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Spinal Manipulative Therapy Adverse Events & SMT With Lumbar Herniation

March 9, 2023 chiropracticforward 00:18:04 1 Comment

CF 270: Spinal Manipulative Therapy Adverse Events & SMT With Lumbar Herniation

Today we’re going to talk about Spinal Manipulative Therapy Adverse Events & SMT With Lumbar Herniation

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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 270 Now if you missed last week’s episode , we talked about Children, Activity, and Depression and Axially Loaded MRIs. Make sure you don’t miss that info. Keep up with the class.

On the personal end of things…..

Isn’t it weird? You have one group of staff for an amount of time, they all leave, then you are forced to replace them all at once basically…..then you get so busy that your cup runneth over? For the last 6 months I’ve been running on maybe 30-35 appointments on a Friday and 130 for the whole week. Which is abysmal for me. I have a large machine to keep running and those numbers are just barely enough. Now, we have 52 on my schedule today, which is a Monday as I type. I’ve got 153 for the week but I’m typing at 10am on Monday morning so none of Monday’s patients have been set up for Wednesday or Friday appointments. We ended up last week at 175 appointments.

The point is not to brag but to demonstrate. You can do everything you can think of up to and including banging your head against the wall…and get nowhere if you have a staff that is not fully supporting the mission of not only getting patients better but ALSO growing your clinic. You can meet with them, you can encourage them, you can show them the way to bonuses and extra pay, you can treat them like family, and all of the other stuff we do for our teams. But if they’re not growth minded hustlers, they work against you. And I use hustlers in a complimentary context. A go-getter. Someone with drive. Someone that gets it and has some hustle.

That’s a hustler to me.

Don’t get me wrong here. Except for one of them, I absolutely love those girls. I would still do anything for them. No sweeter and no more caring people ever existed. You can have the most loving and caring people on the planet in place and still not be growth minded. The best people on the planet can still fall into ruts and get stuck in the daily grind. My old team fell into bad habits that did not support growth. They were all besties. They all quit at the same time and we were forced to start completely over almost from scratch. And what seemed like a complete and utter disaster has become one of the greatest comeback stories of my career.

We’ve done some other things as well. We started with a social media company. I’ve never done that before. We hired Darcy Sullivan with Propel for our website SEO to get that back up to snuff. We know Google is the biggest driver of new patients so it makes sense to spend the money to make sure it’s on par.

But the biggest game changer has been our new staff. Hands down. I tell you this for one reason only. If you’re down, here’s what you do and probably the order you should do it in:

Take a long, hard, and very honest look at yourself and your habits. Are you doing the things you need to be doing to grow and to be successful? Are you paying attention to customer service and putting that #1? Are you properly training your staff and properly motivating them? It starts at the top so make sure you have a tight ship before you go looking anywhere else.
Look at your marketing. Have you slacked on your internal and external marketing? If so, get those gaps filled.
Website SEO – make sure it’s where it should be
Pay very close attention to your staff. Their habits between patients. Their interactions with patients. The conversations they have with your patients on the way to therapy or rehab. Start phasing out the ones that do not fully support your mission and your clinic’s growth.

That’s the advice you’re getting this week from your Ol’ Uncle Jeffro. Hopefully I dropped some good solid knowledge nuggets on some of you. Take it or leave it but that’s the way I see it at the moment and it’s based on the school of hard knocks over the last 6 months. And, by the way and as a side note, isn’t it interesting that at 50 years old and in practice 25 years, we still learn lessons like this? Damnit. Alright, here we go with this week’s research.

Item #1

The first one today is called, “A retrospective analysis of the incidence of severe adverse events among recipients of chiropractic spinal manipulative therapy” by Eric Chun-Pu Chu and published in Scientific Reports on 23 January 2023. Dayum. That’s hot. Why They Did It This study examined the incidence and severity of adverse events (AEs) of patients receiving chiropractic spinal manipulative therapy (SMT), with the hypothesis that < 1 per 100,000 spinal manipulative therapy sessions results in a severe AE.

How They Did It

This study adhered to the Open Science Framework. The Ethics Committee of the Chiropractic Doctors Association of Hong Kong approved the study which included a waiver of patient consent.

All methods were performed in accordance with the relevant guidelines and regulations.

The current study was a retrospective database analysis of a complaints log including adverse events from January 1, 2017, through August 31, 2022.

Wrap It Up

This current study, which retrospectively studied a large dataset from integrated chiropractic clinics in Hong Kong, found that severe AEs potentially occurring in relation to SMT were rare, yielding an incidence of 0.21 per 100,000 SMT sessions.

No AEs were identified that were life-threatening or resulted in death.

The sample size of 39 AEs across 960,140 SMT sessions in 54,846 patients was insufficient to identify independent predictors of severe AEs.

Before getting to the next one, 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. 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, “Effects of Lumbar Manipulation Spinal in Patients with Pain Caused by a Lumbar Disc Herniation: A Systematic Review” by Guillermo Cano-Escalera and published in Indian Journal of Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy on 2023-01-16. Hot potato! Why They Did It Herniated discs usually present with pain accompanied with paresthesia and loss of muscle strength, causing limitations in the activities of daily life. Among the therapeutic strategies aimed at obtaining an improvement in the symptomatology, highlights the Osteopathic manipulation.

How They Did It

11 computerized databases were consulted.
Only randomized controlled clinical trials were included.
The tool for assessing the risk of bias was the one proposed by Cochrane.

What They Found

A total of 3 randomized controlled clinical trials were selected and considered low risk of bias.
The results showed an improvement in all the variables measured in the experimental group of osteopathic manipulation.
However, the improvement was greater in the study group that underwent surgery.

Wrap It Up

Lumbar manipulation spinal is an effective technique to improve the symptomatology of pain originating from a herniated lumbar disc.
None of the participants had adverse reactions and their outcome improved significantly in the short and long term.

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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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

Cano-Escalera, G. “Effects of Lumbar Manipulation Spinal in Patients with Pain Caused by a Lumbar Disc Herniation: A Systematic Review.” Indian Journal of Physiotherapy & Occupational Therapy Print- (ISSN 0973-5666) and Electronic –(ISSN 0973-5674) 17(1).
Chu, E. C., Trager, R.J., Lee, L.YK (2023). “A retrospective analysis of the incidence of severe adverse events among recipients of chiropractic spinal manipulative therapy.” Sci Rep 13: 1254.

Where To Adjust & Types Of Adjustments

February 2, 2023 chiropracticforward 00:24:35 0 Comments

CF 265: Where To Adjust & Types Of Adjustments

Today we’re going to talk about knowing where to adjust and different types of spinal manipulation

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, 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
Last thing real quick, we also have an evidence-based brochure and poster store at com

You have found yourself smack dab in the middle of Episode #265 Now if you missed last week’s episode, we talked about potential early diagnosis of spondylolysis as well as clinical guides on low back pain treatment.

Make sure you don’t miss that info. Keep up with the class.

On the personal end of things…..

Alright folks, I just got back from Fort Lauderdale hanging out with my MCM Mastermind family of chiropractors. What a good time. We have some new practitioners in the group. Fresh blood! New docs to learn from and new docs to teach. It’s such a diverse group but all evidence-based. No vitalistic voodoo. Which is why it’s the right spot for me. We learned from Ray Tuck. Now, Ray has around 9 clinics and his talk was about being the CEO of your company and let’s face it, I’m the worker mule in mine so it hit home with me and gave me some inspiration and some great ideas.

If you’ve been following along with the podcast, I’ve had a hell of a Fall this year. Numbers down, staffing issues, two deaths in the family…..just lots of stuff piling up that isn’t normally part of our existence. On the staffing stuff, I lost my office manager that’s been with me 5 years. That was 3 weeks ago. Then, her bestie that works for me quit. That was 2 weeks ago. Then, while I was in Florida, their other bestie that works here sent me a text. It was a Friday night and she decided that she had just completed her last day of work. No two weeks notice. I guess that would show too much respect or gratitude. Lol. Anyway, if you’re keeping count, that’s 3 employees gone in 3 weeks. I only have 4 full timers to start with. To say it’s a challenge this week is to minimize things. It’s a big thing.

BUT I have a super hero wife who is here today and who is killing it just like she kills anything she does. I’ve been slow since September. I’ll promise you, with my wife up front, I’m going to be so busy I’m not going to know what the hell to do with myself. Then, we have two new girls. One is on her 3^rd week here and one is on her 2^nd week here. We just ran about 32 in one morning and they knocked it out of the park. So……the story is, we’re OK and if you have a lot of turnover, you’re going to be OK.

We can only do our best. I’ve done everything I know to be good to my staff, treat them like my family, be so good to them and foster an environment that is so fun and positive that they’d never dream of leaving. Yeah, that doesn’t work. I am who I am. I’ll always treat my people well and take care of them and feel protective of them.

