Bed Rest and its Bad Rap Is Bedrest Bad Medicine? In the late 90s, bedrest was proclaimed bad for bad backs. A decades-long push ensued to keep people active to avoid deconditioning; however, I knew a good night's sleep ‘fixed’ many types of back pains. In addition to this, as a chiropractor, I [...]
Goal of the Study? In this study, [1. Magnetic resonance imaging and stadiometric assessment of the lumbar discs after sitting and chair-care decompression exercise: a pilot study], the purpose was to determine the practicality of using upright magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and stadiometry to measure changes in height and alignment of the lumbar spine [...]
Innovation Ignites Innovation In 1999, a simple idea came to me. And it is hard-pressed to believe I was the first to think of this pose, considering how common it is. One thing I am certain of is that I was the first to measure it. It was in biomechanics class when the idea [...]
Every so often, I check to see who is citing our work. There is no better feeling, from a scientific perspective, to have other authors use your work to build on. However, it is also important to check to see if they cited things properly. This was a case whereby the authors did not carefully [...]
