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HEALTHBEAT SHOW NOTES .... Episode #97 - Recorded May 18, 2007Hello
and welcome to this week’s edition of HealthBeat, Chiropractic OnLine Today’s
Health, News and informational Podcast. In
this week’s news:
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For HealthBeat, This is Dr. Todd Eglow. Welcome to HealthBeat Podcast #97, recorded May 18, 2007. HealthBeat is Chiropractic OnLine Today’s radio program, providing current news and commentary about Chiropractic and Health. This week’s Episode is sponsored by DaVinci Laboratories. Please surf to our web site at www.ChiropracticRadio.com and click on the DaVinci link for your Health and Nutritional needs. If you are interested in creating personalized Healthbeat podcasts for your office or website, to help attract new patients, please surf to our web site and send us an Email …. Finally, Chiropractic OnLine Today has always provided our news and education content for free and plan on continuing this policy. However, we do request that if you are enjoying these podcasts, that you surf to ChiropracticRadio.com and consider clicking on our PayPal link to make a donation to keep these Podcasts airing. We thank everyone for their continued support. And Now for some news …. Dr.
Donald Murphy to Conduct Online Teleconference Long-time COT contributor, Dr. Donald Murphy, will be conducting an online Teleconference for the FCER on May 31, 2007. Dr. Murphy is a chiropractic clinician and an instructor in evidence-based spine care. He has done recently-published research in this topic area and will be discussing this further during the teleconference. Topic for discussion will include:
Surf to our Show Notes for a link to the FCER sign-up page - http://www.fcer.org/html/Events/teleconf0507.htm Spine
Abstracts The April 20th, 2007 edition of the journal Spine looked at some interesting spinal studies. One study discussed was a 4-month randomized controlled trial to evaluate the effect of chair design on neck/shoulder pain among sewing machine operators. The study was done to determine whether a chair with a curved seat pan leads to improved changes in monthly neck/shoulder pain scores compared with a control intervention. Sewing machine operators experience a high prevalence and severity of neck and shoulder pain in comparison to other working populations probably due to the sustained shoulder abduction and neck and upper back flexion required of the task. An adjustable height task chair that supports a forward sitting posture may reduce these posture-related risk factors and reduce neck/shoulder pain. A total of 277 sewing machine operators with neck/shoulder pain were assigned to 1) control group, 2) a chair with a flat seat pan plus miscellaneous items, or 3) a chair with a curved seat pan plus miscellaneous items. Participants completed a monthly questionnaire assessing neck/shoulder pain severity. The study concluded that these findings demonstrate that an adjustable height task chair with a curved seat pan can reduce neck and shoulder pain severity among sewing machine operators. As always, COT’s HealthBeat recommends discussing any pain related disorder, including proper seating options, with your Doctor of Chiropractic. In another study in the April 20th edition of the journal Spine, a cross-sectional survey among adolescents aged 15-16 years was undertaken. This survey was to evaluate whether physical activity or sedentary activities associated with neck and shoulder symptoms among adolescents. Associations of physical activity level, total sitting time, and different kinds of sedentary activities with neck or occipital pain and shoulder pain were analyzed at 15-16 years of age using logistic regression. Reporting pain (not seeking medical help) and consultation for pain (seeking medical help) were assessed separately in girls but were combined in boys because of a low prevalence of severe pain. The study concluded that neck or occipital pain and shoulder pain are very common symptoms among adolescents, and both prolonged sitting and a high level of physical activity seem to be related to them. Surf to our Show Notes for a link to these Spine Journal studies. Spinal
Manipulation shown to be Beneficial for Neck Pain A Literature review, published in the Journal for Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics (JMPT), finds evidence that patients with chronic neck pain enrolled in clinical trials reported significant improvement following chiropractic spinal manipulation. According to Howard Vernon, DC, PhD, the review’s chief author, “The results of the literature review confirm the common clinical experience of doctors of chiropractic: neck manipulation is beneficial for patients with certain forms of chronic neck pain.” The literature review focused on patients with chronic pain and did not include studies involving patients with acute neck pain, neck and arm pain, neck pain due to whiplash, or those with headaches. In this review, chronic neck pain was defined as being a minimum of 8 weeks duration. Neck pain is a very common complaint – approximately 15 percent of women and 10 percent of men are estimated to have chronic neck pain at any one time. According to a report issued by the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners, 18 percent of chiropractic patients list neck pain as their chief complaint. Surf to our Show Notes for a link to this study - http://www.jmptonline.org/article/PIIS0161475407000590/abstract?browse_volume=30&issue_key=TOC%40%40JOURNALSNOSUPP%40YJMPT%400030%400003&issue_preview=no&select1=no&select1=no&vol= Predicting
Outcomes for Cervical Radiculopathy According to a study published in the April 2007 issue of the European Spine Journal, it is not always easy to predict the degree of symptomatic improvement to be expected in a patient undergoing surgery for cervical disc herniation and radiculopathy. The current study investigated whether preoperative electromyography (EMG) can help select those most likely to benefit from intervention. Clinical assessment employed using validated scoring systems (Prolo functional and economic scoring system). Patients underwent MRI preoperatively, and were assessed pre and postoperatively with neurophysiological studies (NPS) including nerve conduction studies and concentric needle EMG. The study concluded that neurophysiological studies are a valuable tool in selecting patients in this subgroup for cervical surgery. Surf to our Show Notes for a link to this article - http://www.springerlink.com/content/n07u680881264256/
Update
to Call for ACA/ICA Merger In an update to a story discussed in COT HealthBeat episode #96, the Board of Governors (BOG) of the American Chiropractic Association (ACA) has reiterated and strengthened the statement regarding COCSA’s proposal that was originally passed by the House of Delegates on March 24 in Washington, D.C. ACA’s most recent statement announces that the association continues to “stand ready and willing to begin merger discussions with ICA leaders” and invites ICA to meet to set in motion the "discussions that will hopefully lead to a stronger and more powerful chiropractic profession.” “The ACA applauds the efforts of the Congress of Chiropractic State Associations to unite the ACA and ICA and strongly believes that unified action is critical to the future success of the chiropractic profession and the patients it serves. Unity efforts on a state level have been noteworthy and beneficial – and national unity is the next logical step in the right direction.” Surf to our Show Notes for a link to the ACA’s Statement - http://www.acatoday.org/content_css.cfm?CID=2335 As always, please surf to our Podcast Show Notes at ChiropractiRadio.com for a full listing of web references mentioned in today’s show. And remember - COT’s Healthbeat always recommends discussing any nutritional or exercise lifestyle modifications with a qualified healthcare professional. Thank you for listening…. As always, We Want to hear from you. Please send us emails…. Simply surf to our Web Site at ChiropracticRadio.com and click on the Email link. You can also leave us Voice Mail…. Simply open up your Skype and type in “healthbeat”, all in small letters. If you have an idea for a future Health Segment, please feel free to contact me directly via email …. The address is: healthbeat@chiropracticradio.com We also would appreciate your votes both at Podcastalley.com and at podcasts.yahoo.com. If you are enjoying these podcasts, please surf to our HealthBeat homepage and click on the Podcast Alley link and Yahoo links. If you have a Web Site for your practice and you would like to add content to help attract more patients, please consider adding a personalized HealthBeat segments to your site. Many listeners are finding this a useful content addition to an Office’s Web Site. For more information, please send me an Email at healthbeat@chiropracticradio.com While at our Web Site, please remember to consider making a donation to help keep these Podcasts airing. Listener support such as yours, via our PayPal link, does help in allowing us to bring these Podcasts to you weekly. Finally,
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