To date and to our knowledge, no study has investigated the side, duration or number of audible popping sounds during upper cervical HVLA thrust manipulation. Therefore, the primary purpose of the ...
The effectiveness of spinal manipulation divides medical opinion. On bmj.com today, experts debate whether spinal manipulation for neck pain should be abandoned. Spinal manipulation is a technique ...
Going to a chiropractor has become an accepted part of medical care, with about 15% of adults in the United States visiting one every year. Although critics claim the field lacks scientific validity, ...
The chiropractor had just worked on Lynne Beliveau’s neck when she became dizzy, unable to see or move. Rushed to the hospital, Beliveau had a shunt inserted to relieve pressure caused by swelling in ...
When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A women's chiropractic procedure to manipulate her neck may have inadvertently led doctors to ...
The landscape of alternative medical treatments continues to evolve, with chiropractic care standing at the intersection of controversy and potential therapeutic benefit. Neck manipulation, a ...
Many people try to relieve neck tension by forcefully twisting their neck until it "cracks," but this self-manipulation can be risky and should be avoided. Safe neck adjustments should only be ...
Every year, large numbers of people in the U.S. see chiropractors for relief of headaches; back, shoulder, foot and neck pain; and for help with numbness and tingling or a loss of strength in the arms ...
Okay, now let that shoulder just drop in there,” the chiropractor says in the Instagram reel — one among many that show up in my feed. He stands on a pedestal that puts his thigh at the patient’s ...
Background The popping produced during high-velocity, low-amplitude (HVLA) thrust manipulation is a common sound; however to our knowledge, no study has previously investigated the location of ...