Re: FYI

In article <1183836820.208091.93910@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Elwood <back1ntime@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I wonder where Stevie Barrett is?
He'd be pleased


Multiple Studies Confirm Positive Outcomes of Chiropractic Care for
Whiplash Injuries
CARMICHAEL, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Foundation for Chiropractic
Progress (www.f4cp.org), a not-for-profit organization, points to four
published research studies which validate that chiropractic care
provides significant, ongoing relief for whiplash. Whiplash is defined
as an injury to the cervical spine caused by an abrupt jerking motion
of the head, backward or forward, often occurring from rear on-set
automobile accidents and amusement rides or the result of falls,
accidents and sporting activities.

A press release on Business Wire. Wow. Somehow, I while I doubt
Barrett would be pleased, I don't think he'd be too impressed.

On the other hand, I bet he likes this study:

Arthritis Rheum. 2007 Jun 15;57(5):861-8.
Early aggressive care and delayed recovery from whiplash: isolated
finding or reproducible result?
Côté P, Hogg-Johnson S, Cassidy JD, Carroll L, Frank JW, Bombardier C.

Institute for Work & Health, University of Toronto, Toronto Western
Research Institute and Rehabilitations Solutions, Toronto, Ontario,
Canada. pierre.cote@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

OBJECTIVE: To test the reproducibility of the finding that early
intensive care for whiplash injuries is associated with delayed
recovery. METHODS: We analyzed data from a cohort study of 1,693
Saskatchewan adults who sustained whiplash injuries between July 1,
1994 and December 31, 1994. We investigated 8 initial patterns of
care that integrated type of provider (general practitioners,
chiropractors, and specialists) and number of visits (low versus
high utilization). Cox models were used to estimate the association
between patterns of care and time to recovery while controlling for
injury severity and other confounders. RESULTS: Patients in the
low-utilization general practitioner group and those in the general
medical group had the fastest recovery even after controlling for
important prognostic factors. Compared with the low-utilization
general practitioner group, the 1-year rate of recovery in the
high-utilization chiropractic group was 25% slower (adjusted hazard
rate ratio [HRR] 0.75, 95% confidence interval [95% CI] 0.54-1.04),
in the low-utilization general practitioner plus chiropractic group
the rate was 26% slower (HRR 0.74, 95% CI 0.60-0.93), and in the
high-utilization general practitioner plus chiropractic combined
group the rate was 36% slower (HRR 0.64, 95% CI
0.50-0.83). CONCLUSION: The observation that intensive health care
utilization early after a whiplash injury is associated with slower
recovery was reproduced in an independent cohort of patients. The
results add to the body of evidence suggesting that early aggressive
treatment of whiplash injuries does not promote faster recovery. In
particular, the combination of chiropractic and general practitioner
care significantly reduces the rate of recovery.

PMID: 17530688 [PubMed - in process]


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