Measuring the curve.
Harrison et al (p. 516) evaluate the reliability of the flexicurve instrument in determining cervical sagittal skin contour.
Pain and physical impairment.
Lee et al (p. 539) study students who use computers to examine the relationship between the location of neck pain on pain drawings and physical impairments.
Manipulation influences EMG activity.
DeVocht et al (p. 465) investigate if manipulation induces a change in resting electromyographic levels in patients with low back pain and tight paraspinal muscles.
Two cases of myelopathy.
Patel et al (p. 479) present diagnostic images and clinical findings for one patient with acute transverse myelitis and another patient with posttraumatic syringomyelia.
A difference between manual vs machine?
Shearar et al (p. 493) examine if either mechanical or high-velocity low-amplitude chiropractic adjustments would reduce pain and disability in patients diagnosed with sacroiliac joint syndrome.
Chiropractic and neck pain.
Haneline (p. 520) summarizes the current evidence on chiropractic manipulation for the treatment of acute neck pain.
Type O or type M?
Pollard (p. 547) suggests a model for the chiropractic profession that might act as a bridge between various, and seemingly self-excluding, approaches to patient management.
A pain in the behind.
Cox and Bakkum (p. 534) correlate the anatomy of the gluteal region with the clinical findings of retrotrochanteric and posterior thigh pain.
Case series of MUA.
Cremata et al (p. 526) present the results of 4 cases for patients with chronic spinal, sacroiliac, and/or pelvic and low back pain undergoing manipulation under anesthesia.
Long-term outcomes for LBP.
Leboeuf-Yde et al (p. 472) investigate distinct subgroups of patients with low back pain. These findings may help to predict treatment outcome in chiropractic practice.
Response to manipulation.
Hemmilä (p. 508) examines if manual therapy has a measurable effect on cervical spine pain and mobility over time.
Reliable outcome measures.
Agarwal et al (p. 487) examine if the Spin-T goniometer and a laser pointer is a reliable way of measuring cervical ranges of motion.
Cortical processing and the spinal adjustment.
Lersa et al (p. 502) investigate the relationship between the number of sites of spinal dysfunction and a range of measures of cognitive processing.
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