According to the authors of this study, as many as 70% of the individuals will experience neck pain at least once in their life, and nearly 60% of these people will continue to report pain 5 years after initial onset of pain. The economic cost of managing both back...
Click Here to Download a PDF of this Article Listen to Podcast Every chiropractor knows that a strong, well-coordinated core is essential for maintaining spinal health. The core muscles work as a unit to increase intra-abdominal pressure providing just the right...
Initially discovered in the 1960s by Eklund and Hagbarth (1), a surprising body of research has shown that placing small vibrating motors over the belly of a muscle can produce presynaptic inhibition of the muscle’s spindles, which can reduce muscle tone by as much as...
Click Here to download a PDF of this article Listen to Podcast The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is a powerful stabilizer of the knee, possessing 2 different bundles (Fig. 1) that help stabilize the knee against anterior shear force, valgus collapse, and excessive...
Click Here to download a PDF of this article Published in Dynamic Chiropractic, Vol. 30, Issue 3 The word sesamoid is Latin for “sesame seed.” These small bones are located inside specific tendons, where they improve mechanical efficiency by pulling the...
