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A risk–benefit assessment strategy to exclude cervical artery dissection in spinal manual-therapy: a comprehensive review
Full article here: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/07853890.2019.1590627 Abstract Cervical artery dissection refers to a tear in the internal carotid or the vertebral artery that results in an intramural haematoma and/or an aneurysmal dilatation. Although...
Database coverage and their use in systematic reviews regarding spinal manipulative therapy: an exploratory study
In Appendix 1, you can find a list of about 100 systematic SMT reviews on any patient-reported outcome that we could find. In Appendix 2, you can find the 442 references from those reviews. If you're looking for research - there is something in here for everyone...
How to better deal with the coming cold, flu, and COVID season
Prior to the emergence of COVID, I did not spend a lot of time studying what types of patients suffer more with viral infections. What I did know for sure was that people who suffered with flu symptoms often did not test positive for the actual flu, which means that...
A risk–benefit assessment strategy to exclude cervical artery dissection in spinal manual-therapy: a comprehensive review
Abstract Cervical artery dissection refers to a tear in the internal carotid or the vertebral artery that results in an intramural haematoma and/or an aneurysmal dilatation. Although cervical artery dissection is thought to occur spontaneously, physical trauma to the...
Upper cervical and upper thoracic manipulation versus mobilization and exercise in patients with cervicogenic headache: a multi-center randomized clinical trial
Abstract Background Although commonly utilized interventions, no studies have directly compared the effectiveness of cervical and thoracic manipulation to mobilization and exercise in individuals with cervicogenic headache (CH). The purpose of this study was to...
Effects of dry needling on pain, pressure pain threshold and psychological distress in patients with mild to moderate hip osteoarthritis: Secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial
Abstract Objective: To determine the changes produced by dry needling in active myofascial trigger points in hip muscles compared to a sham needling on pain intensity, main pain area, pressure pain threshold and psychological distress in patients with hip...