With up to 10% of the population suffering from carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), it’s important to keep up with new information about this disabling condition. A significant amount of new data has been published in the past quarter about the management of CTS. This ACA Blogs post by Tim Bertelsman, DC, will equip evidence-based chiropractors with a quick summary of the 10 most significant findings.

Today we hear a lot about sharing – on social media, in chat rooms, at networking events, etc. For American Chiropractic Association (ACA) members, sharing is also a good thing to do in your ACA online profile. The more the better, in fact! By adding additional features and information to your profile – especially a headshot – you can make your listing standout and more likely to attract new patients.

The American Chiropractic Association’s Policy Quality Review Committee (PQRC) has been performing an extensive review of all ACA policies.  The public-facing policy center on the website is also in the process of being reorganized and will be available soon.  As part of the review, the "Disaster Scene - Primary Care Providers" policy was ratified by the House of Delegates in January and reassigned as the "Guidelines for Disaster Service by Doctors of Chiropractic." The guideline provides useful information, including basic skills needed, to those who have an interest in volunteer work with emergency preparedness or disaster response teams and proposes a sample plan for how ACA and state associations might work together during a local crisis response.

I’ve thoroughly enjoyed my experience as a chiropractic resident in the Veterans Administration (VA) health care system and look forward to going to work every day. From the first six months, I have grown in confidence in my clinical skills, experienced and learned from a variety of specialties, and have been encouraged to pursue scholarly and research activities. I often receive questions about the VA chiropractic residency, so I'm sharing the most frequently asked questions and answers based on my experience as a resident at VA Connecticut Healthcare System.

Chronic low back pain (CLBP) is one of the most common pain-related conditions in geriatric populations and is associated with potentially significant functional decline. As pain conditions can coexist and contribute to poorer long-term outcomes, it is important to understand the potential relationship between CLBP and other pain complaints. The aim of this study was to examine differences in prevalence of clinical hip symptoms in older adults with and without CLBP. The secondary objective was to assess whether the presence of clinical hip symptoms was associated with poorer physical performance and health-related quality of life in this population.

As the American Chiropractic Association (ACA) and its members embark on a new year, we thought we’d take a moment to look back at the top ACA news stories of 2018. From beginning to end, it was an eventful year that brought not only significant internal growth and change to the association but also important progress and achievements for several of ACA’s top legislative priorities.

Thanks to all who have engaged with ACA Blogs over the past year. ACA Blogs featured just under 90 blog posts in 2018, written by a variety of different authors within the chiropractic profession, each with unique ideas and experiences. We were curious to see which topics were most popular among our readers, so we did some digging and gathered our most viewed blog posts from 2018, just in case you missed any of them the first time around.

The NCLC 2019 Conference Daily brings you information and annoucements to help maximize the NCLC experience, as well as news and highlights from the day's events. Today's issue includes coverage of the McAndrews Leadership Lecture.

The NCLC 2019 Conference Daily brings you information and annoucements to help maximize the NCLC experience, as well as news and highlights from the day's events. Today's issue includes coverage of the ACA House of Delegates meeting.

The NCLC 2019 Conference Daily brings you information and annoucements to help maximize the NCLC experience, as well as news and highlights from the day's events. Today's issue includes coverage of the Legislative Plenary Session and the Congressional Reception.