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Postoperative Acupuncture & Activity And Depression

February 23, 2023 chiropracticforward 00:14:10 0 Comments

CF 268: Postoperative Acupuncture & Activity And Depression

Today we’re going to talk about Postoperative Acupuncture & Activity And Depression

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OK, we are back and you have found the Chiropractic Forward Podcast where we are making evidence-based chiropractic fun, profitable, and accessible while we make you and your patients better all the way around. We’re the fun kind of research. Not the stuffy, high-brow, look down your nose at people kind of research.

We’re research talk over a couple of beers. I’m Dr. Jeff Williams and I’m your host for the Chiropractic Forward podcast. I’m so glad you’re spending your time with us learning together.

Chiropractors – I’m hiring at my personal clinic. I need talent, ambition, drive, smart, and easy to get along with associates. If this is you and Amarillo, TX is your speed, send me an email at creekstonecare@gmail.com If you haven’t yet I have a few things you should do.

Go to Amazon and check our my book called The Remarkable Truth About Chiropractic: A Unique Journey Into The Research. It’s excellent educational resource for you AND your patients. It saves you time putting talks together or just staying current on research. It’s categorized into sections so the information is easy to find and written in a way that is easy to understand for everyone. It’s on Amazon. That’s the Remarkable Truth About Chiropractic by Jeff Williams.
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You have found yourself smack dab in the middle of Episode #268 Now if you missed last week’s episode, we talked about Pain Reprocessing Therapy & Meditation-Based Therapy For Chronic Pain. Make sure you don’t miss that info. Keep up with the class.

On the personal end of things…..

Things are steadily picking back up here at Jeff Central. One of our new hires is having a Zoom meeting with our social media crew from the UK this week to get their heads together on TikTok stuff, YouTube ads, and all of that fun stuff. Some of the older guys will fondly remember the days when all you had to do was place an ad in the YellowPages, an ad in the town newspaper, and if you were really fancy, an ad on the radio. Then join Lion’s Club or the Rotary Club. From there…..you were pretty good to go. No other effort really required.

Not only that but reimbursements were better, co-pays cheaper, deductibles less, and premiums cheaper. It’s just dumb to be a healthcare provider these days when you think about it sometimes. You damn well better be in it for the right reasons. That’s for sure. If it’s all about the money, you’re in the wrong place, pal. Now, we have social media, podcasts, content marketing, website SEO, keywords, Google ranking, and all of the other BS that comes along with it. It’s a bunch of crap. But, it’s a bunch of necessary crap if you want to compete and build a business in 2023. Damnit.

Those that have better systems and better people helping them with it all are just naturally going to do better. I’ve tried doing it myself for years. I’m an early adopter. But, it’s gotten too difficult. I’m trying to gather a team of helpers because, honestly, my practice can be so much larger with the right team in place. We’re working on it. Stay tuned. And, in the meantime, if you know of an associate that wants to come to Amarillo and is certified in acupuncture, or can be, send them my email and tell them to get hold of Ol’ Uncle Jeffro at creekstonecare@gmail.com

Item #1 Speaking of acupuncture.

The first one today is called, “Wrist–Ankle Acupuncture as Additional Therapy for Postoperative Multimodal Analgesia in Orthopedic Surgery: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis” by Ning Xu and published in Pain Medicine on 28 April 2022. Dayum. That’s hot.

Why They Did It The present meta-analysis analyzed the efficacy and safety of wrist–ankle acupuncture (WAA) as an additional therapy for postoperative multimodal analgesia after orthopedic surgery.

How They Did It

Electronic databases, including Cochrane Library, PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science, CNKI, SinoMed, Wanfang, and VIP, were searched to identify randomized controlled trials and cohort studies that reported details of WAA as an additional therapy for postoperative multiple analgesia in orthopedic surgery before October 1, 2021.

Analyzed outcomes included time points of the visual analog scale, use of patient-controlled intravenous analgesia (PCIA), and postoperative adverse events. Subgroup analysis was performed according to time points and complication type.

What They Found

Eleven randomized controlled trials and one cohort study were included in the meta-analysis. Among a total of 845 patients, there were 422 patients in the wrist–ankle acupuncture groups and 423 patients in the control groups.

The wrist–ankle acupuncture groups showed a better analgesic effect, lower use of patient-controlled intravenous analgesia, and lower occurrence of postoperative adverse events than did the control groups.

Wrap It Up Wrist–ankle acupuncture as an additional therapy for postoperative multimodal analgesia in orthopedic surgery showed advantages over control treatment in terms of pain relief, use of patient-controlled intravenous analgesia, and occurrence of postoperative adverse events.

Item #2 Our last one this week is called, “Association Between Physical Activity and Risk of Depression” by Matthew Pearce, PhD and published in JAMA Psychiatry on April 13, 2022. Hot potato!

Why They Did It To systematically review and meta-analyze the dose-response association between physical activity and incident depression from published prospective studies of adults.

How They Did It

They used information from PubMed, SCOPUS, Web of Science, PsycINFO, and the reference lists of systematic reviews retrieved by a systematic search up to December 11, 2020, with no language limits. The date of the search was November 12, 2020.

They included prospective cohort studies reporting physical activity at 3 or more exposure levels and risk estimates for depression with 3000 or more adults and 3 years or longer of follow-up.

Data extraction was completed independently by 2 extractors and cross-checked for errors. A 2-stage random-effects dose-response meta-analysis was used to synthesize data. Study-specific associations were estimated using generalized least-squares regression and the pooled association was estimated by combining the study-specific coefficients using restricted maximum likelihood.

What They Found

This systematic review and meta-analysis of 15 prospective studies including more than 2 million person-years showed an inverse curvilinear association between physical activity and incident depression, with greater differences in risk at lower exposure levels. Adults meeting physical activity recommendations (equivalent to 2.5 h/wk of brisk walking) had lower risk of depression, compared with adults reporting no physical activity.

Wrap It Up This systematic review and meta-analysis of associations between physical activity and depression suggests significant mental health benefits from being physically active, even at levels below the public health recommendations. Health practitioners should therefore encourage any increase in physical activity to improve mental health. Alright, that’s it. Keep on keepin’ on. Keep changing our profession from your corner of the world. The world needs evidence-based, patient-centered practitioners driving the bus. The profession needs us in the ACA and involved in leadership of state associations. So quit griping about the profession if you’re doing nothing to make it better. Get active, get involved, and make it happen. Let’s get to the message. Same as it is every week.

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The Message I want you to know with absolute certainty that when Chiropractic is at its best, you can’t beat the risk vs reward ratio because spinal pain is primarily a movement-related pain and typically responds better to movement-related treatment rather than chemical treatments like pills and shots. When compared to the traditional medical model, research and clinical experience show us patients can get good to excellent results for headaches, neck pain, back pain, and joint pain to name just a few. It’s safe and cost-effective can decrease surgeries & disability and we do it through conservative, non-surgical means with minimal hassle to the patient. And, if the patient treats preventatively after initial recovery, we can usually keep it that way while raising the overall level of health!

Key Point: At the end of the day, patients should have the guarantee of having the best treatment that offers the least harm. When it comes to non-complicated musculoskeletal complaints…. That’s Chiropractic!

Contact Send us an email at dr dot williams at chiropracticforward.com and let us know what you think of our show and tell us your suggestions for future episodes. Feedback and constructive criticism is a blessing and so are subscribes and excellent reviews on podcast platforms. We know how this works by now. If you value something, you have to share it, interact with it, review it, talk about it from time to time, and actively hit a few buttons to support it here and there when asked. It really does make a big difference.

Connect We can’t wait to connect with you again next week. From the Chiropractic Forward Podcast flight deck, this is Dr. Jeff Williams saying upward, onward, and forward.

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Bibliography

Ning Xu, M., Lu-lu Liu, BN, Wei Rong, MD (2022). “Wrist–Ankle Acupuncture as Additional Therapy for Postoperative Multimodal Analgesia in Orthopedic Surgery: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.” Pain Medicine 23(10): 1654-1669.
Pearce M, G. L., Abbas A, (2022). “Association Between Physical Activity and Risk of Depression: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.” JAMA Psychiatry.

Communicating Imaging Findings & Acupuncture For Acute Pain

October 20, 2022 chiropracticforward 00:18:21 0 Comments

CF 251: Communicating Imaging Findings & Acupuncture For Acute Pain Today we’re going to talk about Communicating Imaging Findings & Acupuncture For Acute Pain But first, here’s that sweet sweet bumper music

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OK, we are back and you have found the Chiropractic Forward Podcast where we are making evidence-based chiropractic fun, profitable, and accessible while we make you and your patients better all the way around. We’re the fun kind of research. Not the stuffy, high-brow, look down your nose at people kind of research. We’re research talk over a couple of beers. I’m Dr. Jeff Williams and I’m your host for the Chiropractic Forward podcast. I’m so glad you’re spending your time with us learning together. Chiropractors – I’m hiring at my personal clinic. I need talent, ambition, drive, smart, and easy to get along with associates. If this is you and Amarillo, TX is your speed, send me an email at creekstonecare@gmail.com If you haven’t yet I have a few things you should do.

Go to Amazon and check our my book called The Remarkable Truth About Chiropractic: A Unique Journey Into The Research. It’s excellent educational resource for you AND your patients. It saves you time putting talks together or just staying current on research. It’s categorized into sections so the information is easy to find and written in a way that is easy to understand for everyone. It’s on Amazon. That’s the Remarkable Truth About Chiropractic by Jeff Williams.
Then go Like our Chiropractic Forward Facebook page,
Join our private Chiropractic Forward Facebook group, and then
Review our podcast on whatever platform you’re listening to
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You have found yourself smack dab in the middle of Episode #251 Now if you missed last week’s episode , we talked about Night Owls Diabetes And Heart Disease & Medical Marijuana And Pain. Make sure you don’t miss that info. Keep up with the class.

On the personal end of things…..

It’s been a tough one. My mother in law passed away last week. My wife’s parents live about an hour and 45 minutes to the North of Amarillo in our hometown of Perryton, TX. So, we’ve been back and forth and back and forth so many times I lost track. And there will be lots more back and forths to settle the estate and get Meg’s dad situated in a new town down around Longview TX. Lots of distractions coming up but I’ll do my best to keep this podcast on point, educational, and interesting. It’s like I’m trying to teach my kids right now. My daughter did not want to go to school today, which is a Monday. Her grandmother passed away Wednesday evening. She missed school Thursday and Friday. The memorial will be this Friday so she’ll miss another Thursday – fortunately, they’re out of school Friday. The day of the memorial. My point to her was this; life deals us blows.

