This week from Dr. Cerami and Utah Sports and Wellness From: Tom Michaud, 2018   Even though 95 percent of runners instinctively strike the ground with their heels, there is a growing trend among running experts to have lifelong heel strikers convert to a more forward contact point. The switch to a mid and/or forefoot [...]

This week from Dr. Cerami and Utah Sports and Wellness From: Journal of Nutrition, 2016   Quick Summary: This is the first and largest study to examine whether varying coffee (including decaffeinated) or caffeine consumption levels are associated with telomere length. In populations that regularly consume coffee, coffee is a major source of antioxidant intake and [...]

This week from Dr. Cerami and Utah Sports and Wellness From: Public Library of Science, 2018   Quick Summary: The authors of this study, analyzed data from three studies involving a total of 5,038 subjects to investigate the relationship between Vitamin D concentration and breast cancer risk among women aged 55 years and older. The current vitamin [...]

This week from Dr. Cerami and Utah Sports and Wellness From: Journal of the American Heart Association, 2018   Quick Summary: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) causes over 787 000 deaths in the United States. Whereas sleep duration is generally not considered a traditional risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD), growing evidence supports its association with cardiovascular risk (CVR) factors and [...]

This week from Dr. Cerami and Utah Sports and Wellness From: Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2017   Quick Summary: This study was conducted using the most sophisticated technology to date, to assess the effects of chiropractic adjusting. Spinal manipulative therapy (SMT) was applied using an Activator in accordance with the Activator Methods protocols. “The intensity [...]

This week from Dr. Cerami and Utah Sports and Wellness From: Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, April 2017   Quick Summary: The objective of this study was to investigate the efficacy of shoe orthotics with and without chiropractic treatment for chronic low back pain as compared to no treatment. It is a Randomized Controlled Trial [...]

This week from Dr. Cerami and Utah Sports and Wellness From: The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, February 2016   Quick Summary: This is the “first systematic review to investigate the evidence for administering SMT in conjunction with other modalities, such as exercise, on people with COPD. The manipulation used was any form of [...]

This week from Dr. Cerami and Utah Sports and Wellness   From: Frontiers in Immunology, January 2017   Quick Summary: The prevalence of autoimmunity is increasing in the Western countries. The role of vitamin D goes beyond the regulation of calcium homeostasis and bone health. Vitamin D is important in the modulation of the immune system. [...]

This week from Dr. Cerami and Utah Sports and Wellness   From: Frontiers in Neurology, March 2016   Quick Summary: The purpose of this article, was to investigate the effects of cervical mobilization and manipulation on pain intensity and headache frequency, compared to traditional physical therapy in patients diagnosed with cervicogenic headache. Officially, cervicogenic headache is [...]

This week from Dr. Cerami and Utah Sports and Wellness   From: BoiMed Central (BMC) Health Services Research, October 2015   Quick Summary: This comprehensive study was designed to compare health care costs for patient with spine pain who received chiropractic care v. care from other health care providers. This review identified 25 cost comparison [...]