But no more backflips trying to hold onto people. Not anymore. There are so many lessons available to us if we just make sure we’re paying attention.

That’s the negative. The positive is this; I have a true opportunity to re-set. To put my values and culture out there for the new staff to buy into and understand. I can cultivate what I want this place to always be without any old baggage preventing the message from hitting home.

What are my values? I’m glad you asked:

Customer Service
Evidence based
Patient centered
Honesty
Ethical
Morals
Character
Trustworthiness
Authentic
Kind
Supportive
Responsible
High level
Family and
Loving

It’s vital this new crop of staff members understand these things. Understand who we are as owners. Another thing I learned from Ray Tuck this weekend is don’t be afraid to open up the books and show your staff. You don’t have to show what you’re making each year or any of that but make sure they understand that you’re not buying a yacht while you bitch at them about the things you need from them. Show them your margins are much thinner than they might have imagined.

It has an impact on them. Also, we are considering hiring two part-timers rather than one full-timer. That will cut down on burn out, they’ll get to see their kids more, they can cover each other’s shifts, and if one quits, there is built-in redundancy to prevent any freak outs. The one staying can simply train the next part timer. Sounds like a solid solution to me. That right there is one benefit of being in a mastermind. Smart people giving you thoughts that are a little out of the box but that are working for them. So, with my wife in control until new hires are up to speed, we about to kill it and you’ll all be happy to never hear me bellyaching about having a light schedule. Lol.

Item #1

The first on today is called, “Review of methods used by chiropractors to determine the site for applying manipulation” by Triano et al and published in Journal of Chiropractic & Manual Therapies on 21 October 2013. Why They Did It The authors did the study to evaluate the literature on the validity and reliability of the more common methods used by doctors of chiropractic to inform the choice of the site at which to apply spinal manipulation.

How They Did It

Structured searches were conducted in Medline, PubMed, CINAHL and ICL, supported by hand searches of archives,
The quality of evidence was ranked using QUADAS for validity and QAREL for reliability, as appropriate.

What They Found

A total of 2,594 titles were screened from which 201 articles met all inclusion criteria. The spectrum of manuscript quality was quite broad, as was the degree to which the evidence favored clinical application of the diagnostic methods reviewed.
The most convincing favorable evidence was for methods which confirmed or provoked pain at a specific spinal segmental level or region.
There was also high-quality evidence supporting the use, with limitations, of static and motion palpation, and measures of leg length inequality.
Evidence of mixed quality supported the use, with limitations, of postural evaluation.
The evidence was unclear on the applicability of measures of stiffness and the use of spinal x-rays.
The evidence was of mixed quality, but unfavorable for the use of manual muscle testing, skin conductance, surface electromyography and skin temperature measurement

Wrap It Up

A considerable range of methods is in use for determining where in the spine to administer spinal manipulation. The currently published evidence falls across a spectrum ranging from strongly favorable to strongly unfavorable in regard to using these methods.

In general, the stronger and more favorable evidence is for those procedures which take a direct measure of the presumptive site of care– methods involving pain provocation upon palpation or localized tissue examination.

Procedures which involve some indirect assessment for identifying the manipulable lesion of the spine–such as skin conductance or thermography–tend not to be supported by the available evidence.

Before getting to the next one, 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. 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, “Comparison of spinal manipulation methods and usual medical care for acute and subacute low back pain” by Michael Schneider and published in PubMed on February 15, 2015. Hot potato!

Why They Did It

This study was a comparative effectiveness trial of manual-thrust manipulation (MTM) versus mechanical-assisted manipulation (MAM); and manipulation versus usual medical care (UMC).

How They Did It

A total of 107 adults with onset of LBP within the past 12 weeks were randomized to 1 of 3 treatment groups: manual-thrust manipulation, mechanical-assisted manipulation, or usual medical care. Outcome measures included the Oswestry LBP Disability Index (0-100 scale) and numeric pain rating (0-10 scale).

Participants in the manipulation groups were treated twice weekly during 4 weeks; subjects in usual medical care were seen for 3 visits during this time. Outcome measures were captured at baseline, 4 weeks, 3 months, and 6 months.

What They Found

Linear regression showed a statistically significant advantage of manual-thrust manipulation at 4 weeks compared with mechanical-assisted manipulation and usual medical care.

Responder analysis, defined as 30% and 50% reductions in Oswestry LBP Disability Index scores revealed a significantly greater proportion of responders at 4 weeks in manual-thrust manipulation (76%; 50%) compared with mechanical-assisted manipulation (50%; 16%) and usual medical care.

Similar between-group results were found for pain: manual-thrust manipulation; mechanical-assisted manipulation; and usual medical care. No statistically significant group differences were found between mechanical-assisted manipulation and usual medical care, and for any comparison at 3 or 6 months.

Wrap It Up

It was found that manual-thrust manipulation provides greater short-term reductions in self-reported disability and pain scores compared with usual medical care or mechanical-assisted manipulation. 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.

Website https://www.chiropracticforward.com

Social Media Links https://www.facebook.com/chiropracticforward/

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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

Schneider M (2015). “Comparison of spinal manipulation methods and usual medical care for acute and subacute low back pain: a randomized clinical trial.” Spine Feb 15; 40(4): 209-217.

Triano, J. J., Budgell, B., Bagnulo, A (2013). “Review of methods used by chiropractors to determine the site for applying manipulation.” Chiropr Man Therap 21(36).

Early Diagnosis Of Spondylolysis and Clinical Guides For Low Back Pain

January 30, 2023 chiropracticforward 00:19:16 0 Comments

CF 264: Early Diagnosis Of Spondylolysis and Clinical Guides For Low Back Pain

Today we’re going to talk about potential early diagnosis of spondylolysis as well as clinical guides on low back pain treatment. 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, 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
Last thing real quick, we also have an evidence-based brochure and poster store at com

You have found yourself smack dab in the middle of Episode #264 Now if you missed last week’s episode, we talked about spinal surgery for low back pain & white rice and your heart. Make sure you don’t miss that info. Keep up with the class.

On the personal end of things…..

Man, life is crazy. I think we’re just given what we’re supposed to have at the time we need it. I don’t really know what that means but let’s put it this way; in my personal clinic, I was overwhelmed to a point I had no idea how to keep up. September came and boom, I’ve been down 150-200 visits per month for the entire Fall.

I’m a Christian so, is it a God thing that when I’m about to pull my hair out, the bottom feels like it drops out and we take a step back?? Who knows? Not me. But Voice over has picked up. So income is steady. Not up or down. Just different sources. It’s weird. I spent this last weekend playing a singer-songwriter showcase on Saturday night here in Amarillo and then flying to Dallas and back to Amarillo on Sunday to emcee a cheer and dance competition. I got paid very well for both of them. It was outstanding.

Getting paid well for doing things you love doing is pretty refreshing. Don’t get me wrong; I love working with patients. But when it’s just you and you’ve got 190-200 appointments per week, staffing issues, billing issues, decreased reimbursements, blah blah blah….well that can take away from you job and life enjoyment. I realize I’m preaching to the choir here but you see what I mean. Still, with the clinic, it looks like it’s coming back around a little in the last 2 weeks or so. We’ll see.

I’m still working with Darcy Sullivan at Propel but still very new to the journey with her so no real wow results yet. It’s a process and I’ll keep you updated. Also this week, I’m headed to Ft. Lauderdale as part of my MCM Florida Mastermind group. It’s always a great time connecting with this group and with it being a new year, we’ve grown by about 6 or 7 members so more people to solve our problems and more people we can all learn from and, in turn, teach. I’ll let you know how Ft. Lauderdale goes and if we get into any shenanigans!

Item #1

Our first one is called “Interventions for the Management of Acute and Chronic Low Back Pain: Revision 2021”, and is a clinical practice guidelines published in the Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy in October of 2021.

This one is a full blown huge article on PT recommendations for 2021. It’s always a year behind and all. So we’re going to just hit some of the interesting points that work for chiropractors too. They say that providers may use exercise training interventions, including trunk muscle strengthening and endurance and specific trunk muscle activation, to reduce pain and disability in patients with acute LBP with leg pain. For chronic pain, they say providers should use exercise training interventions, including trunk muscle strengthening and endurance, multimodal exercise interventions, specific trunk muscle activation exercise, aerobic exercise, aquatic exercise, and general exercise.

Here’s one I found particularly interesting, “Physical therapists should use thrust or nonthrust joint mobilization to reduce pain and disability in patients with acute LBP.” The hell you say! All these years PTs have been making fun of chiros. Now they’re recommending SMTs. Let’s be fair to the medical world though. They’re not making fun of movement, smt, and strengthening chiros.

They’re making fun of vitalists. And who can blame them?

