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112- Carrick, Brain Chips, IT stethoscopes, Surgeons, Thrusts, Pacifiers, TMJ pain, Iliopsoas,

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Hi Everyone,
This week  I went to Melbourne and listened to Professor Fred Carrick describe his work with applied neurology.  While many of our AK doctors have completed his neurology program, this was the first time I sat in one of his classes.  Australia is a long way to come for such a busy lecturer. To say I was impressed was an understatement.   Many of the cases he described brought me to tears.  I was amazed at the changes his methods have made with so many people hospitalized who were comatose or had been given up for dead.  Visit his website to find out more:  http://www.carrickinstitute.org/ .  Here is a great collection of articles launched on the internet this week.  I will also be including abstracts from appropriate papers published in the journal "Science".  I have subscribed to this journal for over 30 years and have always found interesting articles in it.  Recently their index went online and is available by email.  So I can work with it much easier.  The Science article published in 1976 showing oral absorption of radioactive glucose bypassing the gut was a classic reference Dr. Goodheart used giving rise to the AK method of "taste testing" for nutrition.  It deserves a place in AK News and Views.  Enjoy,  Donald  PS.  If you would like a copy of that 1976 paper, let me know and I will send it to you.

Hi Donald,
Thanks for doing this its a great job and much appreciated. I'm an AK practitioner in North West England and I'm looking for someone in North East England to refer a patient to could you ask if there is anyone practicing AK there on your next round robin email please. They can contact me at  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Thanks once again
Jim
1.  Body position does not alter proprioception errors but active or passive movement does.
2. Asthma and dermatitis patients may have immune problems caused by thoracic nerve compression
3. Chinese are now at high risk for disc herniation. 
4. Most people can't understand spine related literature in doctor's offices or on websites
5. Intel is making chips to implant in your brain to help run your computer.
6. Orthopedic surgeons discuss their attitudes towards chiropractic.
7. Manipulative thrusts may predictably help low back pain.
8. Guidelines on living longer webcast via CNN November 30th at 1200 GMT
9. Swine flu vaccine causes anaphylaxis (allergic shock) in Canada.
10. Strong muscles lower risk of cognitive 
11. Farm fungicides ruin the effect of antibiotics. 
12. Geneticists confirm Swine flu identified as created in a lab as being most probable
13. The least healthy foods are the most advertised.
14. Here is an interesting medical pain management slideshow
15. If you have coronary heart disease stay away from trans fatty acids
16. Pacifiers do not ruin breast feeding
17. Balance problems and their rehabilitation are not confidently addressed by all physicians.
18. Evaluating acute low back pain in the elderly.
19. The risks of saying "sorry" to your patients.
18. TMJ pain may cause pain in other body regions.
19. The liopsoas my be a possible cause of an acetabular labrum tear.
20. Local and referred pain from trigger points contributes to fibromyalgia symptoms.
21. Congenital absence of pain is unusual.
22. Young drivers who self harm have a higher incidence of motor vehicle accidents.
23. How to explain your research at a party.
24. A new IT superstethoscope is coming on the market.
25. US statistics for payment of healthcare workers
26. Dr. Maffetone discusses synthetic vitamin studies for folate and B12
27. The Goodheart collection update from Professor Wiese
28. Dr. Maffetone's AK page has been updated with a published book review of Janda's
29. Business development:
30. Comments:





1.  Body position does not alter proprioception errors but active or passive movement does.  For the AK doctor, this implies that diagnosing lying or sitting may not make any difference to the proprioceptors we measure with muscle testing.  "Body orientation does not significantly influence proprioceptive errors or consistency, whereas movement mode (active or passive) does. The significance of these findings is that, depending on the situation or the patient's ability, proprioception tests can be conducted while they are lying or sitting, but movement modes cannot be used interchangeably."  

2. Asthma and dermatitis patients may have immune problems caused by thoracic nerve compression.  FREE DOWNLOAD.  "According to the results of this study the possibility may be considered that chronic nerve compression secondary to vertebral deformity in the thoracic region had a significant effect on the immune function of atopic dermatitis and bronchial asthma patients. The adrenal cortex functions of these allergy patients may be in the chronic decline condition with this chronic nerve compression. A sure treatment effect cannot be obtained without considering the nature and the function of the autonomous nerves." 
"Family history, lumbar load, hard-working, and time urgency are the major risk factors for lumbar disc herniation, and physical exercises and sleeping on the hard bed might be the protective factors."  

4. Most people can't understand spine related literature in doctor's offices or on websites.  "Our findings suggest that most of the Spine-related patient education materials on professional society and practice-based websites have readability scores that may be too high, making comprehension difficult for a substantial portion of the United States adult population."  

