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High Blood Pressure And Cognitive Decline & Does The Popping Noise Matter?

October 27, 2022 chiropracticforward 00:16:18 0 Comments

CF 252: High Blood Pressure And Cognitive Decline & Does The Popping Noise Matter? Today we’re going to talk about High Blood Pressure And Cognitive Decline & Does The Popping Noise Matter? 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, smartness, 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 out my book called The Remarkable Truth About Chiropractic: A Unique Journey Into The Research. It’s an 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,
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You have found yourself smack dab in the middle of Episode #252 Now if you missed last week’s episode , we talked about Communicating Imaging Findings & Acupuncture For Acute Pain. Make sure you don’t miss that info. Keep up with the class.

On the personal end of things…..

Still climbing out of the doldrums of an extended slowdown. It is what it is but shows signs of finally easing. Let’s keep our fingers crossed on that. But yeah, I think we’re back on the upswing. We’re starting the week with 15 new patients on the schedule. I like to see about 20-25 per week but I’ll take starting the week at 15 any day. Now let’s build on it. It’s a balancing act to try to push our medical services and build that side of the clinic while not letting your community forget that you have a chiropractor and all of the other services as well.

We post on social media twice per day. Once during the day and once in the evening. During the week, we post about services. On the weekend, we post funny stuff. Because honestly, what’s the point in posting something about PRP and saying call now? But nobody is at the clinic on the weekend. It makes no sense. So we entertain on the weekends with our posts. It’s fun and our audience likes them and typically responds well with likes, comments, and shares. We are still getting our TikTok game going.

Check it out at creekstonecrew806 if interested. I have a 20-something doing all of the content and she’s pretty darn great at it. It’s been fun to show that personality off. We have some fun folks working here. Nothing incredibly new or interesting to talk about this week so let’s not waste time and let’s hop right in on the research.

Item #1

The first one today is called “Impact of audible pops associated with spinal manipulation on perceived pain: a systematic review” by Moorman et. al (Moorman 2022) and published in Chiropractic and Manual Therapies on October 4, 2022, Kazow that’s hot!

Why They Did It

An audible pop is the sound that can derive from an adjustment in spinal manipulative therapy and is often seen as an indicator of successful treatment. A review conducted in 1998 concluded that there was little scientific evidence to support any therapeutic benefit derived from the audible pop. Since then, research methods have evolved considerably creating opportunities for new evidence to emerge. It was therefore timely to review the evidence.

How They Did It

They searched PubMed, Index to Chiropractic Literature (ICL), Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health Literature (CINAHL) and Web-of-Science.
The main outcome was pain.
Two reviewers independently selected studies, extracted data, and assessed risk of bias and quality of the evidence using the Downs and Black checklist.
Results of the included literature were synthesized into a systematic review.

What They Found

Five original research articles were included in the review, of which four were prospective cohort studies and one a randomized controlled trial.
All studies reported similar results: regardless of the area of the spine manipulated or follow-up time, there was no evidence of improved pain outcomes associated with an audible pop.
One study even reported a hypoalgesic effect to external pain stimuli after spinal manipulation, regardless of an audible pop.

Wrap It Up

“While there is still no consensus among chiropractors on the association of an audible pop and pain outcomes in spinal manipulative therapy, knowledge about the audible pop has advanced. This review suggests that the presence or absence of an audible pop may not be important regarding pain outcomes with spinal manipulation.” I tell patients all of the time. Do not relate a popping noise with effectiveness. It is movement we are after. Not sounds. Sometimes the sound is a happy side effect but nothing more.

And…they last thing the want is to be insisting on hearing a popping noise and be treated by a chiropractor that is more than happy to oblige. You can get an extremely aggressive adjustment just to hear a popping noise that doesn’t even matter in the first place and run the risk of getting injured from it.

So, focus on range of motion and movement. Not popping noises, people. I will say this though, pain is multifactorial sometimes and placebo isn’t a cuss word. Sometimes, in my humble opinion, just the noise……well….I can see how it could make a difference in the patient’s mind only. I can see. But you can’t depend on the noise. You just can’t

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Item #2

Our second one today is called “High blood pressure linked to faster cognitive decline, dementia risk” by John Anderer (Anderer J 2022) with Study Finds and was published on October 3, 2022. Schiza, I love it hot like that. It’s an article so let’s get to summarizing the high points. Researchers from the University of Michigan say people with hypertension may experience a faster deterioration in their cognitive abilities (thinking skills, decision-making, memory) in comparison to those with normal blood pressure.

