The Chiropractic Adjustment is Extraordinary

The Chiropractic Adjustment is Extraordinary Written by: James Demetrious, DC, DABCO Board Certified Chiropractic Orthopedist The Chiropractic Spinal Adjustment Fundamentally, the chiropractic spinal adjustment facilitates segmental motion to the impaired mobility of joint complexes. It improves physiologic and micro-environmental exchanges of oxygen, food, and waste. […]

Chiropractic Improves Discogenic Low Back Pain, IVD Structural Integrity and Biochemistry

Chiropractic Improves Discogenic Low Back Pain, IVD Structural Integrity and Biochemistry Written by: James Demetrious, DC, DABCO Board Certified Chiropractic Orthopedist The Identification of Chiropractic Biomarkers In their recent paper, Billham et al. offer a case report evaluating intervertebral disc (IVD) structural integrity and degenerative […]

The Bullseye Sign and Intervertebral Disc Resorption

The Bullseye Sign and Intervertebral Disc Resorption Written by: James Demetrious, DC, DABCO Board Certified Chiropractic Orthopedist IVD Protrusions and Extrusions The successful chiropractic management of large intervertebral disc herniations requires careful consideration. The complex multifactorial factors associated with the genesis, prevalence, clinical presentation, progression, […]

The Prevalence of Disc Herniation

The Prevalence of Disc Herniation Written by: James Demetrious, DC, DABCO Diplomate, American Board of Chiropractic Orthopedists Commonality In their paper published in the American Journal of Neuroradiology, Brinjikji et al. provide insight into the commonality of lumbar intervertebral disc herniation in asymptomatic individuals stratified […]

Modic Type 1 vs. Spondylodiscitis

Modic Type 1 vs. Spondylodiscitis Written by: James Demetrious, DC, DABCO Diplomate, American Board of Chiropractic Orthopedists A Degenerative Pain Source MRI provides unique visualization of physiologic responses associated with spinal degeneration. Modic Type 1 changes represent inflammatory reactions of the vertebral bodies that have […]

A Chiropractic Rationale to Mitigate Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease

A Chiropractic Rationale to Mitigate Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease Written by: James Demetrious, DC, DABCO Diplomate, American Board of Chiropractic Orthopedists Diplomate, International Academy of Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine Dementia and Alzheimer’s Dementia is characterized by a progressive loss of cognitive brain function that adversely affects memory […]

Mounting Evidence of Fluoroquinolone Antibiotics Role in the Genesis of Cervical Artery Dissection

Mounting Evidence of Fluoroquinolone Antibiotics Role in the Genesis of Cervical Artery Dissection Written by: James Demetrious, DC, DABCO Diplomate, American Board of Chiropractic Orthopedists Diplomate, International Academy of Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine The Demetrious FQ-CAD Hypothesis In 2018, I was the first to ever assert the […]

Poorly Defined Mild Connective Tissue Disorders are a Pre-Existing Cause of Cervical Artery Dissection

Poorly Defined Mild Connective Tissue Disorders are a Pre-Existing Cause of Cervical Artery Dissection Written by: James Demetrious, DC, DABCO Diplomate, American Board of Chiropractic Orthopedists Diplomate, International Academy of Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine Defining Predispostions to Cervical Artery Dissection In their recently published review article from […]

Chiropractic Care is Safer than Surgery

Chiropractic Care is Safer than Surgery Written by: James Demetrious, DC, DABCO Diplomate, American Board of Chiropractic Orthopedists Diplomate, International Academy of Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine In Comparison When compared to medical care, chiropractic is a safer healthcare option for many neuromusculoskeletal conditions. While medical interventions are […]