Patients with back pain often get the wrong treatment

This article reviews a recent study from JAMA and the American College of Physicians guidelines. Low back disorders are one of the most common reasons people go to doctors and the major cause of disability for people under 55 years old. As MDs like to promote themselves as scientific minded, why do you think so many MD's ignore the scientific based guidelines?

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/07/29/back-pain-treatment/2596755/

Another research study showing benefit of chiropractic care for US veterans

Here is another research showing benefit of chiropractic care for veterans. It was recently published in the Veteran's Administration Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development. 
Were you aware that doctors of chiropractic now work at many VA clinics and the VA is starting a residency program for DC's?

http://www.rehab.research.va.gov/jour/11/488/page927.html

Why do medical doctors usually not follow the scientific research backed guidelines for treating low back pain?

This USA Today article reviews a recent study from JAMA and the American College of Physicians guidelines. Low back disorders are one of the most common reasons people go to doctors and the major cause of disability for people under 55 years old. As MDs like to promote themselves as scientific minded, why do you think so many MD's ignore the scientific based guidelines?

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/07/29/back-pain-treatment/2596755/

Unfortunately many people are not aware that chiropractic care can be beneficial for more than back or neck disorders.
Here is a new systematic review from the British Journal of Sport Medicine. This study pooled the results of eight previous research studies and concluded that manual joint mobilization was beneficial for both acute and subactue/chronic ankle sprains.


http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/early/2013/08/26/bjsports-2013-092763.abstract

Information on the Affordable Care Act's insurance exchanges

Here is a website form Blue Cross of Illinois, our largest medical insurance provider in IL, and one of the companies that will be offering policies on the new IL insurance exchange starting Oct. 1st.
It is very informative and uses some hypothetical cases. 

Do you have any questions on the information in this guide?

Ask Blue

This is a summary of a recent study by the National Institutes of Health showing an enormous variation in the quoted prices for hip replacements by various hospitals -- from $11,100 to more than $125,000! They also found most hospitals would not give a price quote for the procedure. The authors wrote "There is no justification for the inability to report a fee estimate, or a 12-fold price variation for a common elective procedure like a hip replacement."
Why do we have these huge price variations with hospital procedures?

http://www.medpagetoday.com/Orthopedics/Orthopedics/37313

Supreme Court rules Drug Companies exempt from Lawsuits

In a 5-4 vote, the US Supreme Court struck down a lower court’s ruling and award for the victim of a generic pharmaceutical drug’s adverse reaction. According to the victim and the state courts, the drug caused a flesh-eating side effect that left the patient permanently disfigured over most of her body. The adverse reaction was hidden by the drug maker and later forced to be included on all warning labels. But the highest court in the land ruled that the victim had no legal grounds to sue the corporation because its drugs are exempt from lawsuits.

http://www.whiteoutpress.com/articles/q32013/supreme-court-rules-drug-companies-exempt-from-lawsuits/

The Truth About Salt

Urban legends also occur in medical practice, including the recommendations concerning salt/sodium intake. Sodium is vital for many functions in our bodies including heart contraction. We are also recently seeing much information about the dangers of low sodium intake including hyponatremia. Here is an article from my current newsletter. Any comments on this information?

http://www.toyourhealth.com/mpacms/tyh/article.php?id=1800

Henry J Kaiser Family Foundation Health Reform Website

This site from the Henry Kaiser Family Foundation now has a insurance cost subsidy calculator. It also has a health reform quiz.

Henry J Kaiser Family Foundation Health Reform Website

Health Reform and You Blue Cross of Illinois

Here is a link to a new website by Blue Cross of Illinois which gives information on key dates for the new healthcare reform health insurance exchanges to be started in October. 
Many people do not know that subsidies will be given to help with the costs of the plans. 
This site also has a sign up for a newsletter which will give updates to these changes.

Health Reform and You Blue Cross of Illinois

Low Back Pain Journal of the American Medical Association

This article by the Journal of the American Medical Association recommends chiropractic therapy as a treatment for low back pain.

http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=1681414

U.S. Senate Passes Resolution Honoring ACA’s 50th Anniversary

Arlington, Va.—The American Chiropractic Association (ACA) today announced that the United States Senate passed a resolution, S.Res.72, observing ACA’s contributions to the country’s health care system and recognizing the 50th anniversary of the founding of the association.

http://www.acatoday.org/press_css.cfm?CID=5130

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to Establish Chiropractic Residency Program

The American Chiropractic Association (ACA) today announced that the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) will establish a chiropractic residency program at VA medical facilities around the country.

http://www.acatoday.org/press_css.cfm?CID=5129

How to find a good chiropractor

New video on how to find a good chiropractor.

How to find a good chiropractor

Great site for reviews of media medical articles

I have been reading Health News Review for about six months and found it to be an excellent site. They grade popular media articles on 10 criteria and unfortunately most of the articles do not meet the 10 criteria. I would highly recommend you to read and learn from this free site as it will help you significantly in making your healthcare decisions. Please let me know if you find any info on the site that surprises you.

Healthnewsreview.org

Football Hall of Fame legend and Dancing With the Stars winner Jerry Rice speaks of the benefits of chiropractic care in his career.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_Po60mb9e4