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by Dr. Brandon Chorney | Sep 29, 2011 | Health Articles
According to a recent study in the Annals of Internal Medicine, manual therapy is highly effective in treating patients suffering with neck pain and restricted range of motion. Neck pain affects 10-15% of people and is particularly common among middle-aged men and women. 183 patients who had suffered with neck pain for at least a...
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by Dr. Brandon Chorney | Sep 22, 2011 | Health Articles
CASE STUDY: A 23-year-old male was hospitalized for a fractured pelvis. He had fallen down a flight of stairs. He was diagnosed with a Malgaigne-type pelvic fracture, which consisted of two vertical fractures on one side of the pelvic ring. Five weeks later he sought Chiropractic care. The patient complained of severe low back pain,...
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by Dr. Brandon Chorney | Sep 15, 2011 | Health Articles
CASE STUDY: A 45-year-old female patient complained of numbness and occasional tingling in her right little finger. Her symptoms had persisted for a two-week period.
A series of tests revealed restricted range of motion and when compared to the left hand, the right was noticeably weaker. The patient was diagnosed with Ulnar Tunnel Syndrome (UTS).
UTS is similar to Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, only UTS affects the little finger and ring finger, whereas CTS affects the thumb, index and middle fingers.
The patient sought Chiropractic care. During the first visit the patient received three types of treatment in order to increase mobilization and muscle strength. Repetitive pressure was applied to the affected area, an impulse was applied using the Activator method, and the patient also received a Chiropractic adjustment to the wrist.
Two days after the first visit, the patient’s symptoms had improved. She reported that the numbness in her finger had subsided to feeling more “tingly” and was isolated to the area around her first knuckle.
Following the third visit she improved by 80%. By the fourth visit muscle strength had returned to normal.
The patient later reported that the numbness was completely resolved following the fourth visit.
At a five-month follow-up the patient remained symptom-free and the muscle tests remained normal.
by Dr. Brandon Chorney | Sep 8, 2011 | Health Articles
CASE STUDY: A nine-year-old male suffered with Tourette Syndrome, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, depression, asthma, insomnia, and headaches.
The asthma and upper respiratory infections were present since infancy; headaches began at age 6, followed by the onset of TS, ADHD, depression and insomnia at age 7, and neck pain for the last year.
According to the boy’s mother, forceps were used during delivery. He was currently taking Albuterol, Depakote, Wellbutrin, and Adderall.
During his examination, x-rays displayed misalignments in the vertebrae of his neck. The patient received Chiropractic adjustments to correct and stabilize the injury to his neck.
After six weeks of Chiropractic care, all six conditions were no longer present; all medications were discontinued except a half-dose of Wellbutrin. At a five-month follow-up, all symptoms remained absent.
Results of this study, published in the Journal of Vertebral Subluxation Research, suggest a link between traumatic birth, neck injury and his neurological conditions.
by Dr. Brandon Chorney | Sep 1, 2011 | Health Articles
A 78-year-old man was suffering from increasing pains he described as “achy low back pain” for two years and had progressively worsening pain in his legs that he described as “sharp, electric and crampy.”
An MRI showed severe degenerative lumbar (low back) stenosis.
Lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) is a condition resulting in narrowing of the spinal canal and pressure on the spinal cord and/or the nerve roots.
The man was treated with Chiropractic treatment with added traction for the low back, with the traction force being cautiously increased as the patient responded well to the care.
After two weeks the patient said he was much better. By the end of the intensive phase of care, the patient had significant decrease in the frequency and intensity of his leg symptoms and complete relief from his low back pain.
His improvements were maintained with follow-up visits.
Had the patient taken the usual medical route for this condition, here’s the “treatments” he would have been likely to encounter, with no more than a 62% chance of success:
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs such as aspirin, naproxen, ibuprofen; Analgesics, such as acetaminophen; Cortisone injections into the spinal cord; A lumbar brace; Surgery to increase the opening through which the nerves travel or to fuse spinal segments.
The possible side effects of the surgery include:
“Death, hemorrhage, gastrointestinal problems, urinary tract problems, respiratory complications, cardiac problems, postoperative infections and central nervous system problems.”
