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SAFE AND EFFECTIVE TREATMENT IS AVAILABLE


Having devoted the last nearly 20 years to 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 non-surgical treatment protocol which incorporates a type of spinal manipulation as the core therapeutic procedure. Doctor Browning has personally utilized this treatment approach to help hundreds of individuals recover from the devastating effects of the mechanically induced PPOD Syndrome. The effectiveness of this treatment has been further demonstrated by the results of a university pilot study which have served to obtain funding through 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 in the care of this disorder are inherently noninvasive, most individuals, under the care of an experienced clinician following appropriate treatment protocols, tolerate this treatment extremely well, and experience no significant adverse side effects or complications. Although clinically, these treatment protocols have been found to be quite effective in managing this disorder, itheir 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 Syndrome treatment protocols.

2) The skilled application of appropriate therapeutic procedures by an experienced clinician 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 history and 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 a diagnosis of the mechanically induced PPOD syndrome can only be derived from clinical information obtained from the results of specific diagnostic procedures. Once collected, this information requires interpretation by a clinician experienced in the diagnosis of this disorder to establish whether or not the mechanically induced PPOD Syndrome is in fact the cause of the patient's complaints.

Accordingly, the prospective PPOD patient has two options to establish a diagnosis of the mechanically induced PPOD Syndrome. 1) They may travel to Suttons Bay, Michigan, and undergo a detailed physical examination conducted by Doctor Browning, or 2) they may call the offices of doctors in their area to find someone who has been following this work through published research, and, has gained sufficient experience in treating adequate numbers of PPOD patients to accurately diagnose this disorder.

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