We have loss and setbacks that get us down, make us sad, and give us the blues. But we have to do what we can to shoulder obligations, most of the time, give us an opportunity to move forward and take our minds off of our problems. Work can keep us from our lives in a good way as well as in a bad way. Sometimes, work keeps us from being able to enjoy our lives and engage in some of the things we are wanting to do more of. Me, I’m not able to spend time writing songs, playing music, sculpting, or painting and things like that. That’s work getting in the way in a bad way. But, then there’s the work that keeps our minds busy and occupied so that we’re not buried and consumed by worry and fret and the big bad blues life sometimes casts us into. So, for this week and the next, we go to school, we go to work, we occupy our minds, and let time take care of the rest. That may be a Gen X way of going about it but I’m Gen X and that’s what we do. Keep the nose down, work, and life will sort it out. Be upset, mourn, and take care of business, one foot in front of the other. Sorry to be so gloomy on the personal side of it all this week but, I’m always honest with you all and that’s what’s happening on the personal side. I’m certain next week’s episode will be a bit on the brighter side! Now, onto the research!

Item #1 Our first one today is called “Acupuncture Therapy as an Evidence-Based Nonpharmacologic Strategy for Comprehensive Acute Pain Care: The Academic Consortium Pain Task Force White Paper Update” by Nielsen et. al. (Arya Nielsen 2022) and published in Pain Medicine on June 17, 2020 and we got as hot one, people! These researchers by the way, are Phds and MDs. I think that’s notable.

Why They Did It A crisis in pain management persists, as does the epidemic of opioid overdose deaths, addiction, and diversion. Pain medicine is meeting these challenges by returning to its origins: the Bonica model of multidisciplinary pain care. The 2018 Academic Consortium White Paper detailed the historical context and magnitude of the pain crisis and the evidence base for nonpharmacologic strategies. More than 50% of chronic opioid use begins in the acute pain care setting. Acupuncture may be able to reduce this risk. This article updates the evidence base for acupuncture therapy for acute pain with a review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses on postsurgical/perioperative pain with opioid sparing and acute nonsurgical/trauma pain, including acute pain in the emergency department.

How They Did It

To update reviews cited in the 2018 White Paper, electronic searches were conducted in PubMed, MEDLINE, CINAHL, and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials with additional manual review of titles, links, and reference lists.
There are 22 systematic reviews, 17 with meta-analyses of acupuncture in acute pain settings, and a review for acute pain in the intensive care unit. There are additional studies of acupuncture in acute pain settings.

Wrap It Up

The majority of reviews found acupuncture therapy to be an efficacious strategy for acute pain, with potential to avoid or reduce opioid reliance.
With an extremely low risk profile, acupuncture therapy is an important strategy in comprehensive acute pain care.

We see it every week in my clinic. The VA send over their vets regularly and our acupuncturist is like a golden laced angel to these veterans. It’s been impressive. Before getting to the next one, Go to https://www.tecnobody.com/en/products That’s Tecnobody as in T-E-C-nobody.

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Item #2

Our last one today is called “Integrating Epidemiological Information into MRI Reports Reduces Ensuing Radiologic Testing Costs Among Patients with Low Back Pain: A Controlled Study” by The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety 2020 by Weeks et. al. This was brought to me by Spine Care Partners who released a wonderful graphic that I got from Parker President, Dr. William Morgan, and shared in our Chiropractic Forward Facebook private group. The graphic showed what percentages in each age group that you can find ASYMPTOMATIC changes like degenerated discs, facets, bulges, herniations, etc. It was excellent. If you’re not in our private group on Facebook, go do that about right now.

This is more of a review so, let’s review about it shall we? They say, “Research has demonstrated that including epidemiological data along with the standard MRI results report has resulted in reduced opioid prescribing by the provider who ordered the study, as well as reduced referral to spine specialists. This new study includes an assessment of costs when frequency of common findings are included with the standard MRI results report.

The information included data on the prevalence of certain conditions over each decade of life in asymptomatic individuals. For example, degenerative disc disease findings in asymptomatic patients are seen in 68% in those 40-50 years of age, 80% in those 50-60, 88% if 60-70 years old, and 93% of 70-80 year olds. Totally asymptomatic! Which is amazing news for patients. Not great news for predatory providers that use rad findings to scare this holy living schnikees out of their patients so they’ll be forced to come see them a million times. Bad news for those asshats.

Great news for patients though. They say that their study showed that MRI reports with the addition of the prevalence of common findings triggered a downstream costs savings averaging $330 per report when compared to the standard MRI results report of the control group which meant there was no epidemiological charge included with the report. Best of all, repeat MRI use, spinal injection, opioid use, and surgery all decreased in the study group compared to the control group, while muscle relaxers and chiropractic utilization had a slight increase. They point out that one explanation for these findings is that the common language used in spine imaging reports, without statistical reference, is both fear invoking and inappropriately supportive of pathoanatomical understanding of back pain, as compared to the more clinically sound biophyschosocial model.

To put that in you and me speak, chiropractors are still relying heavily on the pathoanatomical model. Here’s the lesion, I’ll pop it, patient fixed. Cancer? Pop it. Bad hearing?? Pop it. Stomach ache? Pop it. COVID? Pop it. That’s so far from factual and being based in the evidence of literature that I cannot even begin to describe it.

They’re saying that chiropractors find stuff on the rad images and scare the crap out of their patients. Either because they’re not educated enough to know, or worst of all, because they’re predatory and miserable human beings that take advantage of their patients’ lack of education. All in order to get more visits and make that boat payment or that second house in the mountains or on the beach payment.

They’re also saying, start leaning into the BIOPSYCHOSOCIAL construct of pain, do right by your patients every day, and the money will just take care of itself. Treat others as you like to be treated. Kindergarten stuff. I don’t want myself or my family being taken advantage of so don’t do it to others. Get educated or get left behind.

Alright, that’s it. Keep on keepin’ on. Keep changing our profession from your corner of the world. The world needs evidence-based, patient-centered practitioners driving the bus. The profession needs us in the ACA and involved in leadership of state associations. So quit griping about the profession if you’re doing nothing to make it better. Get active, get involved, and make it happen. Let’s get to the message. Same as it is every week.

Store Remember the evidence-informed brochures and posters at chiropracticforward.com.

Purchase Dr. Williams’s book, a perfect educational tool and chiropractic research reference for the daily practitioner, from the Amazon store TODAY!

The Message I want you to know with absolute certainty that when Chiropractic is at its best, you can’t beat the risk vs reward ratio because spinal pain is primarily a movement-related pain and typically responds better to movement-related treatment rather than chemical treatments like pills and shots. When compared to the traditional medical model, research and clinical experience show us patients can get good to excellent results for headaches, neck pain, back pain, and joint pain to name just a few. It’s safe and cost-effective can decrease surgeries & disability and we do it through conservative, non-surgical means with minimal hassle to the patient. And, if the patient treats preventatively after initial recovery, we can usually keep it that way while raising the overall level of health!

Key Point: At the end of the day, patients should have the guarantee of having the best treatment that offers the least harm. When it comes to non-complicated musculoskeletal complaints…. That’s Chiropractic!

Contact Send us an email at dr dot williams at chiropracticforward.com and let us know what you think of our show and tell us your suggestions for future episodes. Feedback and constructive criticism is a blessing and so are subscribes and excellent reviews on podcast platforms. We know how this works by now. If you value something, you have to share it, interact with it, review it, talk about it from time to time, and actively hit a few buttons to support it here and there when asked. It really does make a big difference.

Connect We can’t wait to connect with you again next week. From the Chiropractic Forward Podcast flight deck, this is Dr. Jeff Williams saying upward, onward, and forward.

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Bibliography Arya Nielsen, P., Jeffery A Dusek, PhD, Lisa Taylor-Swanson, PhD, Heather Tick, MD, (2022). “Acupuncture Therapy as an Evidence-Based Nonpharmacologic Strategy for Comprehensive Acute Pain Care: The Academic Consortium Pain Task Force White Paper Update.” Pain Med 23(9): 1582-1612.

Does Supplementation Work & Non-Surgical Treatment For Stenosis

August 11, 2022 chiropracticforward 00:18:17 0 Comments

CF 241: Does Supplementation Work & Non-Surgical Treatment For Stenosis Today we’re going to talk about if vitamin Supplementation Works for preventing cardiovascular issues or cancer and we’ll talk about Non-Surgical Treatment For Stenosis But first, here’s that sweet sweet bumper music

Purchase Dr. Williams’s book, a perfect educational tool and chiropractic research reference for the daily practitioner, from the Amazon store TODAY!

OK, we are back and you have found the Chiropractic Forward Podcast where we are making evidence-based chiropractic fun, profitable, and accessible while we make you and your patients better all the way around. We’re the fun kind of research. Not the stuffy, high-brow kind of research. We’re research talk over a couple of beers. I’m Dr. Jeff Williams and I’m your host for the Chiropractic Forward podcast. If you haven’t yet I have a few things you should do.

Go to Amazon and check our my book called The Remarkable Truth About Chiropractic: A Unique Journey Into The Research. It’s a great resource for patient education and for YOU. It saves you time in putting talks together or just staying current on research. It’s categorized into sections and written in a way that is easy to understand for you and patients. Just search for it on Amazon. That’s the Remarkable Truth About Chiropractic by Jeff Williams.
Then go Like our Facebook page,
Join our private Facebook group, and then
Review our podcast on whatever platform you’re listening to
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You have found yourself smack dab in the middle of Episode #241 Now if you missed last week’s episode, we talked about Brain Activity From Spinal Manipulative Therapy & PT Is As Good As Arthoscopic Surgery For Meniscus Issues. Make sure you don’t miss that info. Keep up with the class.

On the personal end of things…..

What an amazing weekend in Tampa Florida, y’all. Seriously. When you think about a mastermind weekend, you think about learning stuff. And yes….absolutely, we’re learning. Friday from 8-5 we’re learning. Saturday from 8-1, we’re learning. What doesn’t get counted or thought about is the discussion between the members during the classroom time.

We’re not talking about your chiropractor down the street. In some cases, we’re talking about the cream of the crop in the evidence-based chiropractic world. We’re talking about doctors that have taught around the world. We’re talking about chiropractors that have 6+ associates under them. We’re having discussions with people on that level involved and contributing and sharing. But what also doesn’t get counted or thought about is what happens outside of the classroom.

The bonds that have been forged over the past 7 months of being in this group. The friendships that have been formed. The networking and the sharing of tools, thoughts, and processes. Little things like…..have you ever considered charging a small $2.00 admin fee on every checkout so that you can cover ordering a patient’s records, filing and dealing with insurance companies, denials, etc….credit card fees, writing mattress and freaking hot tub notes, and all of the other crap we have to do for free?

Well, that came up in the group, we brainstormed it, came up with a sign for the lobby to warn patients, and knock it out. A $2.00 fee per transaction will bring in an additional $25,000 or so per year and cover my credit card fees with a little left over for other admin costs. Not one word from the patients has been said according to those in the group already doing it.

That’s just the beginning.

Did you know there are lots of government credits you probably qualify for that you’re not getting? I didn’t either until I joined this group. We estimate most of us have made 20x the return on investment so far. So that’s pretty amazing. And then….the bonds. I have been fortunate enough to create a network and bonds with these folks that will be with me for the rest of my life. Not just professionally but personally as well. And they don’t just help me with my practice but referrals for speaking engagements and things that are professional but outside of the clinic. It’s been great, folks. If you’re an earner and go-getter and you want to be a part of it, email Kevin Christie at drkchristie@gmail.com or email me at dr.williams@chiropracticforward.com and we’ll get you connected to see if you’re right for the group.