The team performed a “study of studies” focusing on high blood pressure’s association with declining brain function over a period of several years. They gathered and analyzed datasets collected for six large prior studies. “Our findings suggest that high blood pressure causes faster cognitive decline and that taking hypertension medication slows the pace of that decline,” says lead study author Deborah Levine, M.D., M.P.H., director of the University of Michigan’s Cognitive Health Services Research Program and a professor of internal medicine at the U-M’s academic medical center” Among both Hispanics and non-Hispanics, the team observed the same pace of deteriorating thinking skills and memory linked to high blood pressure.

However, when researchers focused solely on the two studies that had deliberately recruited Hispanics, they noted an undeniably faster decline in overall cognitive performance among Hispanics in comparison to the non-Hispanic white group. Importantly, though, blood pressure differences between those two groups didn’t appear to explain this cognitive decline difference. This may be due to Hispanic participants having lower blood pressure than non-Hispanic whites in these studies, researchers speculate. The same researchers behind this work conducted a similar study two years ago focusing on hypertension and cognitive outcomes among Blacks and Caucasians.

That project found that blood pressure control differences over time helped explain the faster cognitive performance declines seen in Black individuals. 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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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

Anderer J (2022). “High blood pressure linked to faster cognitive decline, dementia risk.” StudyFinds.

Moorman, A. C., Newell, D (2022). “Impact of audible pops associated with spinal manipulation on perceived pain: a systematic review.” Chiropr Man Therap 30(42).

Steps Per Day And Dementia & Vets And Chiropractic

September 29, 2022 chiropracticforward 00:15:23 0 Comments

CF 248: Steps Per Day And Dementia & Vets And Chiropractic Today we’re going to talk about Steps Per Day And Dementia & Vets And Chiropractic 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 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 #248 Now if you missed last week’s episode, we were joined by the one and only, my friend, Dr. Jay Greenstein and man…..what a great episode. Make sure you don’t miss that info. Keep up with the class.

On the personal end of things…..

First, hey, I’m hiring. I need an asscoiate. Seriously, if you go to work for a franchise people, honest talk here…..you have a cap in salary. You will adjust all day every day and on the weekends. You will work your butt straight off and you’ll never get paid more. At a private practice, like mine for example, you’re not going to have a cap. Once your prove yourself and you’re helping build the clinic, you will get paid without a cap.

You get paid for the work and effort you put in. If you want to work your tail straight off and not get paid what you’re worth, I’m not the right call for you. If you want to work but get mentored by an ortho and forensics diplomate, play a part in this podcast, and set yourself apart from the parts of the profession you don’t like….oh….and get paid for your efforts with a potential buyout down the road, then I am exactly the guy you want to speak with. If you think Amarillo is a great place to live and raise a family, which it absolutely is, send me an email at creekstonecare@gmail.com I want to meet you. Doesn’t matter when you hear this episode.

I’m always looking for top talent and I know if you’re listening to this podcast then you are indeed top talent. Next thing, go to https://www.tecnobody.com/en/products That’s Tecnobody as in T-E-C-nobody. They literally have the most impressive clinical equipment I’ve ever seen. I own the ISO Free and am looking to add more to my office this year or next. The equipment you’re going to find over there can be marketed in your community like crazy because you’ll be the only one with something that damn cool in your office.

When you decide you can’t live without those products, send me an email and I’ll give you the hookup. They will 100% differentiate your clinic from your competitors. Second, we just got back from Vegas. I try take at least one short trip every quarter. Sometimes more. Sometimes less but we have to get out of the clinic. Certainly after you’ve built and you’re on the way. It’s the only way you stay sane. I’m not telling you to close down the clinic and go to Europe for a month as a solo doc. Just a long weekend here and there. It’ll keep you likable. We saw Motley Crue, Def Leppard, Poison, and Joan Jett and it was a great. Just what we needed. I have to admit that I’m still on a bit of a buzz from having Jay Greenstein join me on the show last week. What a freaking gem that guy is. Don’t miss that episode. For any reason. I think that’ll be quite enough of rambling from me. Let’s get it started

Item #1

The first one is called “Association of Daily Step Count and Intensity With Incident Dementia in 78 430 Adults Living in the UK” by del Pozo Cruz, et. al. (del Pozo Cruz B 2022) and published in JAMA on September 6, 2022. Pow! Hottern’ a firecracker!

Why They Did It

The authors wanted to find out if there is a dose-response association of daily step count and intensity with incidence of all-cause dementia among adults living in the UK?

How They Did It

UK Biobank prospective population-based cohort study with 6.9 years of follow-up.
A total of 78,430 of 103,684 eligible adults aged 40 to 79 years with valid wrist accelerometer data were included.
Registry-based dementia was ascertained through October 2021.

What They Found

This cohort study of adults assessed with wrist-worn accelerometers found that accruing more steps per day was associated with steady declines in dementia incidence risk, up to 9800 steps per day, beyond which the benefits upturned.
The dose associated with 50% of maximal observed benefit was 3800 steps per day, and steps at higher intensity (cadence) were associated with lower incidence risk.

