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Dose-response and efficacy of spinal manipulation for care of chronic low back pain: a randomized controlled trial. – PubMed – NCBI
I strive to treat my patients effectively. Sometimes I feel as though I may under treat my patients. In my experience, 6 to 8 visits is a reasonable amount of time to see improvements in a person’s condition. Based on the following study, at least for chronic lower back pain, 12 visits seems to be…
Efficacy of Spinal Manipulation for Chronic Headache: A Systematic Review
Found this systematic review on spinal manipulative therapy (SMT) and chronic headaches. Though the authors note that the research isn’t based on strong studies this is their conclusion: SMT appears to have a better effect than massage for cervicogenic headache. It also appears that SMT has an effect comparable with commonly used first-line prophylactic prescription…
Comparing hamstring activity with three different kettlebell swings
I found this paper, Hamstring Myoelectrical Activity During Three Different Kettlebell Swing Exercises. The paper compared how 3 different swings, the hinge swing, the squat swing, and the double knee extension swing (used in those who train for kettlebell sport) affected the hamstring muscles. The 3 hamstring muscles were divided into 2 parts a medial…
The 4 Exercises Your Low Back Is Better Without | The Movement Fix
The 4 Exercises Your Low Back Is Better Without | The Movement Fix. This is a worthwhile article to read if you get back pain even if you do a “tonne of ab work”. Dr Notley
A Primer on Pain | True Movement
Pain can be a frustrating thing to deal with. You can see all the health care professionals, endure blood tests, have MRIs, CAT scans, X-rays but a cause may not be found. This is because pain is not always as a result of damage but a result of the brain’s interpretations of the stimuli it…
