Neuroendocrine-immune system function could benefit from chiropractic care
Chiropractic care does more than promote musculoskeletal health. Research suggests it also helps improve the health of the neuroendocrine-immune system.
Chiropractic school cost and the ‘big 3’ issues that keep colleges struggling
Chiropractic schools have largely dodged school closings, but the toughest years are ahead with ever-increasing chiropractic school cost …
The best chiropractic school prerequisites and preparation
The benefits of a health science degree coming into a DC education are many when considering the best chiropractic school prerequisites…
Chiropractic education: women DCs need support systems, mentorship and more
Approximately 25% of practicing DCs are women, but women make up roughly 50% of students in chiropractor education institutions…
Use 3 styles of learning to encourage patient understanding
Practice Central | One of the keys to patient retention is to create and develop the well-educated patient. More times than not, the patient who understands chiropractic care is the one who refers and remains under long-term care.
Finding your niche
Feature |Additional education is a direct route to practice specialization. You can do a number of things to increase your competitiveness in a crowded market. Adding new equipment, profit centers, and additional modalities are common strategies many find effective.
Introducing the Performance Health Academy
Performance Health is excited to introduce the Performance Health Academy, a content-rich resource that is built upon the foundation of the highly-respected TheraBand Academy. This new site supports Performance Health’s successful and continued brand growth with a greater variety of content targeted at a broader clinical audience.
Evidence: Using the same four codes can be a concern
Background Doctors often find themselves in the rut of using the same CPT codes on every patient, every visit. This looks like a rut because it could appear that no clinical decision making is applied, and everyone gets the same thing. Sometimes, that’s simply how it is. A straight chiropractor using only chiropractic manipulative treatment […]
Keeping current with the evidence
We have all heard the term “evidence-based” with respect to chiropractic, medicine, and other disciplines. We know that the many key issues related to where the chiropractic profession will be with respect to healthcare reform, scope of practice, and reimbursement are closely linked to this issue of evidence. Chiropractors endure a lengthy education process with […]
The state of the art of research on chiropractic education
The Los Angeles College of Chiropractic researched the current status of research on chiropractic education, including barriers to chiropractic educational research and provided recommendations for future research activities. The study found that the vast majority of current chiropractic educational studies are descriptive in nature and receive no external funding. Based on the results, the study […]