Alright, let’s dive in.

Item #1

Our first one today is called, “Vitamin, Mineral, and Multivitamin Supplementation to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease and Cancer: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement” by the US Preventive Services Task Force (Force 2022) and published on June 21, 2022. And it’s hotter than Tampa in July!

Why They Did It

According to National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey data, 52% of surveyed US adults reported using at least 1 dietary supplement in the prior 30 days and 31% reported using a multivitamin-mineral supplement. The most commonly cited reason for using supplements is for overall health and wellness and to fill nutrient gaps in the diet. Cardiovascular disease and cancer are the 2 leading causes of death and combined account for approximately half of all deaths in the US annually. Inflammation and oxidative stress have been shown to have a role in both cardiovascular disease and cancer, and dietary supplements may have anti-inflammatory and antioxidative effects.

Objective

To update its 2014 recommendation on the evidence on the efficacy of supplementation with single nutrients, functionally related nutrient pairs, or multivitamins for reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease, cancer, and mortality in the general adult population, as well as the harms of supplementation.

How They Did It

Community-dwelling, nonpregnant adults.

What They Found

The USPSTF concludes with moderate certainty that the harms of beta carotene supplementation outweigh the benefits for the prevention of cardiovascular disease or cancer.
The USPSTF also concludes with moderate certainty that there is no net benefit of supplementation with vitamin E for the prevention of cardiovascular disease or cancer.
The USPSTF concludes that the evidence is insufficient to determine the balance of benefits and harms of supplementation with multivitamins for the prevention of cardiovascular disease or cancer. Evidence is lacking and the balance of benefits and harms cannot be determined.
The USPSTF concludes that the evidence is insufficient to determine the balance of benefits and harms of supplementation with single or paired nutrients (other than beta carotene and vitamin E) for the prevention of cardiovascular disease or cancer. Evidence is lacking and the balance of benefits and harms cannot be determined.

Wrap It Up

So….nothing firm for beta carotene, Vitamin E, or multivitamins or a combo for preventing cardiovascular disease and cancer.

Before getting to the next one, I have to tell you, Dr. Chris Howson, the inventor of the Drop Release tool re-activated the code! It’s live again. Use the code HOTSTUFF upon purchase at droprelease.com to get $50 off your purchase. Y’all, it makes a world of difference. Would you like to spend 5-10 minutes doing pin and stretch and all of that? Or would you rather use a drop release to get the same or similar results in just a handful of seconds? My patients love it and I know yours will too. droprelease.com and the discount code is HOTSTUFF. Go do it. Hear me now and believe me later.

Item #2 Our last one this week is called, “Non-operative treatment for lumbar spinal stenosis with neurogenic claudication: an updated systematic review” by Ammendolia et. al. (Ammendolia C 2022) and published in BMJ Open on January 19, 2022. Sizzle baby. It’s hot.

Why They Did It

Neurogenic claudication due to lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) is a growing health problem in older adults. We updated our previous Cochrane review (2013) to determine the effectiveness of non-operative treatment of LSS with neurogenic claudication.

How They Did It

A systematic review.
We only included randomised controlled trials published in English where at least one arm provided data on non-operative treatment and included participants diagnosed with neurogenic claudication with imaging confirmed LSS.

What They Found

Of 15,200 citations screened, 156 were assessed and 23 new trials were identified.
There is moderate-quality evidence from three trials that:
Manual therapy and exercise provides superior and clinically important short-term improvement in symptoms and function compared with medical care or community-based group exercise;
Manual therapy, education and exercise delivered using a cognitive-behavioral approach demonstrates superior and clinically important improvements in walking distance in the immediate to long term compared with self-directed home exercises and
Glucocorticoid plus lidocaine injection is more effective than lidocaine alone in improving statistical, but not clinically important improvements in pain and function in the short term.

Wrap It Up

There is moderate-quality evidence that a multimodal approach that includes manual therapy and exercise, with or without education, is an effective treatment and that epidural steroids are not effective for the management of LSS with neurogenic claudication.
All other non-operative interventions provided insufficient quality evidence to make conclusions on their effectiveness.

We use Dr. Ammendolia’s program for stenosis patients in our office and it’s legit. It really helps. Our patients get outstanding results when they’re on the program, being good teammates and doing the things they’re supposed to be doing. Stenosis is a lack of real estate. It’s frustrating for patients and practitioners but over the years, Dr. Ammendolia’s course has been the most impressive way of treating it I’ve ever experienced.

Alright, that’s it. Keep on keepin’ on. Keep changing our profession from your corner of the world. The world needs evidence-based, patient-centered practitioners driving the bus. The profession needs us in the ACA and involved in leadership of state associations. So quit griping about the profession if you’re doing nothing to make it better. Get active, get involved, and make it happen. Let’s get to the message. Same as it is every week.

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The Message

I want you to know with absolute certainty that when Chiropractic is at its best, you can’t beat the risk vs reward ratio because spinal pain is primarily a movement-related pain and typically responds better to movement-related treatment rather than chemical treatments like pills and shots. When compared to the traditional medical model, research and clinical experience show us patients can get good to excellent results for headaches, neck pain, back pain, and joint pain to name just a few. It’s safe and cost-effective can decrease surgeries & disability and we do it through conservative, non-surgical means with minimal hassle to the patient. And, if the patient treats preventatively after initial recovery, we can usually keep it that way while raising the overall level of health!

Key Point: At the end of the day, patients should have the guarantee of having the best treatment that offers the least harm. When it comes to non-complicated musculoskeletal complaints…. That’s Chiropractic!

Contact Send us an email at dr dot williams at chiropracticforward.com and let us know what you think of our show and tell us your suggestions for future episodes. Feedback and constructive criticism is a blessing and so are subscribes and excellent reviews on podcast platforms. We know how this works by now. If you value something, you have to share it, interact with it, review it, talk about it from time to time, and actively hit a few buttons to support it here and there when asked. It really does make a big difference.

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Bibliography

Ammendolia C, H. C., Plener J, Bussières A, Schneider MJ, Young JJ, Furlan AD, Stuber K, Ahmed A, Cancelliere C, Adeboyejo A, Ornelas J (2022). “Non-operative treatment for lumbar spinal stenosis with neurogenic claudication: an updated systematic review.” BMJ Open 12(1).

Force, U. P. S. T. (2022). “Vitamin, Mineral, and Multivitamin Supplementation to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease and Cancer: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement.” JAMA 327(23): 2326-2333.

Vertebral Dysfunction Alters Neuro Function & The Gender Of Your Provider May Matter

December 2, 2021 chiropracticforward 00:19:51 0 Comments

CF 206: Vertebral Dysfunction Alters Neuro Function & The Gender Of Your Provider May Matter Today we’re going to talk about Vertebral Dysfunction Alters Neuro Function & The Gender Of Your Provider May Matter But first, here’s that sweet sweet bumper music

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On the personal end of things…..

Alright, let’s see, where are we this week? We’ve got 51 patients today and our intern just left Who the hell knows? But we’ll get through them all and before you know it, I’ll be headed home to eat some din din. We can be overwhelmed sometimes and then we just go to work and work through them all one by one. Next thing you know, you did it. This is being written and recorded just prior to Thanksgiving so we’re taking off Thursday and Friday. So kind of like a 4 day little holiday. I’m excited as hell about that.

Mostly because I’m not driving anywhere. It’s really going to be 4 days of sitting around the house, enjoying family, and giving some Thanks along the way. I have a whole lot to be thankful for. I’ve been very blessed. Many of you know I’m a musician. I used to be a traveling musician. I’d work for four days every week and then hop in the van with the boys and pull a trailer all over Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Colorado, and even out to Arizona….every single weekend.

We’d play like that for 6 months straight without having a weekend off. We’d be home here in Amarillo every 4-6 weeks but we’d still be playing. We used to average around 115 or 120 or so shows per year. It was amazing. Chiropractic was plan B, folks. It was so much fun. You can’t describe driving down the highway and hearing your song on the radio for the first time.

You can’t describe what it feels like when you put an album out and then travel for a show 8 hours away and see the people out in the crowd singing along to your songs that you wrote. It’s addicting. It’s absolutely a drug. People give up everything to chase that kind of feeling. I know I did. I was just fortunate enough to have been a chiropractor the whole time so I could fall back on that if all didn’t work out. And when my wife and I started having kiddos, that’s exactly what I did. I gave everyone else a good 8-10 year head start on me. I was out trying to be something I felt was special. And we did pretty darn good for quite a while.

Then it was time to do something else and re-focus energy somewhere else. It’s funny. They say energy goes where focus flows. Or something like that. I’ve never been a halfway kind of dude. I’m obsessive. If I’m going to do something, I want to do it well, efficiently, and more than competently.

So, then it was time to get serious about chiropractic. Here we are 13 years after getting off of the road and we just integrated the clinic and I don’t know how I’m going to keep up today. That’s when you just sit back and try not to gripe about success or a job well done.

That’s when you step back, look at it with fresh, new eyes, and be grateful. I’m a Christian so for folks like me, it’s when we thank God for our blessings.

Speaking of blessings, many of you know I’ve turned a lot of energy and attention to real estate investing recently. Well, we just closed on a house in Lubbock, TX and we’re going to turn it into a short-term rental. We are going through the process of getting everything in place and set up. It’s tough because it’s the first one. So, we’re learning. The next one will be easier because the systems will be in place. This one is a bit challenging but it’ll all be worth it. Wifi deadbolts, routers, wifi thermostats, ring doorbell cameras, dishes, laundry soap, a dependable cleaning crew, a good handyman, and on and on. But we’ll get there. And it’s going to be great. I’ll keep you updated if you like.

Just some free-flow thoughts there. I hope you don’t mind. This podcast isn’t always only educational. Sometimes it’s my therapy, ya know.

Item #1

The first one is called “The contemporary model of vertebral column joint dysfunction and impact of high-velocity, low-amplitude controlled vertebral thrusts on neuromuscular function” by Haavik et. al. (Haavik H 2021) and published in European Journal of Applied Physiology in October of 2021it’s so damn hot.

Why They Did It

There is growing evidence that vertebral column function and dysfunction play a vital role in neuromuscular control. This review summarises the evidence about how vertebral column dysfunction, known as a central segmental motor control (CSMC) problem, alters neuromuscular function and how spinal adjustments and spinal manipulation alters neuromuscular function.

How They Did It

The current review summarises the contemporary model that provides a biologically plausible explanation for central segmental motor control problems, the manipulable spinal lesion.
This review also summarises the contemporary, biologically plausible understanding about how spinal adjustments enable more efficient production of muscular force.
The evidence showing how spinal dysfunction, spinal manipulation and spinal adjustments alter central multimodal integration and motor control centers will be covered in a second invited review.

