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HEALTHBEAT SHOW NOTES .... Episode #110 - Recorded August 17, 2007

Hello and welcome to this week’s edition of HealthBeat, Chiropractic OnLine Today’s Health, News and informational Podcast.

In this week’s news:  We’ll Look At –

• NYC Reaches Target for Lowering Smoking and Increasing Colonoscopy Screenings

• Changes in postural activity of the trunk muscles following spinal manipulative therapy

• Complementary and alternative therapies

• Florida Governor Signs Palmer-Introduced Legislation

For HealthBeat, This is Dr. Todd Eglow.

Welcome to HealthBeat Podcast #110, recorded August 17, 2007.  HealthBeat is Chiropractic OnLine Today’s radio program, providing current news and commentary about Chiropractic and Health.

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NYC Reaches Target for Lowering Smoking and Increasing Colonoscopy Screenings

The NYC Health Department reported significant progress today in helping New Yorkers live healthier lives. In its third annual report on the City’s Take Care New York health policy, the agency reports that the New Yorkers met the programs for reducing smoking and increasing colonoscopy screening some two years ahead of schedule.

Launched in 2004, the Take Care New York policy aims to tackle the main causes of preventable illness and death in New York City.

• The Health Department also reported progress in other areas:

• 508 fewer deaths from HIV

• 10% fewer women die from intimate partner homicide

• Over 100 fewer deaths from alcohol

• 265,000 more New Yorkers have a regular doctor

NYC Take Care New York also has recommendations for a Healthier New York, including:

• Have a regular Doctor or Healthcare Provider

• Be Tobacco-Free

• Keep your Heart Healthy

• Know your HIV Status

• Get Help for Depression

• Live free of Dependence on alcohol and drugs

• Get checked for Cancer

• Make your home safe and healthy

• Have a healthy baby

Surf to our Show Notes for a link to this report and for other health tips.

http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/pr2007/pr066-07.shtml

Changes in postural activity of the trunk muscles following spinal manipulative therapy  

A study in the August 2007 issue of the journal Manual Therapy, looked at how manipulative therapy affects posture.

Spinal manipulative therapy (SMT) is common in the management of low back pain (LBP) and has been associated with changes in muscle activity, but evidence is conflicting.

This study investigated the effect of SMT on trunk muscle activity in postural tasks in people with and without LBP.

In controls, there was no change in trunk muscle EMG during the postural perturbation after SMT. In LBP subjects there was an increase in the postural response with some of the muscles studied.

These results indicate that SMT changes the functional activity of trunk muscles in people with LBP, but has no effect on control subjects. Importantly, SMT increased the activity of some abdominal muscles with no change in the other deep trunk muscles which were analyzed, which is often the target of exercise interventions.

Surf to our Show Notes for a link to this study - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6WN0-4NJP9GC-1&_user=10&_coverDate=08%2F31%2F2007&_rdoc=8&_fmt=summary&_orig=browse&_srch=doc-info(%23toc%236948%232007%23999879996%23662005%23FLA%23display%23Volume)&_cdi=6948&_sort=d&_docanchor=&_ct=23&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=d623b0219de626c115c6d5ec93308b8e

Complementary and alternative therapies

A study in the August 2007 issue of Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice investigated how various types of health practitioners communicate their knowledge about Alternative Therapies.

Nurses, physicians, and allied health professionals at the IWK Health Centre, Halifax, NS, Canada, a tertiary care, regional center for a population of 2.5 million were surveyed.

The authors of the study examined personal attitudes and professional practice in addressing the use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use by patients. They also examined the availability of CAM-related information to health professionals.

The findings suggest that health professionals:

1. are supportive of the use of selected CAM therapies by patients;

2. have almost no personal experience of CAM;

3. have limited knowledge about CAM and acquire that information mainly from the Internet, friends or family rather than professional journals;

4. are uncomfortable discussing CAM with patients and;

5. rarely or never ask patients about CAM use.

In conclusion, the authors have identified barriers for health professionals to effective communication about CAM use by their patients and families. Improved access to existing policies and scientific publications, and specific continuing professional development opportunities focused on speaking openly and non-judgmentally with patients are likely to enhance accurate guidance of patients in the highly prevalent use of CAM.

Surf to our Show Notes for a link to this study - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B7MFN-4NJP41K-1&_user=10&_coverDate=08%2F31%2F2007&_rdoc=7&_fmt=summary&_orig=browse&_srch=doc-info(%23toc%2323263%232007%23999869996%23662385%23FLA%23display%23Volume)&_cdi=23263&_sort=d&_docanchor=&_ct=14&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=3e39e881e43f69591231e65c436dc4c2

Florida Governor Signs Palmer-Introduced Legislation

On June 28, 2007, Florida Governor Charlie Crist signed a bill introduced by Palmer College that will bring about positive opportunities for the chiropractic profession and the Florida Campus. The bill was approved by the Florida Senate and the House of Representatives in May.

This new legislation will provide doctors of chiropractic the opportunity to practice on the campus of an accredited college of chiropractic in the state of Florida as part of their teaching responsibilities without a Florida license, provided they have an active and current license to practice in another state.

Additionally, a second part of the bill, which was suggested by the Florida Chiropractic Association, allows students to sit for licensure in Florida prior to graduation. This is important legislation and will certainly be welcome news to our students.

Surf to www.palmer.edu for more information.

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