philadelphia Enquirer. The story titled, “Phillies getting Hamels his chiropractor,” is about the Philadelphia Philly pitcher who requested his team get a team chiropractor. The team has agreed to add one to their staff. When informed that his team
read moreA case study published in the February 19, 2008 issue of the scientific periodical, the Journal of Vertebral Subluxation Research (JVSR), documents a case of an infant with bronchopulmonary dysplasia being helped with chiropractic. Bronchopulmonary dysplasia, (BPD), is a serious lung condition that affects infants who are born premature and have resulting breathing and lung
read moreThe results of a large practice based study accepted and presented at the December 2007 “14th Annual Symposium on Complementary Health Care” held at the Peter Chalk Conference Centre, University of Exeter, UK, showed that chiropractic care of children is safe and effective. The study, titled, “Treatment-related aggravations, complications and improvements attributed to chiropractic spinal
read moreFrom the November / December 2000 issue of Todays Chiropractic, comes a study report on Asthma. The article notes that approximately 14 Americans die each day from asthma. Asthma is only one of three diseases that has shown an increasing death rate in recent years, up 58% since 1979. Presently estimates say that 17 million
read moreA study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, July 18, 2000 shows that Ontario women diagnosed with breast cancer in 1994 or 1995 elected to use some form of what the study termed, “Complementary/Alternative Medicine” including chiropractic. The study conducted at the Centre for Studies in Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University
read moreAn article from the Associated Press dated July 6, 2000 had a headline that read, “U.S. Hospitals Embrace Alternative Care.” This article reports on several big name hospitals now offering what they referred to as alternative care including chiropractic. Beth Israel Medical centre, a large New York teaching hospital, opened a facility where MDs work
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