Consider Your Options for Accessing Retirement Funds and Minimizing the Tax Impact Time can be your nemesis or friend, depending on when you start your journey. The journey is saving for retirement, and research clearly shows the earlier you start...
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Busy Days at the VA Yield Opportunities to Elevate Skills and Knowledge
Part of a series on the chiropractic residency program in the VA health care system Like Dr. Steven Huybrecht, I frequently find myself fielding questions about my day-to-day routine in the Veterans Administration (VA) from family, friends and colleagues. The...
Go “Back to Basics” During National Chiropractic Health Month: Here’s How!
Back pain remains a persistent and debilitating problem for many people in the United States and around the world. News that the opioid crisis in America has been fueled in part by the overprescribing of pain medications for low back...
Research Review: Biological Mechanisms May Provide Insight into Effectiveness of Spinal Manipulation
Study Title: Elevated production of nociceptive CC-chemokines and sE-selectin in patients with low back pain and the effects of spinal manipulation: A non-randomized clinical trial Authors: Teodorczyk-Injeyan J, McGregor M, Triano J, Injeyan HS Publication Information: The Clinical Journal of...
Gallup Event Explores Non-drug Approaches to Pain
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...
A Typical Week at the St. Louis VA Medical Center
Part of a series on the chiropractic residency program in the VA health care system I’ve had more than a handful of family and friends ask me, “What’s it like working for the VA in St Louis?” and my response...
ACA Today: Not the Same as Yesterday
During the 2016 ACA brand survey of ACA members, the question was asked: “If you were to write a new chapter for ACA, what would it be?” One member’s response: “I’d like the ACA’s new chapter to be about the...
VA’s Chiropractic Residents Share Experiences and Insights: New Blog Series
Part of a series on the chiropractic residency program in the VA health care system The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) conducts the largest clinical training program for health care professionals in the United States. In 2014, the agency launched...
MACRA and MIPS: Getting the Big Picture
The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) officially ushered in the value-based model of reimbursement, beginning a change to the payment landscape of American health care. But what does this mean to providers? What does it mean...
Choosing Wisely X-ray Recommendations Reflect Evolving Evidence, Accepted Standards
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....
