Instant Access to Chiropractic Guidelines and Protocols

"Thumb through this one-of-a-kind pocket reference and you'll find key facts on everything from diagnostic criteria to standardized treatment goals, management guidelines and protocols, nutritional management protocols, home care protocols, referral protocols, and more."--BOOK JACKET.

This essential clinical companion provides quick access to a wealth of information on effectively managing common womens health issues. It offers just the right level of coverage for health professionals, with concise, user-friendly protocols for diagnosing and treating a wide range of conditions. This book also explores alternative natural treatment options such as physical therapy, nutrition, herbs, chiropractic, and naturopathic therapies.

The Fourth Edition of this best-selling reference is a compendium of evidence-based approaches to the most common presenting complaints. Covering both musculoskeletal and visceral complaints, this text is intended to direct the chiropractor toward an appropriate plan of approach in both diagnostic evaluation and care. Highlighting these approaches are flowcharts (algorithms), relevant historical questioning, and summaries of common conditions related to the presenting complaint.

A concise, quick-access handbook that covers the more common conditions seen in a chiropractic practice. A handy reference that provides a library of practical information in a single volume!

Healthcare decision makers in search of reliable information that compares health interventions increasingly turn to systematic reviews for the best summary of the evidence. Systematic reviews identify, select, assess, and synthesize the findings of similar but separate studies, and can help clarify what is known and not known about the potential benefits and harms of drugs, devices, and other healthcare services. Systematic reviews can be helpful for clinicians who want to integrate research findings into their daily practices, for patients to make well-informed choices about their own care, for professional medical societies and other organizations that develop clinical practice guidelines. Too often systematic reviews are of uncertain or poor quality. There are no universally accepted standards for developing systematic reviews leading to variability in how conflicts of interest and biases are handled, how evidence is appraised, and the overall scientific rigor of the process. In Finding What Works in Health Care the Institute of Medicine (IOM) recommends 21 standards for developing high-quality systematic reviews of comparative effectiveness research. The standards address the entire systematic review process from the initial steps of formulating the topic and building the review team to producing a detailed final report that synthesizes what the evidence shows and where knowledge gaps remain. Finding What Works in Health Care also proposes a framework for improving the quality of the science underpinning systematic reviews. This book will serve as a vital resource for both sponsors and producers of systematic reviews of comparative effectiveness research.

The first-ever book to describe the rationale behind adjustment techniques for the spine, pelvis, and extremities, this NEW 2nd Edition offers thoroughly revised chapters, new illustrations, a reorganized layout, and extensive updates. The basic anatomical, biomechanical, and pathophysiological principles necessary for applying specific adjustive procedures are discussed in detail. It also offers a fundamental understanding of joint and body mechanics, as well as key evaluative tests and procedures, to help the reader evaluate, select, and utilize the most effective adjustive techniques. Coverage of chiropractic history provides a broad understanding of general concepts and practice. Theory and practice combine to make Chiropractic Technique, 2nd Edition a must-have for anyone seeking a solid foundation in joint examination and chiropractic adjustment. The text is organized by joint system, focusing on practical anatomy, kinematics, evaluation, and technique for each system so each chapter can stand on its own as an independent discussion Specific evaluative procedures demonstrate how to identify the characteristics of manipulable lesions Background on the history of chiropractic provides an excellent foundation for joint examination and adjustive techniques Extensive photos and line drawings vividly illustrate each technique References throughout the book direct the reader to sources for more detailed information on chapter content Mechanical principles are addressed, which help the reader understand differences between adjustive procedures and how each should be performed A convenient list of joints and a joint index are included on the end sheets for quick, easy reference Authors are well known and well-respected in the chiropractic field. All chapters have been revised and updated to include the latest information available Joint anatomy and basic biomechanics coverage offers a more clinical focus in this Edition A New Chapter on mobilization, traction, and soft tissue techniques presents these similar techniques in one chapter, organized according to development and slight variation, for a clear, objective look at each one. A new user-friendly layout arranges content and illustrations so information is accessible and the text is easy-to-read.