Volume 28, Issue 1 , Page 2, January 2005
JMPT Highlights
Article Outline
Evidence of long-term benefits of manipulation. Muller and Giles (p. 3) report on results from a long-term follow-up of a randomized clinical trial. In this study, patients having chronic mechanical spinal pain syndromes who received spinal manipulation gained significant benefit in both short- and long-term outcomes.
A better understanding of the nature of radicular pain. Bove, Zaheen, and Bajwa (p. 12) look more closely at the subjective characteristics of radicular pain. They find that radicular pain was reported as “deep” rather than “superficial,” and pain was typically reported at sites correlating with multiple spinal levels. They suggest that myotomal and sclerotomal charts may have more diagnostic benefit compared with dermatomal charts for patients with radicular pain.
Consent in chiropractic practice investigated. Langworthy and le Fleming (p. 15) investigate approaches to consent among a sample of practicing UK chiropractors. Their findings suggest that consent may be poorly understood or selectively implemented among those in the UK chiropractic profession. They offer suggestions for ways to address these issues.
A closer look at neck pain and function. Lee, Nicholson, and Adams (p. 25) present their findings on the association between neck muscle endurance, cervical range of motion, and neck pain. They offer how these findings may have an impact on how patients are evaluated and managed.
Improving how students learn manipulative skills. Enebo and Sherwood (p. 33) offer information that may impact how students and practitioners learn and improve manipulation skills. Data are presented on how feedback, practice schedule, and experience level may impact learning high-velocity low-amplitude prone thoracic spinal manipulation.
The autonomic relationship to musculoskeletal injury. Grimm, Cunningham, and Burke (p. 44) investigate the differences in autonomic function between individuals with acute musculoskeletal injury and healthy controls. Their findings suggest that the interaction between skin and vasomotor sympathetic nerves in response to acute musculoskeletal injury may result in changes in autonomic function.
Muscle testing. Pollard et al (p. 52) take a closer look at muscle testing by comparing 2 practitioners of differing skill levels to identify if they could reliably agree on the presence of a weak or strong deltoid or psoas muscle.
Comparing the risk of vertebral basilar artery injury: manipulation versus whiplash. Haneline and Triano (p. 57) offer a comparison of biomechanical evidence between cervical chiropractic manipulative therapy and whiplash that suggests that the healthy vertebral artery is not at risk from properly performed chiropractic manipulative procedures. They offer a discussion of the recent evidence associated with causes of vascular accidents.
An unusual case report. Wessely, Kettner, and Pierre-Jerome (p. 64) describe a case report of an unusual presentation of a lymphoma in the rib of a patient who had previously received an organ transplant, which is an atypical finding in the skeletal system.
Snapping hip syndrome and SI joint dysfunction. Konczak and Ames (p. 67) describes the chiropractic management of a marathon runner with internal snapping hip syndrome and sacroiliac joint dysfunction. This case report outlines the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of this condition.
Does the chiropractic manipulation model need revision? Vernon and Mrozek (p. 68) propose revisiting the Sandoz model. This commentary offers a new outlook on how we might consider joint dysfunction and manipulation.
PII: S0161-4754(05)00031-X
doi:10.1016/j.jmpt.2005.01.014
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Volume 28, Issue 1 , Page 2, January 2005