What They Found

Many studies have shown spinal adjustments increase voluntary force and prevent fatigue, which mainly occurs due to altered supraspinal excitability and multimodal integration.
The literature suggests physical injury, pain, inflammation, and acute or chronic physiological or psychological stress can alter the vertebral column’s central neural motor control, leading to a central segmental motor control problem.
The many gaps in the literature have been identified, along with suggestions for future studies.

Wrap It Up

Spinal adjustments of central segmental motor control problems impact motor control in a variety of ways. These include increasing muscle force and preventing fatigue. These changes in neuromuscular function most likely occur due to changes in supraspinal excitability. The current contemporary model of the central segmental motor control problem, and our understanding of the mechanisms of spinal adjustments, provide a biologically plausible explanation for how the vertebral column’s central neural motor control can dysfunctional, can lead to a self-perpetuating central segmental motor control problem, and how HVLA spinal adjustments can improve neuromuscular function.

Item #2

The last one is called “Variations in Processes of Care and Outcomes for Hospitalized General Medicine Patients Treated by Female vs Male Physicians” by Sergeant et. al. (Sergeant A 2021) and published in JAMA on July 16, 2021 and that’s a lot hot.

Why They Did It

They wanted to answer the question, “Is physician gender associated with mortality and other patient outcomes in a general internal medicine inpatient setting?

How They Did It

It was a retrospective cross-sectional study including patients admitted to general medical wards at 7 hospitals in Ontario, Canada, between April 1, 2010, and October 31, 2017.
The association of physician gender with patient outcomes was examined while adjusting for hospital fixed effects, patient characteristics, physician characteristics, and processes of care.
All patients were admitted to a general internal medicine service through the emergency department and were cared for by a general internist or family physician-hospitalist.
Patients were excluded if length of stay was greater than 30 days or if the attending physician cared for less than 100 hospitalized general medicine patients over the study period.
A total of 171,625 hospitalized patients with a median age of 73 years were included

What They Found

Patients were cared for by 172 attending physicians (54 female physicians and 118 male physicians.
In fully adjusted models, female physicians ordered more imaging tests, including CTs, MRIs, and Ultrasounds.
Patients treated by female physicians had lower in-hospital mortality.
This difference persisted after adjustment for patient characteristics but was no longer statistically different after adjustment for other physician characteristics.
The difference was similar after further adjustment for processes of care.

Wrap It Up

Patients cared for by female physicians had lower mortality rates than those treated by male physicians, adjusting for patient characteristics. This finding was nonsignificant after adjustment for other physician characteristics. Alright, that’s it. Keep on keepin’ on. Keep changing our profession from your corner of the world. The world needs evidence-based, patient-centered practitioners driving the bus. The profession needs us in the ACA and involved in the leadership of state associations. So quit griping about the profession if you’re doing nothing to make it better. Get active, get involved, and make it happen. Let’s get to the message. Same as it is every week.

Store Remember the evidence-informed brochures and posters at chiropracticforward.com.

Purchase Dr. Williams’s book, a perfect educational tool and chiropractic research reference for the daily practitioner, from the Amazon store TODAY!

The Message I want you to know with absolute certainty that when Chiropractic is at its best, you can’t beat the risk vs reward ratio because spinal pain is primarily a movement-related pain and typically responds better to movement-related treatment rather than chemical treatments like pills and shots. When compared to the traditional medical model, research and clinical experience show us patients can get good to excellent results for headaches, neck pain, back pain, and joint pain to name just a few. It’s safe and cost-effective can decrease surgeries & disability and we do it through conservative, non-surgical means with minimal hassle to the patient. And, if the patient treats preventatively after initial recovery, we can usually keep it that way while raising the overall level of health! Key Point: At the end of the day, patients should have the guarantee of having the best treatment that offers the least harm. When it comes to non-complicated musculoskeletal complaints…. That’s Chiropractic! Contact Send us an email at dr dot williams at chiropracticforward.com and let us know what you think of our show and tell us your suggestions for future episodes. Feedback and constructive criticism is a blessing and so are subscribes and excellent reviews on podcast platforms. We know how this works by now. If you value something, you have to share it, interact with it, review it, talk about it from time to time, and actively hit a few buttons to support it here and there when asked. It really does make a big difference. Connect We can’t wait to connect with you again next week. From the Chiropractic Forward Podcast flight deck, this is Dr. Jeff Williams saying upward, onward, and forward. Website https://www.chiropracticforward.com Social Media Links https://www.facebook.com/chiropracticforward/ Chiropractic Forward Podcast Facebook GROUP https://www.facebook.com/groups/1938461399501889/ Twitter https://twitter.com/Chiro_Forward YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtc-IrhlK19hWlhaOGld76Q iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/chiropractic-forward-podcast-chiropractors-practicing/id1331554445?mt=2 Player FM Link https://player.fm/series/2291021 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-chiropractic-forward-podcast-chiropractors-practicing-through TuneIn https://tunein.com/podcasts/Health–Wellness-Podcasts/The-Chiropractic-Forward-Podcast-Chiropractors-Pr-p1089415/ About the Author & Host Dr. Jeff Williams – Fellow of the International Academy of Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine (FIANM) and Board Certified Diplomate of the American Board of Forensic Professionals (DABFP) – Chiropractor in Amarillo, TX, Chiropractic Advocate, Author, Entrepreneur, Educator, Businessman, Marketer, and Healthcare Blogger & Vlogger Bibliography Haavik H, K. N., Holt K, Niazi IK, Amjad I, Pujari AN, Türker KS, Murphy B (2021). “The contemporary model of vertebral column joint dysfunction and impact of high-velocity, low-amplitude controlled vertebral thrusts on neuromuscular function.” Eur J Appl Physiol121(2675-2720). Sergeant A, S. S., Shin S (2021). “Variations in Processes of Care and Outcomes for Hospitalized General Medicine Patients Treated by Female vs Male Physicians.” JAMA Health Forum 2(7).

How Car Wrecks Contribute To Future Neck and Back Pain

September 23, 2021 chiropracticforward 00:18:54 0 Comments

CF 196: How Car Wrecks Contribute To Future Neck and Back Pain

Today we’re going to talk about How Car Wrecks Contribute To Future Neck and Back Pain. I have two different papers with what I thought were surprising conclusions in one way or another. Not only did I find themm a bit surprising but I don’t think the defense attorneys in PI cases will like either paper much. Just an assumption on my part. All of that coming up in this episode. But first, here’s that sweet sweet bumper music

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Go to Amazon and check our my book called The Remarkable Truth About Chiropractic: A Unique Journey Into The Research. It’s an invaluable resource for your patient education and for you. It can save you time in putting talks together or just staying current on research. It’s categorized into sections so that the information is easy to find and it’s written in a way that is easy to understand for practitioner as well as patient. You have to check it out. Just search for it on Amazon. That’s the Remarkable Truth About Chiropractic by Jeff Williams.
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You have found yourself smack dab in the middle of Episode #196 Now if you missed last week’s episode , we talked about Spinal Manipulative Therapy vs. Opioids and Young Elite Pitchers, Hips, and Elbow Pain. Make sure you don’t miss that info. Keep up with the class.

On the personal end of things…..

We just ended our fourth week as an integrated practice and starting our fifth. It’s a struggle. I’m not going to lie. You see the money going out but you don’t see it coming in. That’s why, to pull this off, you need to be a busy Chiro and you need to have reserves in place.

Otherwise, it could be doomed. Unless you’re a hype machine. A marketing mastermind that fills the schedule before the integration even takes place. Let’s be honest, most of us just aren’t. I know the value of marketing. I know how to market on a fundamental level. But it’s hard. It’s hard to get your message out there and it’s hard to break through.

So, week one, maybe 4-5 appointments. Week two, maybe 18 appointments. Week 2 was about the same. Then last week was maybe only 8-9. So it’s up and down. We aren’t covering the salary but, we have reserves set back AND I’m fortunate enough to be busy. The trick is just getting the message out and I feel like we’re doing that both externally as well as internally.

We have in-office brochures, flyers, and posters. Email marketing, social media, and all that good hoopla. It’s happening. We’re making it happen.

In other news, I recovered from my five days in Washington DC. Geez. What a go-cation. It’s not the cost of taking a trip. It’s the cost of being gone. How much money you lose by not being in the office. That’s the real number and it just kills me!! So, I don’t think about it because I truly believe we need to be taking a trip once per quarter. You have to so you don’t lose your damn mind. It’s just a must.

Speaking of, I have a trip in just about three weeks to Chicago for business to finish off my Fellowship in Forensics. I’m looking forward to that and to networking with everyone involved with that whole side of the profession. Multiple streams of income folks. I do it inside the office as well as outside. Speaking, mentoring, authoring, medico-legal, Ortho fellowship, personal injury, family, triwest, acupuncture, massage, laser, esthetician, Texas Chiropractic Association, Texas Council of Chiropractic Orthopedists, Nurse Prac, and everything that falls under that.

That’s inside.

Outside is music, voice-over, art, real estate investing, and all kinds of other things I’m looking at. What would it be like to just do a couple Of things? Who knows? That’s just not me. I make myself crazy but I honestly don’t know any other way.

If you were thinking you could get into business for yourself and sit on the computer half the day fiddle assing on the computer, I got news. Your competition is out there getting Diplomates, certifications, and expertise to run circles around you.

Get busy.

Or wonder where all of those new patients are going since they don’t seem to be coming to see you.

Item #1

Alright, let’s hop in with our first one today called “Exposure to a Motor Vehicle Collision and the Risk of Future Neck Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis” by Nolet et. al. (Nolet PS 2019) and published in PM&R in November of 2019. In case you didn’t know, PM&R stands for physical medicine and rehabilitation.

Why They Did It

They say in the abstract that neck injury resulting from a crash is associated with a high rate of chronicity. Prognosis studies indicate 50% of injured people continue to experience NP a year after the collision. This is difficult to interpret due to the high prevalence of NP in the general population. In other words, those that have not been in a car wreck still have neck pain, right? The stated goal of the authors here was to summarize the literature that has examined the association between a motor vehicle collision (MVC) related neck injury and future neck pain (NP) when compared to the population that has not been exposed to neck injury from a crash.

How They Did It

They performed a systematic review of the literature using five electronic databases, searching for risk studies on exposure to a car crash and future neck pain published from 1998 to 2018.
The outcome of interest was future neck pain.
Eligible risk studies were critically appraised using the modified Quality in Prognosis Studies (QUIPS) instrument.
Eight articles were identified of which seven were of lower risk of bias. Six studies reported a positive association between a neck injury in an MVC and future NP compared to those without a neck injury in an MVC

What They Found

Pooled analysis of the six studies indicated an unadjusted relative risk of future neck pain in the car crash-exposed population with neck injury of 2.3, which equates to a 57% attributable risk to those having been in a car wreck.
In two studies where exposed participants were either not injured or injury status was unknown, there was no increased risk of future neck pain

Wrap It Up

They wrap it up by saying, “There was a consistent positive association among studies that have examined the association between MVC-related neck injury and future neck pain. These findings are of potential interest to clinicians, insurers, patients, governmental agencies, and the courts.” I see personal injury patients. This is good info for their reports, their file, and their attorneys if they’re represented.

