While cervical disc pathology can unquestionably produce radiculopathy, many patients presenting with arm pain, paresthesia or perceived weakness do not exhibit the clinical behavior of true nerve-root compromise. In these cases, failure to differentiate the primary pain generator may lead to unnecessary spinal injections, nerve ablation procedures or surgical consultation despite limited likelihood of benefit.
PubMed Indexes Journal of Chiropractic Humanities
National University of Health Sciences (NUHS) has announced that PubMed, the prestigious search engine of the National Library of Medicine, now includes the Journal of Chiropractic Humanities among its indexed publications.
JCH began in 1991 as Philosophical Constructs for the Chiropractic Profession. In 1993, the journal changed its name and broadened its purpose, becoming the Journal of Chiropractic Humanities. Today, the mission of the JCH is: "to foster scholarly debate and interaction within the chiropractic profession regarding the humanities, which includes history, philosophy, linguistics, literature, jurisprudence, ethics, theory, sociology, comparative religions, and aspects of social sciences that address historical or philosophical approaches."
"Although JCH is currently indexed in several other indexing systems," said JCH Editor Claire Johnson, DC, "PubMed is where health care providers and decision-makers look when searching for trustworthy and high quality literature."
"With the addition of JCH, all three of our journals are now indexed in PubMed," said James Winterstein, DC, president of NUHS, which publishes the journal. (NUHS' other two journals are the Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics and the Journal of Chiropractic Medicine.) "My personal thanks and appreciation goes to editor-in-chief of the journal, Dr. Claire Johnson, and Associate Editor Bart Green, DC, for their dedication and commitment to the quality and content of the JCH. That quality has made this indexing possible."
The journal can be accessed at www.journalchirohumanities.com or www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov.
Source: National University of Health Sciences