Thanks to ACA members as well as other chiropractors and students across the profession, more people are aware that they can relieve their pain, restore their function and resume the activities that matter most with the help of chiropractic services....
ACA Tag: chronic pain
An Evolving Understanding of Chronic Pain: Challenges and Opportunities
A Brief History Not so long ago, our understanding of pain was less complicated. Apart from pain associated with psychological disorders, there was essentially one type, presumed to be caused by injury, dysfunction or irritation of a body part. Pain...
Your National Chiropractic Health Month Quick-Start Guide
We are just days away from the start of National Chiropractic Health Month (NCHM) 2023 on Oct. 1. Take a moment to tour this year’s NCHM toolkit and determine how you, your practice, your organization or your business will participate....
National Chiropractic Health Month 2023: Relieve, Restore, Resume
Arlington, Va. – The American Chiropractic Association (ACA) and doctors of chiropractic nationwide will celebrate National Chiropractic Health Month (NCHM) 2023 this October with the theme “Chiropractic: Relieve, Restore, Resume.” The campaign will bring attention to the prevalence and impact...
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...
Dr. Robert Vining: Pain Education as an Essential Tool
Robert Vining, DC, DHSc, is associate dean of clinical research at Palmer College of Chiropractic. He will present “Pain Education: An Essential Tool for Chiropractic Practice” in person on Friday, Feb. 4 at Engage 2022. In this ACA Blogs Q&A,...
Research Review: Manipulation and Mobilization for Treating Chronic Low Back Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
By Michael Haneline, DC, MPH (for RRS Education) Study Title: Manipulation and mobilization for treating chronic low back pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis Authors: Coulter I, Crawford C, Hurwitz E, Vernon H, Khorsan R, Suttorp Booth M, Herman PM....
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...