Wrap It Up

The findings in this study suggest that accumulating more steps per day just under the popular threshold of 10 000 steps per day and performing steps at higher intensity may be associated with lower risk of dementia onset. 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! Use the code HOTSTUFF upon purchase at droprelease.com & get $50 off your purchase. 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. I love it, my patients love it, and I know yours will too. droprelease.com and the discount code is HOTSTUFF. Go do it.

Item #2

Our last one this week is called “Health-Related Quality of Life Among United States Service Members with Low Back Pain Receiving Usual Care Plus Chiropractic Care vs Usual Care Alone: Secondary Outcomes of a Pragmatic Clinical Trial” by Hays et. al. (Ron D Hays 2022) and published in Pain Medicine on January 21 of 2022. Shazzaaammm! It’s sizzlin’ hot. And I want to make note of the authors on this paper. They are among some of my very favorite researchers in our profession. There are lots of them but in particular Rober Vining, Ian Coulter, Katherine Polhman (former guest) and Christine Goertz (also a former guest) Yay for these folks. They are working for you every day.

Why They Did It

This study examines Patient-Reported Outcome Measurement Information System (PROMIS®)-29 v1.0 outcomes of chiropractic care in a multi-site, pragmatic clinical trial and compares the PROMIS measures to:

Worst pain intensity from a numerical pain rating 0–10 scale,
24-item Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire (RMDQ); and
Global improvement (modified visual analog scale).

How They Did It

It was a pragmatic, prospective, multisite, parallel-group comparative effectiveness clinical trial comparing usual medical care (UMC) with UMC plus chiropractic care (UMC+CC).
Three military treatment facilities
750 active-duty military personnel with low back pain
Linear mixed effects regression models estimated the treatment group differences.
Coefficient of repeatability to estimate significant individual change.

What They Found

The researchers found statistically significant mean group differences favoring UMC+CC for all PROMIS®-29 scales and the Roland-Morris Questionnaire score.

Wrap It Up

Findings from this pre-planned secondary analysis demonstrate that chiropractic care impacts health-related quality of life beyond pain and pain-related disability. Further, comparable findings were found between the 24-item Roland-Morris Questionnaire and the PROMIS®-29 v1.0 briefer scales. 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

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!

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

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Bibliography

del Pozo Cruz B, A. M., Naismith SL, Stamatakis E, (2022). “Association of Daily Step Count and Intensity With Incident Dementia in 78 430 Adults Living in the UK.” JAMA Neurology.

Ron D Hays, P., Zacariah K Shannon, DC, MS, Cynthia R Long, PhD, Karen L Spritzer, BA, Robert D Vining, DC, DHSc, Ian D Coulter, PhD, Katherine A Pohlman, DC, MS, PhD, Joan A Walter, PA, JD, Christine M Goertz, DC, PhD, (2022). “Health-Related Quality of Life Among United States Service Members with Low Back Pain Receiving Usual Care Plus Chiropractic Care vs Usual Care Alone: Secondary Outcomes of a Pragmatic Clinical Trial.” Pain Med 23(9): 1550-1559.

Intermittent Fasting & Dementia And Your Level Of Activity

January 13, 2022 chiropracticforward 1:27:38 0 Comments

CF 212: Intermittent Fasting & Dementia And Your Level Of Activity

Today we’re going to talk about Intermittent Fasting & Dementia And Your Level Of Activity 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!

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 your patients. 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 #212 Now if you missed last week’s episode, we talked about Chiropractic And Colicky Babies & Breathing With Thoracic Outlet Syndrome. Make sure you don’t miss that info. Keep up with the class. On the personal end of things….. Things slow down in January for most of us. That’s a time to set some goals, a time to get your taxes prepped for your CPA, and a time to reflect on the year we just wrapped up and where we can leverage our experience to springboard beyond next year. You never can tell with some offices. But for me, January through the end of February is traditionally slower than the rest of the year. We usually see a slow down again around back-to-school time in late August. Other than those times of the year, it’s typically nonstop busy busy. So, while it’s slow, we use that to our advantage. Have you lined up your marketing plan for the next year? Have you started gathering your tax info for your accountant? It’s probably a decent time to do a recall effort. Have your staff contact patients you haven’t seen in forever and ask them how their holidays went and make sure they’re doing good. Just a check-in type of thing. You’d be amazed at how many people just like to know they weren’t forgotten and how a checkin from our office can spur them to go ahead and come on back in because their back has been nagging lately or those headaches have started creeping back in later. Employees. If you’ve followed along, we just recently replaced the front desk staffer. Now, just this morning we got a 2-week notice for one of our best back-office staff members. Ugh, right?? So, now it’s off I go to find a replacement there. You always hate losing one of your best. The job she’s going to pays $1.50 more per hour and offers a 401k. Well, she was due next month for a yearly raise and we’ve offered 401ks in the past but no employees ever took us up on the offer. But, she never asked and I’m never going to beg someone to stay. That’s not in my DNA. But if employees would talk to us before jumping ship, there may be something we can do to hold on to the best of them. But it is what it is. Now, we have a staffer trying to take vacation days she doesn’t have and it’s just blah around here so here we go. I’m just going to get into this episode and forget all my woes. Item #1 The first one today is called “Intermittent Fasting and Obesity-Related Health Outcomes An Umbrella Review of Meta-analyses of Randomized Clinical Trials” by Patikorn et. al. (Patikorn C 2021) and published in JAMA Network Open on December 17, 2021, Hot tamale! Why They Did It The authors wanted to answer the questions, “What is the association of intermittent fasting with health outcomes and what is the strength of evidence of studies on intermittent fasting?” How They Did It