They also said, “Physical therapists may use massage or soft tissue mobilization for short-term pain relief in patients with acute LBP.” Again, we’ve been doing this stuff for-ev-er. Welcome to the party PTs! You’ll never believe the recommendations for chronic low back pain, that right….” Physical therapists should use thrust or nonthrust joint mobilization to reduce pain and disability in patients with chronic LBP and with chronic pain with associated leg pain.”

They go on to add massage and soft tissue manipulation as well as dry needling and nerve flossing as well as even mechanical traction So, two things here:

If you for some reason didn’t feel validated today, feel validated. If you are evidence-informed, you are doing the right stuff and you have been forever and ever regardless of what people from the medical side have said about you over the years. Buncha freaking Chads and Karens showing their asses.
PTs are going to put you out of business because they’re doing everything we’re doing including our one thing, spinal manipulative therapy. Not only are they doing what we do, but they have more cultural authority in the medical community, they are the MDs’ first referral, and they get paid more for it all. Unless we ban together, run the garbage out of our profession, police our own, and move this profession in the direction of evidence-informed, patient-centered care models. Otherwise, bend over and kiss your ass goodbye.

Before getting to the next one, 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.

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

#2 today is called, “Lateral bending differentiates early-stage spondylolysis from nonspecific low back pain in adolescents“ by Sugiura et. Al and published in Musculoskeletal Science and Practice in April of 2022 and it’s still a steamy pile of hot stuff.

Why They Did It Early-stage spondylolysis (ESS) is one of the common causes of acute low back pain (LBP) in adolescents. Although accurate diagnosis of Early-stage spondylolysisis important for providing appropriate treatment, differentiating Early-stage spondylolysis from other low back disorders is difficult by physical signs alone. They wanted to elucidate the most common characteristic, namely, motion-provoking LBP, in patients with Early-stage spondylolysis.

How They Did It

We included and categorized adolescents with acute LBP (<1 month) into the Early-stage spondylolysis and nonspecific LBP groups based on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings.
Patients were evaluated using a visual analog scale (VAS), Oswestry Disability Index (ODI), and degree of pain using a numerical rating scale (NRS) provoked by hyperextension, hyperflexion, right and left rotations, and lateral bending in standing position

What They Found

The mean scores for VAS and ODI and NRS of each test were compared between groups
The Early-stage spondylolysis group had a significantly greater number of LBP cases provoked by lateral bending than the NS-LBP group.

Wrap It Up

Our results indicate that lateral bending is the greatest motion-provoking characteristic of LBP in patients with Early-stage spondylolysis.

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

George S, F. J., Silfies S, Schneider M, (2021). “Interventions for the Management of Acute and Chronic Low Back Pain: Revision 2021.” J Ortho Sports Phys Ther 51(11): CPG1-CPG60.
Sugiura S, A. Y., Toyooka T, Shiga T, Takato O, Ishizaki T, Omori Y, Takata A, Kiguchi Y, Tsukioka A, Okamoto Y, Matsushita Y, Inage K, Ohtori S, Nishikawa S (2022). “Lateral bending differentiates early-stage spondylolysis from nonspecific low back pain in adolescents.” Musculoskelet Sci Pract 58.

The Stroke Issue – New Information

December 29, 2022 chiropracticforward 00:19:34 0 Comments

CF 261: The Stroke Issue – New Information Today we’re going to talk about the age-old issue chiropractors continue to be burdened by. The weird myth that our adjustments cause strokes. We have some newer info I’m going to share with you on it in this week’s episode. 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

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Now if you missed last week’s episode, we had our 5^th year roundup and got ready for our 6^th Season!! Hard to believe honestly. I continue to be blessed by you all. Make sure you don’t miss that info. Keep up with the class.

On the personal end of things…..

You probably remember me talking about Darcy Sullivan and Propel and the work they’re doing on my website. If you don’t recall or haven’t listened lately, I’m usually so busy with patients that I can’t see straight but, ever since September, I’ve been slow as hell. There are lots of factors I’m sure, but I believe website SEO and my Google ranking plays a part in it. So, I decided to act. Darcy and Propel was my first call. They’re still in the building it out mode so no big results yet. It’s a six-month process and I’m literally only about 2 weeks into it so there’s not supposed to be a bit wow yet.

But I did like that they had me on an intro Zoom where Darcy talked with me and we went over my site, metrics, where I could make improvements, where they could help. She gave me several options on what they could do to help. Options like they could do a little bit and teach me to do the rest all of the way up to they could do all of it for me. If you know me, I don’t have time to learn current SEO, so I went all in. Do it all for me please and I’m happy to pay for it. Then, after I was all signed up, we had another Zoom where Darcy went over every single thing we wanted to work on and what that would look like. It really helped me see the light at the end of the tunnel and gave Propel good info on where we needed to go and how to get there.

Now, they are making it happen. So, let’s sit back and see what happens. I’ll keep you updated.

After the last mastermind meeting in November in the gorgeous Florida Keys, I decided that I needed to delegate more of my day. So, I started considering how I spend the majority of my day and what parts of that work can be farmed out to more virtual assistants.

As a result, lots of the content I produce will be farmed out a little bit. I’m still in the middle of it all as oversight but my weekly blog in particular…..I’m going to farm out the meat of the content to a writer, then come in, make my edits, add anything I feel is important that was missed, make it mine, and then get it posted. What do you spend the majority of your days and weeks doing outside of patient care? What duties can you identify that can be farmed out reasonably so that you free up your time and your brain? Work on it and consider it.

Item #1

The first one today is called “Association between cervical artery dissection and spinal manipulative therapy” by Whedon, J.M., Petersen, C.L., Li, Z. et al. (Whedon 2022) and published in Journal of BMC Geriatrics on November 29, 2022. Dayum. That’s hot.

Why They Did It ·

Cervical artery dissection (CAD) is a potentially serious condition that occurs when weakening and disruption of the arterial lining allow blood to get in between and separate the layers of the arterial wall. ·

Patients with CAD often present with neck pain or headache, may be asymptomatic or present as a stroke in progress. The blood that accumulates within the arterial wall can occlude the artery or cause a blood clot that in turn can be dislodged, leading to an ischemic stroke. · They had to figure out what the associations or dangers might be. Even thought it’s already been done a ton of times. But that’s OK. A pile of research in your favor is better than just a couple of papers. So let’s do it!

How They Did It ·

They evaluated the association between cervical spinal manipulation and CAD among older Medicare beneficiaries in the United States. · It was a case-control and case-crossover design ·
It was an analysis of claims data for individuals aged 65+, continuously enrolled in Medicare Part A (covering hospitalizations) and Part B (covering outpatient encounters) for at least two consecutive years during 2007–2015. ·
They created a 3-level categorical variable, (1) any cervical spinal manipulation, 2) evaluation and management but no cervical spinal manipulation and (3) neither cervical spinal manipulation nor evaluation and management.

What They Found ·

The primary outcomes were occurrence of cervical artery dissection, either (1) vertebral artery dissection or (2) carotid artery dissection. · The cases had a new primary diagnosis on at least one inpatient hospital claim or primary/secondary diagnosis for outpatient claims on at least two separate days. ·

The odds of cervical spinal manipulation versus evaluation and management did not significantly differ between vertebral artery dissection cases and any of the control groups at any of the timepoints. ·

Results for carotid artery dissection cases were similar

Wrap It Up

Among Medicare beneficiaries aged 65 and older who received cervical spine manipulation, the association with cervical artery dissection is no greater than that among the control groups, and cervical spinal manipulation does not appear to be a significant risk factor for cervical artery dissection in this population group. If you want a complete breakdown, and shut your pie holes once and for all, summary of the research and related topice, including risk vs. benifts analysis, go to my blog at chiropracticforward.com, click on the blog link, and read the blog called Debunked: the Odd Myth That Chiropractors Cause Strokes.

You’ll have everything you need to debunk the junk. Before getting to the next one,

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.

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, “Oral Contraceptives and Ischemic Stroke Risk” by Caitlin Carlton, Matthew Banks and Sophia Sundararajan (Carlton C 2018) and published in ahajournals on March 16, 2018.

Why They Did It ·

They wanted to know if there is a link in increased ischemic stroke when using oral contraceptives containing high-dose estrogens. Several meta-analyses of case–control and cohort studies attempt to clarify the relationship between modern low-dose combination estrogen–progestin oral contraceptives and stroke. ·

Data linking oral contraceptives to stroke is mixed, but most physicians err on the side of caution and discontinue oral contraceptives. They decided to focus on the potential role of oral contraceptives in stroke and the management of patients with stroke who use oral contraceptives.

