Discontinue use of back braces and cervical collars when possible and provide early surgical stabilization when indicated. These are a few recommendations from updated guidelines on the early ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: What happens during a spinal adjustment? Can professionals other than chiropractors safely do spinal adjustments? ANSWER: Chiropractors commonly perform spinal adjustments, also ...

The focus of my research laboratory is to study peripheral and central mechanisms of spinal manipulation and spinal mobilization. How do these therapeutic interventions work to alleviate pain and ...

Neck pain can often be a perplexing issue, can’t it? You’re not alone if you’ve experienced it. One common cause is improper posture, especially during activities like sitting at a desk or using ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: What happens during a spinal adjustment? Can professionals other than chiropractors safely do spinal adjustments? ANSWER: Chiropractors commonly perform spinal adjustments, also ...

William Reed DC, PhD, directs the Mechanisms of Spinal Manual Therapy laboratory (MSMT). Globally, there is growing popularity and increased use of non-pharmacological approaches for acute and chronic ...

For those of us who have endured the sharp, constant, or limiting agony of back pain, finding relief becomes a top priority. After years of trying various therapies with mixed results, I stumbled upon ...

Lumbar degenerative disc disease (DDD) remains a major contributor to chronic back pain and disability worldwide. In recent years, the evaluation of functional impairment in patients with this ...

Chronic pain affects 1 in 5 adults in developed countries. Most of them never find the source. The source is often spinal ...