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Chiropractic Research

ABCA

The clinical outcomes measures showed that manual therapy resulted in faster recovery than physiotherapy and general practitioner care. The success rate at seven weeks was twice as high for the manual therapy group (68.3 Manual therapy scored better than physical therapy on all outcome measures.

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Back pain Facts & Statistics

ABCA

It reduces pain, decreases medication, rapidly advances physical therapy, and requires very few passive forms of treatment, such as bed rest. Orthopedics Today 2003 Feb; 23(2):14-15. Now, with today’s growing emphasis on treatment and cost effectiveness, manipulation is receiving more widespread attention. AHCPR Publication No.

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Clinical Biomechanics – interplay between pain and gait biomechanics

IMHA

She has held peer-reviewed foundation and NIH funding since 2003, with >250 peer-reviewed publications. Her extensive academic background in physical therapy and clinical epidemiology have shaped her research interests in common age-related musculoskeletal problems.

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Understanding Dysponesis: Distraction and Exhaustion Defined

CLA

David Fletcher 4 MINS READ Supporting Research Clinical Practice Guidelines Many chiropractors have found the Mercy Guidelines to be inconsistent with the principles of … Read More BY Dr. David Fletcher 4 MINS READ Supporting Research Shake and Bake – Revisited A previous column (1) revealed the news that physical therapy is no … Read More (..)

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Dysafferentation: “Noisy” Neurological Communication

CLA

David Fletcher 4 MINS READ Supporting Research Clinical Practice Guidelines Many chiropractors have found the Mercy Guidelines to be inconsistent with the principles of … Read More BY Dr. David Fletcher 4 MINS READ Supporting Research Shake and Bake – Revisited A previous column (1) revealed the news that physical therapy is no … Read More (..)

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The Destructive D’s

CLA

David Fletcher 4 MINS READ Supporting Research Clinical Practice Guidelines Many chiropractors have found the Mercy Guidelines to be inconsistent with the principles of … Read More BY Dr. David Fletcher 4 MINS READ Supporting Research Shake and Bake – Revisited A previous column (1) revealed the news that physical therapy is no … Read More (..)

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Seven Crucial Things You Need to Know About A Hip Labrum Tear

ChiroUp

Femoroacetabular impingement syndrome and labral injuries: grading the evidence on diagnosis and non-operative treatment—a statement paper commissioned by the Danish Society of Sports Physical Therapy (DSSF). Physical therapy. 2003 Nov;11:403-8. International journal of sports physical therapy.

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