How They Did It ·

They looked at the first meta-analysis addressing ischemic stroke risk in high-dose estrogen-containing oral contraceptives users evaluated 16 studies from 1960 to 1999 and found an increased relative risk of stroke of 2.75 across estrogen dose, blood pressure, smoking status, and age. · They also looked at the meta-analysis including studies from 1980 to 2002 evaluated only low-dose combination oral contraceptives and found a lower odds ratio of 2.12 for ischemic stroke.

More recently, a study from 1995 to 2009 failed to find any increased relative risk for low-dose ethinyl estradiol formulations, estrogen-containing hormonal contraceptive patches, or vaginal rings.

What They Found ·

Combination oral contraceptives have a lower risk of stroke than earlier formulations containing high-dose estrogens. Stroke risk in oral contraceptives users is impacted by several confounding issues, including oral contraceptives formulation, age, hypertension, smoking, and the presence of migraine with aura. ·
It is important to consider the constellation of stroke risk factors in concert with oral contraceptives formulation to determine individual stroke risk and the best contraceptive to reduce that risk in an individual woman.
Wrap It Up ·
Modern combined oral contraceptive pills have a lower dose of estrogens and less risk of stroke than older contraceptive formulations ·
The risk of ischemic stroke in patients using combined oral contraceptives is increased in patients with additional stroke risk factors, including smoking, hypertension, and migraine with aura. ·
The risk of ischemic stroke because of combined oral contraceptive pills is less than the risk associated with pregnancy.

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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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

Carlton C, B. M., Sundarararajan S, (2018). “Oral Contraceptives and Ischemic Stroke Risk.” Stroke 49(4).
Whedon, J. M., Petersen, C.L., Li, Z, (2022). “Association between cervical artery dissection and spinal manipulative therapy –a medicare claims analysis.” BMC Geriatr 22(917).

Nonpharmacologic Treatment In The ER & Spinal Manipulative Therapy For Non-musculoskeletal Conditions

November 17, 2022 chiropracticforward 00:18:29 0 Comments

CF 255: Nonpharmacologic Treatment In The ER & Spinal Manipulative Therapy For Non-musculoskeletal Conditions Today we’re going to talk about Nonpharmacologic Treatment In The ER & Spinal Manipulative Therapy For Non-musculoskeletal Conditions But first, here’s that sweet sweet bumper music

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I want to get to this before getting to the research and even some more real estate investing talk this week.

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.

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
Last thing real quick, we also have an evidence-based brochure and poster store at chiropracticforward.com

You have found yourself smack dab in the middle of Episode #255 Now if you missed last week’s episode , we talked about Gluteal Tendinopathy. Make sure you don’t miss that info. Keep up with the class.

On the personal end of things…..

I have a short week this week so I’m preparing to go to Key Largo to be with my MCM Florida Mastermind group. I went to the website and saw that 2023 is sold out for the group. I have to say, it’s really an impressive group, folks. I tried to get you all in. Lol. We will be at this amazing place I recommend you check out someday. It’s in Key Largo and it’s called Playa Largo. It’s a resort and spa with restaurants and all of the comforts. It’s just wonderful and I can’t wait to go back. It’s a Monday now and by Thursday, afternoon, assuming the weather cooperates, we’ll be on the beach.

In other news, I’m curious, on the previous episode, #254, I covered my experience with real estate investing and gave, what I hope, is really interesting and really useful information on investing in short term rentals. Go listen if you’re interested and you missed it. What makes me think about that this week is that we have a first home. We bought it back in 2006 I believe. Very nice neighborhood. The house is 100 years old and I needed something newer and more current. When we moved to our current house about 5 years ago, we kept it as a rental just for giggles.

This was before we got serious about real estate. We were just hoping to make a few hundred a month and have someone else buy our equity. Which is exactly what happened. Fast forward and this year, we re-financed it to get a gob of money out to invest in a short term rental elsewhere. Well, a couple of months ago, we decided, you know what? Why don’t we just sell it to get it off our books so we can qualify for a hefty loan on something more tropical than Amarillo, TX. So we listed it. Guess what? As our luck holds steady, the real estate market takes a dump about a week or two before we got it ready and listed. So now we can’t sell it for it’s appraisal price.

Now, here’s the beauty of real estate. There are lots of options!!

Take a bath and cut the price so deep that we lose money but get rid of the house.
Keep it as a long term rental
Make it a short term rental

If you listened last week, then you probably already know the answer. Instead of taking a $15k-20k hit by cutting the price to sell it, we can take that money and furnish the house and make it a short term rental. So that’s what we’re doing.

I was at the house last night putting together a queen size bed with a trundle while my wife hung curtains. We went to a site called airdna.co and using their Rentalizer tool, we evaluated the potential of that specific address and BAM…..it was a no-brainer. So we are off and running.

One last note, if you go Airbnb and you get a property manager, you’re a sucker! They want 20% of your profits when, once set up, it’ll take you literally 15 minutes per week per listing to self-manage. Go back to last week’s episode and listen but you can manage an STR in Florida from AZ with no problem. You need a wireless thermostat, a wireless Schlage Encode deadbolt, Ring cameras, a maintenance person, a lawn person, and a good cleaner. That’s it. Happy investing.

Now, onto the research. Item #1 The first one is called “The global summit on the efficacy and effectiveness of spinal manipulative therapy for the prevention and treatment of non-musculoskeletal disorders: a systematic review of the literature” by Cote et. al. (Côté P 2021) and published in Chiropractic Manual Therapeutics on February 17th of 2021 and goes a lil sumpin’ like this.

Why They Did It

A small proportion of chiropractors, osteopaths, and other manual medicine providers use spinal manipulative therapy (SMT) to manage non-musculoskeletal disorders. However, the efficacy and effectiveness of these interventions to prevent or treat non-musculoskeletal disorders remain controversial.

They say, We convened a Global Summit of international scientists to conduct a systematic review of the literature to determine the efficacy and effectiveness of SMT for the primary, secondary and tertiary prevention of non-musculoskeletal disorders.

How They Did It

The Global Summit took place on September 14-15, 2019 in Toronto, Canada. It was attended by 50 researchers from 8 countries and 28 observers from 18 chiropractic organizations. At the summit, participants critically appraised the literature and synthesized the evidence.

What They Found

We retrieved 4997 citations, removed 1123 duplicates and screened 3874 citations. Of those, the eligibility of 32 articles was evaluated at the Global Summit and 16 articles were included in our systematic review. Our synthesis included six randomized controlled trials with acceptable or high methodological quality (reported in seven articles). These trials investigated the efficacy or effectiveness of SMT for the management of infantile colic, childhood asthma, hypertension, primary dysmenorrhea, and migraine. None of the trials evaluated the effectiveness of SMT in preventing the occurrence of non-musculoskeletal disorders.

Consensus was reached on the content of all risk of bias and evidence tables. All randomized controlled trials with high or acceptable quality found that SMT was not superior to sham interventions for the treatment of these non-musculoskeletal disorders. Six of 50 participants (12%) in the Global Summit did not approve the final report.

Wrap It Up

Our systematic review included six randomized clinical trials (534 participants) of acceptable or high quality investigating the efficacy or effectiveness of SMT for the treatment of non-musculoskeletal disorders. We found no evidence of an effect of SMT for the management of non-musculoskeletal disorders including infantile colic, childhood asthma, hypertension, primary dysmenorrhea, and migraine. This finding challenges the validity of the theory that treating spinal dysfunctions with SMT has a physiological effect on organs and their function. Governments, payers, regulators, educators, and clinicians should consider this evidence when developing policies about the use and reimbursement of SMT for non-musculoskeletal disorders.

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 today is called “Are Nonpharmacologic Pain Interventions Effective at Reducing Pain in Adult Patients Visiting the Emergency Department? A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis” by Sakamoto et. Al. (Sakamoto JT 2018) and published in Academy of Emergency Medicine in March of 2018.

Why They Did It

Pain is a common complaint in the emergency department (ED). Its management currently depends heavily on pharmacologic treatment, but evidence suggests that nonpharmacologic interventions may be beneficial. The purpose of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to assess whether nonpharmacologic interventions in the ED are effective in reducing pain.

How They Did It

We conducted a systematic review of the literature on all types of nonpharmacologic interventions in the ED with pain reduction as an outcome. We performed a qualitative summary of all studies meeting inclusion criteria and meta-analysis of randomized controlled studies measuring postintervention changes in pain. Interventions were divided by type into five categories for more focused subanalyses.

What They Found

Fifty-six studies met inclusion criteria for summary analysis. The most studied interventions were acupuncture (10 studies) and physical therapy (six studies). The type of pain most studied was musculoskeletal pain (34 studies). Most (42 studies) reported at least one improved outcome after intervention. Of these, 23 studies reported significantly reduced pain compared to control, 24 studies showed no difference, and nine studies had no control group. Meta-analysis included 22 qualifying randomized controlled trials and had a global standardized mean difference of -0.46 (95% confidence interval = -0.66 to -0.27) in favor of nonpharmacologic interventions for reducing pain.

