Back pain, like other health problems, should now be “considered as a chronic recurring condition” argue the authors of a new study on acute low-back pain. The authors found that symptoms of acute and persistent low-back pain are likely to last longer than six weeks, and can even last up to a year. Since acute-low [...]
A new study from Italy looked at 210 patients with chronic low back pain. The patients were randomly assigned to chiropractic care, back school, or physical therapy. After treatment, all of the patients were compared on scores for disability levels. The chiropractic patients reported the best response and the lowest levels of disability of the [...]
Patients with acute low-back pain rarely take sick leave but frequently develop chronic symptoms, a new study from the journal Spine suggests. In the study, researchers worked with 605 acute low-back pain patients with and without sciatica who were being treated in a primary-care setting. The patients were evaluated for initial pain and disability levels. [...]
Many patients with back pain wonder how to prevent their pain from worsening or reoccurring. A recent literature review revealed that exercise may be the most effective way to prevent pain. The review included an analysis of 20 scientific studies that tested various interventions for preventing back pain including exercise, ergonomic/back education, training in ergonomic [...]
Chronic low-back pain is a fluctuating condition with pain often improving and reoccurring throughout a patient’s life. This can make it difficult to monitor and understand a patient’s low-back pain. Researchers from Sweden sought to solve this problem through a new scientific research tool: cell phones. Low-back pain patients were recruited from various chiropractic clinics [...]
Researchers are beginning to understand the specific biological benefits of chiropractic adjustments. A 2010 study indicated that chiropractic adjustments can assist the body’s response to inflammation and pain.1 The study compared 10 healthy participants with 10 participants who had low-back pain for at least 3 months. Researchers took blood samples of the participants at the [...]
A recent study revealed that a multimodal chiropractic treatment can significantly ease the pain and disability of adult scoliosis. This is one of the first studies on the effects of chiropractic and exercise on adult scoliosis, and showed promising results. In the study, 28 patients with adult scoliosis participated in a chiropractic rehabilitation program for [...]
Poor balance is directly tied to back pain, according to research from Alex Ruhe, a chiropractor and PhD candidate at Murdoch University in Australia. Although this was a known connection, this is the first time a linear connection has been established. Ruhe found that people with neck, mid-back, and low-back pain typically have poor postural [...]
Teaching teens with fibromyalgia coping skills may alleviate some of their symptoms, according to a new small study.1 The study monitored the progress of 114 adolescents who underwent one of two treatments. One group received cognitive behavioral therapy, and the other received information about the disorder with no treatment. Both groups improved in terms [...]
Exercise doesn’t just improve your physical health, it may also enhance your cognitive functioning, according to a new study. Nine women with fibromyalgia participated in a small study of the effects of exercises on working memory. Researchers used a functional MRIs to measure women’s brain activity levels while they took a memory test. After these [...]
