>> Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Effects of creatine supplementation on exercise performance andmuscular strength in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis:preliminary results
Mazzini L, Balzarini C, Colombo R, Mora G, Pastore I, De Ambrogio R, Caligari M J Neurol Sci 2001 Oct 15;191(1-2):139-44 Department of Neurology, San Giovanni Bosco Hospital, Largo Donatore di sangue3, 10154, Torino, Italy. Creatine supplementation in humans has...
Prognostic value of decremental responses to repetitive nerve stimulation in ALS patients
Wang FC, De Pasqua V, Gerard P, Delwaide PJ Neurology. 2001 Sep 11;57(5):897-9 University Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Hopital duSart Tilman, Belgium. Decrement of the thenar compound muscle action potentials (CMAP), after repetitive nerve...
Therapeutic efficacy of EGb761 (Gingko biloba extract) in a transgenic mouse model of amyotrophiclateral sclerosis
Ferrante RJ, Klein AM, Dedeoglu A, Beal MF J Mol Neurosci 2001 Aug;17(1):89-96 Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, Bedford VA Medical Center,MA 01730, USA. EGb761 is a standardized extract of green Gingko biloba, which exerts protectiveeffects...
>> Applied Kinesiology
Collected Papers: 1997-1998
ALUMINUM TOXICITY: A CONSTELLATION OF EFFECTS William Conder, D.C. ABSTRACT Objective: A case series report on treatment of patients with aluminum toxicity is presented. Clinical Features: Evidence indicating the metabolic toxicity of aluminum is reviewed from the...
Collected Papers: 1998-1999
NEUROLOGICAL DISORGANIZATION Michel Barras, D.C. Abstract: Objective: To present two studies involving 56 children (age 10 to 11) and 66 females (age 17 to 19), respectively in order to determine the incidence of neurological disorganization (ND). Clinical Features:...
Collected Papers: 1999-2000
THERAPEUTIC REGIMEN FOR A PATIENT WHO BECAME H.I.V. NEGATIVE Dean B. McGee, D.C. Abstract: Objective: To present a case report of the treatments used for 7 years involving a patient with Type A hemophilia and H.I.V. who became H.I.V. negative. Clinical Features: The...
Collected Papers: 2000-2001
EVALUATION OF TMJ IN ONE CASE STUDY WITH CONGENITALLY ABSENT RIGHT FOREARM Janet Calhoon, D.C., D.I.B.A.K. ABSTRACT Objective: To present the case of a young female with temporomandibular joint disorder who also had a congenitally absent right forearm, wrist, hand and...
Collected Papers: 2001-2002
APPLIED KINESIOLOGY MANAGEMENT OF MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS – A CASE HISTORY Janet Calhoon, D.C., D.I.B.A.K. Abstract: Objective: An ongoing case study of a 43-year-old female with multiple sclerosis is updated. Clinical Features: A diagnosis of multiple sclerosis from a...
Collected Papers: 2002-2003
ARTHRITIS – A CASE STUDY John Erdmann, D.C. Abstract: Objective: To discuss a case of symptomatic arthritis of the left hip and knee in a male successfully treated with applied kinesiology chiropractic care. Clinical Features: This patient had experienced gout one...
Collected Papers: 2003-2004
ENDOMETRIOSIS: A CASE STUDY Glen P. Alis, D.C. and Supna Alis, D.C Abstract: Objective: To discuss a case of symptomatic endometriosis in a female successfully treated with applied kinesiology chiropractic care. Clinical Features: A 25-year-old female presented with...
Collected Papers: 2004-2005
APPLIED KINESIOLOGY MANAGEMENT OF MENSTRUAL HEADACHES: A CASE HISTORY Janet Calhoon, D.C., D.I.B.A.K. Abstract: Objective: To discuss a case of pre-menstrual headache, low back pain, and mood swings that occur monthly. Clinical Features: One week before her menstrual...
Collected Papers: 2005-2006
THE MISSED RELATION BETWEEN GAIT ANALYSIS AND STOMATOGNATHIC SYSTEM CAUSING EYE IN DISTORTION IN GOLFERS Robert Jo, D.C. Abstract: Objective: A retrospective case series on the chiropractic treatment of 5 male golfers with increased golf scores as well as low back...
