Citations with the tag: BACKACHE -- Alternative treatment

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• Laser and Electrical Stimulation of Acupuncture Points on Low Back Pain, A Pilot Study.
  Zhang, John; Malisali, Eric // Journal of Chiropractic Education; Spring2009, Vol. 23 Issue 1, p119 

  An absrract of the study "Laser and Electrical Stimulation of Acupuncture Points on Low Back Pain, A Pilot Study," by John Zhang and Eric Malisali is presented.

• For Back Pain, Say Ahh...
  Zhang, John; Malisali, Eric // Good Housekeeping; Apr2012, Vol. 254 Issue 4, p45 

  The article discusses studies from the Group Health Research Institute finding that yoga and massage significantly reduced back pain for many sufferers.

• Vertebroplasty Was Not Effective for Painful Osteoporotic Vertebral Fractures.
  Zhang, John; Malisali, Eric // Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery, American Volume; May2010, Vol. 92-A Issue 5, p1263 

  The article presents a study on the effectivity of vertebroplasty for patients with painful osteoporotic vertebral fractures. The study enrolled patients with back pain for less than 12 months, vertebral fractures, and edema. Analysis revealed that pain scores for three months were not different...

• Individualized chiropractic and integrative care for low back pain: the design of a randomized clinical trial using a mixed-methods approach.
  Westrom, Kristine K.; Maiers, Michele J.; Evans, Roni L.; Bronfort, Gert // Trials; 2010, Vol. 11, p24 

  Background: Low back pain (LBP) is a prevalent and costly condition in the United States. Evidence suggests there is no one treatment which is best for all patients, but instead several viable treatment options. Additionally, multidisciplinary management of LBP may be more effective than...

• Patients favour Alexander technique for back pain.
  Westrom, Kristine K.; Maiers, Michele J.; Evans, Roni L.; Bronfort, Gert // Nursing Standard; 5/12/2010, Vol. 24 Issue 36, p17 

  The article discusses research into the Alexander technique as an alternative treatment for back pain. Researchers found that patients with back pain who had taken lessons in the proper use of the Alexander technique believed they could manage their back pain better than those who took part in a...

• Reactive Neuromuscular Training in Low-Back Pain Rehabilitation: Part Two.
  Harrison, Blain C.; Hart, Joseph M. // Athletic Training & Sports Health Care: The Journal for the Prac; Jan/Feb2011, Vol. 3 Issue 1, p6 

  The article discusses the benefits of reactive neuromuscular training (RNT) on patients with chronic low-back pain (LBP). It notes that such therapeutic exercise technique is essential on the described patients as it could provide external assistance. It claims that the objectives of RNT are...

• Foundation Releases Report on Chiropractic's Cost-Effectiveness.
  Harrison, Blain C.; Hart, Joseph M. // ACA News (American Chiropractic Association); Dec2009, Vol. 5 Issue 12, p9 

  The article offers information on the cost effectiveness of chiropractic care from the Foundation for Chiropractic Progress in the U.S. It mentions that the chiropractic care for back and neck pain is highly cost-effective and provides good results, other than the medical physician care and...

• Treating Chronic Mechanical Spinal Pain.
  Harrison, Blain C.; Hart, Joseph M. // ACA News (American Chiropractic Association); Dec2009, Vol. 5 Issue 12, p28 

  The article presents a research on how to treat chronic mechanical spinal pain. It mentions that chronic mechanical back pain and neck pain pose a challenge for treatment and diagnosis, as well as financial problem on the health care system. It states that the study would assess the effect of...

• A systematic review on the effectiveness of physical and rehabilitation interventions for chronic non-specific low back pain.
  Middelkoop, Marienke; Rubinstein, Sidney; Kuijpers, Ton; Verhagen, Arianne; Ostelo, Raymond; Koes, Bart; Tulder, Maurits // European Spine Journal; Jan2011, Vol. 20 Issue 1, p19 

  Low back pain (LBP) is a common and disabling disorder in western society. The management of LBP comprises a range of different intervention strategies including surgery, drug therapy, and non-medical interventions. The objective of the present study is to determine the effectiveness of physical...

• Alternative Medicine Makes the New England Journal of Medicine.
  Middelkoop, Marienke; Rubinstein, Sidney; Kuijpers, Ton; Verhagen, Arianne; Ostelo, Raymond; Koes, Bart; Tulder, Maurits // Townsend Letter; May2011, p20 

  The article reports that the medical journal New England Journal of Medicine has published in July 2010 a clinical therapeutic titled "Acupuncture for Chronic Low Back Pain." Robbert Van Haselen, head of research at the pharmaceutical firm Heel, mentions that the paper's publication in the...