Item #2 This one is called, “Exposure to a motor vehicle collision and the risk of future back pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis” by Nolet, et. al. (Paul S. Nolet 2020)and this one was published in Accident Analysis and Prevention in 2020. It’s not that hot but I’m using it anyway just because I like it and cuz I say so….

Why They Did It The purpose of this study is to summarize the evidence for the association between exposure to a motor vehicle collision (MVC) and future low back pain (LBP).

How They Did It

A systematic search of five electronic databases from 1998 to 2019 was performed.
Eligible studies describing exposure to a MVC and risk of future non-specific LBP were critically appraised using the Quality in Prognosis Studies (QUIPS) instrument.
The search strategy yielded 1136 articles, three of which were found to be at low to medium risk of bias after critical appraisal.

What They Found

All three studies reported a positive association between an acute injury in a MVC and future LBP.
Pooled analysis of the results resulted in an unadjusted relative risk of future LBP in the MVC-exposed and injured population versus the non-exposed population of 2.7, which equates to a 63 % attributable risk under the exposed.

Wrap It Up

There was a consistent positive association in the critically reviewed literature that investigated the risk of future LBP following an acute MVC-related injury. For the patient with chronic low back pain who was initially injured in a MVC, more often than not (63 % of the time) the condition was caused by the MVC. Thats a lot right, folks? Look, it’s obvious to say an injury was caused by a car wreck. It’s common as a chiropractor to hear patients tell you that their neck pain started with a car wreck they had 20 years before. We hear it all of the time. But for reals, 57% for the neck and 63% of the back?

That’s solid and flies directly in the face of the other side of the courtroom when they try to tell jurors that the forces experienced in a low-speed impact are about the same as stepping off of a curb on the street. This is, by the way, one of the most ridiculous things I’ve ever heard in my entire life but an argument that they most certainly use periodically. Fools!!!! The fools we must suffer in life!! I’m sure plenty of folks refer to me in the same manner. It is what it is. Let’s all just try to be the least of the fools…., if that makes any sense at all.

Alright, that’s it.

Keep on keepin’ on. Keep changing our profession from your corner of the world. The world needs evidence-based, patient-centered practitioners driving the bus so get active, get involved, and make it happen. Let’s get to the message. Same as it is every week.

Store Remember the evidence-informed brochures and posters at chiropracticforward.com.

Purchase Dr. Williams’s book, a perfect educational tool and chiropractic research reference for the daily practitioner, from the Amazon store TODAY!

The Message

I want you to know with absolute certainty that when Chiropractic is at its best, you can’t beat the risk vs reward ratio because spinal pain is primarily a movement-related pain and typically responds better to movement-related treatment rather than chemical treatments like pills and shots. When compared to the traditional medical model, research and clinical experience show us patients can get good to excellent results for headaches, neck pain, back pain, and joint pain to name just a few. It’s safe and cost-effective can decrease surgeries & disability and we do it through conservative, non-surgical means with minimal hassle to the patient. And, if the patient treats preventatively after initial recovery, we can usually keep it that way while raising the overall level of health!

Key Point:

At the end of the day, patients should have the guarantee of having the best treatment that offers the least harm. When it comes to non-complicated musculoskeletal complaints…. That’s Chiropractic!

Contact

Send us an email at dr dot williams at chiropracticforward.com and let us know what you think of our show and tell us your suggestions for future episodes. Feedback and constructive criticism is a blessing and so are subscribes and excellent reviews on podcast platforms. We know how this works by now. If you value something, you have to share it, interact with it, review it, talk about it from time to time, and actively hit a few buttons to support it here and there when asked. It really does make a big difference.

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Bibliography

Nolet PS, E. P., Kristman VL, Murnaghan K, Zeegers MP, Freeman MD (2019). “Exposure to a Motor Vehicle Collision and the Risk of Future Neck Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.” PM R. 11(11): 1228-1239.

Paul S. Nolet, P. C. E., Vicki L. Kristman, Kent Murnaghan, Maurice P. Zeegers, Michael D. Freeman (2020). “Exposure to a motor vehicle collision and the risk of future back pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis.” Accid Anal and Prev 142.

To Do Lists, Frailty, and Pain & Lost Work Days

August 26, 2021 chiropracticforward 00:17:16 0 Comments

CF 192: To-Do Lists, Frailty, and Pain & Lost Work Days

Today we’re going to talk about To-Do Lists, Frailty, and Pain & Lost Workdays

But first, here’s that sweet sweet bumper music

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On the personal end of things…..

I am starting week three of the medical integration. It’s stressful but it’s exciting too. Every day I’m convinced more and more that we picked the right nurse practitioner. Super smart and excellent with patients. I’m lying if I act like there’s no anxiety in this deal though. Damn. The money flying out the doors in a direction is almost stunning. With little money coming in on the medical side. Everything has to start at ground zero. That’s a given. Everything has to grow from seed. That’s a given. The trick is to get to maturity and profitability as quickly as humanly possible. That’s what we’re trying to do. We’ve been doing social media and are about to do a direct Mail piece as well. We’re trying to get this thing on its feet muy pronto! Switching gears here, how do you stay productive? My means of staying productive is really pretty simple.

I keep a ToDo list and I follow it daily. I have it broken down into two sections. One is a grid. The days of the week are along the top of the grid. What HAS to be accomplished are listed below the day it has to be done. Then, I have a simple list outside of the grid. They’re things that need to be done when time allows. Outside of the must-do’s they’re the need to do’s if you will. So, for example, on Mondays, I have to write, record, edit, and upload the podcast. It’s a scramble from start to finish when I also have 40 or more patients to contend with as well. Sometimes I get it all done. Sometimes I just get it written and record it as time allows the rest of the week Don’t forget about email. I get at least 50-100 every day so that’s a job all by itself sometimes. I unsubscribe as often as I can.

I don’t like garbage and minutiae. Can’t have it. No time for that. Tuesdays, it’s my clinic’s blog that has to be written, the corresponding video is recorded, and it’s uploaded to YouTube and Facebook. Again, all accomplished between patients. I get off on Tuesdays around 2 pm. Sometimes that extra afternoon time is used to catch up. Sometimes I go home, work out, do voice-over, and then take classes toward the Forensics Diplomate. As you can see, Monday and Tuesday is go time. Wednesdays I write and send a mass email to my emailing list with the blog and video I recorded the day before included. Usually, things start to loosen up a bit by the time Wednesday rolls around and I’m able to give attention to the Need To-Dos. Some marketing and all that good stuff. Thursdays I upload the new podcast episode, I post it on Facebook, I send out an email to my list, and lost it in our private Facebook group.

Then marketing, patients, voice-over, another website project I’m working on, and whatever else crosses the desk. Friday, I get off at 1 pm. The afternoon is spent catching up, taking classes, getting in phone calls with people that think they just have to get you on a phone call, or I hit happy hour if I’m lucky. So that’s my week. I don’t get on phone calls. If it can’t be texted or emailed, don’t bother. I don’t talk to salespeople. I don’t entertain anything that takes me off task if I can help it. I can’t. So that’s how I get it all done. The list is my priority and I make sure each item is accomplished. It keeps me on track, it keeps this podcast rolling, it keeps my clinic rolling, and it keeps my brain from exploding. Tel me how you stay on track. I’d love to hear about it. Email me at dr.williams@chiropracticforward.com

Item #1

The first one today is called “The Predictability of Frailty Associated with Musculoskeletal Deficits: A Longitudinal Study” by Tembo et. al. (Tembo 2021) and published in Calcified Tissue Interrnational……which is as niche-y as niche can be and it was published on May 20 of 2021. Good Lawd….the heat.

Why They Did It

They wanted to investigate and quantify the predictability of frailty associated with musculoskeletal parameters.

How They Did It

It was a longitudinal study Involved 287 men over 50 years old Baseline musculoskeletal measures included femoral neck bone mineral density appendicular lean mass index whole-body fat mass index lower limb strength Frailty at the 15 year follow-up was defined as > or = to 3 of the following 1. Untintentional weight loss 2. Weakness 3. Low physical activity 4. Exhaustion 5. Slowness

What They Found

48 men were frail. That’s 16.7%
Musculoskeletal models were better predictors of frailty
Musculoskeletal parameters improved the predictability model as measured by AUROC for frailty after 15 years

Wrap It Up In general, muscle models performed better compared to bone models. Musculoskeletal parameters improved the predictability of frailty of the referent model that included lifestyle factors. Muscle deficits accounted for a greater proportion of the risk for frailty than did bone deficits. For getting musculoskeletal health could be a possible avenue of intervention in regards to frailty.

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Item #2

This one is called “Guideline adherence and lost workdays for acute low back pain in the California workers’ compensation system” by Gaspar et. al. (Gaspar FW 2021) and published in PLoS ONE on June 17, of 2021 and that’s stuh, stuh, stuh, steamy people.

Why They Did It

The authors wanted to quantify the influence of adherence to guideline-recommended interventions in the first week of treatment for an initial low back pain (LBP) injury on lost workdays.

How They Did It

It was a retrospective cohort of California’s workers’ compensation claims data from May 2009 to May 2018
41 diagnostic and treatment interventions were abstracted from the medical claims for workers with acute LBP injuries and compared with guideline recommendations.
Lost workdays within 1-year post-injury were compared by guideline adherence using quantile regressions.
Of the 59,656 workers who met the study inclusion criteria, 66.1% were male and the average (SD) age was 41 (12) years

What They Found

The median number (IQR) of lost workdays was 27 (6–146) days.
In the first week of treatment, 14.2% of workers received only recommended interventions, 14.6% received only non-recommended interventions, and 51.1% received both recommended and non-recommended interventions
Opioid prescriptions fell 86% from 2009 to 2018
Workers who received only guideline-recommended interventions experienced significantly fewer lost workdays (11.5 days; 95% CI: -13.9, -9.1), a 29.3% reduction, than workers who received only non-recommended interventions
The percentage of workers receiving only recommended interventions increased from 10.3% to 18.2% over the 9 years.

Wrap It Up

When workers received guideline-recommended interventions, they typically returned to work in fewer days. The majority of workers received at least one non-recommended intervention, demonstrating the need for adherence to guideline recommendations. Fewer lost workdays and improved quality care are outcomes that strongly benefit injured workers.

Alright, that’s it. Keep on keepin’ on. Keep changing our profession from your corner of the world. The world needs evidence-based, patient-centered practitioners driving the bus so get active, get involved, and make it happen.

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I want you to know with absolute certainty that when Chiropractic is at its best, you can’t beat the risk vs reward ratio because spinal pain is primarily a movement-related pain and typically responds better to movement-related treatment rather than chemical treatments like pills and shots. When compared to the traditional medical model, research and clinical experience show us patients can get good to excellent results for headaches, neck pain, back pain, and joint pain to name just a few. It’s safe and cost-effective can decrease surgeries & disability and we do it through conservative, non-surgical means with minimal hassle to the patient. And, if the patient treats preventatively after initial recovery, we can usually keep it that way while raising the overall level of health!