Collected Papers: 2005-2006
FUNCTIONAL SYSTEMS APPROACH TO CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM EVALUATION Richard Belli, D.C., D.A.C.N.B. Abstract: Objective: This study investigates the clinical utility of testing functional systems within the central nervous system, compared to testing individual motor...
>> Arthritis
Articular Facet Arthritis
Hariman D Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association1973 Dec; 17(4): 27
A cervical spinal cord injury following chiropractic manipulatio
Rinsky LA, Reynolds GG, Jameson RM, Hamilton RD Paraplegia 1976 Feb;13(4):223-7 ABSTRACT: A case is presented of a permanent C4 tetraplegia following chiropractic manipulation of a patient with ankylosing spondylitis. The pertinent literature is...
Arthritides of the upper cervical complex
Rowe L, Yochum T ACA Journal of Chiropractic 1981 ;15 : S1-10 ABSTRACT: A review of the arthritides involving the upper cervical complex with special emphasis on the radiological presentation, and a discussion on the importance of related spinal manipulative...
>> Autism
The effect of chiropractic adjustments on the behavior of autistic children: A case review
Sandefur R, Adams E Journal of Chiropractic 1987 Dec; 24(12): 21-25 ABSTRACT: Autism is a severe behavioral and neurological disorder involving or inappropriate use of language, bizarre behaviors and an insistence on sameness. A systematic series of...
Efficacy of vitamin B6 and magnesium in the treatment of autism: a methodology review and summary of outcomes
Pfeiffer SI, Norton J, Nelson L, Shott S J Autism Dev Disord 1995 Oct;25(5):481-93 Devereux Institute of Clinical Training & Research. Pauling’s orthomolecular hypothesis appeared in 1968, stating that some forms of mental illness and disease are...
Chiropractic Management of the Special Needs Child
Barnes T Topics in Clinical Chiropractic 1997 Dec; 4(4): 9-18 ABSTRACT: Purpose: A discussion of clinical considerations in the chiropractic management of children with special needs is offered. Three conditions that contribute to special needs situations are...
>> Cystic Fibrosis
Energy Metabolism During Anaerobic Exercise in Children with Cystic Fibrosis and Asthma
BOAS SR, DANDURAN MJ, MCCOLLEY SA MEDICINE AND SCIENCE IN SPORTS AND EXERCISE 1999 SEP ;31(9):1242-9 ABSTRACT: Purpose: The nature of a child’s daily physical activity requires both aerobic and anaerobic energy metabolism. Aerobic exercise becomes compromised with...
Therapy for Cystic Fibrosis
LUDER, E Gene TOPICS IN CLINICAL NUTRITION 1999 SEP ;14(4):22-30 ABSTRACT: Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a common genetic disorder in the Caucasian population. The gen was identified in 1989 on chromosome 7. The encoded gene product, named cystic fibrosis transmembrane...
Effect of Glucose to Fat Ratio on Energy Substrate Disposal in Children with Cystic Fibrosis Fed Enterally
ATEGBO S, DABADIE A, DRUON D, GOTTRAND F, HANKARD R, MICHAUD L, TURCK D CLINICAL NUTRITION 1999 OCT: 18(5):297-300 ABSTRACT: High fat containing diets lower VCO2 in patients with impaired pulmonary function fed at a high level of energy intake. We tested the effect...
>> Parkinson’s Syndrome
Migraine Headaches: Nutritional, Botanical and Other Alternative Approaches
Sinclair S Alternative Medicine Review 1999 Apr; 4(2): 86-95 Migraine headaches are an increasingly common health problem with a wide range of potential etiological factors. Stress, food allergies, neuroendocrine imbalances and nutritional deficiencies all may...
An exploratory study of reflexological treatment for headache
Launso L, Brendstrup E, Arnberg S Altern Ther Health Med 1999 May;5(3):57-65 Headache is the most frequently reported symptom among Danish adults, and studies in various European countries indicate migraine headache prevalence rates similar to those in Denmark....