Wrap It Up

Nonpharmacologic interventions are often effective in reducing pain in the ED. However, most existing studies are small, warranting further investigation into their use for optimizing ED pain management. 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.

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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

Côté P, H. J., Axén I, Leboeuf-Yde C, Corso M, Shearer H, Wong J, Marchand AA, Cassidy JD, French S, Kawchuk GN, Mior S, Poulsen E, Srbely J, Ammendolia C, Blanchette MA, Busse JW, Bussières A, Cancelliere C, Christensen HW, De Carvalho D, De Luca K, Du Rose A, Eklund A, Engel R, Goncalves G, Hebert J, Hincapié CA, Hondras M, Kimpton A, Lauridsen HH, Innes S, Meyer AL, Newell D, O’Neill S, Pagé I, Passmore S, Perle SM, Quon J, Rezai M, Stupar M, Swain M, Vitiello A, Weber K, Young KJ, Yu H (2021). “The global summit on the efficacy and effectiveness of spinal manipulative therapy for the prevention and treatment of non-musculoskeletal disorders: a systematic review of the literature.” Chiropr Man Therap 29(1): 8.

Sakamoto JT, W. H., Vissoci JRN, Eucker SA (2018). “Are Nonpharmacologic Pain Interventions Effective at Reducing Pain in Adult Patients Visiting the Emergency Department? A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.” Acad Emerg Med.

Brain Activity From Spinal Manipulative Therapy & PT Is As Good As Arthoscopic Surgery For Meniscus Issues

August 4, 2022 chiropracticforward 00:14:12 0 Comments

CF 240: Brain Activity From Spinal Manipulative Therapy & PT Is As Good As Arthoscopic Surgery For Meniscus Issues Today we’re going to talk about the Brain’s Activity as a result From Spinal Manipulative Therapy & we’ll talk about how PT Is As Good As Arthoscopic Surgery For Meniscus Issues 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 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.
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You have found yourself smack dab in the middle of Episode #240 Now if you missed last week’s episode , we talked about Changing One’s Mind About Pain and how the cognitive aspect of pain has to be addressed. Fascinating stuff, folks. Truly. Make sure you don’t miss that info. Keep up with the class.

On the personal end of things…..

I’m headed to Sarasota this weekend for the MCM Florida Mastermind with Kevin Christie and others. And when I say ‘others’, I mean big-timers. It’s a privilege to be invited and to be a member of this private group of masterminds. I’m talking about Kevin, of course, but Brett Winchester, Jay Greenstein, Mark King, Ben Fergus, Scott Schreiber, and more! Power-hitters. If you are interested in being a part of this mastermind, email Dr. Christie at drkchristie@gmail.com We’re keeping it around 20 members and I believe we have about 15 at the moment. So, there are a few more seats. But don’t waste time because those spots might fill up PDQ. For you Yanks……that means pretty damn quick. Going to Sarasota on Thursday means that all patients are getting packed into a 3 day work week. We have 52 on the schedule today as a result so this one is short and sweet my dear friends. But I will say, the numbers are back to looking encouraging. At least until the back-to-school slow down comes along. We see it every year and I’m sure this one will be no different. Although, we are going to be doing some ‘Back to school doesn’t mean forget the chiropractor’ style marketing to try to combat it. If you see back-to-school slowdowns every year, what are you doing to offset it? Let me know and I can share it with our audience. Email me at creekstonecare@gmail.com Let’s get going with the research.

Item #1

The first one today is called, “Effect of Physical Therapy vs Arthroscopic Partial Meniscectomy in People With Degenerative Meniscal Tears. Five-Year Follow-up of the ESCAPE Randomized Clinical Trial” by Noordyn et. al. (Noorduyn JCA 2022) and published in JAMA Network Open on July 8, 2022. Aye aye aye, that’s a hot plate of hot pie!

Why They Did It

There is a paucity of high-quality evidence about the long-term effects (ie, 3-5 years and beyond) of arthroscopic partial meniscectomy vs exercise-based physical therapy for patients with degenerative meniscal tears. The authors wanted to know….is exercise-based physical therapy just as good or equal to arthroscopic partial meniscectomy during a 5-year follow-up period in patients aged 45 to 70 years with a degenerative meniscal tear?

How They Did It

278 patients completed the 5-year follow-up
A noninferiority, multicenter randomized clinical trial was conducted in the orthopedic departments of 9 hospitals in the Netherlands. A total of 321 patients aged 45 to 70 years with a degenerative meniscal tear participated. Data collection took place between July 12, 2013, and December 4, 2020.
Patients were randomly allocated to arthroscopic partial meniscectomy or 16 sessions of exercise-based physical therapy.
The secondary outcome was progression in knee osteoarthritis shown on radiographic images in both treatment groups.

What They Found

From baseline to 5-year follow-up, the mean (SD) improvement was 29.6 (18.7) points in the surgery group and 25.1 (17.8) points in the physical therapy group.
The crude between-group difference was 3.5 points.
Comparable rates of progression of knee osteoarthritis were noted between both treatments.

Wrap It Up

In this noninferiority randomized clinical trial after 5 years, exercise-based physical therapy remained noninferior to arthroscopic partial meniscectomy for patient-reported knee function.
For us English speakers, that means that exercise was just as good as arthoscopic surgical intervention and didn’t lead to any increase in knee osteoarthritis
Physical therapy should therefore be the preferred treatment over surgery for degenerative meniscal tears.
These results can assist in the development and updating of current guideline recommendations about treatment for patients with a degenerative meniscal tear.

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 The last one this week is called “Spinal Manipulative Therapy Alters Brain Activity in Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain: A Longitudinal Brain fMRI Study” by Tan et. al. (Tan W 2020) and published in Frontiers In Neuroscience on November 19th of 2020. Not as hot as it once was I suppose.

Why They Did It They say that we know Spinal manipulative therapy (SMT) helps to reduce chronic low back pain (cLBP). However, the underlying mechanism of pain relief and the neurological response to SMT remains unclear. The authors were trying to get some clarity on the mechanism. Why does it help?

How They Did It

We utilized brain functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) upon the application of a real-time spot pressure mechanical stimulus to assess the effects of SMT on patients with cLBP.
Brain fMRI was performed for Group 1 at three time points: before an adjustment, after the first adjustment session, and after the sixth adjustment.
The healthy controls (Group 2) did not receive an adjustment and underwent only one fMRI scan.
During fMRI scanning, a real-time spot pressure mechanical stimulus was applied to the low back area of all participants.
Participants in Group 1 completed clinical questionnaires assessing pain and quality of life

What They Found

Before SMT, there were no significant differences in brain activity between Group 1 and Group 2. After the first adjustment, Group 1 showed significantly greater brain activity in the right parahippocampal gyrus, right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, and left precuneus compared to Group 2. After the sixth adjustment, Group 1 showed significantly greater brain activity in the posterior cingulate gyrus and right inferior frontal gyrus compared to Group 2. After both the first and sixth adjustments, Group 1 had significantly improved outcomes scores than the control group

Wrap It Up

The authors say, “We observed alterations in brain activity in regions of the default mode network in patients with cLBP after SMT. These findings suggest the potential utility of the default mode network as a neuroimaging biomarker for pain management in patients with cLBP. In a sense, we can re-map faulty wiring through motion, function, and proprioception which are all things provided in a good adjustment and targeted exercise. If all you’re doing is adjustments though, reconsider. A broad management protocol is the key. 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

Noorduyn JCA, v. d. G. V., Willigenburg NW, (2022). “Effect of Physical Therapy vs Arthroscopic Partial Meniscectomy in People With Degenerative Meniscal Tears: Five-Year Follow-up of the ESCAPE Randomized Clinical Trial.” JAMA Netw Open 5(7).

Tan W, W. W., Yang Y, Chen Y, Kang Y, Huang Y, Gong Z, Zhan S, Ke Z, Wang J, Yuan W, Huang W, Zee C, Chen Z, Chen BT (2020). “Spinal Manipulative Therapy Alters Brain Activity in Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain: A Longitudinal Brain fMRI Study.” Front Integr Neurosci.

