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Is Chiropractic Useful For Dizziness and Balance?

42184199_sDizziness and imbalance are amongst the most common complaints in older people, and are a growing public health concern since they put older people at a significantly higher risk of falling. A recent study explored the role of chiropractic in the treatment of dizziness/balance disorders through analysis of data from the 2008 National Health Interview Survey (the only year that included a subset of questions about balance and dizziness).  Questions were asked about dizziness, balance and  accompanying health conditions as well as their perceived causes and effects of the dizziness or balance problem. The survey data queried whether people were helped by a variety of practitioners, including chiropractors.   Balance or dizziness problems were reported by 11% of all respondents.  The reported prevalence was 35% for those aged 65 or older.  The authors found that although a small proportion (4.2%) sought chiropractic care for balance and dizziness, those who did were very likely to report that it had helped (OR, 1.73). For those in whom the cause of their balance or dizziness problem was head or neck trauma, the odds ratio for perceiving that they had been helped by a chiropractor was 9.5, compared with OR 0.53 for medical physicians. For those respondents aged 65 years and older, and for those reporting the cause of their balance and dizziness were trauma or neurological or musculoskeletal issues, the OR was even higher (OR, 13.78).

Reference:
Ndetan H, Hawk C, Sekhon VK, Chiusano M. The Role of Chiropractic Care in the Treatment of Dizziness or Balance Disorders: Analysis of National Health Interview Survey Data. J Evid Based Complementary Altern Med. 2016 Apr;21(2):138-42. doi: 10.1177/2156587215604974. Epub 2015 Sep 11. PubMed PMID: 26362851.

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007- Advancing Chiropractic Research with Dr. Christine Goertz

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Learn about the largest study of chiropractic to date, chiropractic effectiveness and cost studies and why there is so much heterogeneity in chiropractic research.  My guest on this episode of chiropractic science is Christine Goertz, D.C., Ph.D.  Dr, Goertz is Vice Chancellor of Research and Health Policy at Palmer College of Chiropractic. Dr. Goertz has extensive experience in the administration of both Federal and non-Federal grants, serving as both a PI (Palmer College of Chiropractic and the Samueli Institute) and as a funding official (NCCIH/NIH, Samueli Institute and PCORI).  She is a veteran integrative healthcare researcher, author and speaker.  Dr. Christine Goertz has served as a principal investigator or co-principal investigator for a number of large-scale, federally funded research studies including a $7 million, Department of Defense-funded collaboration with RAND and the Samueli Institute conducting the largest study of chiropractic to date (currently ongoing).  For over 20 years, she has addressed multidisciplinary science and health policy issues at the state and federal levels, serving as a member of the American Medical Association’s Measures Implementation and Evaluation Advisory Committee, Chair of the American Chiropractic Association’s Performance Measurement Task Force, and a program officer of the NIH National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine managing a portfolio focused on musculoskeletal disease, pain and health services research. She is a Fellow of the International College of Chiropractors. She received her doctor of chiropractic from Northwestern Health Sciences University and a PhD in Health Services Research Policy and Administration from the University of Minnesota.

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