CF 348:  SMT Research Review & Mobile Phones And Cancer Today we’re going to talk about SMT Research Review & Mobile Phones And Cancer But first, here’s that sweet sweet bumper music  

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You have found yourself smack dab in the middle of Episode #348 Now if you missed last week’s episode, we talked about Plant vs. Animal Fat & Screen Time At Bedtime Make sure you don’t miss that info. Keep up with the class. 

On the personal end of things….. It’s a Monday and, of course, we had a staffer call in sick again. It’s always Mondays it seems ya know? What the heck? But she’s one of my most dependable, most awesome-est people so I wont’ harrass her too much.  It’s a little slow today for us.

We’re used to being in the 40’s for a Monday and we had 33 today so I don’t know what’s up with that but we have a goo damount tomorrow and Wednesday so, maybe it was just one of those days. And, I got A LOT done so we’re all good in the hood. 

Let’s see, what’s up?

I have a presentation coming up for the FTCA. For those of you not in the know, that’s the Forward Thinking Chiropractic Alliance and they’re having the October 2024 FTCA Virtual Business Summit which will be held Friday October 11-Saturday October 12. For more info, just go to www.forwardthinkingchiro.com and give it a looksee.  My presentation will center on new ways of looking at and treating chronic pain via the biopsychosocial construct. Sounds boring as hell but it’s not and we treat a lot of pain, folks so I hope you’ll join us. Hell, you might learn something.  If you’re a long time listener, you’re probably tired of hearing it.

But I’m never tired of talking about it people!! I saw lots of my MCM Mastermind friends taking pictures together at the MPI Adjustathon. I didn’t even know that was a thing until I met this crazy group but I’m probably just going to have to go next year and just make it happen. My people were out there and they all had big smiles so I feel like I’m probably missing something and I hate FOMO.  I don’t have a ton to share at the moment except being an integrated clinic can be a challenge. We are replacing the Nurse Practitioner with two people.

We are hirng an RN that starts next week and then another Nurse Pracititoner that will just do the hormone replacement pellets. Both are hourly staffers so that will help. Thee full time salary position was a challenge for sure when we were just building up something brand new and getting it off the groud.  We know how to do it now and should be off and running with the new crew soon. And it’s going to be great. Everyone in the office is jazzed and there’s just an electric feeling in the office and when your crew is jazzed, good thing happen. 

Upward and onward Alright let’s get to the research shall we?

Item #1

Our first one thiis week was posted on Facebook by Dr. David Graber I believe. It’s called, “Chiropractic and Spinal Manipulation: A Review of Research Trends, Evidence Gaps, and Guideline Recommendations” by Trager et al and published in Journal of Clinical Medicine on August 28, 2024 so it’s smokin all over the place.  Remember, the citations can be found at chiropracticforward.com under this episode. 

Trager, R.J.; Bejarano, G.; Perfecto, R.-P.T.; Blackwood, E.R.; Goertz, C.M. Chiropractic and Spinal Manipulation: A Review of Research Trends, Evidence Gaps, and Guideline Recommendations. J. Clin. Med. 2024, 13, 5668. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm13195668

Why They Did It

Chiropractors diagnose and manage musculoskeletal disorders, commonly using spinal manipulative therapy (SMT). Over the past half-century, the chiropractic profession has seen increased utilization in the United States following Medicare authorization for payment of chiropractic SMT in 1972. 

How They Did It

We reviewed chiropractic research trends since that year and recent clinical practice guideline (CPG) recommendations regarding SMT.  We searched Scopus for articles associated with chiropractic (spanning 1972–2024), analyzing publication trends and keywords, and searched PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science for clinical practice guidelines addressing SMT use (spanning 2013–2024).  We identified 6286 articles on chiropractic.  The rate of publication trended upward.  Keywords initially related to historical evolution, scope of practice, medicolegal, and regulatory aspects evolved to include randomiz