David R Seaman

• DC, MS
• Logan University

Objective The purpose of this commentary is to review the notion of toxicity in the context of chiropractic practice. Discussion The belief that body toxicity is the cause of disease has been promoted for thousands of years. Prior to the emergence of the chiropractic profession, the medical profession embraced the notion that the body becomes “tox...

Objective: The purpose of this case report is to describe the chiropractic management of a patient with atypical migraine headache. Clinical features: A 23-year-old woman experienced migraines for 3 months. She had no previous history of migraines and was unresponsive to pharmaceutical and musculoskeletal therapies. The migraine headaches could...

Objective This article presents an overview of metabolic syndrome (MetS), which is a collection of risk factors that can lead to diabetes, stroke, and heart disease. The purposes of this article are to describe the current literature on the etiology and pathophysiology of insulin resistance as it relates to MetS and to suggest strategies for dietar...

Objective The purpose of this commentary is to discuss modern lifestyle factors that promote weight gain and to suggest methods for clinicians to more effectively educate patients about weight management. Discussion Most adults in the United States are overweight or obese. Multiple factors related to the modern lifestyle appear to play causal role...

Objective The purpose of this commentary is to discuss potential 5 factors within straight chiropractic philosophy and practice that may prevent Medicare compliance. Discussion The national Medicare Benefit Policy Manual and the Florida Local Coverage Determination were reviewed to identify documentation and conceptual issues regarding chiropracti...

Background Back pain is one of the most common complaints that patients report to physicians and two-thirds of the population has an elevated body mass index (BMI), indicating they are either overweight or obese. It was once assumed that extra body weight would stress the low back and lead to pain, however, researchers have reported inconsistencies...

This purpose of this case study is to describe a natural method to help in management of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS), which is known to be a common and debilitating condition. Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome is typically managed with a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) device, which the patient wears during sleep to help maint...

The chiropractic profession has succeeded to remain in existence for over 110 years despite the fact that many other professions which had their start at around the same time as chiropractic have disappeared. Despite chiropractic's longevity, the profession has not succeeded in establishing cultural authority and respect within mainstream society,...

This article provides an overview for the identification of lumbar spine pathology on magnetic resonance imaging for the chiropractor. An outline of the common imaging sequences is given together with illustrative examples and discussion of common conditions including acute disc lesions; degenerative discal and joint disease; spinal stenosis; traum...

It is the rare physician who includes diet therapy and nutritional supplements in patient care. Perhaps this is because chiropractic and medical schools devote very few classroom hours to nutrition. It is also possible that physicians are under the misconception that a detailed biochemical understanding of each individual disease is required before...

Background: It is the rare physician who includes diet therapy and nutritional supplements in patient care. Perhaps this is because chiropractic and medical schools devote very few classroom hours to nutrition. It is also possible that physicians are under the misconception that a detailed biochemical understanding of each individual disease is req...

Full recoil golf swings have been implicated in back pain and injury in golfers. Evidence suggests that a restricted backswing may reduce the potential for injury without compromising performance. To examine both golf swing performance and selected muscular actions of the trunk and shoulder during a full recoil swing as compared with a modified sho...

Back pain among the golfing population is considered to be endemic. The adoption of the so‐called modern golf swing is thought to be a source of back pain and injury for both amateurs and professionals. Unlike the modern swing, the classic swing generates significantly less torsion in the back. The classic swing is characterized by considerable pel...

Pain continues to be the main symptom reported by patients. Frequently, clinicians incorrectly diagnose patients and resulting treatments are ineffective, which may promote the development of chronic pain. This situation may arise as a result of a lack of clarity in the literature regarding pain syndromes. To discuss the differences between nocicep...

Since the founding of the chiropractic profession, very few efforts have been made to thoroughly explain the mechanism(s) by which joint complex dysfunction generates symptoms. Save for a few papers, only vague and physiologically inconsistent descriptions have been offered. The purpose of this article is to propose a precise and physiologically so...

Back pain among the golfing population is considered endemic. The adoption of the so-called 'modern' golf swing is thought to be a source of injury for both amateurs and professionals. Unlike the modern swing, the classic swing of yesteryear generated significantly less torsion in the back, which reduced the chance of injury. The classic swing was...

General cold and flu symptoms include malaise, loss of appetite, physical and mental fatigue, and aches and pains. A fever is also common as well as nasal congestion and gastrointestinal symptoms. When we get these symptoms we assume that we have a viral or bacterial infection. But is this true? The term "acute phase response" is a more appropriate...