Neuroplasticityof Neck/Craniofacial Pain Mechanisms: A Review of Basic Science Studies
Hu J, Vernon H Journal of the Neuromusculoskeletal System 1999 Sum;7(2): 51-64 Facial, head and neck pain are very common complaints in Western society and are highly prevalent in chiropractic practice. The physiologic basis of the association between neck pain...
>> Hypertension and Chiropractic
Case Reports: A Review of all Chiropractic Peer-Reviewed Research Journals
Rupert R Journal Of Chiropractic Case Reports ABSTRACT: Objective: To provide a global review of all case reports published chiropractic peer-reviewed journals. To establish a profile of chiropractic research as reflected by single subject studies, identify trends,...
The management of hypertensivedisease: a review of spinal manipulation and the efficacy of conservativetherapeusis
Crawford JP, Hickson GS, Wiles MR J Manipulative Physiol Ther 1986 Mar;9(1):27-32 When considering the ailments that plague mankind, certainly one of the enigmatic conditions is hypertensive disease. This perplexing disorder is recognized insidiously in the clinical...
Hypertension case finding and management in chiropractic clinics
Jamison JR European Journal of Chiropractic 1987 Dec; 35(4): 151-5 ABSTRACT: The diagnosis of hypertension depends on the repeated detection of a blood pressure. The appropriateness of such a diagnosis is determined by the accuracy with which the blood pressure is...
>> Interstital Cystitis
Sacral nerve stimulation for pain relief in interstitial cystitis
Zermann DH, Weirich T, Wunderlich H, Reichelt O, Schubert J Urol Int. Department of Urology, University Hospital, Friedrich-Schiller-University, Jena, Germany A 60-year-old woman was treated for severe interstitial cystitis pain using sacral nerve stimulation. Pain...
Self-care strategies used for acute attack of interstitial cystitis
Webster DC, Brennan T Urol Nurs 1995 Sep;15(3):86-93 OBJECTIVE: To determine the kinds of self-care used by women with interstitial cystitis and to find effective ways to manage symptoms of acute attack. STUDY DESIGN: One hundred thirty-eight women with interstitial...
Is the diet of patients with interstitial cystitis related to their disease?
Bade JJ, Peeters JM, Mensink HJ Eur Urol 1997;32(2):179-83 Department of Urology, St. Anna Hospital, Oss, The Netherlands. OBJECTIVE: The dietary habits of interstitial cystitis (IC) patients compared to the average food and fluid consumption of the general...
>> Multiple Sclerosis
Newly Discovered Primitive Cells Produce Widespread Remyelination
Chuanshen Wu, Ansi Chang, Maria C. Smith, Roy Won, Xinghua Yin, Susan M. Staugaitis, Dimitri Agamanolis, Grahame J. Kidd, Robert H. Miller, and Bruce D. Trapp The Journal of Neuroscience June 17, 2009, 29(24): 7649–7657 The prospect of replenishing damaged cells in...
Chiropractic management of musculoskeletal pain in the multiple sclerosis patient
Dougherty, P.; Lawrence, D J Clinical Chiropractic 2005 Jun Vol. 8(2) Pgs. 57-65 ABSTRACT: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a common disabling disease. Five to 10% of MS patients will enter a long-term care facility. The majority of MS patients suffer from some...
Complaint of Foot Drop Leads to Diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis: A Case Report
Murphey, D.R.; Williams, D.S. Journal of the American Chiropractic Association 2004 May ; 41(5): 32-5 ABSTRACT: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a neurological disease that occurs in 5 to 100 per 100,000 people. Thus, it is reasonable that, as doctors of chiropractic...
>> Headache
Eighty-One Patients with Multiple Sclerosis and Parkinson’s Disease Undergoing Upper Cervical Chiropractic Care to Correct Vertebral Subluxation: A Retrospective Analysis
Elster EL Journal of Vertebral Subluxation Research August 2, 2004, pp 1-9 Objective: The objective of this article is threefold: to examine the role of head and neck trauma as a contributing factor to the onset of Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and Parkinson’s disease...
