The 14th Annual SACA Leadership Conference (LC) was held at Logan University in Chesterfield Mo., Sept. 29 through Oct. 1. The theme for this extraordinary event was “Building Bridges Through Leadership.” Attendance was at an all-time high with 107 students...
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VA Residency: Anatomy of a Day in Greater Los Angeles
Part of a series on the chiropractic residency program in the VA health care system The saying goes: If you’ve seen one VA hospital, you’ve seen one VA hospital. Across the board, there are many similarities between the chiropractic residency...
SACA’s New Direction
The Student ACA (SACA) hosted its annual fall Business Meeting on Sept. 18 over Adobe Connect. During the meeting, SACA adopted the same thematic goals as the ACA. It was important to the student leaders to stay in step with...
Chiropractic’s Quest for Full Physician Status in Medicare: A Brief History
October is National Chiropractic Health Month, a fitting designation as on Oct. 30, 1972, President Nixon signed into law H.R. 1, the Social Security Amendments of 1972, ending three years of deliberations on what would improve the program. What the...
You’ve Saved It; Now It’s Time to Spend It Wisely
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...
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...
