The unit consists of argon-filled tubes SUBSCRIBE TODAY ! $2800 7 ISSUES only (GST $29.40; QST/HST $31.64) • US $35.00 (USD) • Foreign $50.00 (USD) Name: ___________________________ Clinic Name: ______________________ Address: _________________________ City: ____________________________ Prov: ____________________________ P.Code:___________________________ Tel: _____________________________ Fax: _____________________________ e-mail: ___________________________ PLEASE CHECK ONE: Doctor of Chiropractic Chiropractic or Student Educational or Research Inst. Other ______________________ Please Specify TYPE OF PRACTICE Solo Group Chiropractic Integrated Disciplines Other ______________________ Please Specify Not in Practice - Student ARE YOU? (SELECT ONE) Owner ❏ Assistant ❏ Other ______________________ ❏ Please Specify Associate ❏ Employee ❏ PAYMENT: Cheque - Payable to Annex Publishing & Printing Inc. Amex Visa MC Account #: ____________________________ Expiry: ___________________________ Signature: ____________________________ Date: ________________________________ TO SUBSCRIBE: Tel: 866-790-6070 Fax: 877-624-1940 Mail: Canadian Chiropractor c/o Annex Publishing & Printing Inc. P.O. Box 530 Simcoe, Ontario N3Y 4N5 e-mail: [email protected] www.canadianchiropractor.ca GST#867172652RT0001 26 • CANADIAN CHIROPRACTOR |FEBRUARY 2008 0208CC www.canadianchiropractor.ca ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ of different shapes that attach to a hand- held device. Once the unit is plugged in, the electrical current activates the argon in the tubes and the gas in the tube will glow purple like Luke Skywalker’s light sabre. (“Let the Innate Force be with you,” quips Dr. Kunkel.) When the tip of the attachment is brought close to the affected area it will create an electri- cal arch which, he assures me, was not entirely painless. The fl at-headed, bulbous attachment shown in the hand-held unit was used to treat skin disorders such as acne and pso- riasis. The pointed attachment at the top of the case was the most frequently used and was used for trigger point therapy, acupuncture-type treatments as well as such diverse uses as relieving the swell- ing in goiter and to activate nerves in pa- tients with MS. The third attachment was designed for para-spinal musculature while the metal tube at the bottom is for reactivating the gas if the tubes had been Mechanical Traction Continued from Page 14 • after six weeks – 82.6% of trac- tion/EOTA patients reported improve- ment versus 73.1% in the EOTA group • rates of success based on 50% ODI improvement were almost identical – 60.9% and 61.5% respectively • two baseline variables were as- sociated with greater improvements with traction: peripheralization with extension movement, and a positive crossed-SLR CONCLUSIONS AND PRACTICAL APPLICATION: This study suggests that a subgroup of LBP patients does exist that is more likely to benefi t from mechani- cal traction, which supports previous research on the LBP CPR, and expert opinion. Greater reductions in dis- ability and fear-avoidance were noted in the traction group at two week fol- low-up, but not at six weeks. This suggests that the addition of traction has no lasting benefi t. However, the fact that this benefit disappeared at six weeks may suggest that the two week traction intervention needs to be longer to maximize effi cacy. This study should be considered preliminary due to the short follow-up period and small sample size – further research is required.• References: 1) Airaksinen O et al. European guidelines for the management of chronic non-specifi c low back pain. European Spine Journal 2006; 15(suppl): S192- S300. 2) Daniel DM. Non-surgical spinal decompression therapy: Does the scien- tifi c literature support efficacy claims made in the advertising media? BMC Chiropractic & Osteopathy 2007; 15:7. 3) Clarke J et al. Traction for low back pain with or without sciatica: An updated systematic review within the framework of the Cochrane Collabora- tion. Spine 2006; 31(14): 1591-1599. unused for some time. The upper dial is for intensity, the lower is for current. Dr. Kunkel has donated the unit to the library and it is now on display in our museum exhibit. For helping to clear up this mystery I think Dr. Kunkel de- serves an “A” for his chiropractic history assignment.•
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