Olfaction and Parkinson’s syndromes: its role in differential diagnosis
Katzenschlager R, Lees AJ Curr Opin Neurol 2004 Aug;17(4):417-23 The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London, UK. PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Marked olfactory dysfunction (hyposmia) is a frequent and early abnormality in Parkinson’s disease. We...
Effect of One Single Auditory Cue on Movement Kinematics in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease
Ma, H-I.; Trombly, C.A.; Tickle-Degnen, L.; Wagenaar, R.C. American Journal of Physical Medicine 2004 Jul; 83(7): 530-6 ABSTRACT: Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine whether one single auditory cue affected movement kinematics of more than one...
>> Pediatric Information
Torticollis In Infants And Children: A Report Of Three Cases
Aker PS, Cassidy JD. J Can Chiropr Assoc 1990 Mar;34(1):13-19 ABSTRACT: Three cases of torticollis are recorded, one of a child with muscular torticollis and two of infants with acquired torticollis caused by neurogenic tumors. All were treated by chiropractors...
Case Study: The Effect of Utilizing Spinal Manipulation and Craniosacral Therapy as the Treatment Approach for Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder
PHILLIPS, C. PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CHIROPRACIC 1991 NOV 57-74 ABSTRACT: Conclusion: Due to the subjective nature of this disorder, evaluations and treatment results have considerable limitations and cannot be generalized to the entire...
Advanced Chiropractic Training in Care and Management of the Pediatric Patient
BOYD, B.; MATHEWS, S.; PERRON, M.; PHILLIPS, C.; WAGENIUS, C. JOURNAL OF CHIROPRACTIC EDUCATION 1992 6(1) 19-22 ABSTRACT: The chiropractic profession has recently demonstrated a growing to the care and management of the pediatric patient in postgraduate courses and...
>> Post Polio Syndrome
Influence of occlusion on head posture, during periods of continuous intermaxillary pressure
Rodrigues MJ; Lotzmann U; Rudolf W Stoma (Lisb) 1990 Jul;2(16):33-4, 37-8, 41-2 ABSTRACT: The influence of divergent splint-adjusted maximum intercuspation on head posture during prolonged phases of clenching was studied in five subjects. During clenching in maximum...
The effect of body posture on the preferred vertical dimension of occlusion
Wright SM J Oral Rehabil 1984 Sep;11(5):467-76 ABSTRACT: Thirteen edentulous adults were investigated to see whether their preferred vertical dimension of occlusion (PVDO) was affected by vertical and horizontal body posture. The PVDO was found by the forced choice...
The relationship of lower extremity strength and gait parameters in patients with post-polio syndrome
Perry, J ;Mulroy, S ;Renwick, S Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.1993 Feb; 74(2): 165-9 ABSTRACT: Relationships between lower extremity strength and stride characteristics were studied in 24 patients with post-polio syndrome. Maximum isometric torques...
>> Posture and Occlusion
Cervical lordosis angle measured on lateral cephalograms; findings in skeletal class II female subjects with and without TMD: a cross sectional study
D’Attilio M, Epifania E, Ciuffolo F, Salini V, Filippi MR, Dolci M, Festa F, Tecco S Cranio 2004 Jan;22(1):27-44 Department of Orthodontics, University of Chieti, Italy. The literature reports evidence of various types of correlations between cervical alterations...
Induced oral breathing and craniocervical postural relations: an experimental study in healthy young adults
Sforza C, Colombo A, Turci M, Grassi G, Ferrario VF Cranio 2004 Jan;22(1):21-6 Department of Human Anatomy, via Mangiagalli 31, 1-20133 Milano, Italy The influence of induced oral breathing on head and craniocervical posture was studied in ten healthy young adults....
The functional relationship between the craniomandibular system, cervical spine, and the sacroiliac joint: a preliminary investigation
Fink M, Wahling K, Stiesch-Scholz M, Tschernitschek H Cranio 2003 Jul;21(3):202-8 Dept. of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, OE-8300 Hannover Medical School, 30625 Hannover, Germany The hypothesis of a functional coupling between the muscles of the...