By Anthony W. Hamm, DC, MS Dry needling has become an accepted procedure for the management of myofascial trigger points, offering a viable option to pain medications and surgical intervention. The procedure can also be applied to specific muscle motor...
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Highlights from National Chiropractic Health Month 2019
By Annette Bernat With October past and National Chiropractic Health Month 2019 behind us, the American Chiropractic Association (ACA) would like to thank everyone who participated in this year’s “Strength. Stability. Success.” campaign, raising public awareness of the importance of...
Q&A with Engage 2020 Presenters: Dr. Gerald Stevens
ACA’s annual meeting becomes ACA Engage in 2020. The new name is part of the association’s ongoing efforts to engage a new generation of chiropractors and position all members for success by bringing them advocacy and leadership-development opportunities, networking events...
Serving Those Who Served: Preparation for Veteran-centered Care
By Jonathan Free, DC As an institution that serves more than 9 million veterans nationwide, the Veterans Health Administration provides a unique environment for patient care with both the patient and provider experience being quite distinct when compared to other...
Chronic Pain: Screening for Potential Psychological Factors
By Anna-Marie Schmidt MM, DC, and Robert Vining, DC, DHSc Chronic pain symptoms and the ability to manage and cope with them can be strongly influenced by what are generally referred to as psychological factors.1 These factors have the capacity to...
Chiropractic and Dance: Protecting and Enhancing the Potential of the Human Body
Chiropractic is widely respected in the world of dance. Just like professional football or baseball players, dancers use chiropractic care to keep their bodies feeling pain free and able to perform at their full potential. The American Chiropractic Association (ACA)...
ICSC Spotlight: An Osteopathic Physician Discusses His Approach to Cervical Spine Manipulation
The Interprofessional Collaborative Spine Conference (ICSC), set for Nov. 8-9 in Pittsburgh, Pa., will bring together members of the chiropractic, osteopathic medicine and physical therapy professions to tackle topics related to manual therapy and its use in treating low back pain...
It’s National Chiropractic Health Month: Let’s Get Started!
It’s October…National Chiropractic Health Month (NCHM) is here! This year, NCHM focuses on how musculoskeletal (MSK) health leads to strength, stability and ultimately the success of a life lived more fully and actively. The 2019 campaign, “Strength. Stability. Success.”, offers the public steps to take toward...
Introducing the 2019-2020 VA Chiropractic Residents
A new cohort of residents has joined the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) healthcare system’s Chiropractic Residency Program this fall. Several chiropractors participating in the program will continue ACA’s blog series on the residencies over the next year, sharing their experiences and...
Dr. Christine Goertz to Join Duke Health Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Christine Goertz, DC, PhD will be joining Duke Health’s Department of Orthopaedic Surgery in October 2019 as a professor and director of system development and coordination for spine health. As the American Chiropractic Association’s (ACA) senior scientific advisor, she has...
