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Christine Goertz, DC, PhD

Psychological, Social Factors in Chronic Pain: The Impact on Chiropractic Patients

April 8, 2019

Margaret Chesney, PhD, and Christine Goertz, DC, PhD The current opioid epidemic in the United States brings long overdue attention to nonpharmacological approaches to managing pain.  Among the recommended therapies for low back pain by the American College of Physicians,...

A Tale of Two Dentists

December 5, 2018

Reflections on Choosing Wisely During a Trip to the Dentist By Christine Goertz, DC, PhD, and Michele Maiers, DC, MPH, PhD Recently we had the rare opportunity to meet socially over coffee. After the requisite admiring of each other’s kid...

Choosing Wisely: Separating Facts from Fears

September 7, 2018

It has been just over a year since many in the chiropractic profession first learned that the American Chiropractic Association (ACA) joined more than 80 medical specialty society partners to participate in an initiative that is sponsored by the American...

What Does Research Reveal About Chiropractic Costs?

July 10, 2018

Those who have listened to me speak about the evolution of chiropractic research over the past 30 years may have already heard me talk about the questions that I am asked most frequently by policy makers regarding what we do...

An Open Letter to the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health

May 21, 2018

On May 9, I had the honor of participating in a workshop at the 2018 International Congress on Integrative Medicine and Health in Baltimore with former and current senior staff at the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)--formerly...

What I Wish My Commencement Speaker Had Told Me 30 Years Ago

April 25, 2018

Recently I was invited to give the commencement address at my alma mater, Northwestern Health Sciences University (NWHSU). I would like to share that commencement address with you in this blog post, in honor of the NWHSU spring graduating class...

10 Changes for the Better in Chiropractic History

November 20, 2017

“The best way to predict the future is to study the past…” (Robert Kiyosaki) Driven by rising health care costs, the constant barrage of new research knowledge and the increasing integration of technology, the way in which all health care...

#DCMeToo: One Female Chiropractor’s Perspective on Gender Bias

November 14, 2017

Thanks to the bravery of women who are now coming forward with their #MeToo stories, a much-needed conversation has been initiated across the country, a conversation that illustrates the very different experiences that men and women can have in male-dominated...

Gallup Event Explores Non-drug Approaches to Pain

September 20, 2017

It’s pretty difficult to open up a newspaper these days without seeing an article on the devastating public health impact of the opioid epidemic in the United States. While there appears to be general agreement on the scope of the...

Choosing Wisely X-ray Recommendations Reflect Evolving Evidence, Accepted Standards

August 17, 2017

The goal of the Choosing Wisely® campaign is to promote conversations between doctors and their patients about utilizing the most appropriate tests and treatments. The campaign is an initiative of the American Board of Internal Medicine Foundation and Consumer Reports....

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