a 40 year old male, a known case of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, was admitted for catheterization. at catheterization and angiography, septum was hypertrophied to about 5cm and diffuse coronary artery aneurysm was revealed. we found no previous report of coronary artery aneurysm in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

In a patient who had a sudden onset of bilateral diaphragmatic paralysis after forceful neck manipulation complete, though gradual, recovery in lung function and transdiaphragmatic pressures was seen over three years. This is a previously unrecognised risk of neck osteopathy.

Type 1 and type 2 Diabetes mellitus are associated with a decrease in bone quality that leads to an increase in low-stress fractures, a condition called diabetic osteopathy. A growing body of evidence strongly indicates that one of the main pathological mechanisms of diabetic osteopathy is an excess accumulation of advanced glycation end products (AGEs) on collagen of bone extracellular matrix....

I have entitled my address 'CHIROPRACTIC AND OSTEOPATHY AT THE CROSSROADS' for reasons that will, I hope, become clear. But first let me briefly outline my own credentials for undertaking this task and the basis presumably on which the organisers consider me to be an informed observer of the chiropractic and osteopathy scene in this country. I am by profession an academic; a sociologist employe...

A 40 year old male, a known case of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, was admitted for catheterization. At catheterization and angiography, septum was hypertrophied to about 5cm and diffuse coronary artery aneurysm was revealed. We found no previous report of coronary artery aneurysm in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.