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Scoliosis: How to cut your disability and pain in half
By on February 07th, 2012

Scoliosis: How to cut your disability and pain in half

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 [...]

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Why you should improve your balance
By on January 27th, 2012

Why you should improve your balance

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 [...]

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850,000 Kids Could Be Happier with this Treatment
By on January 17th, 2012

850,000 Kids Could Be Happier with this Treatment

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 [...]

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Can exercise make you smarter?
By on January 10th, 2012

Can exercise make you smarter?

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 [...]

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Putting down the needle: epidural steroid injection may not be effective for low-back pain
By on January 05th, 2012

Putting down the needle: epidural steroid injection may not be effective for low-back pain

Epidural steroid injection*, a common non-surgical treatment of low-back pain, appears to  be on the rise in the US and UK.1-2  Yet the efficacy of epidural steroid injections remains controversial. Some patients do report pain relief in the short term, but the long term benefits of injections are contested. 3 A new study examined the [...]

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Is self-care enough to combat low-back pain?
By on January 02nd, 2012

Is self-care enough to combat low-back pain?

While patients with low-back pain can do a lot on their own to minimize pain, receiving active treatment will likely enhance their outcomes according to new research. A recent study from Finland compared two active treatment methods with self-care. Participants were employees who had been experiencing mild low-back pain for  over two weeks or even [...]

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Should you stay at home or continue working with back pain?
By on December 21st, 2011

Should you stay at home or continue working with back pain?

 $28 million. That’s the annual productivity loss due to lost work days from back pain.1 Year after year, low-back pain is consistently among the top six most expensive health problems.2 Clinical guidelines now suggest that if possible, patients remain active and working through back-pain treatment. Yet many practitioners still recommend that patients stay at home. [...]

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Chiropractic enhances benefits of strength training for fibromyalgia recovery
By on December 13th, 2011

Chiropractic enhances benefits of strength training for fibromyalgia recovery

Anyone with a chronic pain condition like fibromyalgia knows it can be difficult to adhere to a complex set of treatment instructions: physical therapy, medications, creams, journals, the list goes on. We get busy or forget and sometimes don’t comply completely with the treatment, but sooner or later the pain creeps back in.  It turns [...]

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Why teens should sit up straight
By on December 08th, 2011

Why teens should sit up straight

How many times did you hear, “Sit up straight!” as a child? How many times have you said this to your own child? There’s  a reason behind that famous advice: poor posture early in life may lead to a number of back problems and pain later on. That’s why researchers conducted a study to better [...]

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Poor sleep could lead to fibromyalgia
By on November 23rd, 2011

Poor sleep could lead to fibromyalgia

Scientists have added yet another reason to seek medical attention if you suffer from sleep disturbances or insomnia. Poor sleep may lead to fibromyalgia and chronic pain. Fibromyalgia is a complex chronic pain syndrome that primarily affects women. The syndrome includes widespread pain in muscles, ligaments, and joints as well as fatigue and trouble sleeping. [...]

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