The opportunity to work with the Rams came via his consulting work the last two years with the St. Louis Cardinals major league baseball team, adjusting home run champion Mark McGwire and other Cardinals' players. Dr. Filson continues to work with McGwire and his teammates at their home games.
"With interest in natural approaches to health care among the public and elite athletes flourishing, we believe that Dr. Filson's work will contribute much to the development of positive perceptions of chiropractic," said Logan President Dr. George Goodman.
FCER-Funded Study Rates Highest in Literature Review
The FCER-funded study by P.D. Boline et al., has received the highest methodological rating in a critical literature review of 27 randomized clinical trials on neck pain published between 1966-1995. The results were published in the Scandinavian Journal of Rehabilitative Medicine (Kjellman GV, et al. 1999; Vol. 31, pp. 139-152).
The Boline study ("Spinal Manipulation vs. Amitriptyline for the Treatment of Chronic Tension-Type Headaches: A Randomized Clinical Trial") received a quality rating of 62 (out of a possible 100). One other study also received a 62 rating. One third of the studies earned a quality score of 50 or higher.
Anthony Rosner,PhD, director of research at the Foundation for Chiropractic Education and Research (FCER), judged the Boline study was "one of the most positive outcome studies that has appeared anywhere in the literature concerning the efficacy of chiropractic."
Dr. Rosner said the study's comparison of manipulation of tension headaches versus prescription medication "shows an effect that is at least as pronounced as medication, is longer lasting, and has fewer side effects.
"I think we need to make as loud a noise with this information as possible," added Dr. Rosner.
The Boline study was published in JMPT, March/April 1995, Vol. 18, No. 3, pp. 148-154. The study is available by calling FCER's literature search service at 1-800-743-3282.
Northwestern Receives Grant for Neck Pain Study
The Northwestern College of Chiropractic's Wolfe-Harris Center for Clinical Studies has received a $53,000 grant for a research project on acute neck pain from the Consortial Center for Chiropractic Research.
The principal investigator will be Gert Bronfort,DC,PhD; Roni Evans,DC, is the co-investigator. The study begins this September and will conclude in August 2000. It begins with a 24-patient randomized pilot study, which will provide the preliminary information for a full-scale randomized clinical trial.
"A pilot study is like a dress rehearsal for a full-scale study," explained Dr. Evans.
The full-scale study will assess the clinical efficacy and cost-effectiveness of chiropractic care, medical care, or self-care for acute neck pain.
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