 
5. Intel is making chips to implant in your brain to help run your computer.  Amazing that this technology based on functional MRI principles will soon be available.  My can already has a chip in her neck but thankfully can't run my computer, only walk over it when she wants attention.  

6. Orthopedic surgeons discuss their attitudes towards chiropractic.  "North American orthopedic surgeons' attitudes toward chiropractic range from very positive to extremely negative. Improved interprofessional relations may be important to ensure optimal care of shared patients."  

7. Manipulative thrusts may predictably help low back pain.  "Recently a Clinical Prediction Rule that identifies patients with LBP who are likely to respond rapidly and dramatically to thrust manipulation has been developed and validated. The generalizability of the CPR requires further investigation. The results of the study support the generalizability of the CPR to another thrust manipulation technique, but not to the nonthrust manipulation technique that was used in this study. In general, our results also provided support that the CPR can be generalized to different settings from which it was derived and validated."  


9. Swine flu vaccine causes anaphylaxis (allergic shock) in Canada.  "The vaccine chief of the World Health Organization, Marie Paule Kieny, said Monday that the number of people who went into anaphylactic shock after getting the vaccine in Canada was "a bit higher than normal" but that the numbers were still small. She said Canadian authorities are investigating the components of the vaccine to see if there might be a problem."   

10. Strong muscles lower risk of cognitive decline.  For this reason the aged should be regularly checked for muscle dysfunction and assisted with AK methods of strengthening in my opinion.  "These findings suggest a link between muscle strength, AD, and cognitive decline in older persons,” the ream posits that a possible explanation for the mental function-muscle strength link is that there is something going in the body that causes both muscle weakness and loss of mental ability."  

11. Farm fungicides ruin the effect of antibiotics.  "A team of Dutch researchers has reignited a debate on the agricultural use of fungicides with a review in the December issue of The Lancet Infectious Diseases. The authors maintain that the massive use of fungicides to protect European orchards, vineyards, and grain fields may be contributing to resistance against drugs used to treat people with life-threatening infections of Aspergillus fumigatus. Although the overuse of antibiotics in animal husbandry is known to have caused resistance in the human population, this would be the first time a similar link is found between farm use of fungicides and human health."  

12. Geneticists confirm Swine flu identified as created in a lab as being most probable.  Here is an update on the previous study of these authors that I reported in AK News.   "Adrian Gibbs, the virologist who said in May that swine flu may have escaped from a laboratory, published his findings today, renewing discussion about the origins of the pandemic virus.  The new H1N1 strain, which was discovered in Mexico and the U.S. in April, may be the product of three strains from three continents that swapped genes in a lab or a vaccine-making plant, Gibbs, and fellow Australian scientists wrote in Virology Journal. The authors analyzed the genetic makeup of the virus and found its origin could be more simply explained by human involvement than a coincidence of nature."   

13. The least healthy foods are the most advertised.  "That the least healthy cereals are the most heavily advertised is not surprising. In the U.K., junk food cannot be advertised on children's television. Given the epidemic of overweight and obese children in the U.S., marketing regulations must change, and misleading food labeling must not be allowed."  

14. Here is an interesting medical pain management slideshow.   An illustration of the numeric rating scale is included: 

15. If you have coronary heart disease stay away from trans fatty acids.  "In this large prospective cohort of women, neither dietary intake of trans fat nor the individual transisomers, trans-18:1 and trans-18:2, were significantly associated with risk of SCD. However, trans fat intake may be associated with Sudden Cardiac Death risk among women with CHD, suggesting that trans fat intake may play a greater role in SCD risk among those with clinically manifest atherosclerosis."   

16. Pacifiers do not ruin breast feeding. "The prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding at 3 months of age was 85.8% in the pacifier group and 86.2% in the no-pacifier group, for a risk difference of 0.4%, (95% confidence interval -4.7% to 4%) In both groups, > 75% of the mothers were exclusively breastfeeding their study infants at 4 months. The rates of "any breastfeeding" were also virtually identical and remained > 97% for both groups through the 3 and 4 month assessments. Of note, only 67% of the infants in the pacifier use group actually used a pacifier, but 40% of the infants in the no-pacifier group also used a pacifier. The investigators concluded that pacifier use does not alter the prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding at 3 months of age among infants born at term who had successful breastfeeding established at 2 weeks of life"   

17. Balance problems and their rehabilitation are not confidently addressed by all physicians.  Here is a paper discussing this common problem and the dilemma of under diagnoses.  "Perceptions of lacking knowledge in caring for patients with possible VI were experienced by clinicians both in primary and specialty care. Clinicians were frequently unaware of the concept of vestibular rehabilitation. Many wanted to learn more to improve healthcare delivery for their patients. Education appears necessary not only for enhancing patient therapeutic benefit, but also for minimising costs for unnecessary physician hours and diagnostic tests."   

