JMPT HIGHLIGHTS

A case of syringomyelia.

Haas et al (p. 452) present a

case report of a patient pre-

viously diagnosed with

syringomyelia.

Predicting patient

responsiveness.

Axen et al (p. 381) inves-

tigate a model that may assist

practitioners with predicting

treatment outcome for

patients with low back pain.

For better understanding.

Hartvigsen et al (p. 402)

validate an outcome tool

(Bournemouth Question-

naire ) in another language.

This report may spark inter-

national interest to repli-

cate this study for patients

worldwide.

Not all whiplash is the

same.

Kumar et al (p. 393) take a

closer look at the character-

istics of whiplash affects for

patients who experienced a

whiplash accident from the

side. Asymmetry of muscle

response due to lateral im-

pact may have an influence

on resulting injuries.

Evaluation of adjusting

instruments.

Colloca et al (p. 414) inves-

tigate the forces applied by

various chiropractic hand

held adjusting instruments.

This study reveals the peak

forces and ranges of forces

for various instruments.

Acute neck pain.

Vernon et al (p. 443) sum-

marize the evidence base of

clinical trials of conserva-

tive treatments for acute

neck pain not due to whip-

lash injury.

An unusual case

presentation.

Borody (p. 449) presents

an interesting presentation

of herniation pits of the

femoral neck as a possible

source of hip pain in a

young athletic population.

Teaching wellness care.

Hawk et al (p. 423) report

on a public health course in

a chiropractic college cur-

riculum and suggest that

integration of these educa-

tional concepts in the clin-

ical environment may be

beneficial.

Evidence for

manipulation.

Lisi et al (p. 429) present a

summary of the latest evi-

dence on spinal manipula-

tion for lumbar disc disease.

This study suggests that

more high quality clinical

trials are needed.

Measuring spinal motion.

Assink et al (p. 408) pre-

sent their findings of cer-

vical ranges of motion

measurement by means of

an electromagnetic tracking

device.

Looking at the evidence.

Miller and Jones-Harris

(p. 453) offer a synthesis

of different ways of looking

at the evidence for practice.

Chiropractic in the health

care team.

Burton (p. 458) shares his

personal experiences and

suggests that a multidisci-

plinary clinical setting may

lead to improved patient

outcomes and cost-effec-

tiveness for both the patient

and society.

Postural assessment.

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Dunk et al (p. 386) assess if

postural assessment can be

used as a outcome mea-

surement for patient im-

provement.

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