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Chiropractic with home exercises was shown to give better pain relief then supervised rehab exercises with home exercises and home exercises. Chiropractic with home exercise was cheaper than even just home exercises when you figured direct and indirect costs by 5%,  Chiropractic with home exercise was  47% cheaper then supervised rehab exercises with home exercises and home exercises. Cost-effectiveness of spinal manipulative therapy, supervised exercise, and home exercise for older adults with chronic neck pain. Leininger, Brent et al. Spine J. 2016 Jun 23. pii: S1529-9430(16)30272-8. doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2016.06.014. [Epub ahead of print] “Abstract BACKGROUND CONTEXT: Chronic neck pain is a prevalent and disabling condition among older adults. Despite the large burden… Read More

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Spinal Manipulation (SMT/chiropractic adjustments) showed a 78.3% vs imaging-guided cervical nerve root injection blocks (CRNI)at only 37.5% for sub-acute symptomatic cervical disk herniation “Sub acute/chronic patients treated with SMT were significantly more likely to report relevant “improvement” compared with CNRI patients. There was no difference in outcomes when comparing acute patients only.” http://www.jmptonline.org/article/S0161-4754(16)00051-8/abstract Symptomatic, Magnetic Resonance Imaging–Confirmed Cervical Disk Herniation Patients: A Comparative-Effectiveness Prospective Observational Study of 2 Age- and Sex-Matched Cohorts Treated With Either Imaging-Guided Indirect Cervical Nerve Root Injections or Spinal Manipulative Therapy Peterson, Cynthia K. et al. Journal of Manipulative & Physiological Therapeutics , Volume 0 , Issue 0 ,

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visit http://completechirocenter.com/conditions/kids/ for more information Author // Janaiah von Hassel (posted with permission) I was recently on a Mom forum where a distraught mother complained about her two-year-old’s chronic ear infections. She was tortured over the notion of giving her daughter yet another antibiotic which seemed to do nothing but guarantee a return of the ear infection. This Mom’s concerns weren’t unfounded. For decades, the evidence-based research about antibiotics has shown that not only are they ineffective at treating ear infections, but they will actually lead to repeated ear infections in the future. In 2004 the American Academy of Pediatrics began its “watch and wait” approach to treating ear infections with antibiotics.… Read More

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A recent study showing chiropractic adjustments can lower blood pressure, and have a whole body effect.  There is more and more research showing that chiropractic adjustments do not just effect the local area. The primary results of this study shows following instrument-assisted manipulation to T1-T5 was a reduction in blood pressure (both systolic and diastolic BP) of approximately 7 percent compared to baseline measurements. The biggest limitation to this study is it did not look at the length of time the blood pressure was reduced for.  Hopefully there can be further study on this. “Systolic and diastolic BP, pulse rate, and BP classification decreased significantly only in the active treatment group.… Read More

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1st Contact Care With a Medical vs Chiropractic Provider for Spinal, Hip, and Shoulder Pain Patients retrsospective study from Switzerland. Spinal, hip, & shoulder pain patients had similar pain relief, greater satisfaction levels, & lower overall cost if they initiated care with DCs vs. MDs.  Those seeing chiropractors also got faster pain relief. First-Contact Care With a Medical vs Chiropractic Provider After Consultation With a Swiss Telemedicine Provider: Comparison of Outcomes, Patient Satisfaction, and Health Care Costs in Spinal, Hip, and Shoulder Pain Patients Houweling, Taco A.W. et al. Journal of Manipulative & Physiological Therapeutics Abstract OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to identify differences in outcomes, patient satisfaction,… Read More

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