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SAFE AND EFFECTIVE TREATMENT IS
AVAILABLE
Having devoted the last 15 years
conducting and publishing clinical research related to the recognition,
diagnosis and management of the mechanically induced PPOD Syndrome, James
E. Browning, D.C. has developed an effective nonsurgical treatment
protocol which incorporates a type of spinal manipulation as the core
therapeutic procedure. The effectiveness of this treatment approach has
recently been further demonstrated by the results of a pilot study, which
have served to obtain funding by the Consortial Center for Chiropractic
Research, which is funded through a cooperative agreement from the
National Institute of Health's Office of Alternative Medicine and the
National Institute of Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases for a
full scale randomized clinical trial. As the procedures utilized are
inherently noninvasive, most individuals tolerate this treatment extremely
well, and experience no significant adverse side effects. Although
clinically, this treatment protocol has been found to be quite effective
in managing this disorder, its success depends on achieving two
objectives:
1) the proper selection of individuals who are in fact most likely
suffering from the effects of the mechanically induced PPOD Syndrome,
thereby enhancing the likelihood that they will benefit from PPOD related
treatment.
2) the skilled application of appropriate therapeutic procedures in
accordance with specific treatment protocols that have been refined to be
most effective in treating the variant forms of this disorder.
The process of identifying the patient most likely to benefit from
PPOD treatment protocols requires the correlation of specific information
obtained from a detailed clinical examination with all relevant
information from prior diagnostic studies and treatment procedures that
had been performed. While details from prior diagnostic studies and
therapeutic procedures can be submitted for review in hard copy format,
the information necessary to establish the presence of the mechanically
induced PPOD syndrome can only be obtained on clinical examination by
someone knowledgeable and experienced in dealing with the mechanically
induced PPOD Syndrome. Accordingly, the prospective PPOD patient must
travel to Suttons Bay, Michigan, and undergo a physical examination to
provide the information necessary to establish a diagnosis of mechanically
induced PPOD. After the findings of prior diagnostic and therapeutic
procedures have been correlated with the relavent clinical findings from
the examination, the patients are advised whether or not they fit the
clinical profile indicating the presence of the mechanically induced PPOD
Syndrome, and therefore, the likelihood of benefiting from treatment of
this disorder.
The individuals whose clinical profile indicates the presence of the
mechanically induced PPOD Syndrome may then schedule into a four week
treatment rotation. Years of clinical experience in dealing with this
disorder, has shown that most PPOD patients require four weeks of
treatment to sufficiently improve and reach a point of PPOD stability that
allows for a safe return home. While most patients are significantly
improved by this point in time, they do usually require several more weeks
of treatment to reach maximum therapeutic benefit. Upon completion of
their treatment rotation, PPOD patients are provided with specific
treatment recommendations outlining the details and requirements for
follow-up care which can be undertaken upon their return home. Treatment
rotations are typically scheduled for the beginning of each month.
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