This was a meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
They went through databases that included Embase, PubMed, and Cochrane
The search was done from April 2021
They found 11 meta-analyses comprising 130 RCTs, 38 participants

What They Found

There were 28 statistically significant associations (27%) that demonstrated the beneficial outcomes for body mass index, body weight, fat mass, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, total cholesterol, triglycerides, fasting plasma glucose, fasting insulin, homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance, and blood pressure.
IF was found to be associated with reduced fat-free mass.
One significant association (1%) supported by high-quality evidence was modified alternate-day fasting for 1 to 2 months, which was associated with a moderate reduction in body mass index in healthy adults and adults with overweight, obesity, or nonalcoholic fatty liver disease compared with regular diet.
Six associations (6%) were supported by moderate-quality evidence.

Wrap It Up In this umbrella review, we found beneficial associations of IF with anthropometric and cardiometabolic outcomes supported by moderate to the high quality of evidence, which supports the role of IF, especially modified alternate-day fasting, as a weight loss approach for adults with overweight or obesity. Item #2 Our last one today is called “Association of Physical Activity Level With Risk of Dementia in a Nationwide Cohort in Korea” by Yoon et. al. (Yoon M 2021) and published in JAMA Network Open on December 16th of 2021. Hot hot hot. A lot hot. Why They Did It The authors wanted to answer the question, “Is physical activity, especially light-intensity physical activity, independently associated with new-onset dementia?” How They Did It

It was a nationwide retrospective cohort study,
They analyzed 62,286 participants aged 65 years or older without preexisting dementia who had available health checkup data from the Korean National Health Insurance Service database from January 2009 to December 2012.
Participants were followed up until December 31, 2013, and
data analysis was performed from July 2020 to January 2021.
Physical activity level was assessed using a standardized, self-reported questionnaire at baseline.
Physical activity-related energy expenditure was calculated by summing the product of frequency, intensity, and duration.

What They Found I’m not going to tell you. Because we try to keep it simple light and fun around here and getting into the specifics here will make you wonder what happens when you turn on your headlights if you’re car were to be moving the speed of light. Like….why are there braille dots on a drive-up ATM? What’s up with that? Anyway, we’re skipping right to the conclusions. Wrap It Up In older adults, an increased physical activity level, including a low amount of light-intensity physical activity, was associated with a reduced risk of dementia. Promotion of light-intensity physical activity might reduce the risk of dementia in older adults. This is a bit different from previous findings. They recommended medium intensity or higher to reduce dementia risk. They also have now shown that total sedentary behavior is associated with unfavorable health outcomes. Which is really no surprise, is it?? 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

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Dry Needling, Types of Exercise Count, Motor Skills For Chronic Back, and Blood Pressure & Dementi

February 24, 2021 chiropracticforward 0:31:41 0 Comments

CF 166: Dry Needling, Types of Exercise Count, Motor Skills For Chronic Back, and Blood Pressure & Dementia

Today we’re going to talk about Dry Needling, how the types of exercising count in the long run, we talk about Motor Skills For Chronic Back Pain, and we wrap it up with a paper on Blood Pressure & Dementia

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You have found yourself smack dab in the middle of Episode #166

Now if you missed last week’s episode, we talked about chiropractors working on kids. A controversial topic in some areas of the land and some professions don’t like chiropractors doing so. We talk about it. Check it out. You might learn something

Keep up with the class.

On the personal end of things…..

Alright, if you listen regularly, you know I just lost my office manager of over 11 years to a little higher paying job.

You know that my main computer that contains my whole life decided to take a dirt nap. It’s dead now.

You know I have been up on the ropes a little here lately with slower numbers and all so let’s get into the nitty gritty here and see if we can make lemonade our of a crappy bunch of lemons, shall we?

Let’s start with the manager taking an exit. We can make these things positive or negative. I choose to make it a positive. Think about it; after 11 years, this person was by far my most highly paid employee. Probably overpaid honestly because I was trying to keep her happy.