Forward Head Posture And Spinal Manipuative Therapy Effectiveness

March 31, 2022 chiropracticforward 00:17:33 0 Comments

CF 222: Forward Head Posture And Spinal Manipuative Therapy Effectiveness Today we’re going to talk about spinal manipulative therapy and forward head posture. 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 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
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You have found yourself smack dab in the middle of Episode #222 Now if you missed last week’s episode , we talked about The Importance of Movement & Steps. Make sure you don’t miss that info. Keep up with the class. On the personal end of things….. Business is back. Time is getting more limited. Especially for someone like me that tends to bite off as much as I can possibly chew. It’s a bad habit of mine but I always seem to be in hyperdrive. I get everytihng done and I have to say a whole bunch of ‘no’s’ in order to get it all done…..but I do indeed typically get most of it done. It would not be possible without a To Do list. I keep it open in a document on my computer. It’s a life saver. The problem right now is that I have abotu 15-20 items on it that need to be done. So how do you address that? Prioritize them. Put them in order from most important to least. I also list them keeping in mind the time and energy each will take to complete. Not to mention the fact that I do what I can to identify which can be delegated and how they’ll be delegated. Meaning, my office manager is typically overwhelmed. I want to limit what gets delegated to her and try to utilize the other 4 girls that work for us on our chiropractic and medical side of the office. So, which tasks are the most important or the most time sensitive. Then, which tasks can be easy and fast ‘wins’ so I can pop them out and knock them off with ease. Like an important phone call or email I’m supposed to send. Then delegate what can be delegated to the people most capable. Up to and including virtual assisstants. I have a VA in South Africa, one in Nigeria, and one in India. Those are for the chiro side of things. I also have one for voice over marketing and he’s in Pakistan. When you’re busy busy, a VA can be the difference in being heavily buried vs. being slightly buried. So, when you have an integrated office like I do, a voice over side gig that is demanding more and more time, and real estate investments…..VAs are lifesavers. If you are interested in exploring the world of VAs, look into upwork.com, fiverr.com is an excellent site as well. There are virtual networks here in America as well. There is one that I’ve heard great things about based in the Phillipines called virtualstaff.ph. Alright, just a tip from your ol’ Uncle Jeffro. Now, let’s get to the research, shall we? Item #1 This one is called “Clinical Effectiveness and Efficacy of Chiropractic Spinal Manipulation for Spine Pain” by Gevers-Montoro, et. al. (Gevers-Montoro C 2021) and published in Frontiers In Pain on October 25 of 2021. Aye chi wa wa… Why They Did It For the vast majority of patients with back and neck pain, a specific pathology cannot be identified as the cause for their pain, which is then labeled as non-specific. In a growing proportion of these cases, pain persists beyond 3 months and is referred to as chronic primary back or neck pain. To decrease the global burden of spine pain, current data suggest that a conservative approach may be preferable. One of the conservative management options available is spinal manipulative therapy (SMT), the main intervention used by chiropractors and other manual therapists. The aim of this narrative review is to highlight the most relevant and up-to-date evidence on the effectiveness and efficacy of SMT for the management of neck pain and low back pain. Wrap It Up SMT may be as effective as other recommended therapies for the management of non-specific and chronic primary spine pain, including standard medical care or physical therapy. Currently, SMT is recommended in combination with exercise for neck pain as part of a multimodal approach. It may also be recommended as a frontline intervention for low back pain. Despite some remaining discrepancies, current clinical practice guidelines almost universally recommend the use of SMT for spine pain. Due to the low quality of evidence, the efficacy of SMT compared with a placebo or no treatment remains uncertain. Therefore, future research is needed to clarify the specific effects of SMT to further validate this intervention. In addition, factors that predict these effects remain to be determined to target patients who are more likely to obtain positive outcomes from SMT. They say that the main gap identified in clinical research on SMT for spine pain lies in the low quantity and quality of studies addressing its efficacy against inactive controls. Hence, the effects of SMT against placebo or sham SM remain uncertain. This parallels the state of research on most interventions for spine pain, as no treatment has been demonstrated to be superior to any other or to placebo Item #2 Our last one this week is called “The association between forward head posture and non-specific neck pain: A cross-sectional study” by Bahat et. al. (Sarig Bahat H 2022) and published in Physiotherapy Theory & Practice. And this one should get the CBP people riled up. Mostly because it’s more and more apparent that you don’t need to charge your patients $5,000 for 80 visits this year to correct a curve issue or forward head posture that honestly likely doesn’t cause much of an issue long term. Why They Did It Poor posture is traditionally associated with various musculoskeletal disorders. Consequently, educators in the musculoskeletal field have been teaching postural observation as part of the physical assessment. Forward head posture (FHP) is hypothesized to be associated with neck pain; however, evidence in this topic remains inconclusive. To investigate the association between FHP and neck pain intensity, disability, and cervical kinematics in individuals with neck pain compared to asymptomatic individuals. A secondary aim of this study was to explore the possible effect of a head-mounted display (HMD) used in a virtual reality (VR) assessment on FHP. How They Did It

The study was conducted with 43 volunteers
20 asymptomatic individuals, 23 individuals with neck pain
Aged 19 to 62.
FHP was assessed by measuring craniovertebral angle on profile photographs.
Secondary outcome measures included pain intensity, the neck disability index (NDI) questionnaire, and neck kinematics using specialized virtual reality software.

What They Found

There were no significant differences between individuals with neck pain and asymptomatic individuals in FHP
The neck pain group demonstrated a restricted range of motion and slower neck movements (p < .05).
We found no significant correlation between FHP and visual analog scale, NDI, and most neck kinematic measures.

Wrap It Up Our findings cannot support a clinically applicable association between FHP and neck pain. I know there is research to the contrary but those projects are typically low quality and performed by one of the biggest stakeholders who owns a company that promotes treating patients based on forward head posture and decreased cervical curvature. So that stakeholder has a specific and direct bias. The research likely reflects that. At the end of the day, my recommendation is to not treat patients like a sales target. They don’t usually need $5,000 of treatment over 80 visits in a year to fix a lack of curve that longitudinal research suggests is of little to no consequence. Treat them like you’d treat your mom or your child. Period. 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. Website

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Social Media Links https://www.facebook.com/chiropracticforward/ Chiropractic Forward Podcast Facebook GROUP https://www.facebook.com/groups/1938461399501889/ Twitter Tweets by 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 Gevers-Montoro C, P. B., Descarreaux M, (2021). “Clinical Effectiveness and Efficacy of Chiropractic Spinal Manipulation for Spine Pain.” Front Pain Res. Sarig Bahat H, L. A., Yona T, (2022). “The association between forward head posture and non-specific neck pain: A cross-sectional study.” Physiother Theory Pract: 1-10.

Spinal Manipulative Therapy vs. Opioids and Young Elite Pitchers, Hips, and Elbow Pain

September 16, 2021 chiropracticforward 00:14:26 0 Comments

CF 195: Spinal Manipulative Therapy vs. Opioids and Young Elite Pitchers, Hips, and Elbow Pain Today we’re going to talk about spinal manipulative therapy vs. opioid therapy for Medicare-aged patients and we’ll talk about young elite pitchers, their hips, and pain. Stick around. But first, here’s that sweet sweet bumper music

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On the personal end of things…..

On the personal end of things, we just got back from Washington DC. It was a go go go whirlwind kind of thing that every single American needs to experience. It’s powerful. The buildings were meant to inspire and awe and intimidate foreign leaders. So what do you think they do to regular ol commoners like me and you? Pretty impressive. Even if you dislike most politicians like I dislike most politicians. Day 1 was getting there.

We got up at 4:00am to get to the 6 am flight. Got to DC by 1:30. Hopped onto the metro and boom, we’re at the hotel. If you’ve never experienced the DC Metro, hell that is reason enough to go all by itself. It’s a work of art and I’m constantly fascinated by it. You can go just about anywhere you want easily and in no time with no traffic. That doesn’t mean there no walking involved though. Bring a pair of walking shoes my friends. The first full day we logged over nine miles. The second full day was about 8 and a half miles. Same on the third. Bout 5-6 miles on the fourth day. Unless you’re doing the bus tours and all, you’re in fir walking. Plain and simple. I’m always good for 5-6 miles. 9-10 in a day is a bit more than I want. I can do it, but it’s damn sure extra. But, we saw the Lincoln Memorial, WWII memorial, Vietnam Wall, Washington monument, White House, Capitol, air and space museum, natural history museum, American history museum, national art gallery with this hemisphere’s only Da Vinci painting, Mt Vernon, Arlington National Cemetery and the changing of the guard, Old Town Alexandria, and much much more.

It was a go-cation and I’m glad to be back home so I can sleep and get some rest. It’s bad when going to work is a vacation from your vacation.

Professionally, just getting into the swing of things with our Nurse Practitioner. He’s catching on slowly but surely. It’s happening. Never fast enough. But I see it happening. We’re also getting into the swing of things with our Parker Intern. He’s a good guy. Seems to be a smart guy and seems to click right along with everything we do so all’s well there. It’s been fun teaching him. So, I’m still playing catch-up from being gone so let’s hop in.

Item #1

This first one is called “Initial Choice of Spinal Manipulation Reduces Escalation of Care for Chronic Low Back Pain among Older Medicare Beneficiaries”’ by Whedon et. al. (Whedon JM 2021) and published in Spine Journal on May 11 of 2021. Schiza!!! Es Caliente! I just combined German and Spanish. Please make note. And recognize.

