Ted Forcum, DC, DACBSP, DACRB, CES, PES, CSCS, has been in private practice since 1988, but his passion for sports chiropractic has taken him around the world. He is currently the team chiropractor for the Portland Winterhawks WHL Hockey Team....
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Mental Health Referrals From the Chiropractic Clinic (Part 2)
Almost one in five adult Americans has a mental illness, yet more than half aren’t receiving treatment—and the number of people with unmet treatment needs continues to rise every year. (1) While the treatment of mental health conditions is outside...
Treatment and Management of Ankle Injuries in Dancers
When it comes to injuries that professional dancers experience, James D. Walters, DC, has firsthand experience of how crucial it is for these artists to access appropriate care in order to return to their craft. Before becoming a chiropractor, Dr....
Mental Health Referrals From the Chiropractic Clinic (Part 1)
Mental health issues among adults and children are reported to be on the rise. In addition to everyday stress, losses associated with COVID-19 have taken their toll on many individuals and families, along with post-pandemic changes to how and where...
Using a Health Inventory to Address Non-mechanical Contributors of Chronic Pain
Stephanie Halloran, DC, MS, and Kaelyn Mead, DC, both work in the Veterans Administration (VA) health system. Dr. Halloran is based at the VA healthcare system in Boston and Dr. Mead practices at the VA in Washington, D.C. Through their...
Exercise for Low Back Pain: What Works Best?
For a given, well-defined musculoskeletal disorder, what works best? Is a question like this even fair to ask? More to the point, is such a question answerable? As practicing chiropractors, we get asked this “what works best” question for any...
Pain is Multifaceted, Your Treatment Should Be Too
Vanessa Morales, DC, is a professor and director of clinical assessment at Parker University in Dallas, Texas. She developed an online clinical curriculum focused on evidence-based practices, utilizing best practice guidelines and applying them to various clinical scenarios, from documentation to...
2022 Opioid Prescribing Guideline Acknowledges Value and Barriers to Non-drug Treatments for Pain
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) last week released its 2022 CDC Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Pain. CDC offers clinicians 12 recommendations for treating acute, subacute and chronic pain, providing specific guidance for the use...
Chiropractic and Fall Prevention: What We Know
Wren Burton, DC, is completing a research fellowship at the Osher Center for Integrative Medicine, based at Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. She is concurrently pursuing a Master of Public Health degree at Harvard T.H....
Looking Forward: Engage 2023, Medicare, Student Leadership
While I try my best to live in the moment, lately I find myself looking forward to 2023 and anticipating coming together as an organization at ACA’s annual meeting, ACA Engage. I look forward to reconnecting with so many special...