She had some difficulties financially at one point a couple of years ago so my wife and I created a marketing position for her so that we could justify paying her quite a bit more money per month while getting some marketing benefit out of it as well.

So, not only was she highly paid for the office work, in addition, she made a good amount with the marketing side too. So, her leaving is an impact for sure. Not to mention the fact that she’s my buddy. She’s basically family. So it was an impact professionally but a bit personally.

Here’s the thing though; do we let that paralyze us or do we make it positive? I make things positive when I can. Where are the positives here?

Well, first thing is….I’m going to save a TON of money. Even when I get her replacement hired, I’m still getting about $1800 raise every month. Who the hell doesn’t want that kind of raise in their lives? Yes please, may I have another?

Also, with her having been out a bunch marketing, the other girls know how to do everything around the office that she used to do. That’s a big benefit.

So, do we sit on that money or do we invest it? I invest. Remember, my ultimate goal is growth to the point I can remove myself and we do that be integrating and replacing me while making sure there are enough of alternatives to provide a comfortable retirement.

Investing that money means it’s time to get off my tookus and integrate my practice. I’ve talked about it for years but never pulled the trigger. It’s time now and that’s what I’m doing.

There is also the option of owning a Rural Health Clinic. That is on the table as well and I’ve got a call set up on Thursday to explore that option as well.

Let’s say the RHC isn’t viable in Texas. OK, integration with the nurse prac is the path. I have an attorney in place and waiting on my to set it all up and I have a consulting company set up to help me get there.

Here’s what I love about how life has created me. The best way to make sure I do something is to tell me that I can’t. The best way to see what I can do is to underestimate me or put me on the ropes and throw a few jabs. That’s when I tend to come out firing.

I think we have to approach life like that every day but most definitely when life takes its jabs at our rib cage or our nethers.

Instead of taking it, absorbing it, and letting it work us, come out firing on all cylinders. Prove yourself worthy of the things you really really desire

Now, that doesn’t mean be stupid and financially dangerous. I take measured risks. I never jump off of cliffs. But, I have a pile of PPP money to pay employees and I just got an unexpected raise so now is the time to pounce. I may not have a chance quite like this again so let’s make it happen. And I will.

The new computer will be here tomorrow. I’ve been without it for a couple of weeks now but, overall it hasn’t been too miserable. Macs have this cool thing called iCloud and a lot of my info including browser book marks and anything I had moved over just to my desktop screen….they’re all in iCloud so I started bringing my MacBook laptop to work and signed in and BAM….it was all there. I’m missing some important stuff but overall, I’ve been able to do the things I need to do. Including keeping up with this podcast.

The big thing I’m behind on right now is keeping stats because it’s all in my computer memory. I’m working on a solution for that. For me and for you so keep your eyes and ears on the lookout for that in the coming months. You’ll see what I mean when I get it ready for you. That’s another good reason to be in our private Facebook group. I’ll be announcing it and the need for some beta testers and I’ll only make that available in the private group so make sure you’re in there for that special opportunity.

In other big news, I got a call from Dr. James Lehman and he shared with me the existence of a Diplomate program called Forensics. I have to admit I’d never heard of it. He told me it’s a subspecialty of the Neuromusculoskeletal Diplomate. Which I already have. And he said that since I already have it, then to get the Forensics Diplomate, all I’d need to do is get 100 additional hours. It would break down into 60 hours online through ChiroCredit, 20 hours taking the AMA’s Impairment Rating course, and 20 hours in a conference in Chicago.

Once completed, I would have the Diplomate in Forensics as well as the Neuromusculoskeletal Diplomate and I’d be able to command some hefty prices serving as a court expert and consultant.

Well, that fit into the retirement plan doesn’t it? It’s not exactly retiring but it is getting our of the day to day, in-person tasks of daily patient treatment. Which is the goal eventually. And it fits that path.

So, as you guessed, I’m signed up and have already knocked out about 2 hours of the 60. If you’ve been a listener since the start, you know that I gave you updates on the Neuromusculoskeletal Diplomate as I went through it. I told you all about it and what I was working on and learning.

I plan on doing some of the same here for you on the Forensics thing. That way you’ll be able to learn more about it and might consider it for yourself. Plus, I’ll have Dr. Lehman come on in a future podcast and share more about it.

The goal for the profession is to eventually get more and more chiropractors exploring the Diplomates and specializing. Raising the game of this profession one chiropractor at a time.

CHIROUP

Item #1

This first one is called “Is Dry Needling Effective for the Management of Spasticity, Pain, and Motor Function in Post-Stroke Patients? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis” by Fernandez-de-las-Penas et. al. (1) and published in Pain Medicine on December 18, 2020 and that’s a lot hot in the pot!

