Perns Back and Neck Clinic

03/25/2026

03/25/2026

“While other professions are concerned with changing environment to suit the weakened body, Chiropractic is concerned with strengthening the body to ‘suit’ environment.
Dr. Fred Barge

02/20/2026

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07/28/2025

07/27/2025

Many assume pharmaceutical companies aim to improve public health, but profit often takes priority. From marketing tactics to controlling care narratives, Big Pharma's influence raises serious ethical concerns.

02/27/2025

A gentle, non-invasive approach: chiropractic care can be life-changing for children with recurring ear infections. 👧💛
https://vertebralsubluxationresearch.com/coherence/

02/12/2024

01/08/2024

Laser therapy is a safe and effective treatment.

Laser Therapy for Incision Healing in 9 Dogs
Wardlaw, et.al.

Laser therapy is becoming common place in veterinary medicine with little evidence proving efficacy or dosages. This study evaluated surgical wound healing in canines. Twelve Dachshunds underwent thoraco-lumbar hemilaminectomies for intervertebral disc disease (IVDD). Digital photographs were taken of their incisions within 24 h of surgery and 1, 3, 5, 7, and 21 days postoperatively. The first three dogs were used to create a standardized scar scale to score the other dogs' incision healing. The remaining 9 dogs were randomly assigned to either receive 8 J/cm2 laser therapy once a day for 7 days or the non-laser treated control group. Incision healing was scored based on the scar scale from 0 to 5, with zero being a fresh incision and five being completely healed with scar contraction and hair growth. All scar scores significantly improved with increasing time from surgery (

10/06/2023

𝐄𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐥𝐨𝐰-𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥 𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐲 𝐨𝐧 𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐣𝐮𝐫𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐡𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: 𝐀 𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥
Madieros, et.al.

Objectives: To evaluate the effects of low-level laser therapy (LLLT) on functional rehabilitation following hamstring strain injury (HSI) in amateur athletes treated with an exercise-based rehabilitation program.

Design: Randomized controlled trial.

Methods: Male athletes (18-40 years old) who sustained HSI were randomized in LLLT or placebo groups. All patients were engaged in the same exercise-based rehabilitation program until they met specific criteria to return to sport. Hamstring muscles were treated with LLLT or placebo immediately after each rehabilitation session. The primary outcome was time-to-return to sport. Secondary outcomes were the number of rehabilitation sessions, hamstring flexibility, hamstring strength, and re-injury rate.

Results: Twenty-four athletes began rehabilitation, and 22 (11 per group) completed the study schedule. Participants of LLLT and placebo groups had similar age, body size, injury characteristics, and baseline levels of hamstring flexibility and strength. The two groups increased flexibility and strength similarly throughout the rehabilitation program. Time-to-return to sport was the same for athletes treated with LLLT (23 ± 9 days) and placebo (24 ± 13 days). There were no re-injuries within 6 months after return to sport.

Conclusion: LLLT, as used in this study, did not optimize functional rehabilitation following HSI in amateur athletes treated with an exercise-based rehabilitation program.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1466853X19305863

05/24/2023

The word “chiropractic” combines the Greek words cheir (hand) and praxis (action), and means “done by hand”.