Dr. Brett Kinsler presents a new podcast episode of On The Other Hand, in which we hear from Dr. David Seaman, chiropractor and expert in the connection between nutrition and chronic inflammation.

Who’s Asleep Over at MedScape? The Chiro.Org Blog In general, I find the reporting at MedScape to be top notch, but I have significant problems with their 4-20-11 essay titled: “The Potential Complications of Chiropractic Therapy”. Answer this question: If I sneeze, and there is a car accident across the street, have we discovered the [...]

The Evidence-based Rap, orWhat’s Wrong With My Pain Meds? The Chiro.Org Blog Editorial Commentary: Based on: “A systematic review on the effectiveness of pharmacological interventions for chronic non-specific low-back pain ” Eur Spine J. 2011 (Jan); 20 (1): 40–50 ~ FULL TEXT OK, maybe this isn’t a genuine Rap, and I’m not rhyming-Simon, but somebody [...]

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Landmark Legislation Passes In The Texas Senate The Chiro.Org Blog SOURCE: Texas Journal of Chiropractic The Texas Chiropractic Association reports that on Thursday, April 14, 2011, the Texas Senate passed Senate Bill 1001. Says the Texas Chiropractic Association: “This landmark legislation is significant for two reasons: It allows chiropractors to form professional associations with medical [...]

Autism researcher accused of embezzling $1 million Source Copenhagen Post American prosecutors are seeking to extradite a Danish scientist who a federal grand jury in Atlanta has charged with 13 counts of wire fraud and nine counts of money laundering. They allege that Poul Thorsen, 49, stole over $1 million from autism research funding between [...]

Advising on Prevention in Chiropractic:A Look at Public Health Promotion The Chiro.Org Blog SOURCE: Topics in Integrative Health Care 2011: 2 (1) There are more articles like this at the: Health Promotion & Wellness Page Harrison Ndetan, M.Sc., MPH, DrPH, Michael Ramcharan, DC, Marion Willard Evans, Jr., DC, PhD, MCHES, CWP The Abstract: Chiropractic care [...]

Predictors For Success Of Spinal Manipulation For Neck Pain The Chiro.Org Blog SOURCE: J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2011 (Mar); 34 (3): 144–152 This newly published JMPT study attempted to identify those prognostic clinical factors that may potentially identify, a priori, patients with mechanical neck pain who are likely to experience a rapid and successful response [...]

Chiropractic Physicians Meet with Congress The Chiro.Org Blog SOURCE:   ACA News As health care reform implementation begins, making the case for chiropractic inclusion on the federal and state levels remains a priority. Nearly 500 chiropractic physicians, students and supporters converged on the nation’s capital Feb. 14-15 as part of the American Chiropractic Association’s 2011 [...]

Just In Case You Don’t Believe Me… The Chiro.Org Blog For those of you who want limited prescription rights, and believe that Medicine wishes you well, please review this abstract from an Editorial in the Texas Medicine Journal. SOURCE: Texas Medicine Journal 2011 (Apr 1); 107 (4): 20-26 Medicine Under Attack The Texas Medical Association [...]

Historic Grant for Palmer, Rand Corporation, and Samueli Institute To Study Chiropractic Care For Active-duty Military Personnel The Chiro.Org Blog On Febuary 18, 2011 we reported that the Palmer Center for Chiropractic Research Received a $7.4 million Military Readiness Grant. Here’s an interesting update (4-09-2011) on the proposed study from Dynamic Chiropractic On the Front [...]

Source ChiroACCESS Until 2006 there was virtually no mention of table sanitation in the chiropractic literature. That has dramatically changed in the last five years. While many doctors, both in private practice and in college clinics, used good sanitation measures, others did not. There are several studies that have cultured microbes from chiropractic colleges and [...]

In this podcast interview, Dr. Brett Kinsler interviews Dr. Kevin Jardine who created the SpiderTech line of kinesiology tape. Best known for their pre-cut tape applications, SpiderTech is also a strong advocate in the education of chiropractors.

Source MSNBC The longstanding advice to “sit up straight” has been turned on its head by a new study that suggests leaning back is a much better posture. Researchers analyzed different postures and concluded that the strain of sitting upright for long hours is a perpetrator of chronic back problems. Using a new form of [...]

Source New York Times Preventing obesity and smoking can save lives, but it does not save money, according to a new report. It costs more to care for healthy people who live years longer, according to a Dutch study that counters the common perception that preventing obesity would save governments millions of dollars. “It was [...]

Subluxation Reviewed, Revisited, Revitalized The Chiro.Org Blog SOURCE: Dynamic Chiropractic By Malik Slosberg, DC, MS Our understanding of the biomechanics and neurology of the subluxation continues to evolve as more research is published which helps explain the nature of this lesion. Historically, the subluxation has been at the heart of the identity and purpose of [...]

Source Scientific American The town of New Ulm, Minn., some 90 miles outside of Minneapolis, is small. With a population of about 15,000, the self-proclaimed polka capital of the U.S. might not seem like the most obvious locale to roll out an aggressive, unconventional attack on heart disease. But for the past couple years, a [...]

Have You Visited the LINKS Section Lately? The Chiro.Org Blog Our Blog is designed to cover current news and reviews, but it’s just one of more than 20 Sections of our website. Perhaps it’s time for you to revisit (or discover for the first time) the full spectrum of our archival website. I’ll start with [...]

Adjusting Increases Upper Cervical Rotation by 100% in 10 Cases of Atlantoaxial Osteoarthritis The Chiro.Org Blog SOURCE J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2011 (Feb); 34 (2): 131-137 This new case series, managed by the Department of Orthopedics, in the General Military Hospital of Beijing, China, involved 10 patients with idiopathic degenerative and posttraumatic atlantoaxial osteoarthritis. They [...]