Why They Did It

To evaluate the effects of muscle dry needling alone or combined with other interventions on post-stroke spasticity (muscle tone), related pain, motor function, and pressure sensitivity.

How They Did It

Electronic databases were searched for randomized controlled trials including post-stroke patients where at least one group received dry needling and outcomes were collected on spasticity and related pain
Secondary outcomes included motor function and pressure pain sensitivity
Data were extracted by two reviewers
7 studies were included

What They Found

The meta-analysis found significantly large effect sizes of dry needling for reducing spasticity, post-stroke pain, and pressure pain sensitivity as compared with a comparative group at short-term follow-up
The effect on spasticity was found mainly in the lower extremity
No effect on spasticity was seen at 4 weeks
No significant effect on motor function
The risk of bias was generally low, but the imprecision of the results downgraded the level of evidence.

Wrap It Up

The authors ended it by saying, “Moderate evidence suggests a positive effect of dry needling on spasticity (muscle tone) in the lower extremity in post-stroke patients. The effects on related pain and motor function are inconclusive.”

Item #2

Our second on today is called “Effect of Motor Skill Training in Functional Activities vs Strength and Flexibility Exercise on Function in People With Chronic Low Back Pain: A Randomized Clinical Trial” by Van Dillen, et. Al (2) and published in JAMA Neurology on December 28, 2020 and it’s a lot hot in the pot as well.

Why They Did It

For people with chronic, nonspecific low back pain, does person-specific motor skill training in functional activities result in better short-term and long-term outcomes than strength and flexibility exercise? You all know I love me some chronic pain research! I gobble it up like meat lover’s pizza.

How They Did It

Single-blind, randomized clinical trial of people with chronic, nonspecific LBP
149 participants
12-month follow-up
Recruitment spanned December 2013 to August 2016
Testing and treatment were performed at an academic medical center
Participants received 6 weekly 1-hour sessions of motor skill training in functional activity performance or strength and flexibility exercise of the trunk and lower limbs
Half of the participants in each group received up to 3 booster treatments 6 months following treatment.
The primary outcome was the modified Oswestry Disability Questionnaire (MODQ) score (0%-100%) evaluated immediately, 6 months, and 12 months following treatment.

Wrap It Up

“People with chronic low back pain who received motor skill training had greater short-term and long-term improvements in function than those who received strength and flexibility exercise.

Person-specific motor skill training in functional activities limited owing to low back pain should be considered in the treatment of people with chronic low back pain”

Item #3

Item 3 is called “Association of Physical Activity Intensity With Mortality A National Cohort Study of 403 681 US Adults” by Wang et. al. (3) and published in JAMA Internal Medicine on November 23, of 2020. It’s a skootch steamy, Sir!

Why They Did It

They asked the question, “Is vigorous physical activity associated with additional mortality risk reduction compared with moderate physical activity?” Great question. I’ve been working out but wouldn’t it be nice if moderate was just as effective as rigorous? I say it would be. So let’s see how it plays out.

How They Did It

Cohort study
403,681 adults from the National Health Interview Survey 1997-2013. Hello big, large sample size!
provided data on self-reported physical activity and were linked to the National Death Index records through December 31, 2015.
Statistical analysis was performed from May 15, 2018, to August 15, 2020.

Wrap It Up

“This study suggests that, for the same volume of moderate physical activity, a higher proportion of vigorous physical activity to total physical activity was associated with lower all-cause mortality. Clinicians and public health interventions should recommend 150 minutes or more per week of moderate physical activity but also advise on the potential benefits associated with vigorous physical activity to maximize population health.”

Dammit, looks like it’s as I feared. Vigorous is superior. Which honestly is pretty obvious but I was hoping for the keys to the kingdom with as little work as possible.

Item #4

The last one is called “Association of Blood Pressure Lowering With Incident Dementia or Cognitive Impairment A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis” by Hughes, et. al. (4) and published in JAMA on May 19, of 2020 and I say it’s hot enough, fools. Stand back!

Why They Did It

The authors asked the question, “Is there an association between blood pressure lowering with antihypertensive therapy and the incidence of dementia or cognitive impairment?”

We are answering so many good questions today, people!!

How They Did It

Meta-analysis
Search of PubMed, EMBASE, and CENTRAL for randomized clinical trials published from database inception through December 31, 2019, that evaluated the association of blood pressure lowering on cognitive outcomes
The control groups consisted of either placebo, alternative antihypertensive agents, or higher blood pressure targets.
Data were screened and extracted independently by 2 authors
The primary outcome was dementia or cognitive impairment.
The secondary outcomes were cognitive decline and changes in cognitive test scores.

Wrap It Up

“In this meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials, blood pressure lowering with antihypertensive agents compared with control was significantly associated with a lower risk of incident dementia or cognitive impairment.”