Why They Did It

The objective of this study was to compare long-term outcomes for Spinal Manipulative Therapy (SMT) and Opioid Analgesic Therapy (OAT) regarding escalation of care for patients with chronic low back pain (cLBP).

How They Did It

They combined elements of cohort and crossover-cohort design.
They examined Medicare claims data spanning a five-year period.
They included older Medicare beneficiaries with an episode of cLBP beginning in 2013.
They analyzed the cumulative frequency of encounters indicative of an escalation of care for cLBP, including hospitalizations, emergency department visits, advanced diagnostic imaging, specialist visits, lumbosacral surgery, interventional pain medicine techniques, and encounters for potential complications of cLBP.

What They Found

SMT was associated with lower rates of escalation of care as compared to opioid Analgesic Therapy.
The adjusted rate of escalated care encounters was approximately 2.5 times higher fi the initial choice of care was opioid analgesic therapy vs. if the initial choice was SMT

Wrap It Up

Among older Medicare beneficiaries who initiated long-term care for cLBP with opioid analgesic therapy, the adjusted rate of escalated care encounters was significantly higher as compared to those who initiated care with spinal manipulative therapy

Item #2

I want to thank my friends at ChiroUp for finding this one. They’re always on top of it at ChiroUp. Don’t forget to use my code, Williams15 if you want to sign up with them for a discount! Number 2 this week is called, “Restriction in the hip internal rotation of the stride leg is associated with elbow and shoulder pain in elite young baseball players” by Sekiguchi et. al. (Sekiguchi T 2019) and published in the Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery in September of 2019. Ahhhh the days of pre-pandemic.

Why They Did It

Evidence is scarce concerning the relationship of physical dysfunction of the trunk and lower extremities with elbow and shoulder pain in young baseball players. This study aimed to examine the association of joint flexibility of the trunk and lower extremities and dynamic postural control with elbow and shoulder pain among elite young baseball players.

How They Did It

They analyzed baseball players (aged 9-12 years) who participated in the National Junior Sports Clubs Baseball Festival.
Range of motion in external rotation and internal rotation (IR) of the hip, as well as the finger-to-floor distance and heel-to-buttock distance, was measured.
The straight-leg-raise test was also conducted.
Dynamic postural control was evaluated using the Star Excursion Balance Test.
Multivariable logistic regression analyses were conducted to examine the association of physical function with the elbow or shoulder pain incidence.
Of 210 players surveyed, 177 without elbow or shoulder pain were included in the analysis.

What They Found

Of the participants, 16 (9.0%) reported having elbow or shoulder pain during the tournament.
Participants with the incidence of elbow or shoulder pain had a significant restriction in hip IR of the stride leg compared with those without pain
There were no significant associations of other joint flexibilities and the Star Excursion Balance Test with elbow or shoulder pain.

Wrap It Up

Decreased hip IR range of motion of the stride leg was significantly associated with the elbow or shoulder pain incidence.
Players, coaches, and clinicians should consider the physical function of the trunk and lower extremities for the prevention of elbow and shoulder pain.

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.

Alright, that’s it for this week. Y’all go out and piss some excellence. Get involved in your state association and the ACA. Our profession needs evidence-based, patient-centered chiropractors driving the ship. So get in, get involved, and make the profession what you will. Let’s get to the message. Same as it is every week. Store Remember the evidence-informed brochures and posters at chiropracticforward.com.

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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

Sekiguchi T, H. Y., Yabe Y, Tsuchiya M, Itaya N, Yoshida S, Yano T, Sogi Y, Suzuki K, Itoi E (2019). “Restriction in the hip internal rotation of the stride leg is associated with elbow and shoulder pain in elite young baseball players.” J Shoulder Elbow Surg 29(1): 139-145.

Whedon JM, K. A., Toler AW, Bezdjian S, Rossi D, Uptmor S, MacKenzie TA, Lurie JD, Hurwitz EL, Coulter I, Haldeman S, (2021). “Initial Choice of Spinal Manipulation Reduces Escalation of Care for Chronic Low Back Pain among Older Medicare Beneficiaries.” Spine (Phila Pa 1976).

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Spinal Manipulative Therapy Effectiveness & Chiropractic For Colic

May 13, 2021 chiropracticforward 00:32:27 0 Comments

CF 177: Spinal Manipulative Therapy Effectiveness & Chiropractic For Colic

Today we’re going to talk about manipulation effectiveness and we’ll talk about working on babies with colic. What’s the research say?

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.

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You have found yourself smack dab in the middle of Episode #177

Now if you missed last week’s episode , we talked about car wreck research. It was part two of a two part little thing we did. Make sure you don’t miss that info. Keep up with the class.

On the personal end of things…..

I have set the book launch date. It will be Tuesday, June the 8th. We will be releasing The Remarkable Truth About Chiropractic: A Unique Journey Into The Research on that date and I’ll be hoping that as many of you as want to, will consider being on my launch team.

That means you download the book for free on launch day and you leave a great review on Amazon to help boost it’s exposure so that when I start charging for it, it’s up the relevant charts and I have a chance to get the message of evidence-based, patient-centered care to more and more people. Which is what it’s always been about in the first place.

If you have connections with influencers, podcast hosts, TV hosts, radio, bloggers, or anyone like that, let me know and let me know if they’d be interested in an interview about the book. We want as much exposure as humanly possible on this deal. It’s not every day you get to release a book, now is it?

So, send me an email at dr.williams@chiropracticforward.com and tell me you want to be on the launch team. It’s that simple.

As we have discussed, I am still going through the medical integration and hiring a nurse practitioner process. And it is now beginning to proceed a little more rapidly in the last week or so. Which is excellent news because I like to get things done and move to the next thing. I just got all of the paperwork and forward it over to our medical Director for his review and then we will proceed from there.

While I am the first in my area to form one of these entities, I am hearing Word on the street that there are several others in the process as well so I need to put the foot down on the gas pedal. I know of two other chiropractors that are in the process right now in my area. One of them is a vitalist.

So I’m trying to figure out how a chiropractic vitalist is offering medical services but whatever. Anyway it’s time to get this done and move on and be the first. There’s value to being the first one to do something. That’s what I plan on being

We have been taking this time of transition to get more familiar with our nurse practitioner. And fortunately I am more and more convinced that we have made the right decision. Outside of all of that rigmarole, we are just trying to get patients back in the door now that things are starting to cool off with the pandemic. It’s still a little odd.

For example last week I I only saw approximately 130 patient for the whole week. Those numbers are down fairly significantly for me. However, we had around 23 new patients if I remember right. And this week is starting to look pretty good. It’s hard right now.

One week is up in the next week is down. I can’t quite explain it but we’re nowhere near where we were before the pandemic came along. If I’m being honest, it’s pretty damn frustrating. I’m not a patient person. I feel like I’ve waited over a year to get back to normal and now it’s time. Maybe I just need to take some Valium or something like that.

Since I don’t really have a lot more to share from the personal side of things, let’s just keep it short and jump right into the research.

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Item #1

This first one is called “Chiropractic manipulation in the treatment of acute back pain and sciatica with disc protrusion: a randomized double-blind clinical trial of active and simulated spinal manipulations” by Santilli et. al. [1] and published in Spine Journal in the March/April edition from 2006. Not hot at all. But still interesting when you have randomized, double-blind research.

Why They Did It

Acute back pain and sciatica are major sources of disability. Many medical interventions are available, including manipulations, with conflicting results. So the purpose was to assess the short- and long-term effects of spinal manipulations on acute back pain and sciatica with disc protrusion.

How They Did It

Randomized double-blind trial comparing active and simulated manipulations in rehabilitation medical centers in Rome and suburbs.
102 ambulatory patients with at least moderate pain on a visual analog scale for local pain (VAS1) and/or radiating pain (VAS2).
Outcome measures took into account pain-free patients following treatment, quality of life, number of days on anti-inflammatories, drug prescriptions, pain scores, and disc protrusion reduction on follow up MRI
Manipulations or simulated manipulations were done 5 days per week by experienced chiropractors, with a number of sessions which depended on pain relief or up to a maximum of 20, using a rapid thrust technique.
Patients were assessed at admission and at 15, 30, 45, 90, and 180 days
A total of 64 men and 38 women aged 19-63 years were randomized to manipulations (53) or simulated manipulations (49).

What They Found

Manipulations appeared more effective on the basis of the percentage of pain-free cases, number of days with pain, and number of days with moderate or severe pain
Patients receiving manipulations had lower mean VAS1
A significant interaction was found between therapeutic arm and time
There were no significant differences in quality of life and psychosocial scores

Wrap It Up

Active manipulations have more effect than simulated manipulations on pain relief for acute back pain and sciatica with disc protrusion.

