A story from the July 18, 2000 /PRNewswire warns consumers of the dangers of carrying backpacks too heavily loaded. The article reports on several studies, “A recent survey by Lands End Direct Merchants found that more than 96 percent of children ages 8 to 12 will carry a backpack to school this year. Of those,
read moreAn article that appeared in the January 28, 2004 issue of the Parry Sound “North Star” started with the headline, “Don’t throw your back out while throwing snow”. The article warns readers about the possible spinal problems that can result from Improper Snow Shoveling. Dr. Dean Wright, president of the Ontario Chiropractic Association stated in
read moreNew research published in the May 28, 2005 British Medical Journal suggests that surgery to relieve chronic lower back pain is no better than intensive rehabilitation and nearly twice as expensive. The study did not look at the benefits of chiropractic care, but did compare patients who underwent surgery for lower back pain and those
read moreResearch published in the January 2005 issue of the scientific periodical the Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics, (JMPT) showed that patients with chronic spinal pain syndromes did markedly better than patients who received either medication or acupuncture. Participants in this study were those who had pain for more than 13 weeks. These participants were
read moreThe above is the advice from the Colorado Chiropractic Association (CCA) and appeared as a PRNewswire release on May 27, 2004. The article starts out by noting that bending, reaching, and digging in the garden can provide a great workout, but if you’re not careful you can get hurt. The article suggests that a warm-up
read moreBlue Cross/Blue Shield (BCBS) of Kansas in August 1999, presented a study titled “Lumbago Treatment.” The information for this study was gathered from a program called the McKesson Episode Profiler. This data program allowed BCBS to sort the health care statistics of different types of doctors as well as the types of conditions that were
read moreAccording to a report in the October 22, 2002 issue of the “Guardian Unlimited” from England, back pain among children is becoming a growing epidemic. Professor Peter Buckle, of the University of Surrey’s Robens centre for health ergonomics in Guildford England, as many as 40% of schoolchildren could be affected. He also noted a Danish
read moreA new study from Italy published in the March issue of The Spine Journal, showed that chiropractic care was effective in helping patients with acute back pain and sciatica with disc protrusion. This randomized double-blind clinical trial involved 102 ambulatory patients with at least moderate pain or radiating pain, who had an MRI study showing
read moreA 2 year study published in the October 18, 2006 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, (JAMA), found that during the study period, 21,298 adverse drug event cases were reported in the sampling group. Transposed nationally, the researchers estimate that 701,547 individuals suffered adverse drug reactions serious enough to require hospitalization. The
read moreThe U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued a letter dated January 15, 2002 which was a reversal from their previous position dating back to December 14, 1994 that had allowed Physical Therapists (PTs) to perform chiropractic services under the US Medicare law. With the new ruling, PT’s are not allowed to do chiropractic
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