Syosset Health & Wellness Center - Chiropractic Articles & Research

Rene Cailliet, M.D, Director of the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of Southern California,
wrote about the effects of forward head syndrome (aka poor posture):

• Incorrect head positioning leads to improper spinal function
• The head in forward posture can add up to 30 lbs of abnormal leverage on the cervical spine
• Forward head posture results in loss of vital lung capacity. In fact, lung capacity is depleted by as much as 30%. Loss of lung capacity leads to heart and blood vascular problems.
• The entire gastrointestinal system is affected, particularly the large intestine.

In a recent study by Ronald Pero, Ph.D., the Chief of Cancer Prevention Research at New York's Preventative Medicine Institute, patients who had been diagnosed with a serious illness and were under long-term chiropractic care had a 400% greater immune competence than people who were not under chiropractic care. In addition he charted the immune responses of 107 patients, who were given long-term chiropractic adjustments to discover a startling 200% increase in their level of immune system competence compared to those who were not under chiropractic care.

• According to a recent study, 71% of chronic users of non-steroidal, ant-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) can expect to experience some level of injury to their small intestines.

The class of NSAIDs includes a variety of commonly used over the counter medications, particularly aspirin (Anacin, Bayer, Bufferin, Excedrin, etc), ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin, Nuprin) and Naproxen Sodium (Aleve).

Graham DY, Openkun AR, Willingham FF, Qureshi WA. Visible small intestine musosal injury in chronic NSAID users. Clinical Gastroenterol Hepatol 2005; in press.

"...for the management of low back pain, chiropractic care is the
most effective treatment, and it should be fully integrated into
the government's health care system."
The Manga Report (1993)

"Cervical spine manipulation was associated with significant improvement
in headache outcomes in trials involving patients with neck
pain and/or neck dysfunction and headache."
Duke Evidence Report, McCrory, Penzlen, Hasselblad, Gray (2001)

In the July 26th, 2000 issue of the Journal of American Medical Association (Vol. 284, No.4) Barbara Starfield, MD MPH of Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and
Public Health, talks about the deficiencies of US medical care:

• "The US population does not have anywhere near the best health in the world. Of the 13 countries in a recent comparison, the United States ranks an average of 12th (second from the bottom for the 16 available health indicators." What has been found to be the major contributor to the excessively poor health of Americans is the health care system itself.