Chiropractic Economics

MARCH 10, 2025

A recent case report on Katie May, who died in 2016 after receiving chiropractic cervical spine manipulation (CSM) from a DC, has concluded it did not cause her death. 4,6 Expert: cervical spine manipulation did not cause VAD The case report concludes that CSM did not cause the VAD, and that the dissection had been present before the CSM.

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ChiroUp

DECEMBER 13, 2024

SMT and Cervical Artery Dissection: Debunking Myths This year, multiple studies reaffirmed that cervical spine manipulation (CSM) is not causally linked to cervical artery dissection (CAD). "In There was] no convincing evidence of the causation of cervical artery dissection by cervical spine manipulation in a healthy cervical spine." (2)

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PainScience

OCTOBER 23, 2024

What if you could treat chronic low back pain just by teaching people that it doesnt actually have much to do with whatevers going on with spines? No one doubts that its helpful in various ways to be well-informed about a diagnosis, but it seems like a bit of a reach that it would be properly medicinal. It sounds a bit implausible.

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Chronic Pain Diagnosis Posture Spine 90

ChiroUp

MARCH 28, 2024

Neuro eval- dermatomes, myotomes, reflexes Lumbosacral evaluation - an estimated 71% of hip problems arise from an asymptomatic spine. (2) C Sign Hip A positive C-sign hip pain test strongly suggests a hip-related diagnosis. Labral injuries of the hip: A review of diagnosis and management. 2015 May 1;23(5):716-31.

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Canadian Chiropractic Association

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

In addition to the evidence that supports chiropractic care in managing musculoskeletal complaints of the spine, there is also evidence that it supports chiropractic management of the extremities, headaches and pain 1 , 2. 5 Adjustments are painful In general, adjustments or joint manipulations do not hurt.

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Chiropractic Treatment Treatment Diagnosis Chiropractic 52

The Evidence Based Chiropractor

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

The common denominator is that they administer traction therapy to the lumbar spine while the patient is in a sustained, static, supine position. The herniated disc also becomes a structural weak point in the spine itself. A healthy spine is composed of healthy discs "sandwiched" between two vertebrae.

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ChiroUp

OCTOBER 3, 2024

An analysis of 3810 random chiropractic practices between 1993 and 2015 showed that approximately 56% of new chiropractic patients were radiographed during that period. (5) The Spine Journal. Reliability and validity of lumbosacral spine radiograph reading by chiropractors, chiropractic radiologists, and medical radiologists.

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