by Neil Bossenger | Nov 1, 2013 | Case of the month, Cases, Spinewave Bulletin, Symptoms
16-year old male presents with acute dysautonomia following a fall from a horse. Dysautonomia is characterised by malfunction of the autonomic nervous system (ANS). The ANS controls heart rate, temperature, digestion and blood pressure, and it can cause...
by Neil Bossenger | Aug 15, 2013 | Research, Spinewave Bulletin
A new study from neuroscientists at the Wayne State University School of Medicine provides the first novel insights into the neural origins of hot flashes in menopausal women in years1. Previously I had written about hormonal headaches and a concept called...
by Neil Bossenger | Aug 7, 2013 | Case of the month, Cases, Spinewave Bulletin, Symptoms
Frozen shoulder is common, yet poorly understood. For most people who get frozen shoulder, the onset is idiopathic – meaning of unknown cause. For any condition where the cause is unknown, or when an individual finds themselves just “waking up one...
by Neil Bossenger | Mar 15, 2013 | Research, Spinewave Bulletin
Chiropractic care may have a role to play in assisting those who display poor proprioceptive function, say researchers at the New Zealand College of Chiropractic, who are developing a scale to measure what they have dubbed “Klutz Syndrome”. Proprioception...
by Neil Bossenger | Mar 13, 2013 | Case of the month, Cases, Spinewave Bulletin, Symptoms
The term “subluxation” means “minor misalignment”, however the affects on the human body as a result of a subluxation of either the first or second cervical vertebra (atlas or axis) with respect to the skull can be far from “minor”....