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John McMillan Mennell testified in favor of chiropractic. Even the defendants' economic witness, Mr. Lynk, assumed that chiropractors outperformed medical physicians in the treatment of certain conditions and he believed that was a reasonable assumption. The defendants have offered some evidence as to the unscientific nature of chiropractic.
[55] [56] A 2011 Cochrane review found strong evidence that suggests there is no clinically meaningful difference between spinal manipulation therapy and other treatments for reducing pain and improving function for chronic low back pain. [57] A 2008 review found that with the possible exception of lower back pain, chiropractic manipulation has ...
Recent evidence suggests that acupuncture can help relieve the pain caused by sciatica, a common condition in which the sciatic nerve becomes compressed. Acupuncture can help relieve sciatica pain ...
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Southern California doctors were bribed to prescribe a pain-relief concoction as part of a $25 million workers' compensation scam that inadvertently caused a baby's death ...
A treatment table at a chiropractic office. Chiropractors emphasize the conservative management of the neuromusculoskeletal system without the use of medicines or surgery, [53] with special emphasis on the spine. [2] Back and neck pain are the specialties of chiropractic but many chiropractors treat ailments other than musculoskeletal issues. [7]
Ten doctors, two pharmaceutical executives and two businesses have been indicted in a scheme to bribe doctors for prescriptions, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Leigha Simonton ...
If the cause is spondylolisthesis or spinal stenosis, surgery appears to provide pain relief for up to two years. [57] For non-discogenic sciatica, the surgical treatment is typically a nerve decompression. A decompression seeks to remove tissue around the nerve that may be compressing it or restricting movement of the nerve. [58] [59] [60]
Sciatic nerve pain can cause mild, daily aching or severe pain. These sciatica stretches, like prone press-ups and nerve glides, help reduce and prevent pain. 7 sciatica stretches that ease pain ...