Alternative Effective Management of the Musculoskeletal Pain

Olena Plotkina, Andrei Bourdeinyi

Division of Clinical Sciences, Life University, Marietta, GA, USAUnited States
Division of Basic Sciences, Life University, Marietta, GA, USAUnited States

DOI: https://doi.org/10.17140/orhoj-2-e002 · Published 2025-09-11 · Licence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 · © 2025 The Author(s)

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Keywords: X-ray, HVLA, medicine, muscle strength

Acknowledgement

that microsubluxations are responsible for the development of a number of serious clinical painful syndromes and diseases. Several We would like to thank Professor Brent Russell from Life Univerexamples are: sity for his help and recommendations in the process of preparation of this material.

a) Shoulder pain which is considered by physicians in the majority of cases to rotator cuff dysfunction, and for which sur-

Conflicts Of Interest

12,15,16 gery usually is recommended; b) Pain in forearm and wrist, as well as neurological disorders The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest. that produce numbness and tingling (for instance, in the carpal tunnel syndrome, although in reality the similar clinical mani-

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