Key Point: At the end of the day, patients should have the guarantee of having the best treatment that offers the least harm. When it comes to non-complicated musculoskeletal complaints…. That’s Chiropractic!

Contact Send us an email at dr dot williams at chiropracticforward.com and let us know what you think of our show and tell us your suggestions for future episodes. Feedback and constructive criticism is a blessing and so are subscribes and excellent reviews on podcast platforms. We know how this works by now. If you value something, you have to share it, interact with it, review it, talk about it from time to time, and actively hit a few buttons to support it here and there when asked. It really does make a big difference.

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Bibliography Gaspar FW, T. M., Wizner K, Hegmann K, (2021). “Guideline adherence and lost workdays for acute low back pain in the California workers’ compensation system.” PLoS One 16(6). Tembo, M. C., Mohebbi, M., Holloway-Kew, K.L, (2021). “The Predictability of Frailty Associated with Musculoskeletal Deficits: A Longitudinal Study.” Calcified Tissue Int.

Western Diet Hurts and Acupuncture

July 15, 2021 chiropracticforward 00:24:07 0 Comments

CF 186: Western Diet Hurts and Acupuncture Today we’re going to talk about new research based on chronic pain and our regular Western diet. Then we discuss But first, here’s that sweet sweet bumper music

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You have found yourself smack dab in the middle of Episode #186 Now if you missed last week’s episode , we talked about high impact chronic pain and we talked about newer research on the use of cannabinoids in adolescence. Make sure you don’t miss that info. Keep up with the class.

On the personal end of things…..

I’m feeling pretty good today, folks. I’m feeling pretty optimistic. If I had known what a process building a medical clinic truly is, I may have thought it through just a little bit more than I did. There really is a solid reason more chiropractors don’t take the steps to do it. And that’s because it isn’t easy. Attorneys, medical directors, hiring the nurse pracs, setting up training, getting the malpractice in place, getting the DEA number of the medical director to have your address on it so your NP can order the things they need, getting your NP credentialed, getting the entities created correctly by the CPAs……it’s a process for damn sure.

I remember when I started this path, my good buddy and consultant on it, Dr. Tyce Hergert in Southlake, TX, he told me get your seatbelt on because the majority of the work is in the first 90 days. I feel like it’s starting to loosen up a bit and the clouds are clearing on this integration deal. Which is exciting. Because then you can go from wading through the paperwork and minutiae and start focusing on their training and growing the word of mouth and actually start working on the business. That’s where my skill level lies. I’m not 100% out of the initial struggle to get it set up and off the ground but I’m getting toward the rear end of it and that’s encouraging. For instance, my morning this morning was setting up an account with a medical supplies company and getting started with my first order of IV equipment, cotton swabs, medipore tape, and things of that nature. Right…..I know…..ugh.

But it’ll be worth it eventually. At least it damn sure better be! Beyond that, last week was better as far as clinic numbers. Moving in the right direction. I believe as a solo practitioner I had about 167. Still not pre-COVID numbers but not awful. I can deal with stuff mentally when I know it’s moving the right direction. It’s when it’s staying slim and there’s no longer rhyme or reason for it that makes me lose my mind.

So, the mind is intact today and I’m looking forward. Onward and upward today. Still no emails from any of you on what you’ve done to help the rest of you get your patients back. So, any help and advice from the think tank here would be good for the rest of the crew. Share. Give. It’ good for you.

Item #1

This first one his an article that appeared in the Seattle Times called “Study finds correlation between high-fat Western diet and pain” by Theresa Braine of the New York Daily News (Braine 2021). It was published on June 24, 2021 and it’s hotter than hot stuff! And on a side note, You’d be in a hell of an awkward position if you last name was Braine but you were an idiot wouldn’t you? Think about that a minute. Your name is brain but you’re basically walking around bumping into walls…..people snickering behind your back…..Brain….right, right. Anyway, that’s a little peak into my brain for you.

Anyway…since it’s an article, as always I just basically summarize and hit the high spots.

They say the Western diet is associate with many ills and now chronic pain might be added to the list.
A new study looks at the potential for omega-6 fats’ influence on neuropathic pain in people with diabetes and other conditions.
Researchers at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio studied the effects of omega-6 fatty acids themselves by measuring the role of these dietary lipids in pain conditions and found that the substances themselves seem to cause pain and inflammation.
Diabetes, autoimmune disorders and cardiovascular diseases are known to be affected by nutritional choices, the researchers said. But excessive consumption of omega-6 fats, which are found largely in commonly consumed processed foods, had not been studied in terms of the acids themselves and their role specifically in pain.
They studied polyunsaturated fatty acids in both mice and humans.
The five-year study was published in the June edition of the journal Nature Metabolism.
Omega-6 fats mainly occur in foods with vegetable oils
“But Western diets associated with obesity are characterized by much-higher levels of those acids in foods from corn chips to onion rings, than healthy omega-3 fats, which are found in fish and sources like flaxseed and walnuts,” the researchers’ statement said. “Generally, unhealthy foods high in omega-6 fats include processed snacks, fast foods, cakes, and fatty and cured meats, among others.”
Reversing those dietary habits and increasing omega-3 fats “greatly reduced these pain conditions,” the researchers found. “Also, the authors demonstrated that skin levels of omega-6 lipids in patients with Type 2 diabetic neuropathic pain were strongly associated with reported pain levels and the need for taking analgesic drugs.”

So, we’re seeing more and more studies like this talking about inflammatory diets, high-fat, and things of that nature. All being related to increased levels of pain. This is something chiropractors can get behind. I can be very honest when I say that the main gap missing in my clinic is weight loss. Diet and nutrition. Things of that nature. As a result, I’m having our nurse practitioner trained in medical weight loss so we can fill that gap and be well-rounded.

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Item #2

Next up, I’ve been asked to put together a talk based on evidence-based, patient-centered practice and what makes it the future of our profession. The special request was to end the talk with some research-based around acupuncture research. Texas chiropractors continue to go through battles and one of them is against the acupuncturists in the state. So, with that, I’m going to offer up a couple of papers. I’ve got a bunch of good ones but thought I’d just cover a couple here. The first one is called “Clinical Evidence for Association of Acupuncture and Acupressure With Improved Cancer Pain A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis” by He et. al. (He Y 2019) and published in JAMA Oncology on December 19, 2019 and it goes a little sumpin’ like this.

The first thing that jumps out here, especially for those somewhat new to reading through research, is that this is a systematic review and meta-analysis. That is at the top of the research pyramid. For example simple little case studies and animal studies, pilot studies….things of that nature….they live at the bottom, less meaningful or less impactful part of the pyramid. As you climb the pyramid to the more important stuff, you’ll see cohort studies and randomized controlled trials. Then, at the very top, the most meaningful studies are the systematic reviews topped off by the meta-analysis. What I’m saying is that this paper is good stuff. It’s good information. And it appears in a very respected journal. The Journal of the American Medical Association’s Oncology branch. It’s high level from several aspects.

Why They Did It

The authors wanted to answer the question, “Is the use of acupuncture and acupressure associated with improved cancer pain management compared with sham intervention and/or analgesic therapy alone?

How They Did It

It was a systematic review of 17 randomized clinical trials and meta-analysis of 14 trials in the current English-language and Chinese-language literature
Three English-language databases and 4 Chinese-language biomedical databases were searched for RCTs published from database inception through March 31, 2019.
Randomized clinical trials that compared acupuncture and acupressure with a sham control, analgesic therapy, or usual care for managing cancer pain were included.
The quality of RCTs was appraised with the Cochrane Collaboration risk of bias tool
The primary outcome was pain intensity measured by the Brief Pain Inventory, Numerical Rating Scale, Visual Analog Scale, or Verbal Rating Scale.

What They Found

A significant association was found between real (compared with sham) acupuncture and reduced pain, and acupuncture combined with analgesic therapy was associated with decreased analgesic use. However, heterogeneity lowered the level of certainty of the evidence.

Wrap It Up

This study found a moderate level of evidence that acupuncture and/or acupressure was significantly associated with lower pain intensity in patients with cancer compared with a sham control, which suggests a potential for a combination of acupuncture and acupressure to help reduce opioid doses in patients with cancer.

Item #3

This last one is called “Acupuncture for neck disorders (Review for The Cochrane Collaboration)” by Trinh et. al. (Trinh K 2016) and it can be found in the Cochrane Library published in May of 2016 so it’s about 5 years old at this point.

Why They Did It

Acupuncture has been used as an alternative to more conventional treatment for musculoskeletal pain. This review summarises the most current scientific evidence on the effectiveness of acupuncture for acute, subacute and chronic neck pain.
To determine the effects of acupuncture for adults with neck pain, with focus on pain relief, disability or functional measures, patient satisfaction and global perceived effect.

How They Did It

They searched the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), MEDLINE, EMBASE, the Manual, Alternative and Natural Therapy Index System (MANTIS), the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL) and the Index to Chiropractic Literature (ICL) from their beginning to August 2015
They searched reference lists, two trial registers and the acupuncture database Traditional Chinese Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System (TCMLARS) in China to 2005.
We included published trials that used random assignment to intervention groups, in full text or abstract form. We excluded quasi-randomized controlled trials
Of the 27 included studies, three represented individuals with whiplash‐associated disorders (WADs) ranging from acute to chronic (205 participants), five explored chronic myofascial neck pain (186 participants), five chronic pain due to arthritic changes (542 participants), six chronic non‐specific neck pain (4011 participants), two neck pain with radicular signs (43 participants) and six subacute or chronic mechanical neck pain (5111 participants). So there was a big mix of conditions represented with a solid sample size when you add them all up.

What They Found

For mechanical neck pain, we found that acupuncture is beneficial at immediate‐term follow‐up compared with sham acupuncture for pain intensity; at short‐term follow‐up compared with sham or inactive treatment for pain intensity; at short‐term follow‐up compared with sham treatment for disability; and at short‐term follow‐up compared with wait‐list control for pain intensity and neck disability improvement.
This effect does not seem sustainable over the long term. Whether subsequent repeated sessions would be successful was not examined by investigators in our primary studies.

Wrap It Up

Moderate‐quality evidence suggests that acupuncture relieves pain better than sham acupuncture, as measured at completion of treatment and at short‐term follow‐up, and that those who received acupuncture report less pain and disability at short‐term follow‐up than those on a wait‐list. Moderate‐quality evidence also indicates that acupuncture is more effective than inactive treatment for relieving pain at short‐term follow‐up. Alright, for those not yet on the acupuncture train, take another look.

The VA here locally are sending veterans to us right now for our acupuncturist to work with them and these old grizzly vets absolutely love it. Yep, that’s anecdotal as hell but I’m telling you, there’s something to it and research seems to be catching up to it. Patients ask me how it works and I have to be honest……I’m not sure. I have some guesses but it’s a lot like a damn TV. I can’t tell you the exact way a program’s signal gets to my house and shows up when I turn the damn TV on. But I know how to enjoy the results. Alright, that’s it. Y’all be safe. Keep changing our profession from your little corner of the world. Keep taking care of yourselves and everyone around you. Tough times are upon us but, the sun will shine again. Trust it, believe it, count on it. Let’s get to the message. Same as it is every week.

