Over the weekend, I met some new friends, and the topic turned to posture very quickly once they found out that I was a chiropractor, and when I found out that they were IT specialists. They began to make fun of themselves about the ridiculous positions in which they sit while working at the computer. Until that moment, I had just visualized poor posture as sitting with the head forward, rounded shoulders, and hunched upper back. After speaking with this group, a new picture popped into my head regarding bad posture. One demonstrated leaning so far back in his chair with his leg propped up on a waste basket he may has well have been lying down. Another was slanting to the side and turning in a way that only a contortionist could have achieved. How you position yourself with your posture, comfortable or not, you may be taking years off your life….or just making those years a bit more painful. Continue Reading →
Dr. Manison Gets Case Study Published on Cox Flexion/Distraction Technic For Cervical Spine Disc Herniation
Dr. Manison was published in the Journal of Chiropractic Medicine (JCM), one of the two medically indexed chiropractic journals. This is a huge accomplishment and he is very excited about this. Writing the paper and going through the editing process took about 100 hours of time. It was a very tough and humbling experience, and he is very happy with the end result.
Most clinicians, or field doctors, do not have the time or skill to write a paper for medical publication. Dr. Manison feels that it is important to continue to work hard to be the best doctor he can be as well as give back to the field. If there are no studies on the successes of chiropractic, it is hard to justify the care. The more those in the chiropractic field publish the good work we do, the better.
Dr. Manison would like to thank his wife and editor extraordinaire, Jennifer Hepps, MD, for her help with the paper. Dr. Hepps is very accomplished in her field and her insight and direction were critical to the success of his paper. When they say behind every man there is a great woman, this is truly the case!
We would include the entire study here but are not allowed to do so…however, please click the link below to view the abstract.
