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Evidence-Based Evaluation & Management of Common Spinal Conditions - Joshua R. S. Browning
Evidence-Based Evaluation & Management of Common Spinal Conditions
A Guide for the Manual Practitioner
Joshua R. S. Browning
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Foreword
James J. Lehman, DC, DIANM
February 22, 2021
Since graduating from Logan College of Chiropractic in 1972, it has been my privilege to serve patients in pain for the past 50 years as a chiropractic specialist. Along this professional journey I cared for patients in New Mexico for 33 years and raised a family of four children in the Land of Enchantment.
I was fortunate to experience private practice, integration into a large healthcare system, completion of postdoctoral training, board certification as a chiropractic orthopedist, completion of my MBA at UNM, and appointment as a clinical faculty member at the UNM School of Medicine during that time period.
For the past 15 years I have enjoyed teaching at the University of Bridgeport’s School of Chiropractic and serving as the director of Health Sciences Postgraduate Education. In addition to teaching in the classrooms and laboratories, it has been my honor to provide evaluation and management of patients suffering with chronic pain syndromes for primary care providers within Federally Qualified Health Centers in Connecticut. During 2010, the Community Health Center, Inc. of Middletown invited me to integrate chiropractic services, provide clinical education to chiropractic students, participate in clinical research, and develop a full-time, chiropractic residency in chiropractic orthopedics and neuromusculoskeletal medicine.
As the director of the Health Sciences Postgraduate Education department, I was charged with creating a postdoctoral program that would provide advanced clinical training and board certification in chiropractic orthopedics. Fortunately, I met Dr. Joshua Browning at one of the classes. I was impressed with his passion to augment his clinical skills with postdoctoral training and board certification as a chiropractic specialist. It then became known that we were both St. Louis Cardinal Baseball fans, which sealed the deal regarding our collegial relationship.
This book, Evidence-Based Evaluation & Management of Common Spinal Conditions, serves as a guide for manual medicine practitioners, including busy chiropractic clinicians, physical therapists, doctors of osteopathy, and other manual medicine providers. Evidence-based and patient-centered clinicians facing a complex neuromusculoskeletal condition involving the spine will appreciate this book as a quick-reference clinical guidebook.
This valuable book provides the most current peer-reviewed literature that will guide the clinician during the differential diagnosis process. The book efficiently complements these essential decision-making procedures including history of present illness, physical examination, diagnostic assessment, and the treatment plan for the patient. The author and his contributors focus on the needs of clinicians that are evaluating and managing patients with pain syndromes caused by an overabundance of neuromusculoskeletal conditions involving a predominant pathoanatomical origin.
Although this book will prove useful to clinical students, the author intended to create an advanced reading level equal to the level of a specialist in neuromusculoskeletal medicine or chiropractic orthopedics. It is my opinion that this book accomplishes its intended goal and surpasses it.
Respectfully,
James J. Lehman, DC, DIANM
Preface
The inspiration for this book was derived from an observation of the most common gaps in knowledge seen in musculoskeletal care clinics - the clinician’s ability to obtain an accurate clinical diagnosis and follow through with an effective management plan. As a supervising physician working with chiropractic interns, as well as working in hospital, private practice, and professional athletic settings, I perceived a need for an easy-to-use and concise but information-packed textbook. What began as a stack of notecards containing information about certain conditions has grown into this multi-year project. This project was never meant for profit, but through the encouragement and advice of others, I have attempted to provide a text deserving to be on most clinician’s bookshelves. It is my hope that this book will aid the busy neuromusculoskeletal care specialist (chiropractic physician, physical therapist, occupational therapist, physiatrist, athletic trainer, primary care physician, etc.) in diagnosing and managing the most common spinal orthopedic conditions using an evidence-based approach.
