NIH COMMITS $7 MILLION TO PALMER CENTER FOR CHIROPRACTIC RESEARCH AND PARTNERS TO STUDY CHIROPRACTIC CARE FOR VETERANS WITH CHRONIC LOW-BACK PAIN

There is a pressing need to address the devastating impact of chronic low-back pain in U.S. Veterans,” The National Institutes of Health has committed $7 million for a multi-disiplinary group of researchers at the Palmer Center for Chiropractic Research to study chiropractic care both for treatment and prevention of chronic low back disorders in Veterans.
Do you think this is a good avenue for research?

NIH COMMITS $7 MILLION TO PALMER CENTER FOR CHIROPRACTIC RESEARCH AND PARTNERS TO STUDY CHIROPRACTIC CARE FOR VETERANS WITH CHRONIC LOW-BACK PAIN

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

Low-Back Pain and CAM: What the Science Says

This is from the US National Institute of Health. According to clinical practice guidelines issued by the American College of Physicians and the American Pain Society in 2007, spinal manipulation is the only non drug treatment they recommend for low back pain and acupuncture should be considered when patients with chronic low-back pain do not respond to conventional treatment.

Low-Back Pain and CAM: What the Science Says