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