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An Introduction to a Private Sector Integrated Clinical Practice Chiropractic Residency Program
There was a time when chiropractic graduates who had an interest in practicing in integrated settings were on their own, with no formal opportunities to learn firsthand what it takes to navigate a large integrated healthcare system. That’s beginning to...
Taking the Lead: Empowering Chiropractors in Scoliosis Management
Scoliosis is often associated with young children and adolescents, but it is a condition that can emerge in all age groups including aging adults. If detected early, patients may have a better chance of treating scoliosis non-surgically. Jeb McAviney, DC,...
Longevity: Biohacking for Optimal Aging
Many people today are approaching aging with a new resolve to stay engaged, keep moving and enjoy life to the fullest. This focus on extending not just longevity but the healthy and active years of life – our healthspan –...
ACA Launches Fellowship to Prepare Future Health Policy Experts
Arlington, Va. -- The American Chiropractic Association (ACA) has launched a Health Policy Fellowship to educate doctors of chiropractic about health policy, coding and other complex issues and to prepare them to advocate on behalf of the chiropractic profession in...
Chiropractic Residencies Added to National Match Website
This year you’ll be seeing chiropractic listed on the National Match website alongside medicine, optometry, and other healthcare professions (see graphic below). This advancement is the result of a partnership between the VA Chiropractic Program and the Association of Chiropractic...
A Chiropractic Internist: Case Studies and Clinical Pearls
Robert Kessinger, DC, DABCI, DACBN, is a board-certified chiropractic internist and board certified in clinical nutrition. He is an instructor in ACA’s Chiropractic Internist Board Certification program and a clinical neurology instructor with the ICA’s Upper Cervical Board Certification program....
The Role of Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S) on Adolescent Wrestlers
James F. Geiselman, Jr., DC, MS, DACBN, CCSP, ICSC, CNC, CES, NREMT, is an associate professor of Allied Health at Graceland University (GU) in Lamoni, Iowa. He is also the co-owner of the Iowa Performance Institute, where he works as...
E/M Services, Modifier 25 and Chiropractic: Binding Standards vs. Best Practices
In recent years, healthcare providers of many specialties have experienced substantial reimbursement challenges related to Modifier 25. From pre-payment audits to fee reductions when modifier 25 is used, third-party payers across the United States have recently embraced a wide variety...
Clinical Management of Exertional Rhabdomyolysis
The benefits of exercise are well documented, but occasionally chiropractors may run across a patient who has crossed into unhealthy territory resulting in exertional rhabdomyolysis (ER), a serious condition where muscle cells are damaged from excessive exercise. ER can cause...
