CHIROPRACTIC CARE: ATTEMPTING A RISK–BENEFIT ANALYSIS

Cry babies: A framework for chiropractic care

147 doi EYWORDS hiropractic; nfant behaviour; olic; leep disorder; nexplained infant rying Summary With 21% of parents taking their excessively crying infant to a healthcare professional, chiropractors are often selected to treat these infants. The personal, family and social costs of this crying syndrome are high, yet there is no agreed treatment protocol. A large number of studies have been a...

An Impairment Rating Analysis Of Asthmatic Children Under Chiropractic Care

A self-reported asthma-related impairment study was conducted on 81 children under chiropractic care. The intent of this study was to quantify self-reported changes in impairment experienced by the pediatric asthmatic subjects, before and after a two month period under chiropractic care. Practitioners, representing a general range of six different approaches to vertebral subluxation correction,...

The chiropractic care of children.

OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to characterize the practice of pediatric chiropractic. DESIGN The study design was a cross-sectional descriptive survey. SETTINGS/LOCATION The settings were private practices throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe. PARTICIPANTS The participants were 548 chiropractors, the majority of whom are practicing in the United States, Canada, and...

“Growing Pains” and Chiropractic Care

Chiropractic Care of a Patient with Parkinson’s Disease Utilizing Chiropractic Biophysics: A Case Study

In the U.S. it is estimated that at least one million people are affected by Parkinson’s disease and there are greater than 50,000 new cases diagnosed each year. The etiology of the disease remains unknown although research has hypothesized several leading risk factors such as systemic inflammatory insults, mitochondrial gene mutations, toxins, bacteria, viruses and trauma. Resting tremors of t...