​Low Back Pain

Low back pain is the one of the most common health complaints, affecting 8 out of 10 people at

some point during their life. The annual cost of low back pain in the United States is over 100 billion

dollars. Back pain is the third most common reason for a trip to the doctors office and the number

one reason for disability worldwide. If you are suffering from low back pain here is some good

information on the topic:

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• Clinical Practice Guideline: Chiropractic Care for Low Back Pain

• A randomized clinical trial comparing chiropractic adjustments to muscle relaxants for subacute low back pain.

• Effectiveness and Economic Evaluation of Chiropractic Care for the Treatment of Low Back Pain: A

• Systematic Review of Pragmatic Studies.

• Patient characteristics, practice activities, and one-month outcomes for chronic, recurrent low-back pain treated

• by chiropractors and family medicine physicians: A practice-based feasibility study

• Adding chiropractic manipulative therapy to standard medical care for patients with acute low back pain: results of a pragmatic randomized comparative effectiveness study.

• Long Term Remission and Alleviation of Symptoms in Allergy and Crohn's Disease Patients Following Spinal Adjustment for Reduction of Vertebral Subluxation

 

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Neck Pain

Neck pain is a very common condition which will affect 67% of the population​ at some point in time throughout their life. 50-85% of patients report that they experience persistent and recurrent neck pain 1 to 5 years after initial onset. Chiropractic adjustments have been studied and found to be an effective tool to conservatively treat this condition. The research listed here is a small sample on the effectiveness of chiropractic care with reference to neck pain. 

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• Evidence-Based Guidelines for the Chiropractic Treatment of Adults With Neck Pain

• Cost effectiveness of physiotherapy, manual therapy, and general practitioner care for neck pain: economic evaluation alongside a randomized controlled trial

• Predictors in Outcome in Neck Pain Patients Undergoing Chiropractic Care

• The Benefits Outweigh the Risk for Patients Undergoing Chiropractic Care for Neck Pain

• The Effect of Spinal Manipulative Therapy on Pain Reduction and Range of Motion in Patients with Acute Unilateral Neck Pain

• Neck Pain After Cervical Manipulative Thrust in Patients with Chronic Neck Pain 

 

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Headaches

The world health organization states half of the worlds population (3.5 billion) has experienced a headache in the past year. They also state that 4% (212 million) of the worlds adult population has a headache on 15 or more days per month. These individuals experience a minimum of 180 headaches a year. Collectively, headaches are the third leading cause of disability worldwide. 

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• Evidence-Based Guidelines for the Chiropractic Treatment of Adults With Headache

• The effect of spinal manipulation in the treatment of cervicogenic headache

• Spinal manipulation vs. amitriptyline for the treatment of chronic tension-type headaches: a randomized clinical trial.

• Roentgenographic Findings of the Cervical Spine in Tension Type Headache

• Recurrent Neck Pain and Headaches in Preadolescents Associated with Mechanical Dysfunction of the Cervical Spine: A Cross-Sectional Observational Study With 131 Students

• A randomized controlled trial of chiropractic spinal manipulative therapy for migraine

 

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Cervical Curve

The cervical curve is an integral part of the nervous system - we have natural curves built into our spine to allow for proper weight bearing properties and so the spinal cord and brain stem are in relaxed positions. When you see a loss of the curve, these stress points in the spine change and this results in altered biomechanics, as well as, increased degenerative processes in the vertebrae. Below are interesting research articles about the cervical curve and its importance:

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• Determining the Relationship Between Cervical Lordosis and Neck Complaints

• Spinal Manipulation and Anterior Headweighting For the Correction of Forward Head Posture and Cervical Hypolordosis: A Pilot Study.

• Anterior Correction of Cervical Kyphotic Deformity: Effects on Myelopathy, Neck Pain and Sagittal Alignment 

• Effects of Cervical Spine Posture on Axial Load Bearing Ability: A Biomechanical Study

• Restoration of an Abnormal Cervical Lordosis Using the Denneroll 

• Increased Telomere Length and Improvements in Dysautonomia, Quality of Life, and Neck and Back Pain Following Correction of Sagittal Cervical Alignment Using Chiropractic BioPhysics® Technique: a Case Study

• Hyperkyphotic posture predicts mortality in older community-dwelling men and women: a prospective study.