18. Evaluating acute low back pain in the elderly. Here is a great protocol outline.  "Degenerative changes in the lower back constitute a normal feature of aging, but these changes by themselves do not cause back pain. In younger people, back pain may be caused by distortion of the gel-like disks sandwiched between the vertebrae of the lower back. With aging, these disks lose much of their water content and are less likely to become distorted. However, this disk desiccation allows adjacent vertebrae to approximate each other and increases the wearing of the articular cartilage. Osteophytes may compress nerve roots and encroach on the spinal canal."   

19. The risks of saying "sorry" to your patients .  ""Do you suppose," asks a pediatrician, that patient satisfaction derives "not so much from me saying I'm sorry as from my outlining the steps through which the mishap occurred?"  His supposition is straight to the point. Studies have shown that patients want disclosure of all harmful errors, and they seek information about what happened, why it happened, how consequences of the error will be mitigated, and how recurrences will be prevented.[2,3] They also desire emotional support from their physician. Yet, physicians are guarded in what they say and often omit mention that an error has occurred.[3] One study concluded that disclosure standards and training are necessary for physicians to meet public expectations and promote professional responsibility following errors.[2]  Training in how to interact with patients after an adverse event is becoming more readily available through the Internet. The Sorry Works Coalition (www.sorryworks.net) recommends that doctors provide an empathetic "I'm sorry" immediately after an adverse event, coupled with a promise of an investigation and customer service assistance, such as food, lodging, phone calls, and transportation. The primary issue after a medical error becomes a matter of addressing the patient's needs."  
18. TMJ pain may cause pain in other body regions.  "Some patients with myofascial pain from temporomandibular disorders (TMD) report pain in extra-trigeminal body regions. Our aim was to distinguish TMD as regional musculoskeletal pain syndrome (n = 23) from a widespread pain syndrome (FMS; n = 18) based on patients’ tender point scores, pain drawings and quantitative sensory testing (QST) profiles"  
19. The liopsoas my be a possible cause of an acetabular labrum tear.  While the author makes a good observation of the last stages of this problem I have observed that facilitating the antagonist muscles to the psoas with AK methods creates far more stability for the iliopsoas.   "Patients with labral tears usually complain of groin pain, a clicking hip, sharp, catching pain and popping. Sometimes the pain may be localized to the anterior groin, just proximal to the trochanter, or deep within the buttock.7 The hip symptoms may be subtle, such as a dull activity-related or positional pain that just does not seem to improve. I have treated patients with these types of symptoms and some of them definitely had shortened iliopsoas muscles. One was diagnosed with iliopsoas tendinosis and labral tearing that responded to manual therapy over the insertional tendinosis area."   

20. Local and referred pain from trigger points contributes to fibromyalgia symptoms. "  active MTrPs bilaterally in the upper trapezius muscle contribute to the neck and shoulder pain in FMS. Active MTrPs may serve as one of the sources of noxious input leading to the sensitization of spinal and supraspinal pain pathways in FMS."   


21. Congenital absence of pain is unusual.  This study of 2 patients proposes new hypotheses.  "Our findings suggest three hypotheses: (1) that development or maintenance of sensory innervation to cutaneous vasculature and sweat glands may be under separate genetic control from that of all other cutaneous sensory innervation, (2) the latter innervation is preferentially vulnerable to some environmental factor, and (3) vascular and sweat gland afferents may contribute to conscious cutaneous perception.
"  

22. Young drivers who self harm have a higher incidence of motor vehicle accidents.  "We included 18 871 drivers who participated in the DRIVE Study for whom data on self-harm and motor vehicle crashes were available. The mean follow-up was 2 years. Overall, 1495 drivers had 1 or more crashes during the follow-up period. A total of 871 drivers (4.6%) reported that they had engaged in self-harm in the year before the survey. These drivers were at significantly increased risk of a motor vehicle crash compared with drivers who reported no self-harm (relative risk [RR] 1.42, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.15–1.76). The risk remained significant, even after adjustment for age, sex, average hours of driving per week, previous crash, psychological distress,duration of sleep, risky driving behaviour, substance use, remoteness of residence and socio-economic status (RR 1.37, 95% CI 1.09–1.72).Most of the drivers who reported self-harm and had a subsequent crash were involved in a multiple-vehicle crash (84.1% [74/88])."   , FREE DOWNLOAD

23. How to explain your research at a party.  Here is the latest T-shirt:  

24. A new IT superstethoscope is coming on the market. IT diagnostics in a stethoscope is now a reality. " Popular Science magazine, which evaluates new technology for its readers, took a look at the 3M Littmann 3200 stethoscope with StethAssist and Cardioscan software and bestowed its 2009 Innovation of the Year award."   


