Tag: Patient Selection
Frequency and clinical predictors of adverse reactions to chiropractic care in the UCLA neck pain study.
Posted: May 24, 2016 at 7:22 am / Degenerative
This study by Hurwitz et al from 2005 looked at the type and frequency of adverse events associated with chiropractic treatments for neck pain. Study participants were included if they had neck pain without progressive neurologic deficit or presence of disc herniations. Additionally they were excluded if they had evidence of myelopathy, spondyloarthropathy or were […]
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Surgery for spinal stenosis: long-term reoperation rates, health care cost, and impact of instrumentation.
Posted: May 5, 2016 at 8:18 am / Degenerative
There has been a significant increase in the rates of spinal fusion in the past 15 years in the United States. This study attempted to identify the efficacy and costs associated with this trend. This study by Lad et al provided a retrospective cohort analysis of a population that underwent spinal stenosis surgery between 2002 […]
