Functional scores and subjective responses of injured workers with back or neck pain treated with chiropractic care in an integrative program: a retrospective analysis of 100 cases.

Objective: The purpose of this study is to report on integrative care for the treatment of injured workers with neck or back pain referred to a doctor of chiropractic from a medical or osteopathic provider.

Methods: This retrospective case series study evaluated data on 100 patients referred for chiropractic care of work-related spinal injuries involving workers' compensation claims. Deidentified data included age, sex, visual analog scale scores for pain, pre- and posttreatment Functional Rating Index (FRI) scores, and subjective response to chiropractic care.

Conservative treatment of a female collegiate volleyball player with costochondritis.

Objective: This study was conducted to discuss the conservative care used to treat a female collegiate volleyball player with acute costochondritis.

Clinical Features: A 21-year-old collegiate volleyball player had right anterior chest pain and midthoracic stiffness of 8 months duration.

Intervention And Outcome: High-velocity, low-amplitude manipulation was performed to the associated hypokinetic costovertebral, costotransverse, and intervertebral zygapophyseal thoracic joints.