Ronald J. Farabaugh, DC, a champion of integration and research, was honored earlier this year with ACA’s Chiropractor of the Year Award, recognizing his exceptional service, achievement, and leadership within the chiropractic profession. Over the course of his career, Dr....
ACA Tag: evidence-based practice
Evidence-based Practice Center Program: Applying Evidence into Practice
The Evidence-based Practice Center (EPC) Program at the Department of Health and Human Services strives to improve the health of the U.S. population. To do so, the Center systematically reviews evidence and produces evidence-based reports that discuss benefits and harms...
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...
The Habit of Learning: Why Your Best Clinical Days Are Still Ahead of You
The only day I played hooky at Logan College was when I learned that special visitors to campus were in town the day after lecturing on campus – and they had no definite plans. OMG! The pair were Belgians, a...
Choosing Wisely: Separating Facts from Fears
It has been just over a year since many in the chiropractic profession first learned that the American Chiropractic Association (ACA) joined more than 80 medical specialty society partners to participate in an initiative that is sponsored by the American...
WHO Collaboration Presents Public Health Opportunities for Chiropractic
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...
What I Wish My Commencement Speaker Had Told Me 30 Years Ago
Recently I was invited to give the commencement address at my alma mater, Northwestern Health Sciences University (NWHSU). I would like to share that commencement address with you in this blog post, in honor of the NWHSU spring graduating class...
Research Review: Clinical Practice Guideline: Chiropractic Care for Low Back Pain
Article: “Clinical Practice Guideline: Chiropractic Care for Low Back Pain” Authors: Globe G, Farabaugh RJ, Hawk C, et al. Publication Information: Journal of Manipulative & Physiological Therapeutics 2016; 39(1): 1-22. doi: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2015.10.006. Introduction It is now well known that low...
Research Review: Best Practices for Chiropractic Care of Children
Article: “Best Practices for Chiropractic Care of Children: A Consensus Update” Authors: Hawk C, Schneider MJ, Vallone S, & Hewitt EG Publication Information: Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics 2016; 39(3): 158-168. Comment from Dr. Shawn Thistle Integrating high-quality evidence...