So, besides stroke and other similar dangers, add dementia and cognitive abilities to the list of reasons to keep blood pressure in check.

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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Bibliography

César Fernández-de-las-Peñas, PT, PhD, Albert Pérez-Bellmunt, PT, PhD, Luis Llurda-Almuzara, PhD, Gustavo Plaza-Manzano, PT, PhD, Ana I De-la-Llave-Rincón, PT, PhD, Marcos J Navarro-Santana, PT, MSc, Is Dry Needling Effective for the Management of Spasticity, Pain, and Motor Function in Post-Stroke Patients? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, Pain Medicine, Volume 22, Issue 1, January 2021, Pages 131–141, https://doi.org/10.1093/pm/pnaa392
van Dillen LR, Lanier VM, Steger-May K, et al. Effect of Motor Skill Training in Functional Activities vs Strength and Flexibility Exercise on Function in People With Chronic Low Back Pain: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Neurol. Published online December 28, 2020. doi:10.1001/jamaneurol.2020.4821
Wang Y, Nie J, Ferrari G, Rey-Lopez JP, Rezende LFM. Association of Physical Activity Intensity With Mortality: A National Cohort Study of 403 681 US Adults. JAMA Intern Med. 2021;181(2):203–211. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.6331
Hughes D, Judge C, Murphy R, et al. Association of Blood Pressure Lowering With Incident Dementia or Cognitive Impairment: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. JAMA. 2020;323(19):1934–1944. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.4249

Manipulation For Concussion, Sleep And Cognitive Decline, & Dementia Predictors And Prevention

October 22, 2020 chiropracticforward 00:21:25 0 Comments

CF 148: Manipulation For Concussion, Sleep And Cognitive Decline, & Dementia Predictors And Prevention

Today we’re going to talk about manipulation and concussion, sleep and cognitive decline, dementia predictors and prevention.

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Chiropractic’s Effect On Strength and More, Status of Muscle Relaxers, And The Best Recovery Posture

You have found yourself smack dab in the middle of Episode #148

Now if you missed last week’s episode , we were joined by Dr. Katie Pohlman, head of research at Parker University and the ACA Researcher of the Year for 2020. That right there is enough for you to just go and listen I think. What a great person and professional to have on our team. Make sure you don’t miss that info. Keep up with the class.

While we’re on the topic of being smart, did you know that you can use our website as a resource? Quick and easy, you can go to chiropracticforward.com, click on Episodes, and use the search function

On the personal end of things…..

On the personal side of things, it’s still looking up. I’m back to about 140-145/week. We started this Monday off with 7 new patients and 4 re-exams. As of right now, I’m writing this on a Monday. We already have 143 scheduled this week and that without today’s patients being all set up for Wednesday and Wednesday’s patients be re-booked on Friday so I’m looking to definitely have an up-week this week.

If you listen regularly, I was at about 185-220 per week prior to COVID so, maybe we can make some strides this week toward getting back to some of the big numbers again. Maybe maybe. Fingers crossed.

How are your numbers? I asked in our private group and will try to remember to share with you in next week’s episode. With me still being at about 80% or so, I’m curious if my experience is normal or not. If you want to jump into the private Chiropractic Forward group and comment on the thread, that’d be great or send me an email at dr.williams@chiropracticforward.com Either works just fine.

Here’s a preview of something I’m working on. Many don’t know this but there was a big blow up at the World Federation of Chiropractic starting with the conference last year in Berlin. Now, just a month or so ago, several of the biggest baddest researchers we have in our profession left the WFC research committee and from an outsider looking in, it appears to be due to pressure from the ICA and the WFC sponsors. Sponsors that we evidence-based chiropractors use and sponsors that our money and business has given some teeth to. On the surface, it seems we have given them teeth to embolden the ICA and bully our top researchers.

So, my goal is to compile as much information as I can in order to present what happened and why. I want to present it in a fair and well-balanced way looking only for the truth on the matter. I want to know which makes me suspect that you want to know as well.

Everyone in the know has remained very hush hush on the matter and, if this is the vitalist side organizing sponsors that we use as well to bully the research community, then I want to know who I need to be doing business with and which businesses I may choose to find an alternative to.

Be looking for that coming down the pike. I’m not trying to shake up the chiro world. I just want to know what happened and I may reconsider doing business with the businesses that made it happen. Because, again, on the surface, it seems our points of view on how the profession should proceed into the future are not in alignment. No pun intended.

Outside of that, still so far so good around here. Just being smart and trying to stay healthy. Hell, I’m healthier now than I think I’ve ever been. I went back on Weight Watchers. It’s a program I was on about 8 years ago. I lost about 45-50 pounds without really much effort. I swore to the almighty I’d never put that weight back on again. Well…..I did. Lol.