What this book is intended to be:
A quick-reference clinical guidebook to help sharpen the skills of the busy practitioner and student doctor in training. A book that can be kept in the doctor’s office and referenced in times of uncertainty - both diagnostic and interventional. Alternatively, this book can serve to update or challenge the methods of a clinician who believes to already be practicing in an evidence-informed manner. It was intended that the reading level of this book be advanced, designed to match or surpass the level of a diplomate in chiropractic orthopedics. This book places a strong emphasis on applying the most up-to-date peer-reviewed research to guide decision-making during patient history, physical examination, diagnostic assessment, and subsequent triage and management. My contributors and I strive to target the acute and subacute pain specialist seeing a plethora of orthopedic conditions with a predominant pathoanatomical origin.
What this book is NOT:
An all-inclusive text providing guidance for all possible conditions and clinical scenarios. The only way to write a text meant for the doctor managing patients for the majority of their day is to keep the content short, high-yield, and only address the most common conditions affecting 95% of the population of patients in acute pain. Advice on how to address risk factors for chronification of pain (yellow flags) will only briefly be mentioned in this book. This is no testament to the importance of doing so - the concept should be studied more in-depth than this book can possibly summarize in an easily digestible format. Functional diagnoses are intentionally only briefly mentioned, as many excellent texts exist.
Closing thoughts:
Acute pain and chronic pain conditions can have many important differences that must be considered. The reader will recognize a pattern of multimodal intervention in most sections, encompassing a combination of active and passive modalities. While the importance of the psycho
and social
components of the biopsychosocial model of healthcare cannot be underestimated, this book places most of its focus on the bio-
aspect of the orthopedic assessment of acute pain conditions. I will leave it up to the informed doctor to decide how and when to address non-biological processes that may be impacting a patient’s pain experience. I do not condone a purely pathoanatomical model of care for any single patient, as it is well established how strongly the psychosocial
elements contribute to satisfactory outcomes. However, quality evidence-informed care must first begin with the establishment of a working differential diagnosis prior to medical decision making, according to best practice guidelines. Only then will evidence-informed intervention yield greatest results. It is my sincere hope that you, as well as all manual medicine specialists, will benefit from this project.
Contributors
Robert J. Trager, DC
Connor Integrative Health Network
University Hospitals, Cleveland, OH
Ross B. Vollmer, DC
Chiropractic Physician
Hillsboro Sports Medicine, Hillsboro, MO
Timothy J. Williamson, DC
Chiropractic Physician
Mountain View Pain Center, Denver, CO
Samantha L. Presley, CA
Chiropractic Assistant
Hillsboro Sports Medicine, Hillsboro, MO
Nicole E. Schepers, BA
Designer
GMA, St. Louis, MO
Aaron B. Welk, DC, DACBR
Chiropractic Radiologist
Gateway Radiology Consultants, O’Fallon, MO
Assistant Professor, Logan University, Chesterfield, MO
James J. Lehman, DC, DIANM
Director
Health Sciences Postgraduate Department
University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, CT
Douglas C. Wright, DC, CCSP, MTAA
Chiropractic Physician & Acupuncturist
Hillsboro Sports Medicine, Hillsboro, MO
Organizations Supporting This Text
The following organizations deserve credit
for their direct and indirect contributions to this text:
The International Academy of Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine
The IANM (formerly the Academy of Chiropractic Orthopedics) serves to qualify, examine, and provide board certification and re-credentialing of the neuromusculoskeletal medicine specialist who focuses on the evaluation and management of patients suffering from pain syndromes and neuromusculoskeletal conditions.
Evidence-Based Chiropractic
Facebook Group
Marc Bronson, DC, Founder
ChiroUp
Practice Enhancement Software
Tim Bertelsman, DC, FIANM and Brandon Steele, DC, FIANM, Co-founders
Forward Thinking Chiropractic Alliance
Professional Chiropractic Community
Bobby Maybee, DC, Founder
Administered by a team of evidence-informed chiropractic professionals
Dedication
This book is dedicated to my family, who through the best and worst of times have supported my endeavors and always provided me with the love, guidance, and means to succeed. This project belongs to all of you.
Most importantly, I dedicate this book to my mother, who performed the work of two parents while raising my brother and me. From the late nights up studying for tests, to her room-mother and PTO involvement, and never missing a ball game- She remains a constant source of support, encouragement and love; she supports and pushes me to better myself every day.
