Thursday, December 22, 2016

Dr. Oz on death of Katie May

Dr. Oz recently had a very good show on the circumstances surrounding the death of model Katie May including an interview with her family. Also interviewed was chiropractic physician Dr. Steven Shoshany as part of his ninth appearance on the show and a neurosurgeon. 
The pain started shortly after a photo shoot in which she was holding some extreme neck positions. She received three chiropractic treatments and later suffered a stroke secondary to tearing of the inside wall of the vertebral artery.
The largest study on this issue showed that this type of stroke occurs with the same frequency after seeing a family doctor and after seeing a chiropractic physician giving more evidence to the thinking that these events have already occurred before the person visits the doctor.
Here is a video of the show and an article on this subject
http://www.f4cp.com/files/media-responses/11.16.16-dr.oz.php
Any questions or comments on this information?


Did a Visit to the Chiropractor Cause One Woman’s Death?

Thursday, December 15, 2016

Report finds traffic deaths jumped in first half of 2016

I treat many patients for injuries sustained in motor vehicle crashes and was aware that traffic deaths had decreased significantly over several decades from 50,000/year to 30,000/year. 
Unfortunately there has been a very significant increase of deaths and injuries over the last two years probably partially due to distracted driving.
Driving a motor vehicle is the most dangerous activity done by most people. I commonly see the effects of these injures on patient's lives and encourage you to lessen your distractions while driving.
Report finds traffic deaths jumped in first half of 2016

Saturday, December 10, 2016

Elderly Hospital Patients Arrive Sick, Often Leave Disabled

This is an article from a very popular website for medical doctors called Medscape. About one-third of patients over 70 years old and more than half of patients over 85 leave the hospital more disabled than when they arrived, research shows.
Studies also show that people that get chiropractic are less likely to end up in a hospital. I feel chiropractors do a great service by keeping some of our patients out of these dangerous places. 
Do you agree?

Elderly Hospital Patients Arrive Sick, Often Leave Disabled

Tuesday, December 6, 2016

Mild exercise, chiropractic care and alternative therapies can relieve back pain



I thought this was a good reply from a medical physician and professor at Harvard Medical School. He first points out that acetaminophen(Tylenol) has not been shown to be effective for acute back pain. He then goes on to write "Chiropractic manipulation, acupuncture, massage or yoga provides relief for some people with acute back pain. Several studies support using these alternative/complementary therapies."
Do you think he is correct?