Chiropractic Care Techniques and Research | Practice Management

The key to diversifying your chiropractic practice

Christina DeBusk January 8, 2018

Chiropractic offers many benefits, the American Chiropractic Association (ACA) outlining just a few of them, such as helping patients overcome chronic headaches or problematic back or neck pain. They add that chiropractic also aids in the treatment of musculoskeletal disorders and injuries, oftentimes relieving the pain these issues can create, among providing other advantages related to improving a person’s total health and wellness. Massage therapy provides many benefits as well.

Recent research reveals whether DC gender impacts patient outcome

Christina DeBusk December 27, 2017

The question of whether a doctor’s gender impacts a patient’s treatment outcome is not a new one. For instance, a systematic review and meta-analysis published in the Journal of Health Services Research & Policy in July of 2013 looked at this very same issue. And, after reviewing and analyzing 33 different studies, researchers concluded that, though there were some conflicting results, female doctors tended to have “greater patient engagement.”

Most shoulder problems won’t involve the humerus

Mitch Mally December 7, 2017

Clinical Concerns Shoulder injuries account for nearly 7.5 million injuries per year in the U.S., with an estimated 250,000 rotator cuff surgeries annually. Diverse multidisciplinary treatment models include manipulation of the humerus, physiotherapy, ultrasound, electrical stimulation, and laser. Other modalities used range from massage therapy to various fascial and soft tissue approaches, steroid injections, and surgeries.

MLS laser therapy: A non-invasive treatment option for effective pain relief

Christina DeBusk November 27, 2017

Sponsored Content According to statistics compiled by The American Academy of Pain Medicine, approximately 100 million American endure some type of chronic pain, which they define as pain signals that “keep firing in the nervous system for weeks, months, even years.” Considering the fact that the U.S. population is just over 326 million, this means that approximately one in three people deal with this type of pain on a constant basis.

Medial tibial stress syndrome can signal more serious injury

Stephanie Kramer November 22, 2017

Research Results Chiropractors see a lot of running injuries. Shin splints are among the most common and persistent types of injury among them. A recent study found that medial tibial stress syndrome (MTSS) can sideline a new runner for 70 days or more. The diagnosis is usually uncomplicated, but chiropractors should also rule out other causes. Occasionally, a painful shinbone may be a sign of a more serious problem. “Shin splints, stress fractures, and anterior compartment syndrome can look alike,” says Jason Hare, DC, who owns Pure Chiropractic in Nanaimo, BC, Canada. “All three injuries are easily confused.”

Bad habits that create spine problems

Christina DeBusk November 22, 2017

As a healthcare professional, it’s likely that you’ve spent some time talking to patients about how to overcome habits that may be inhibiting their quality of life. For instance, maybe they’ve revealed how they’ve been trying to quit smoking, so, in turn, you’ve shared methods that have been known to work for others. Or perhaps their habit revolved around drug or alcohol use, prompting you to connect them with area resources that can help. In short, you offered treatment options that you knew could potentially help because you care about the total health and welfare of your patients. The same is true when it comes to their bad habits that could potentially lead to spinal issues later in life.

KST: Breakthrough protocol to patient care

Tedd Koren November 17, 2017

Technique Speak Originally, after I had created Koren Publications, I thought that lecturing to chiropractic groups, writing for journals, and working in private practice would be my ultimate professional accomplishments. But life had something else in store for me. Years ago, my family was moving, and boxes and furniture were all over the place. I didn’t notice the large, heavy, sharp-edged laminate piece balanced on its edge behind the door I closed. It fell on me. It was a bad accident, and as a result I had no strength and suffered 10 years of intense pain and paresthesia.

The WAVE: Starting a new conversation on chiropractic

Karen Menehan October 17, 2017

In Focus A new conversation is on the table, one about new means of engagement between chiropractors and their patients, medical colleagues, and the public. This new conversation discusses chiropractic’s role in brain health and related stress. Most patients don’t understand such terms as subluxation or spinal misalignment but patients do understand what pain and stress feel like. This message was relayed by presenters at Life Chiropractic College West’s seventh annual The WAVE conference, Minds That Matter, held Aug. 4–6, 2017, in San Francisco.

Your chiropractor wishes you’d stop doing these 6 things

Christina DeBusk October 12, 2017

Whether knowingly or not, we all do some things that probably aren’t the best for our health. And because they spend their days with people suffering from a multitude of musculoskeletal aches and pains, a lot of chiropractors have a list of actions and activities that are causing people more harm than good. Therefore, if you want to save yourself some grief, both now and in the future, here are a few things that your chiropractor likely wishes you’d stop doing. Do these six things and not only will you likely make your chiropractor happier, but you’ll probably feel better too. It really doesn’t get much better than that.

The science behind the rise of CBD topicals

Jospeh Rosenblatt October 3, 2017

Clinical Concerns Cannabidiol, better known as CBD, is emerging as one of the most exciting natural alternatives used to treat a wide range of common conditions, and for good reason. Up until recently, it was the psychoactive component of cannabis, tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), which received most of the attention for its medicinal benefits, as well as its ability to produce psycho- tropic effects. Now, with medical marijuana gaining ground across the country, researchers are discovering the amazing properties of additional cannabinoids.

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