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The Message

I want you to know with absolute certainty that when Chiropractic is at its best, you can’t beat the risk vs reward ratio because spinal pain is primarily a movement-related pain and typically responds better to movement-related treatment rather than chemical treatments like pills and shots. When compared to the traditional medical model, research and clinical experience show us patients can get good to excellent results for headaches, neck pain, back pain, and joint pain to name just a few. It’s safe and cost-effective can decrease surgeries & disabilities and we do it through conservative, non-surgical means with minimal hassle to the patient. And, if the patient treats preventatively after initial recovery, we can usually keep it that way while raising the overall level of health!

Key Point:

At the end of the day, patients should have the guarantee of having the best treatment that offers the least harm. When it comes to non-complicated musculoskeletal complaints…. That’s Chiropractic!

Contact

Send us an email at dr dot williams at chiropracticforward.com and let us know what you think of our show and tell us your suggestions for future episodes. Feedback and constructive criticism is a blessing and so are subscribes and excellent reviews on podcast platforms. We know how this works by now. If you value something, you have to share it, interact with it, review it, talk about it from time to time, and actively hit a few buttons to support it here and there when asked. It really does make a big difference.

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We can’t wait to connect with you again next week. From the Chiropractic Forward Podcast flight deck, this is Dr. Jeff Williams saying upward, onward, and forward.

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Bibliography

Braine, T. (2021). Study finds correlation between high-fat Western diet and pain. Seattle Times.
He Y, G. X., May BH, (2019). “Clinical Evidence for Association of Acupuncture and Acupressure With Improved Cancer Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.” JAMA Oncol 6(2): 271-278.
Trinh K, G. N., Irnich D, Cameron ID, Forget M (2016). “Acupuncture for neck disorders. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2016,.” Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 5.

Predicting Frailty & A 30-Year Study On Disc Degeneration

July 1, 2021 chiropracticforward 00:18:12 0 Comments

CF 184: Predicting Frailty & A 30-Year Study On Disc Degeneration Today we’re going to talk about using bone or musculoskeletal parameters to predict frailty and then we’ll cover a 30-year study on disc degeneration. Sit tight and chew on the morsels of knowledge we’re about to dish up for you. But first, here’s that sweet sweet bumper music

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I want you to know with absolute certainty that when Chiropractic is at its best, you can’t beat the risk vs reward ratio because spinal pain is primarily a movement-related pain and typically responds better to movement-related treatment rather than chemical treatments like pills and shots. When compared to the traditional medical model, research and clinical experience show us patients can get good to excellent results for headaches, neck pain, back pain, and joint pain to name just a few. It’s safe and cost-effective can decrease surgeries & disability and we do it through conservative, non-surgical means with minimal hassle to the patient. And, if the patient treats preventatively after initial recovery, we can usually keep it that way while raising the overall level of health!

Key Point: At the end of the day, patients should have the guarantee of having the best treatment that offers the least harm. When it comes to non-complicated musculoskeletal complaints…. That’s Chiropractic!

Contact Send us an email at dr dot williams at chiropracticforward.com and let us know what you think of our show and tell us your suggestions for future episodes. Feedback and constructive criticism is a blessing and so are subscribes and excellent reviews on podcast platforms. We know how this works by now. If you value something, you have to share it, interact with it, review it, talk about it from time to time, and actively hit a few buttons to support it here and there when asked. It really does make a big difference.

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Bibliography

Sääksjärvi S, K. L., Luoma K, Paajanen H, Waris E, (2020). “Disc Degeneration of Young Low Back Pain Patients: A Prospective 30-year Follow-up MRI Study.” Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 45(19): 1341-1347.

Tembo, M. C., Mohebbi, M., Holloway-Kew, K.L, (2021). “The Predictability of Frailty Associated with Musculoskeletal Deficits: A Longitudinal Study.” Calcified Tissue Int.

What Sitting On Your Butt Will Get You & Catastrophizing An MRI Result

June 3, 2021 chiropracticforward 01:07:03 0 Comments

CF 180: What Sitting On Your Butt Will Get You & Catastrophizing An MRI Result Today we’re going to talk about sitting on your butt and we’ll talk about catastrophizing from an image. But first, here’s that sweet sweet bumper music

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You have found yourself smack dab in the middle of Episode #180 Now if you missed last week’s episode, we talked about the alarming rising death rate among the working-age population and we discussed the role nutrition can play in chronic pain. Make sure you don’t miss that info. Keep up with the class.

On the personal end of things…..

It’s going to be a short one this week. I have to fit a full week if work responsibilities into three days because I’m taking off Thursday through Tuesday. My wife and kids and I are heading out to New Orleans to get fat and drink funny drinks. I love Louisiana. I was in the football team at West Texas State for one semester before transferring to Northwestern Louisiana in Natchitoches. Same town Steel Magnolias was filmed in. Absolutely gorgeous. Going from the Texas Panhandle to Louisiana was a culture shock y’all. Whole different wonderful world. I tell people that you simply cannot spend any amount of real-time in Louisiana without absolutely falling in love with the people, the music, the culture, the food…..the VIBE. It’s special. We like to travel. I’ve told you here several times that you need a trip at least once per quarter. Something to look forward to. Something to work toward. Once we see a place, it’s time to move on and see something else. There are too many places to see in the world to be going back to the same ol’ places all of the time.

Except for New Orleans. We go back just as often as we get the opportunity to.

It’s somewhat close and we love it So, we’re going this week. And I have to keep it short. The medical integration is going slowly. Business is steady but not Pre- Covid numbers. I’m frustrated with that if Imm. Ring honest and I’m always honest with you all. It’s really kind of pissing me off. But I’m a Christian. It’s not always in my hands. Good luck looks a whole lot like hard hard work. So do what’s right. Treat people right. Love folks. It’ll work out. Just be prepared and try to be a learn it all instead of a know it all. Here we go. But first, let’s hear from our amazing, practice-changing sponsors!

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Item #1

The first item up is called “The Association Between Leisure-time Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior, and Low Back Pain: A Cross-sectional Analysis in Primary Care Settings” by Lemes, et. al. [1] and published in Spine Journal on May 1, 2021 Hot tamale, hot tamale….get ‘em while they’re good ’n’ hot!

Why They Did It To investigate the association between leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) and low back pain (LBP) in adults from primary care settings, and to explore how sedentary behavior influences this association.

How They Did It

Cross-sectional analysis of an ongoing longitudinal study with adults from Bauru, Brazil – that was 557 individuals.
Data on physical activity, sitting time, LBP, BMI, and chronic diseases were assessed by face-to-face interviews, physical evaluation, and medical records.
Sociodemographic, behavioral, and health variables were used as covariables in the multivariable models.

What They Found

The fully adjusted model showed that active participants were 33% less likely to have LBP when compared with those insufficiently active
A significant association was found for active participants who spent less than 3 h/day sitting but not for those who spent 3 h/day or more in sedentary activities
An inverse association of LTPA with LBP was observed in obese participants, but not in those with normal BMI and overweight.

Wrap It Up

Leisure-time physical activity was inversely associated with the prevalence of LBP in adults from primary care. This association was influenced by sedentary behavior and BMI.

Item #2

Our last one this week is called, “The catastrophization effects of an MRI report on the patient and surgeon and the benefits of ‘clinical reporting’: results from an RCT and blinded trials” by Rajasekaran, et. al. [2] and published in European Spine Journal in March of 2021. Pork chops and hot sauce.

Why They Did It Inappropriate use of MRI leads to increasing interventions and surgeries for low back pain (LBP). We probed the potential effects of a routine MRI report on the patient’s perception of his spine and functional outcome of treatment. An alternate ‘clinical reporting’ was developed and tested for benefits on LBP perception.

How They Did It In Phase-I, 44 LBP patients were randomized to Group A who had a factual explanation of their MRI report or Group B, who were reassured that the MRI findings showed normal changes. The outcome was compared at 6 weeks by VAS, PSEQ-2, and SF-12. In Phase-II, clinical reporting was developed, avoiding potential catastrophizing terminologies. In Phase-III, 20 MRIs were reported by both routine and clinical methods. The effects of the two methods were tested on four categories of health care professionals (HCP) who read them blinded on their assessment of the severity of disease, possible treatment required, and the probability of surgery.

What They Found

Both groups were comparable initial by demographics and pain.
After 6 weeks of treatment, Group A had a more negative perception of their spinal condition, increased catastrophization, decreased pain improvement, and poorer functional status(p = significant for all).
The alternate method of clinical reporting had significant benefits in the assessment of lesser severity of the disease, shift to lesser severity of intervention and surgery in three groups of HCPs.

Wrap It Up

Routine MRI reports produce a negative perception and poor functional outcomes in LBP. Focused clinical reporting had significant benefits, which calls for the need for ‘clinical reporting’ rather than ‘Image reporting’. Words matter, folks. Words matter. If you’re telling people that they have abnormal degeneration or an abnormally straightened cervical spine and telling them how concerned you are for their future if they don’t spend 70 visits and $5,000 this year to fix it……blah blah blah. If you’re doing this, you either don’t understand stuff and you need to do a lot more sciencing……or…..or you’re predatory, unethical, and a sorry human being that needs to reconsider how you treat your fellow humans.

Sorry, I realize that’s harsh. But it’s the truth. If you are taking images and using them to scare people into treatment to build your clinic and your numbers, you are in the wrong business. Go sell cars. This is healthcare and people’s very lives and the quality of their lives are involved. Learn to communicate in a positive, optimistic manner. Learn to get people moving and functioning.

Learn to address the biopsychosocial aspect of pain. Learn to use it in the patient’s favor, not in your favor. Just learn if you don’t know these things. Raise the game. If you have the chance, and you do, why not just be a big deal then? Let’s all be big deal by being learn it alls. Being ethical, moral, honest, and loving. Oh, and by acting responsibly based on the model of evidence-based, patient-centered care. We have companies out there teaching chiropractors how to ‘close’ patients. What clowns. That’s clown stuff folks. Don’t do it. Raise the game. Way too many shenanigans have been going on in this profession for way too long. Alright, that’s it. Y’all be safe. Keep changing our profession from your little corner of the world. Keep taking care of yourselves and everyone around you. Tough times are upon us but, the sun will shine again. Trust it, believe it, count on it. Let’s get to the message. Same as it is every week.

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The Message

I want you to know with absolute certainty that when Chiropractic is at its best, you can’t beat the risk vs reward ratio because spinal pain is primarily a movement-related pain and typically responds better to movement-related treatment rather than chemical treatments like pills and shots. When compared to the traditional medical model, research and clinical experience show us patients can get good to excellent results for headaches, neck pain, back pain, and joint pain to name just a few. It’s safe and cost-effective can decrease surgeries & disability and we do it through conservative, non-surgical means with minimal hassle to the patient. And, if the patient treats preventatively after initial recovery, we can usually keep it that way while raising the overall level of health!

Key Point: At the end of the day, patients should have the guarantee of having the best treatment that offers the least harm. When it comes to non-complicated musculoskeletal complaints…. That’s Chiropractic!