• Back pain helped by acupuncture.
  Middelkoop, Marienke; Rubinstein, Sidney; Kuijpers, Ton; Verhagen, Arianne; Ostelo, Raymond; Koes, Bart; Tulder, Maurits // PRWeek (London); 6/5/2009, p8 

  The article focuses on a new guidance issued by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) in Great Britain, which stated that patients with persistent lower back pain should be offered acupuncture. Patients covered by the guidelines should have been experiencing pain...

• Efficacy and safety of comfrey root extract ointment in the treatment of acute upper or lower back pain: results of a double-blind, randomised, placebo controlled, multicentre trial.
  B M Giannetti // British Journal of Sports Medicine; Jul2010, Vol. 44 Issue 9, p637 

  OBJECTIVE: The objective was to show the superiority of comfrey root extract ointment to placebo ointment in patients with acute upper or lower back pain. DESIGN: The study was conducted as a double-blind, multicentre, randomised clinical trial with parallel group design over a period of 5 days...

• What rheumatologists in the United States think of complementary and alternative medicine: results of a national survey.
  Manek, Nisha J.; Crowson, Cynthia S.; Ottenberg, Abigale L.; Curlin, Farr A.; Kaptchuk, Ted J.; Tilburt, Jon C. // BMC Complementary & Alternative Medicine; 2010, Vol. 10, p1 

  Background: We aimed to describe prevailing attitudes and practices of rheumatologists in the United States toward complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) treatments. We wanted to determine whether rheumatologists' perceptions of the efficacy of CAM therapies and their willingness to...

• Workers' Compensation Update: Chiropractic Care More Valuable & Cost-Efficient For Low Back Pain vs. Physician Care, Physical Therapy.
  Manek, Nisha J.; Crowson, Cynthia S.; Ottenberg, Abigale L.; Curlin, Farr A.; Kaptchuk, Ted J.; Tilburt, Jon C. // Biomedical Market Newsletter; 6/9/2011, p891 

  The article reports on the study "Health Maintenance Care in Work-Related Low Back Pain and Its Association with Disability Recurrence" which shows that chiropractic care is more effective for work-related low back pain (LBP) than physical therapy. It indicates that chiropractic patients have...

• High Brain Interference - Understanding the Cause.
  Morter, M. T.; Morter, Tom // American Chiropractor; Nov2010, Vol. 32 Issue 11, p52 

  The article offers information on the effective techniques in delivering chiropractic therapy for patients with neck and back pain caused by interference at the vertebral area. It stresses that chiropractic therapy also provides treatment to headaches, digestive conditions, and sciatica....

• Characteristics of Veterans Health Administration chiropractors and chiropractic clinics.
  Lisi, Anthony J.; Goertz, Christine; Lawrence, Dana J.; Satyanarayana, Preeti // Journal of Rehabilitation Research & Development; 2009, Vol. 46 Issue 8, p997 

  Chiropractic services have been delivered on station at select Veterans Health Administration (VHA) medical facilities since late 2004. No published data describing the characteristics of VHA chiropractic physicians (chiropractors) and chiropractic clinics exist at a national level. This study...

• Cerebral Metabolic Changes in Men After Chiropractic Spinal Manipulation for Neck Pain.
  Ogura, Takeshi; Tashiro, Manabu; Masud, Mehedi; Watanuki, Shoichi; Shibuya, Katsuhiko; Yamaguchi, Keiichiro; Itoh, Masatoshi; Fukuda, Hiroshi; Yanai, Kazuhiko // Alternative Therapies in Health & Medicine; Nov/Dec2011, Vol. 17 Issue 6, p12 

  Background Chiropractic spinal manipulation (CSM) is an alternative treatment for back pain. The autonomic nervous system is often involved in spinal dysfunction. Although studies on the effects of CSM have been performed, no chiropractic study has examined regional cerebral metabolism using...

• health wire.
  Ogura, Takeshi; Tashiro, Manabu; Masud, Mehedi; Watanuki, Shoichi; Shibuya, Katsuhiko; Yamaguchi, Keiichiro; Itoh, Masatoshi; Fukuda, Hiroshi; Yanai, Kazuhiko // Consumer Reports on Health; Jun2010, Vol. 22 Issue 6, p2 

  The article presents health news briefs. Research indicates that a diet rich in fruits and vegetables may help ovarian cancer patients live longer. People with back pain were found to benefit from cognitive behavioral therapy. Researchers found that as global warming has worsened, the average...