Researchers from the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College in Toronto reviewed the response to a single session of manual therapy in patients with chronic neck pain not due to whiplash and without headache or arm pain. (more…)

This review by Professor Edzard Ernst from the Universities of Exeter & Plymouth in the UK is an outspoken negative critique. (more…)

In Saskatchewan and Ontario between 1993 and 2004, changes in the incidence of vertebrobasilar artery (VBA) stroke did not correlate with the use of chiropractic care. (more…)

Once again, less is more. (more…)

Reviewers from The University of Sheffield in the UK report that based on the available research, “chiropractic care is associated with improved outcomes in pregnancy-related low back pain.”

The studies are weak, however. (more…)

Researchers from the University of Alberta in Edmonton and the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College in Toronto identified 13 articles from more than 14,000 in an initial literature search.

Here are the results. (more…)

This conclusion from a 9-year study by researchers in Ontario, Canada is supplemented by insights from a related article and a valued reader. So it’s back to the top of the queue. (more…)

Ms. Meenakshi Khatta is a nurse practitioner and associate professor at the University of Maryland in Baltimore. Nurse Khatta has reviewed the use of CAM to treat pain due to musculoskeletal conditions.

Here are her findings on herbal supplements used to treat fibromyalgia, osteoarthritis, and rheumatoid arthritis. (more…)

 Neck pain is a frequently reported complaint, and mechanical traction is often used to aid outpatient rehabilitation.

In this Cochrane review by researchers at McMaster University in Ontario, Canada, the effects of mechanical traction for neck disorders is assessed. (more…)

30 days for low back pain, according to this study by the Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety in Hopkins, Massachusetts. (more…)