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Articles of Interest
Working With Clients Who Are Medically Fragile
About 15 percent of the current U.S. population is 65 years or older, and as the baby boomers continue to age, the size of this group will continue to grow. Combine this population with those who are chronically ill or have suffered a serious injury, and it’s easy to see how now and in the future you may have clients who are deemed medically fragile. Although the benefits of massage therapy are likely similar for medically fragile clients, there are a wide array of things that will be different … [Read More...]
Taking a Wrist Series: It’s About the Carpals
Routine radiographic examination of the wrist is not difficult, but does require some attention to positioning. Keep in mind that to evaluate a joint on X-ray, one must be able to visualize the joint in two planes at 90 degrees to one other. The routine series for a wrist includes PA and lateral views. For further evaluation, oblique projection may also be necessary if trauma or arthritis is evident. The PA View The PA radiograph of the wrist is best obtained with the arm abducted 90 … [Read More...]
Physical Activity Can Prevent Stroke
Silent brain infarcts (subclinical strokes) “have an increased risk of dementia and a steeper decline in cognitive function than those without such lesions” for older people. This study found that “engaging in moderate to heavy physical activities may be an important component of prevention strategies aimed at reducing subclinical brain infarcts.” Abstract BACKGROUND: Silent brain infarcts are frequently seen on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in healthy elderly people and may be … [Read More...]
The Multidisciplinary Model: A Trend That Can’t Be Ignored
This past year was an eye-opening one for me, especially from an international perspective. It all started with the World Federation of Chiropractic's biennial congress in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in April 2011. More than 1,000 enthusiastic attendees participated, and what particularly impressed me was the representation from the World Congress of Chiropractic Students. Students from all over the world traveled to the congress, led by WCCS President Dr. Stanton Hom from California. Dr. Hom … [Read More...]
Conservative Care Beats Medication for Neck Pain
A study published in the Jan. 3, 2012 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine and widely reported by mainstream media suggests conservative care consisting of either spinal manipulation or home exercise is more effective than over-the-counter and prescription medication for relieving acute and subacute neck pain. Spinal manipulative therapy was more effective than medication in both the short and long term, as was home exercise in the form of self-mobilization of the neck and shoulder joints … [Read More...]
Meditation Promotes Mindfulness
The Default Mode Network (DMN) involves regions of the brain associated with mind-wandering – namely, the medial prefrontal cortex and the posterior cingulate corticies, that may cause lapses in attention and anxiety. To assess whether mindfulness-based meditation can reduce activity along this brain axis, Judson Brewer, from Yale University School of Medicine (Connecticut, USA), and colleagues analyzed 12 experienced mindfulness meditation practitioners, and a group of 13 control subjects who … [Read More...]
Is Soup Toxic to Your Health?
Bisphenol A (BPA) is a plasticizer that is regarded as an endocrine disruptor that may be linked to cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and liver abnormalities. Commonly used in food can linings, Karin B. Michels, from Harvard School of Public Health (Massachusetts, USA), and colleagues assessed the urinary bisphenol A (BPA) levels of 75 healthy men and women, ages 18 years and older, who consumed homemade soup for five consecutive days, and then ate canned soup for another five days in a … [Read More...]
