Our clinic is constantly reviewing journals and other research resources for the most current evidence of results-oriented care and other insightful information for the benefit of our patients.

We hope you find this area informative and helpful. Please email any inquiries to us at research@firsthealthassociates.com. Please allow two business days for response. Thank you. 

Chiropractic Recognized by Orthopedics Today
First Health Associates, P.C., 2003.
An orthopedics publication may not seem a likely place to find an article praising chiropractic, but perhaps Orthopedics Today has started a trend. The February 2003 issue of the magazine dedicated to "current news in musculoskeletal health & disease" featured an article entitled, "Time to Recognize Value of Chiropractic Care? Science and Patient Satisfaction Surveys Cite Usefulness of Spinal Manipulation."
[ downloadable in PDF format ].

Chronic Spinal Pain: A Randomized Clinical Trial Comparing Medication, Acupuncture, and Spinal Manipulation
Giles & Muller, Spine, 2003, 28, pp 1490-1502.
A randomized controlled clinical trial was conducted, to compare medication, needle acupuncture, and spinal manipulation for managing chronic (>13 weeks duration) spinal pain because the value of medicinal and popular forms of alternative care for chronic spinal pain syndromes is uncertain.
[downloadable by subscribers to Spine, from http://www.spinejournal.com, with a search for the above title in the July 2003 issue].

Physicians Want Education About Complementary and Alternative Medicine to Enhance Communication With Their Patients
Corbin Winslow & Shapiro, Arch. Intern. Med., 2002, 162, pp 1176-1181.
More than one third of patients in the United States use complementary and alternative medicine (CAM); most also visit conventional physicians. There is little information about how physicians and patients discuss CAM. We hypothesized that physicians frequently fielded questions about CAM treatments but felt uncomfortable discussing them owing to a lack of education.
[downloadable by AMA members from http://pubs.ama-assn.org with a search for the above title in the Archives of Internal Medicine].

Manual Therapy, Physical Therapy, or Continued Care by a General Practitioner for Patients with Neck Pain
Hoving, Koes, de Vet, van der Windt, Assendelft, van Mameren, Devillé, Pool, Scholten & Bouter, Ann. Intern. Med., 2002, 136, pp 713-722.
Neck pain is a common problem, but the effectiveness of frequently applied conservative therapies has never been directly compared.
[ downloadable in PDF format ].

A Review of the Incorporation of Complementary and Alternative Medicine by Mainstream Physicians
Astin, Marie, Pelletier, Hansen & Haskell, Arch. Intern. Med., 1998, 158, pp 2303-2310.
Studies suggest that between 30% and 50% of the adult population in industrialized nations use some form of complementary and/or alternative medicine (CAM) to prevent or treat a variety of health-related problems.
[downloadable by AMA members from http://pubs.ama-assn.org with a search for the above title in the Archives of Internal Medicine].

Pediatricians\' Experience With and Attitudes Toward Complementary / Alternative Medicine
Sikand & Laken, Arch. Pediatr. Adolesc. Med., 1998, 152, pp 1059-1064.
The objective of this study was to assess (1) pediatricians\' attitudes toward and practice of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) for their patients; (2) their knowledge, experience, and referral patterns for selected CAM therapies; and (3) their desire for continuing medical education courses on CAM therapies.
[downloadable by AMA members from http://pubs.ama-assn.org with a search for the above title in the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine].