by Neil Bossenger | Jan 25, 2015 | Research, Spinewave Bulletin
Objective: To investigate the efficacy and tolerability of analgesic and adjuvant pain drugs typically administered in primary care for the management of patients with sciatica. Design: Systematic review. Data source: International Pharmaceutical Abstracts, PsycINFO,...
by Neil Bossenger | Aug 6, 2014 | Case of the month, Cases, Spinewave Bulletin, Symptoms
This case is the hallmark of having a progressive, working diagnosis and not getting stuck on one idea. Disease processes can progress rapidly and any hunch or potential red flag should warrant reexamination, a second opinion, blood tests, or new imaging such as X ray...
by Neil Bossenger | Feb 11, 2014 | Research, Spinewave Bulletin
The spine and nervous system is not a Lego set. Chronic pain is clinically defined as pain that persists for more than 3 months, or beyond expected healing periods. 3 months is not a long time. Have pain for more than 3 months and one is already behind the 8-ball....
by Neil Bossenger | Oct 12, 2013 | Case of the month, Cases, Spinewave Bulletin, Symptoms
This is not a case of “chiropractic cures polio”. This is a historical perspective on disease and prevention. During the 1900s there was a global decline in death rates from all major infectious disease (typhoid, smallpox, scarlet fever, measles, whooping...
by Neil Bossenger | May 16, 2013 | Research, Spinewave Bulletin
A new study suggests thinking hard can actually wear you out. Wondering why you’re so drained when all you did today was sit in front of the computer? A new study headed by Samuele Marcora, a University of Kent Professor of Exercise Physiology, suggests that...
