Peripheral Neuropathy Due to Myofascial Therapies are Rare Reviewed by: James Demetrious, DC, DABCO Iatrogenic Peripheral Neuropathy A patient related the history of an injury sustained due to treatment for lateral epicondylitis. His doctor recommended myofascial instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization (IASTM). The patient was subjected […]
Disc Herniation, Degeneration, and Spinal Cord Compression in Asymptomatic Populations Reviewed by: James Demetrious, DC, DABCO Prevalence and Dichotomy? What is the prevalence of disc herniation, spinal degeneration, and spinal cord compression in asymptomatic cohorts? What is the clinical importance of this relationship? Interesting Research […]
Annular Tears and HIZ Pain Generation Written by James Demetrious, DC, DABCO | Board Certified Chiropractic Orthopedist Sources of Spinal Pain? Bogduk et al. reported a diagnostic sign of painful lumbar disc, high-intensity zone (HIZ), on T2-weighted magnetic resonance (MR) images and considered that the […]
Managing Mild Myelopathy and Asymptomatic Cord Compression Editorial Review by: James Demetrious, DC, DABCO Clinical Need Chiropractic physicians identify patients who present with myelopathic and non-myelopathic spinal cord compression due to spinal stenosis. Careful assessment provides insight into indications and contraindications of chiropractic care, improves […]
Imaging Traumatic Brain Injury Written by: James Demetrious, DC, DABCO The Problem Sport-related concussion (SRC) is a form of traumatic brain injury (TBI) with approximately 1.6 to 3.8 million annual incidents. SRC may develop long-term sequelae with post-traumatic headache, psychological distress, cognitive impairment, and learning […]
How to Recognize a Cervical Artery Dissection? Research Review by: James Demetrious, DC, DABCO Vitally Important Research Sometimes extraordinary research papers are published that require careful consideration and implementation. Such is the Open Access review article published in the journal Annals of Medicine by Chaibi and Russell. [1] […]
Initial Chiropractic Care Decreases Opioid Use Written by: James Demetrious, DC, DABCO The Problem The national opioid epidemic exacts a terrible toll on our society. “The National Survey on Drug Use and Health reported over 42,000 prescription opioid-related deaths in 2016, with total estimated costs […]
Brown-Sequard Syndrome due to Cervical Disc Herniation Review written by: James Demetrious, DC, DABCO At PostGradDC, we offer advanced post-graduate continuing education through current and critically reviewed research. It is our goal to improve and enhance the standard of healthcare delivery. We seek to alleviate […]
Tandem Spinal Stenosis: Chiropractic Clinical Management Review written by: James Demetrious, DC, DABCO At PostGradDC, we focus on offering advanced continuing education through current research that supports the chiropractic profession. Research Review In a recent article published in the Journal of the American Academy of […]
New Research Indicates that Patients Should FIRST Seek Chiropractic Care for Chronic Lower Back Pain Prior to the Prescription of Medical Opiate Drugs Review written by: James Demetrious, DC, DABCO Summary: At PostGradDC, we focus on offering continuing education through current research that supports the […]