26. Dr. Maffetone discusses synthetic vitamin studies for folate and B12:  Hi Don,
thanks for listing the JAMA study. I was going to write about it just as I received your email. What the study showed was that synthetic dietary supplements of folate and B12 increased cancer. (They used synthetic folic acid, and an inactive form of synthetic B12.) 

Of course, various other studies have shown similar findings: synthetic and/or high dose nutrients in dietary supplement form are associated with a variety of health problems, including the increased risk of death.  

Other studies that looked at food intake with natural sources of folate and active B12 are shown to reduce the incidence of cancer. Likewise for other nutrients from foods.
It’s also known that in adults exposed to synthetic folic acid fortification, the combination of low serum vitamin B-12 and elevated synthetic folate is associated with higher concentrations of homocysteine and methylmalonic acid, and higher odds ratios for cognitive impairment and anemia. High homocysteine is also a significant risk factor for heart disease (and other problems). 

Another new study (Am J Clin Nutr; 90(6):1586-1592, December 2009) concludes, “Low vitamin B-12 is associated with more pronounced metabolic evidence of vitamin B-12 deficiency when folate is elevated than when folate is not elevated.”

The danger of synthetic vitamins (and other unnatural, high dose nutrients) continues to be very convincing. Rather than use these harmful fortified chemicals and dietary supplements as a source of nutrients, reliance on a diet high in vegetables and fruits – especially in organic form – and other natural and unprocessed foods has been shown to be most effective.

Phil Maffetone
www.philmaffetone.com



27. The Goodheart collection update from Professor Wiese:  We have removed the collection from the truck, found a safe place to store it, and are beginning the process of cataloging it.  That will be a long procedure, and it will not be necessary for everything to be cataloged before we hold the reception.  We would like to have the reception whenever it is most convenient for the ICAK and for Mrs. Goodheart. I envision having the reception in our Special Collections reading room, with access to the collection for the event just beyond the reading room in our A-V area.  I have explained to Mrs. Goodheart that, after the reception, the collection will be housed in our library according to subject and format, with most of the collection being in the areas of nutrition, body energy, kinesiology, and chiropractic.  Of course, each item will be identified with a book plate identifying the item as coming from the George J Goodheart Jr. Collection.  In the meantime, we are busy cataloging the collection so that users will have intellectual access to it.  We are very pleased to have this collection at Palmer College, and know that it will be a fitting tribute to Dr. Goodheart’s career and lifelong work.
Sincerely,
Glenda Wiese, Ph.D.
Professor, Special Collections and Archives
David D. Palmer Health Sciences Library
1000 Brady St
Davenport, IA 52803
563-884-5894
FAX: 563-884-5267


28. Dr. Maffetone's AK page has been updated with a published book review of Janda's The Assessment and Treatment of Muscular Imbalance – The Janda Approach .  Here is his page:  http://philmaffetone.com/fr_akpage.cfm  




Winston Marsh's great business newsletters never cease to amaze me.  I love the video clip in this one.  I felt like doing the same thing as this poor guy many times.   

All of us are in debt…. We are indebted to our parents because they were responsible for bringing us into the world. Next, we’re indebted to the doctors, nurses, aides, orderlies and other hospital personnel for the parts they played in making our arrival a safe and healthy one.

We’re indebted to the educational structure where we learned reading, writing and arithmetic, which are critical to our lives...

We are in debt to all the pastors, priests and rabbis who taught us the essence of life by instructing us in the character qualities that are important to us, regardless of our chosen field of endeavor—athletics, medicine, education, business or government.

We certainly owe a debt to people whose messages have been encouraging as well as informative and instructional. We are deeply in debt to public servants who commit their lives to service through appointed or elected offices...

The list is endless…. We have a heavy debt, and one way to repay that debt is to regularly express thanks and gratitude to the men and women who make our lives worth living…. Thank a lot of people, and you will accumulate many friends and enjoy life more.

—Zig Ziglar




“Men take on the nature and the habits and the power of thought of those with whom they associate in a spirit of sympathy and harmony.” ~ Napoleon Hill from Think and Grow Rich

30. Comments:

Hi,
thanks for all the AK news
Cheers
Tina

Dear Donald

Thank you for the tip about iron supplementation when flying - I'll give it s go!

Phillip

Dear Donald,
thank you very much for all these informations in AK and all the other parts of medicine.
I can find always some new thoughts to help patients .
Thank you for yuor work every month
Rudolf

The pearls of wisdom just keep coming. Thanks for your time, effort expertise and willingness to share.
Ben 


Donald McDowall
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