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By admin, May 28, 2008 12:53 pm

Yet another review of back pain treatments and the evidence for and against many treatments has been published in The Spine Journal. Do we really need another one? Apparently we do because at this time chiropractors should be well integrated into the medical model, however, we are not.

Regarding back pain treatment the authors note, “The classical method of making health care decisions based on scientific evidence and expert consensus appears to have been replaced with a commercial and competitive model akin to shopping at a supermarket.”

“Only rarely do promotional material accurately present the scientific evidence, rarer still are there discussion of potential harms.”

Conclusions:

1. There are now more randomized controlled trials examining spinal manipulative therapy for back pain than any other intervention.

2. The overall evidence relative to efficacy and safety, “including recent high quality trials” support spinal manipulative therapy for the treatment of back pain.

3. “SMT is superior to usual medical care for patient improvement.”

4. For pain reduction, “High dose SMT is superior to low-dose SMT” in the short term.

5. SMT is superior to physical therapy and to home exercise in the long term.

Even more evidence to show chiropractic should be used as a first line treatment. Please call our office 415-566-7134 or contact us via our website Chiropractic San Francisco for a consultation.

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By admin, May 23, 2008 8:36 am

A recent study in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) revealed that during the period 1997 and 2005 costs for “standard medical management” of neck and back pain increased by 65%, while disability caused by these conditions increased! During this same period, there was also and overall increase in the number of individuals who experienced neck or back pain.

However during this same time period, the inclusion of a chiropractic benefit in a large managed care program resulted in significant savings, as well as a reduction in rates of surgery, unnecessary use of advanced imaging, inpatient care and x-rays.

These two studies along with many others make it clear that chiropractic should be the first choice of management for those with neck and back pain.

Please call our office and schedule a consultation to see if we can help you with your neck or back pain. You may also contact us via our website- San Francisco Chiropractor.

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By admin, May 7, 2008 8:44 am

A recent study in the Journal of Orthopedic Sports Physical Therapy found treatment with Graston Technique healed ligaments 31% faster.  In this study GT was used for one minute to the injured left medical collateral ligament of a knee three times a week for three weeks.  ”the ligaments treated with Graston instrument-assisted cross-fiber massage were found to be 31% stronger and 34 percent stiffer than the untreated ligaments”.

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