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Spinal Manipulation (spinal + manipulation)
Selected AbstractsSpinal manipulation provides better short and long-term reduction in pain and disability for patients with non-specific chronic low back painFOCUS ON ALTERNATIVE AND COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES AN EVIDENCE-BASED APPROACH, Issue 2 2010Article first published online: 14 JUN 2010 [source] Disappointing results for spinal manipulation for neck painFOCUS ON ALTERNATIVE AND COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES AN EVIDENCE-BASED APPROACH, Issue 1 2002Article first published online: 14 JUN 2010 [source] Do sham-controlled clinical randomised trials show evidence for spinal manipulation?FOCUS ON ALTERNATIVE AND COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES AN EVIDENCE-BASED APPROACH, Issue 3 2001Article first published online: 14 JUN 2010 [source] A prospective study of adverse effects of chiropractic spinal manipulationFOCUS ON ALTERNATIVE AND COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES AN EVIDENCE-BASED APPROACH, Issue 3 2000Article first published online: 14 JUN 2010 [source] Deaths after chiropractic: a review of published casesINTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PRACTICE, Issue 8 2010E. Ernst Summary Objective:, The aim of this study was to summarise all cases in which chiropractic spinal manipulation was followed by death. Design:, This study is a systematic review of case reports. Methods:, Literature searches in four electronic databases with no restrictions of time or language. Main outcome measure:, Death. Results:, Twenty six fatalities were published in the medical literature and many more might have remained unpublished. The alleged pathology usually was a vascular accident involving the dissection of a vertebral artery. Conclusion:, Numerous deaths have occurred after chiropractic manipulations. The risks of this treatment by far outweigh its benefit. [source] (631) Chronic Pain Treatment Meta-Analyses: A Mathematical and Qualitative ReviewPAIN MEDICINE, Issue 2 2000Article first published online: 25 DEC 200 Authors: Fishbain DA, University of Miami Comprehensive Pain Center; Rosomoff H, University of Miami Comprehensive Pain Center; Cutler RB, University of Miami Comprehensive Pain Center; Steele-Rosomoff R, University of Miami Comprehensive Pain Center Aim of Investigation: To critically review chronic pain treatment meta-analyses according to defined criteria. Methods: An extensive literature search yielded 22 meta-analyses dealing with pain. The following inclusion criteria were applied to these studies: (1) nonsurgical pain treatment outcome only, including nerve blocks; (2) chronic pain treatment outcome only; (3) nonmalignant pain only and; (4) study data presenting an effect size which enabled the calculation of a confidence interval (CI). These inclusion criteria selected 16 studies from the original group. These remaining meta-analyses were then divided into 3 categories: (1) General pain facility treatment (n = 4); (2) Headache treatment (n = 5) and; (3) Specific treatment types, eg, manipulation, psychoeducational, antidepressant, etc. (n = 7). Within each meta-analysis the data was subdivided according to type of pain, treatment type and outcome variable. The CI was then calculated for each of these subdivisions within each meta-analysis. The quality of the 16 meta-analyses was also investigated according to 20 meta-analysis criteria previously presented in the literature. Results: (1) Overall, the pain facility treatment meta-analyses were remarkably consistent in demonstrating that pain facility treatment is effective for most treatment outcome variables. (2) Within pain facility treatments, biofeedback, cognitive therapy, operant conditioning, and package treatment were demonstrated to be efficacious. (3) Within the headache treatment meta-analyses, both relaxation/biofeedback and various medications were demonstrated to be efficacious. (4) Within the specific isolated treatments group, psychoeducation, antidepressants, capsaicin and spinal manipulation were found to have efficacy, for a number of treatment outcome variables. (5) The quality of the meta-analyses was variable but acceptable, according to the meta-analysis criteria utilized. Conclusions: Overall the results of the reviewed meta-analyses indicate that most treatments are effective for most pain patients but that some treatments appear to be more effective than others. [source] Keep libel laws out of scienceASTRONOMY & GEOPHYSICS, Issue 4 2009Article first published online: 20 JUL 200 Writer Simon Singh is being sued for libel by the British Chiropractic Association because he wrote a newspaper article about the evidence for the effectiveness of spinal manipulation as a treatment for childhood illnesses. Why should scientists care about this action, asks Sue Bowler? [source] | ||||||||||