Now, why include a paper from way back 15 years ago?? First, because it’s a solid paper and still has value and is still relevant.

Secondly, because I’m seeing more and more chiropractors starting to diss or completely poo poo spinal manipulative therapy. We have the Airossti crew and then we have the exercise/rehab only crew. Which….shouldn’t they just have become PTs?? Seems more fitting to me. I didn’t want to be strictly an exercise coach.

As with anything in life, there are extremes, aren’t there?? You have the vitalistic/philosophic extreme that embarrasses those of us in the profession trying to drag it forward and change it for the better. Then you have the evidence-based faction’s extreme aspect that are so evidence-based and evidence woke that they basically discount their own profession all together. The whole damn kit and caboodle!

So, let’s talk about it shall we?

I’ve beat up on vitalism quite a bit. Because it deserves it. You have the ones that are just embarrassing and then you have the ones like Nepute that have some legal challenges from what I hear. Then you have the fools talking about 99 patients and 9 new patients by himself all in 3 hours. Garbage. That’s stuff clowns do, folks. So, that end of it all goes without saying to most sensible people.

But what about the extreme evidence-based crew? We’ve never talked about them before. Most because there’s been no reason until recently.

Lately, they’ve gotten particularly vocal. There is a saying, “There is an art to disagreeing without being disagreeable.” Well, the extreme evidence-based people are, for me personally, becoming very disagreeable and extremely unlikable.

Most are fresh out of school with little to zero experience in using spinal manipulative therapy so to turn around and bash those using SMT as their biggest tool in the toolbox is a little dumb. Is SMT everything? Of course not. But neither is exercise. Neither is only worrying about the cognitive aspect. Neither is acupuncture or massage or laser by themselves. Yet, while he makes fun of all of these, the American College of Physicians recommends them for low back pain.

A good chiropractor should know when to mobilize and when to stabilize. I agree that chiropractors shouldn’t just use SMT all of the time no matter what. Ehlers-Danlos folks don’t need much SMT if any at all. Those having spinal instability, why would you use SMT on them when they need stabilization? I think you get my point.

But again, it is not all about exercise either my friends. It is a multimodal approach. So to say that SMT doesn’t do all that much and all people need is to be moving is not accurate.

And it falls on deaf ears and gets people riled up when done in a smartass, smug, and denigrating manner. When they’re making up cute little terms to label SMT docs into some sort of laughable crew, you’ve overstepped and have some things to learn.

There are more and more of them lately but, the one particular person I have in mind with regard to the labeling, the kid….which is what he is….the kid is an online, virtual doc that has been out of school only a year or two. So, if he’s virtual only, makes sense that he is going to be an advocate of no SMT right? You can’t be an advocate of SMT but expect to make your living online only.

So, even knowing his extreme business bias, he makes fun of people, pisses his colleagues off right and left, and seems to be trying to burn down the profession with all of us evidence-based SMT docs inside the building.

For example, he has a video making fun of chiropractors in the instance that someone on a plane would ask if there are any doctors on the plane and a chiropractor would stand up. Making fun of his colleagues because they consider themselves doctors I guess. There’s no point to it other than being a smartass, getting clicks, and pissing off everyone in your profession. Making fun of the activator. No, I’m not an activator guy but is that really who you want to be?

Making fun of the idea of maintenance care while completely discounting anything that Andres Eklund has done over the past few years.

Question #1 is why even be a chiropractor? Honestly.

Look, I’ve been trying to change the profession for years. But not burn down the house. Let’s get more specialized Fellowships and Diplomates. Let’s get active in our state and national associations. Let’s follow researched guides. Let’s consume more and more research every day and every week. Basically, raise the damn game, folks.

But to be out of school briefly, just to develop your online only bias, and then turn around and trash SMT while grouping them and labeling them with derogatory names…..

Big nope here. Not a fan. The fans say he’s a good dude… Blah blah blah.”

Tigers have stripes and I’ve seen these. Not just on him but others just like him. I don’t like the pattern. It’s not just one person. There are more and more of them lately. As if our profession doesn’t have a hard enough time moving past the vitalistic, philosophy part of the profession.

Now we have these evidence woke knuckleheads on the complete other end. This kid is no better in my mind than the fools out in Oakland that we covered some time ago telling people they can reduce spinal degenerative bone spurs through 3 times per day for 3 weeks of adjusting. He’s no better. He’s certainly equally as arrogant. That’s a certainty.

To be fair, and honest, and transparent, I haven’t watched all of his videos. Mostly because I can’t stomach that whole scene beyond the ten or so that I did watch. From what I watched though, I didn’t completely disagree with what he was saying. I really didn’t. Hell, I disagree with just about anything a vitalist says. I actually agreed with some of his sentiments.

He’s completely wrong in some videos. He’s completely right in some videos. I think it’s OK to beat up on vitalists. Lol. But when you cherry pick and trash your entire profession collectively like is being done on a weekly basis, even when there is plenty of solid research to the contrary of what you are saying……well, you don’t look so smart.

He’s disagreeing but he’s doing it in a way that is 100% disagreeable. For me anyway.

I guess I just don’t like feeling like I’m being made fun of. Not after the education I have gone through to do everything I can to be at the top of my game. And I don’t like my friends being made fun of either. Certainly not by a kid that cherry picks his research to confirm his bias while thinking he’s the smartest guy in the room.

Some of the smartest people on the planet that I call friends are getting trashed almost weekly by people like this and it’s a shame. I have such a high amount of respect for some of my fellow Diplomates and I just don’t think it’s necessary to effect change. That’s it in a nutshell.

Can you imagine being 20 something or early 30’s something and already having everything all figured out. How amazing that would truly be. What power he must have. Lol.

He could spread a good message and move his profession in a positive direction in so many other ways. But he’s got those very specific stripes. He is who he is, the smartest guy in the room. There will be no changing these folks. Just like I don’t ever see the vitalistic side ever changing either.

OK, enough

Item #2

Our second paper is called “The effect of chiropractic care on infantile colic: results from a single-blind randomised controlled trial” by Holm et. al. [2] and published in Chiropractic and Manual Therapies on April 19th 2021 sizzling…..foggin up my spectacles.

Why They Did It

Chiropractic care is commonly used to treat infantile colic. However large trials with parental blinding are missing. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of chiropractic care on infantile colic.

How They Did It

It was a multicenter, single-blind randomized controlled trial conducted in four Danish chiropractic clinics, 2015–2019
Information was distributed in the maternity wards and by maternal and child health nurses.
Children aged 2–14 weeks with unexplained excessive crying were recruited through home visits and randomized (1:1) to either chiropractic care or control group
Both groups attended the chiropractic clinic twice a week for 2 weeks.
The intervention group received chiropractic care, while the control group was not treated.
The parents were not present in the treatment room and unaware of their child’s allocation.
The primary outcome was change in daily hours of crying before and after treatment.
Secondary outcomes were changes in hours of sleep, hours being awake and content, gastrointestinal symptoms, colic status and satisfaction.
All outcomes were based on parental diaries and a final questionnaire.

What They Found

Of 200 recruited children, 185 completed the trial
Duration of crying in the treatment group was reduced by 1.5 h compared with 1 h in the control group but when adjusted for baseline hours of crying, age and chiropractic clinic, the difference was not significant
The proportion obtaining a clinically important reduction of 1 h of crying was 63% in the treatment group and 47% in the control group

Wrap It Up

“Excessive crying was reduced by half an hour in favor of the group receiving chiropractic care compared with the control group, but not at a statistically significant level after adjustments. From a clinical perspective, the mean difference between the groups was small, but there were large individual differences, which emphasizes the need to investigate if subgroups of children, e.g. those with musculoskeletal problems, benefit more than others from chiropractic care.”

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.

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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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1. Santilli V, B.E., Finucci S,, Chiropractic manipulation in the treatment of acute back pain and sciatica with disc protrusion: a randomized double-blind clinical trial of active and simulated spinal manipulations. Spine J, 2006. 6(2): p. 131-7.

2. Holm LV, J.D., Christensen HW, Sondergaard J, Hestbaek L,, The effect of chiropractic care on infantile colic: results from a single-blind randomised controlled trial. Chiropr Man Therap, 2021. 29.

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.

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 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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Dr. Jeff Williams – Fellow of the International Academy of Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine – Chiropractor in Amarillo, TX, Chiropractic Advocate, Author, Entrepreneur, Educator, Businessman, Marketer, and Healthcare Blogger & VloggerBibliography

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

Yao S, Z. H., Angelo N, Leder A, Mancini J, (2020). “Effectiveness of Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine vs Concussion Education in Treating Student Athletes With Acute Concussion Symptoms.” J Am Osteopth Assoc

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