Hello Professionally Integrated, Here is a paper that looks at “common” injuries’ in kids in car crashes. They looked at car vectors , vehicle type, etc.. Many “people” (insurance companies) have said kids can not really get injured in crashes. Here is a great paper to educate your patients and even use to talk to pediatricians to show them… Read More
Hello Professionally Integrated, Here is a paper where the authors take a look at anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) for radiculopathy due to degenerative changes. They wanted to see what the quality of life (QOL) was like in patients that had to undergo this procedure compared to those who do not. The authors found that after a fusion… Read More
Hello Professionally Integrated, Here is a paper where the authors looked at what areas cause pain in the lumbar spine AFTER a car crash. You can clearly see the pain is not diagnosed as “whiplash”. By understanding where the pain generator is, we can get a specific diagnosis that can lead to a better treatment plan. The authors also discuss… Read More
Here is a video breakdown as well as a paper breakdown for you to easily educate and put in your notes to validate your patient’s injury and your treatment of endplate fractures! This paper looks at “nonspecific back pain” after trauma can actually be fractures of the endplates, and how this can affect the patient both in the short and… Read More
Hello professionally integrated, Here is really cool paper and video break down discussing how abnormal mechanics as well as instability will lead to destruction of the DISCS and JOINTS.. I have used this many times already to educate patients on the importance of improving the abnormal structure and stability of the spine for better long-term outcomes. Be sure to use… Read More
Hello Professionally Integrated, Here is a FREE video and paper breakdown on how you can use this information to educate the hospitals emergency department (ED). This paper explains the population that goes to the ED, how they are treated (medication) and how they would like other providers to help these patients so they do not go to the ED. WHY… Read More
Hello Professionally Integrated, I want to show you how beneficial this site is while practice is a little slower because of COVID-19. Here are ideas as to how to stay connected with patients during COVID-19 measures. Make sure to log onto Professionally Integrated for more resources . . . You either need to log in or a different subscription to… Read More
Here is a video break down and info from a paper that can really help more patients and increase your patient education and documentation. Being able to take our patients subjective complaints and correlate them to research is a wonderful starting point to 1) help our patients 2) validate our diagnosis 3) validate our treatment recommendations. This is the core… Read More
This paper discusses how an abnormal sagittal alignment (kyphosis) can lead to increase cell death, which then can lead to further pain, degeneration, and even central nervous system issues. If a patient presents to your office and you diagnose this, for example after a car crash, do you feel this pathology should be left to get worse? Do you feel… Read More
So you diagnosed a “disc pathology,” how does YOUR care help? I hate hearing that disc degeneration is “normal for age.” If this were true, all the discs would degenerate at the same rate because they are all the same age. Here is a study where discs were loaded to determine if it would increase cell death, thus causing degeneration…. Read More
Hello Professionally Integrated, Here is a paper that looks at “common” injuries’ in kids in car crashes. They looked at car vectors , vehicle type, etc.. Many “people” (insurance companies) have said kids can not really get injured in crashes. Here is a great paper to educate your patients and even use to talk to pediatricians to show them… Read More
Hello Professionally Integrated, Here is a paper where the authors take a look at anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) for radiculopathy due to degenerative changes. They wanted to see what the quality of life (QOL) was like in patients that had to undergo this procedure compared to those who do not. The authors found that after a fusion… Read More
Hello Professionally Integrated, Here is a paper where the authors looked at what areas cause pain in the lumbar spine AFTER a car crash. You can clearly see the pain is not diagnosed as “whiplash”. By understanding where the pain generator is, we can get a specific diagnosis that can lead to a better treatment plan. The authors also discuss… Read More
Here is a video breakdown as well as a paper breakdown for you to easily educate and put in your notes to validate your patient’s injury and your treatment of endplate fractures! This paper looks at “nonspecific back pain” after trauma can actually be fractures of the endplates, and how this can affect the patient both in the short and… Read More
Hello professionally integrated, Here is really cool paper and video break down discussing how abnormal mechanics as well as instability will lead to destruction of the DISCS and JOINTS.. I have used this many times already to educate patients on the importance of improving the abnormal structure and stability of the spine for better long-term outcomes. Be sure to use… Read More
Here is a video break down and info from a paper that can really help more patients and increase your patient education and documentation. Being able to take our patients subjective complaints and correlate them to research is a wonderful starting point to 1) help our patients 2) validate our diagnosis 3) validate our treatment recommendations. This is the core… Read More
This paper discusses how an abnormal sagittal alignment (kyphosis) can lead to increase cell death, which then can lead to further pain, degeneration, and even central nervous system issues. If a patient presents to your office and you diagnose this, for example after a car crash, do you feel this pathology should be left to get worse? Do you feel… Read More
So you diagnosed a “disc pathology,” how does YOUR care help? I hate hearing that disc degeneration is “normal for age.” If this were true, all the discs would degenerate at the same rate because they are all the same age. Here is a study where discs were loaded to determine if it would increase cell death, thus causing degeneration…. Read More
Here is a video breakdown and a link to the full paper for you to use to educate your patients, the community, and to improve your documentation to validate your treatment as to why a loss of cervical curve is linked to worse outcomes. The authors look at MRIs of the cervical spine with neck pain and how it leads… Read More
Hello Professionally Integrated, Here is a video and FULL PAPER on a new view to maybe ask for when ordering a cervical MRI when the patient has radiculopathy. I already called my local MRI center and after I sent them this link, they agreed to start doing them. I am also adding in my videos a section on “How to… Read More
Hello Professionally Integrated, Here is a FREE video and paper breakdown on how you can use this information to educate the hospitals emergency department (ED). This paper explains the population that goes to the ED, how they are treated (medication) and how they would like other providers to help these patients so they do not go to the ED. WHY… Read More
Hello Professionally Integrated, I want to show you how beneficial this site is while practice is a little slower because of COVID-19. Here are ideas as to how to stay connected with patients during COVID-19 measures. Make sure to log onto Professionally Integrated for more resources . . . You either need to log in or a different subscription to… Read More
Here are a free video and paper that discuss “nonspecific back pain” and how that is not a specific diagnosis, as well as all the causes that can lead to pain. Make sure you use this to educate your patients, your community, and you can easily “copy and paste” to put in your notes for better documentation. Join today to… Read More
Magnetic resonance imaging Medicine 2017 Sep A possible alternative to a standing lateral radiograph for evaluating cervical sagittal alignment in patients with cervical disc herniation? Convincing evidence supporting the use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) as an effective tool for evaluating cervical sagittal alignment is lacking. This study aims to analyze the differences and correlations between cervical sagittal parameters on x-ray… Read More