Contact Send us an email at dr dot williams at chiropracticforward.com and let us know what you think of our show and tell us your suggestions for future episodes. Feedback and constructive criticism is a blessing and so are subscribes and excellent reviews on podcast platforms. We know how this works by now. If you value something, you have to share it, interact with it, review it, talk about it from time to time, and actively hit a few buttons to support it here and there when asked. It really does make a big difference.

Connect We can’t wait to connect with you again next week. From the Chiropractic Forward Podcast flight deck, this is Dr. Jeff Williams saying upward, onward, and forward.

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Bibliography

1. Lemes ÍR, P.R., Turi Lynch BC, Codogno JS, Oliveira CB, Ross LM, Araújo Fernandes R, Monteiro HL,, The Association Between Leisure-time Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior, and Low Back Pain: A Cross-sectional Analysis in Primary Care Settings. Spine (Phila Pa 1976), 2021. 46(9): p. 596-602. 2.

2. Rajasekaran S, D.C.R.S., Pushpa BT, Ananda KB, Ajoy Prasad S, Rishi MK,, The catastrophization effects of an MRI report on the patient and surgeon and the benefits of ‘clinical reporting’: results from an RCT and blinded trials. Eur Spine J, 2021.

Working Class Rising Death Rates & Nutrition Affects Chronic Pain

May 26, 2021 chiropracticforward 0:20:35 0 Comments

CF 179: Working Class Rising Death Rates & Nutrition Affects Chronic Pain Today we’re going to talk about the fact that there are rising death rates among folks that are of working-class age. Not just the elderly. Why is that happening? Then we’ll talk about diet and chronic pain. But first, here’s that sweet sweet bumper music

OK, we are back and you have found the Chiropractic Forward Podcast where we are making evidence-based chiropractic fun, profitable, and accessible while we make you and your patients better all the way around. We’re the fun kind of research. Not the stuffy, high-brow kind of research. We’re research talk over a couple of beers. I’m Dr. Jeff Williams and I’m your host for the Chiropractic Forward podcast. If you haven’t yet I have a few things you should do.

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You have found yourself smack dab in the middle of Episode #179 Now if you missed last week’s episode , we talked about whether chiropractors cause disc herniations or not and we talked about how family doctors still aren’t getting the message. Make sure you don’t miss that info. Keep up with the class. On the personal end of things….. This medical integration thing is about to take off. Wee ahve the contracts all drawn up, questions answered, and ready to get them all signed. New EIN, new credentialing for me and the NP, and full steam ahead. Did you know that I have to re-credential under the new entity as well? What a pain in the backside, right? Hell yeah it is. I’m OK referring patients back and forth within the same group. You start to run into risk of getting in trouble with the Stark, anti-kickback laws when you are referring patients back and forth across different entities. So, yeah….there’s that. I won’t bore you with the particulars but it’s definitely a ride we’re on and it’s go time. Everything I’ve seen and experienced thus far tells me that we’re in a good spot and things are proceeding fairly smoothly. Slowly but smoothly. Next will be credentialing and that will slow everything down for a couple of months but that’s probably a good thing I’m guessing. I’m fortunate to have a genius for a wife that understands a lot of the legal end of things that I’m just not talented at. Plus we have an attorney in Austin that literally wrote the integration law that has set it all up for us. And we have Dr. Tyce Hergert with Southlake Physical Medicine consulting us so we have a talented and very smart team. Surrounding yourself with good people is the first step to success. We can’t be expected to be the smartest expert on everything that we encounter in our personal or professional lives. We need good people in our lives and our network. Good and talented people who have the right kind of heart for our style. That’s exactly what I have right now so I’m very confident going forward. I don’t take big risks. I take measured, smart risks. That’s exactly where I’m at. Alright, busy busy this week so let’s get scooting with this episode. Item #1 This one called “High and Rising Working-Age Mortality in the US. A Report From the National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine” by Mullan Harris, et. al. [1] published in JAMA on May 10, 2021. Servin em up steamy and saucy. Why They Did It They say, “Life expectancy has increased in the US and in the world for the past century. In 2010, life expectancy plateaued in the US while continuing to increase in other high-income nations. In the US, life expectancy declined for 3 consecutive years (2015-2017) due primarily to an increase in mortality among working-age adults (those aged 25-64 years).¹ Although the increase in mortality was first described among White middle-aged adults, mortality is now increasing among young and middle-aged adults and in all racial groups. This increase in premature death, claiming lives during the prime working ages, has important implications for individuals, families, communities, employers, and the nation.” They found that average working-age mortality rates decreased after 2010 in 16 high-income countries but increased in the US. Three causes of death were identified as chiefly responsible: (1) drug poisoning and alcohol-induced causes, (2) suicide, and (3) cardiometabolic diseases. The first category includes mortality from mental and behavioral disorders, which often involve drugs or alcohol. Cardiometabolic diseases include endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases (eg, diabetes, obesity); hypertensive heart disease; and ischemic heart disease and other diseases of the circulatory system (eg, arrhythmia, cardiomyopathy, heart failure). Drug and alcohol use were the largest contributors to increasing mortality among working-age adults, accounting for 8% (an estimated 1.3 million) of deaths in this population between 1990 and 2017 (an average of 44 869 per year). The increase was largest among White male adults and older Black male adults. They go on. They say, “The drug crisis was the product of 2 influences: an increase in access to legal and illegal drugs and the vulnerability of certain populations. The licensing of OxyContin in 1996, subsequent flooding of the market with prescribed opioids, and waves of highly potent heroin and fentanyl that coincided with growing demand for these substances have been described as a perfect storm.³ The drug supply expanded with limited government oversight, substantial marketing by the pharmaceutical industry, and overprescribing by physicians.” With regards to Suicide, they say, “Suicide, which accounted for 569 099 deaths among working-age adults during 1990-2017 (an average of 20 325 per year), increased primarily among White adults, especially White men, and in less populated, rural areas. Few studies have established a cause for this trend. Economic stresses are a possibility; suicide is associated with economic downturns, wage stagnation, weak health care safety nets, and foreclosures.⁴ Another potential contributing factor is declining social support from churches, civic organizations, and families. Such social supports, which protect against self-harm, have declined in recent decades, especially among lower-educated White adults. Easier access to firearms is associated with increased suicide rates; however, the greater increase in nonfirearm suicides during this period suggests other causes. Other risk factors for suicide include mental illness, comorbid conditions, disability, and substance use.” With regard to cardiometabolic disease they say, “Cardiometabolic diseases caused more than an estimated 4.8 million deaths among working-age adults during 1990-2017 (an average of 173 062 per year). The largest relative increases in cardiometabolic mortality occurred among younger adults (aged 24-44 years) in all racial/ethnic groups, White men and women, Black men (in recent decades), and those living in rural areas. Cardiometabolic mortality rates increased after 2010 for 2 reasons: (1) mortality from endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases and hypertensive heart disease generally increased during 1990-2017 and (2) after a period of substantial reductions in mortality from ischemic heart disease and other circulatory diseases from the 1970s onward, progress stalled after 2010.” “The report discusses 3 explanations for this trend. First, the most important was the increased prevalence of obesity and its cardiometabolic consequences. Obesity rates increased in the early 1980s as a period-based phenomenon that affected the entire population, but the related cardiometabolic consequences occurred in a cohort fashion; younger cohorts born in the 1970s-1990s experienced obesogenic environments their entire lives, whereas exposure in older cohorts was limited to older ages.⁵ As a result, many young adults are entering their work lives with a high prevalence of chronic diseases associated with obesity. “ “The recent increase in mortality among working-age adults shows no signs of receding. Obesity rates are unrelenting, drug- and alcohol-related deaths and suicide rates, already high among working-age adults, increased during the COVID-19 pandemic” So what does all of that mean? Well, it means we are providers and we need to know this stuff and be aware of it. We need to be able to refer to specialists when we see the signs of drug or alcohol abuse, suicidal tendencies, or nutritional concerns. It’s not just a, “‘hey he should get his crap together while he still can.” It’s a little more immediate than that I think . CHIROUP ADVERTISEMENT Item #2 Item 2 today is called “Dietary Interventions Are Beneficial for Patients with Chronic Pain: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis”” by Field et. al. [2] published in Pain Medicine on November 17, 2020 and that’s a bit roasty. Why They Did It The standard Western diet is high in processed hyperpalatable foods that displace nutrient-dense whole foods, leading to inflammation and oxidative stress. There is limited research on how these adverse metabolic drivers may be associated with maladaptive neuroplasticity seen in chronic pain and whether this could be attenuated by a targeted nutritional approach. The aim of this study was to review the evidence for whole-food dietary interventions in chronic pain management. How They Did It

A structured search of eight databases was performed up to December 2019.
A meta-analysis was performed in Review Manager.
Forty-three studies reporting on 48 chronic pain groups receiving a whole-food dietary intervention were identified

What They Found

A visual analog scale was the most commonly reported pain outcome measure, with 17 groups reporting a clinically objective improvement
Twenty-seven studies reported significant improvement on secondary metabolic measures.
Twenty-five groups were included in a meta-analysis that showed a significant finding for the effect of diet on pain reduction when grouped by diet type or chronic pain type.

Wrap It Up There is an overall positive effect of whole-food diets on pain, with no single diet standing out in effectiveness. This suggests that commonalities among approaches (e.g., diet quality, nutrient density, weight loss) may all be involved in modulating pain physiology Alright, that’s it. Y’all be safe. Keep changing our profession from your little corner of the world. Keep taking care of yourselves and everyone around you. Tough times are upon us but, the sun will shine again. Trust it, believe it, count on it. Let’s get to the message. Same as it is every week. Store Remember the evidence-informed brochures and posters at chiropracticforward.com.

The Message I want you to know with absolute certainty that when Chiropractic is at its best, you can’t beat the risk vs reward ratio because spinal pain is primarily a movement-related pain and typically responds better to movement-related treatment rather than chemical treatments like pills and shots. When compared to the traditional medical model, research and clinical experience show us patients can get good to excellent results for headaches, neck pain, back pain, and joint pain to name just a few. It’s safe and cost-effective can decrease surgeries & disability and we do it through conservative, non-surgical means with minimal hassle to the patient. And, if the patient treats preventatively after initial recovery, we can usually keep it that way while raising the overall level of health! Key Point: At the end of the day, patients should have the guarantee of having the best treatment that offers the least harm. When it comes to non-complicated musculoskeletal complaints…. That’s Chiropractic! Contact Send us an email at dr dot williams at chiropracticforward.com and let us know what you think of our show and tell us your suggestions for future episodes. Feedback and constructive criticism is a blessing and so are subscribes and excellent reviews on podcast platforms. We know how this works by now. If you value something, you have to share it, interact with it, review it, talk about it from time to time, and actively hit a few buttons to support it here and there when asked. It really does make a big difference. Connect We can’t wait to connect with you again next week. From the Chiropractic Forward Podcast flight deck, this is Dr. Jeff Williams saying upward, onward, and forward. Website

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