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Chiropractic Good For the Environment?
By admin, December 17, 2008 9:35 am
As we look forward to the new president, Time’s person of the year Obama taking over the White house we will see more and more “greening” and cleaning up of the country.
Did you know that currently the city of San Francisco has no way to safely dispose of prescription medications? According to the San Francisco garbage company Sunset Scavenger, The City of San Francisco encourages residents to safely store expired medications indefinitely in their homes away from children and pets. There is no safe disposal method at present.
Another great reason to choose safe natural chiropractic care instead of drugs.
Chiropractic at the Olympic Games in Beijing
By admin, August 4, 2008 5:08 pm
Because of their unique education and specialized clinical skills in areas of fundamental importance to sports performance and injury, chiropractors are now seen as and integral part of the core sports medicine team by most elite athletes and their coaches. There will be more chiropractors at the Olympic Games in Beijing China this year than ever before.
In North America baseball, basketball, football and hockey franchises in the MLB, NBA, NFL and NHL all have team chiropractors.
The chiropractor in working with athletes has a broad diagnostic and therapeutic role. Of primary concern to athletes are the three main roles of the chiropractor.
1. Managing Injury
2. Prevention of Injury
3. Improved Performance
I was happy to see Dr. Ted Forcum chosen as chiropractor for team USA, I learned the Graston Technique from Dr. Forcum, he is a truly gifted chiropractor.
iPhone Thumb
By admin, July 20, 2008 7:27 pm
Lately I have been seeing more cases of tendonitis of the hand or fingers in my office as a result of repetitive use of the iPhone, Blackberry and video games. The Graston Technique has been getting some great results. If you are having pain in your hand or fingers please call our office for an evaluation, we may be able to help you. Parkside Chiropractic San Francisco 415-566-7134.
Will You Choose Supermarket or Science for Back Pain?
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.
Chiropractic Should Be FIRST Choice for Neck Pain
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.
Graston Technique Heals Ligaments 30% Faster
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”.
To make an appointment for an assessment of your condition and to see if Graston is an appropriate treatment for your condition please call or email our office.
Pain After Motor Vehicle Accidents
By admin, March 18, 2008 4:49 pm
I’ve seen it so many times in the office. A new patient tells me they went to the ER after a car accident and was told nothing was broken, “you’ll be fine”. They continue to have pain and finally decided to seek care. This new research has a focus on auto accidents and suggests that people have ongoing pain years later. See the research synopsis here.
Additionally the author notes, “the focus up until now in a lot of our care is on whether you live or die, which is obviously important. But we can’t just stop there. And I think we need to look at what are the things we can do to improve people’s lives after serious illness or injury.
How about the only proven treatment for whiplash? Chiropractic.
Opioids Rarely Indicated For Acute Back Pain
By admin, March 18, 2008 3:11 pm
Although frequently prescribed for patients with lower back pain recent clinical guidelines by the American College of Physicians and the American Pain Society suggest that opioids should be reserved for the minority of individuals with severe disabling pain. In addition the guidelines warn clinicians of potential risks for abuse, addiction and other adverse events.
Another recent study by Webster et al. looked at 8443 worker’s compensation claims and found that opioids prolonged disability, “after controlling for age, gender, job tenure and injury severity, the findings indicate that receipt of higher amounts or morphine equivalent medications in early treatment was significantly associated with adverse outcomes, including higher medical costs and prolonged disability, higher risk for surgery and continued use of opioids.”
Graston Technique in the News Again
By admin, March 18, 2008 2:45 pm
The Graston Technique is in the news again, this time for the treatment of chronic pain. See the ABC news story here.
If you have any questions or would like to experience Graston Technique yourself, please call the office to schedule an appointment.
