The World Health Organization (WHO) held its 71st Assembly May 21-26, 2018, at the United Nations headquarters in Geneva. WHO is the directing and coordinating authority on international health, and uses the annual Assembly to set norms and standards for...
ACA Research
An Open Letter to the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health
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...
Research Review: Chiropractic Care and Sensorimotor Function Associated with Falls
Study Title: Effectiveness of chiropractic care to improve sensorimotor function associated with falls risk in older people: A randomized controlled trial Authors: Holt KR, Haavik H, Lee ACL, et al. Publication Information: Journal of Manipulative & Physiological Therapeutics 2016; 39(4):...
United States Bone and Joint Initiative: Programs Designed to Advance Knowledge, Improve Care
*Member-Exclusive Content* The United States Bone and Joint Initiative (USBJI) developed in 2011 as a continuation of the work of the United States Bone and Joint Decade, which began in 2002. The American Chiropractic Association (ACA) was an original founding...
Back Pain Treatment is Harming Patients: The Lancet Low Back Pain Series
*Member-Exclusive Content* Low back pain (LBP) is by far the most common reason people seek care from chiropractors all over the world. The Lancet, one of the world’s leading medical journals, just published a series of three papers dealing with...
Research Review: Spinal Manipulation vs. NSAID (Diclofenac) for Acute Low Back Pain
Article: Spinal high-velocity low amplitude manipulation in acute nonspecific low back pain: a double-blinded randomized controlled trial in comparison with diclofenac and placebo. Authors: von Heymann WJ, Schloemer P, Timm J, Muehlbauer B. Publication Information: Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2013...
Evidence-based Diagnosis for Low Back Pain
Health professionals from different disciplines use diverse diagnostic methods to inform clinical management for patients with low back pain.1 One person may diagnose someone as suffering from sacroiliac joint pain while another might classify the same patient with a movement...
Collaboration for Low Back Pain Treatment in Older Adults
Part of the Evidence in Action series by Palmer College of Chiropractic The inclusion of chiropractic practitioners into various collaborative health systems has increased over the past decade, including: Onsite health clinics at large corporations such as Facebook and Google...
Research Review: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Chiropractic Care and Cervical Artery Dissection: No Evidence for Causation
Study Title: “Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Chiropractic Care and Cervical Artery Dissection: No Evidence for Causation” Authors: Church E, Sieg E, Zalatimo O, et al. Publication Information: Cureus 2016; 8(2): e498. DOI:10.7759/cureus.498 Introduction Based on case reports/series and case-control...
Case Report: A Severe Strain/Sprain and Segmental Dysfunction of the Cervical Spine
*Member-Exclusive Content* This is a case study of a patient with severe cervical sprain/strain and segmental dysfunction following trauma of the cervical and thoracic spine with predisposing multiple levels of disc degeneration and herniation. A 46-year-old male presented himself for...
