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HEALTHBEAT SHOW NOTES .... Episode #168 - Recorded September 26, 2008Hello and welcome to this week’s edition of HealthBeat, Chiropractic OnLine Today’s Health, News and Informational Podcast, and Proud to be the #1 Search Result for Chiropractic Podcasts in the iTunes Podcast Directory. In
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For HealthBeat, This is Dr. Todd Eglow! Welcome to HealthBeat Podcast #168, recorded September 26, 2008. HealthBeat is Chiropractic OnLine Today’s radio program, providing current news and commentary about Chiropractic and Health. This week’s Episode is sponsored by DaVinci Laboratories. Please surf to our web site at www.ChiropracticRadio.com and click on the DaVinci link for your Health and Nutritional needs. We also would appreciate your passing the word of our Podcasts to your friends and colleagues. Please let everyone know how easy it is to subscribe via the Apple iTunes directory. If you are interested in creating personalized Healthbeat podcasts for your office or website, to help attract new patients, please surf to our web site and send us an Email …. …. or Skype us by typing in “healthbeat”, all in small letters. Twitter - We are always looking to expand our interactivity with you, our loyal Health Community. If you would like to be kept up-to-date with current events about Health, Technology and ME, feel free to surf to – http://www.twitter.com/teglow and click on the Follow link. Next, we would like to send out a big Thank You to those of you who are linking our Podcast to your home pages.... We do request that you also include a link to our main Podcast Page at www.ChiropracticRadio.com And as always, a big thank you to our COT HealthBeat Listener community. This podcast is made available thru the generous donations we receive and greatly appreciate. If you could remember to surf to our Web Site and click on the PayPal link to make a monthly donation, even $5-$10, this would be very much welcomed. Finally, Chiropractic OnLine Today has always provided our news and education content for free and plan on continuing this policy. However, we do request that if you are enjoying these podcasts, that you surf to ChiropracticRadio.com and consider clicking on our PayPal link to make a donation to keep these Podcasts airing. We thank everyone for their continued support. And Now for some news …. This
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Population Health Approach to Neck Pain Neck pain and its associated disorders (NPAD) cause significant health burden in the general population and after road traffic and occupational injury. Individual-level health care treatments have been well studied, but population-health approaches to this problem have not. The study being referenced used a best-evidence synthesis to examine population-level approaches to the prevention and control of NPAD. A study in the July 2008 issue of the Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics looked at a systematic review examined studies published between 1980 and 2006 that addressed the incidence, prevalence, risk factors, prevention, cost, assessment and classification, interventions, and course and prognostic factors for NPAD. Citations were screened for relevance, scientifically reviewed, and synthesized. Valid studies addressing public policies or population-level approaches to the prevention and control of NPAD were identified and used in the evidence synthesis. The study concluded that there is little evidence on which to make public or population-level recommendations, despite the important public health burden and costs of NPAD. Population-level approaches to preventing and controlling NPAD should be investigated. Surf to our Show Notes for more information - http://journals.elsevierhealth.com/periodicals/ymmt/issues/contents?issue_key=S0161-4754(08)X0007-7 Adverse
Effects of Spinal Manipulative Therapy in Children Younger Than 3 Years A study in the July 2008 issue of the Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics was published to identify any adverse effects to chiropractic care occurring in the pediatric patient and to evaluate the risk of complications arising in the pediatric patient resulting from chiropractic care. The study reviewed a 3-year retrospective study of pediatric case files from the Anglo-European College of Chiropractic (AECC) (Bournemouth, England) teaching clinic practice in Bournemouth, England. Most (73.5%) patients presenting were 12 weeks of age or younger. This study shows that for the population studied, chiropractic manipulation produced very few adverse effects and was a safe form of therapy in the treatment of patients in this age group. X-Rays
Effective for Colon Cancer An X-ray test may help doctors determine who needs regular colonoscopies. A federal study published in the New England Journal of Medicine performed both standard colonoscopy and X-ray tests on more than 2,531 people at 15 U.S. medical centers. The study found that "virtual colonoscopies" identified 9 out of 10 people who had cancers or large growths seen by regular colonoscopies. However, the study also found that technicians could misread the X-ray and identify polyps that weren't there, leading to unnecessary follow-up tests. It also was not as good as standard colonoscopy at detecting flat growths on the colon wall, which are more likely to be cancerous than more prominent growths, according to the Associated Press. The researchers say the study was more effective at ruling out cancer than finding it. As always, COTs HealthBeat recommends discussing all diagnostic evaluations with a qualified healthcare professional. Surf to our Show Notes for a link to this article - http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/EMIHC277/333/9254/832366.html?d=dmtICNNews Adherence
to Radiography Guidelines for Low Back Pain and Chiropractic Schools A study in the July 2008 issue of the Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics was published to describe instruction provided at chiropractic schools worldwide on the use of spine radiography and compares instruction with evidence-based guidelines for low back pain. Individuals responsible for radiology instruction at accredited chiropractic schools throughout the world were contacted and invited to participate in a Web-based survey. The survey included questions on the role of conventional radiography in chiropractic practice and instruction given to students for its use in patients with acute low back pain. This survey suggests that many aspects of radiology instruction provided by accredited chiropractic schools appear to be evidence based. However, there appears to be a disparity between some schools and existing evidence with respect to the role of radiography for patients with acute low back pain without "red flags" for serious disease. This may contribute to chiropractic overutilization of radiography for low back pain. Surf to our Show Notes for more information - http://journals.elsevierhealth.com/periodicals/ymmt/issues/contents?issue_key=S0161-4754(08)X0007-7 As always, please surf to our Podcast Show Notes at ChiropractiRadio.com for a full listing of web references mentioned in today’s show. And remember - COT’s
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