Click here to read article as it originality appeared in the CBP™ Journal INTRODUCTION In a recent paper published in the Journal of Rheumatology, the Cervical Overview Group conducted a large-scale meta-analysis of existing literature concerning the management of mechanical neck disorders, including radiculopathy(1). The categories of evidence ranged fromstrong evidence, to moderate evidence, to…
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Click here to read article as it originality appeared in the CBP™ Journal INTRODUCTION Structural/postural corrective based Chiropractors endeavor to return the abnormal spine back towards an accepted normal via the physiological process of ligamentous re-modeling. Ligamentous re-modeling is based on the fact that the resting length of a ligament can be altered by the…
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Click here to read article as it originality appeared in the CBP™ Journal INTRODUCTION It is usually more difficult to re-establish a lordosis in patients that present with a kyphotic cervical curvature and advanced degenerative joint disease (DJD). These patients usually complain of chronic cervical pain, muscle rigidity and restricted motion. Long term relief for…
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October 2006, Vol. 16, No. 4 The medicinal use of vibration is not new. Vibration as a medical technique was mentioned in ancient Greco-Roman sources and vibratory massage was popular among physicians in the 19th century.1 The use of mechanical vibration for strength training purposes began attracting interest less than two decades ago.1 Russia Olympic…
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April 2006, Vol. 16, No. 2 INTRODUCTION Have you ever wondered how much of your patient’s lateral aberrant posture/structure is a true musculo-ligamentous fixation and how much is just a neuromuscular imbalance or dysfunction? Musculoligamentous fixations require posture/structure corrective traction to be improved to as near normal as possible. Neuromuscular imbalance or dysfunction requires an…
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Click here to download a PDF version of The Eight Major Aberrations of the Lumbar Spine and Their Ideal Corrective Traction Setting. April 2005, Vol. 15, Iss. 2 INTRODUCTION In the April 26, 2004 issue of Newsweek, an article entitled, “Treating Back Pain: The New Debate Over an Affliction Shared by 65 Million Americans,” reported that…
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