So, I’m back on the struggle bus but honestly, it’s not that bad. The program always made so much sense to me. It just teaches you how to eat what you’re surrounded by every day. Including fast food even. If you’re not familiar, based on height and weight, you’re assigned a point value. You’re allowed a certain number of points per day and overage points per week should you exceed those points.

At the same time, foods are assigned point values and, once you are familiar with how much foods count against your daily points, you are able to make educated choices as to what is OK to eat and what just isn’t really worth eating.

It’s a simple concept and I have to say, it works like crazy. I’ve lost over 15 pounds in about 3 weeks or so.

Here’s to the next 45!!! Dammit.

Alright, let’s get on with it this week.

Item #1

This first one is called “Effectiveness of Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine vs Concussion Education in Treating Student Athletes With Acute Concussion Symptoms” by Yao et. al(Yao S 2020)., published in Journal of the American Osteopathic Association on August 7, 2020. Hot hot hot, it’s a lot hot!

Why They Did It

The authors say that “current treatment options are limited and difficult to individualize. Osteopathic manipulative medicine (OMM) can aid musculoskeletal restrictions that can potentially improve concussion symptoms. Get that, they didn’t even say that they want to determine if it helps. They just straight up say osteopaths can help. Dammit. Chiropractors have to be more diplomatic in their research abstracts.

As far as their objectives, more specifically, they said, “To assess concussion symptom number and severity in participants with concussion who received either OMM or an educational intervention.”

How They Did It

It was a randomized controlled trial
Conducted at the New York Institute of Technology
Patients had concussion-like symptoms due to recent head injury within the previous 7 days
They were split randomly into two groups
One got manipulative therapy
The other group got concussion education intervention
They were assessed before and after with the Symptom Concussion Assessment Tool fifth edition

What They Found

30 paticipants
The manipulation group had significant decrease in symptom number and symptom severity compared with the concussion group

Wrap It Up

When used in the acute setting, OMM significantly decreased concussion symptom number and severity compared with concussion education. This study demonstrates that integration of OMM using a physical examination-guided, individualized approach is safe and effective in the management of new-onset symptoms of uncomplicated concussions.

So let me just say this. Why in the H E double Hockey sticks does Osteopathic manipulation somehow trump chiropractic manipulation? Here’s your answer. It doesn’t if you see research validating osteo manipulation, then you just saw research validating chiropractic manipulation. Just because they got their outliers in line in a way that chiropractic has never even tried to do itself, doesn’t make their manipulation superior. At all.

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Item #2

This one is called “Association Between Sleep Duration and Cognitive Decline” by Ma, et. al(Ma Y 2020). and published in JAMA on September 21, 2020. My glasses just steamed up when I read that….because it’s that hot.

Why They Did It

They wanted to answer the question, “What is the association between sleep duration and cognitive decline in the general aging population?”

How They Did It

This was a pooled cohort study
Participants were 2 randomly enrolled cohorts comprising 28,756 individuals living in England and China
50 years or older for the English
45 years or older for the Chinese
Self-reported sleep duration per night according tro face-to-face interviews
Global cognitive z scores were calculatied

Wrap It Up

They concluded that “an inverted U-shaped association between sleep duration and global cognitive decline was found, indicating that cognitive function should be monitored in individuals with insufficient (≤4 hours per night) or excessive (≥10 hours per night) sleep duration.”

Item #3

This one is short, it’s an article in JAMA called “Nearly Half of Dementia Cases Could Be Prevented or Delayed” by Bridget Kuehn, published in JAMA on September 15, 2020. Fresh, sizzlin suckatash.

Why They Did It

Basically, on this article, they’re covering the fact that there was a report in The Lancet back in 2017 identifying 9 preventable risk factors for dementia. They were….and still are:

Having little or no education
Hypertension
Untreated hearing impairment
Smoking
Obesity
Depression
Physical inactivity
Diabetes
Low social contact

This article is basically an update saying the emerging evidence suggests there are 3 more preventable dementia risk factors. They are:

Head injuries
Excessive alcohol consumption in midlife
Air pollution exposure later in life.

Some of the recommended steps to prevent dementia are as follows:

countries should provide primary and elementary education for all children,
take steps to prevent obesity and diabetes,
reduce air pollution
reduce secondhand smoke exposure.
programs to prevent people starting smoking,
Prevent or treat hearing loss, and
prevent head injuries,
encourage hearing aid use and smoking cessation.
maintaining systolic blood pressure of 130 mm Hg or lower in midlife,
limiting alcohol to fewer than 21 servings per week, and
maintaining an active lifestyle.

Let’s get to the message. Same as it is every week.

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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 preventativly 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!

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Ma Y, L. L., Zheng F, (2020). “Association Between Sleep Duration and Cognitive Decline.” JAMA Open 3(9).

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