The Masterpiece
This masterpiece was given to me and again and again people say
You brag about this work of art, why isn’t it on display?
I tell them I can’t show them this because it is one of a kind
And they wonder time and time again, is the masterpiece really that fine?
There will be no replica of this art because imperfection would ruin it all
You could never just paint a picture, and replace this art upon the wall.
But this masterpiece it can’t be seen, for it’s in a place seen just by me
You may enter my home in search of it, and ask me a million times why
I brag about this masterpiece, but you can’t see it with the naked eye.
And others have seen it unconsciously, but were so engrossed with a framed piece of art
They didn’t realize it was in front of them, the truth would have melted their heart.
And when the time is right, I then explain
That this masterpiece walks, talks, and breathes
And out of the frame walks the mysterious soul
The MOTHER that GOD gave to me.
-Heather L. Stearns-Browning
Contents
Cervical Spine
1. Cervical Spine Treatment Clinical Prediction Rules
2. Cervical Facetogenic Pain
3. Cervical Radiculopathy
4. Whiplash-Associated Disorders
5. Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
6. Cervical Myelopathy
7. Cervical Spine Trauma
8. Upper Crossed Syndrome
9. Headaches
Introduction
Tension-Type Headache
Cervicogenic Headache
Migraine
10. Dizziness & Vertigo
11. Temporomandibular Joint Disorders
Thoracic Spine
12. Thoracic Facetogenic Pain
13. Costal Pain Syndromes
14. Thoracolumbar Junction Syndrome & Cluneal Nerve Entrapment
15. Scoliosis
Lumbopelvic Spine
16. Lumbar Spine Treatment Clinical Prediction Rules
17. Lumbar Facetogenic Pain
18. Sacroiliac Joint Pain & Dysfunction
19. Lumbar Discogenic Pain
20. Lumbar Disc Herniation
21. Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
22. Lower Crossed Syndrome
Cervical Spine Treatment Clinical Prediction Rules
There are two clinical prediction rules (CPRs) that clinicians may use to determine who will benefit from cervical and thoracic spine manipulation. Puentedura, et al. (2012), developed a clinical prediction rule for identifying neck pain patients who are likely to benefit from manual cervical spine manipulation. Likewise, Cleland, et al. (2010), developed a clinical prediction rule for identifying patients with neck pain who are likely to benefit from manual thoracic spine manipulation and exercise.
Patients with 3 or more findings (tables 1.1 and 1.2) are very likely to benefit from cervical manipulation, with near 100% probability when all 4 criteria are present.¹
Patients with 3 or more findings (tables 1.3, 1.4, and figure 1.1) are likely to benefit from thoracic manipulation combined with cervical region therapeutic exercise for cervical spine pain.²
While performing orthopedic and other indicated diagnostic testing remains necessary, these prediction rules allow the clinician to better prognosticate response to treatment. Additionally, patients whose diagnoses may appear unclear or mixed upon examination may also be categorized into these manipulation categories regarding guidelines for intervention.
Recommendation: Best treatment results for uncomplicated cervical spine pain will be obtained with a combination of cervical SMT, thoracic SMT and cervical therapeutic exercise.
Cervical Spine Manipulation
Table 1.1 Individual Findings & Statistics¹
Table Description automatically generatedTable 1.2 Cervical Manipulation Clinical Prediction Rule¹
Table Description automatically generatedThoracic Spine Manipulation + Cervical Exercise
Table 1.3 Individual Findings & Statistics³
Table Description automatically generatedTable 1.4 Thoracic Spine Manipulation + Cervical Exercise Clinical Prediction Rule³
Table Description automatically generatedGraphical user interface Description automatically generated with medium confidenceFigure 1.1 Mean scores for neck disability index for each treatment group relative to status on the clinical prediction rule, as described in Cleland et al. (2010). Printed with appropriate permissions.
Cervical Traction
Raney, et al. (2009) developed a clinical prediction rule to identify neck pain patients which may benefit from cervical traction and exercise (tables 1.5 and 1.6). Pulling forces were started at 10-12 pounds, but were increased to greater than 20, as previous studies have suggested best results at