Utilization of chiropractic care within the Veterans Administration (VA) healthcare system takes place at both “on-station” clinics and through a network of providers in the community. As the need for more community-based providers increases, “[t]his makes shared understanding of the...
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10 Essential Reads for Chiropractors Aspiring to Integrated Practice Settings
So, you’re interested in pursuing training and/or employment in a hospital system? Welcome to the small, but growing, number of chiropractic students and providers who likewise possess this aspiration. In order to function effectively in team-based environments such as medical...
Lessons Learned Pursuing Postdoctoral Research Training at Duke University
Starting a new postdoctoral experience is an exciting and challenging time in the life of a recent graduate. After completing a doctoral degree (more commonly a PhD or MD), postdoctoral researchers have the opportunity to continue their academic and professional...
Exploring the Ethics of Everyday Patient Interactions
In a two-part webinar on Learn ACA titled “Ethics and Evidence-based Medicine in Integrative Healthcare,” Charles Simpson, DC, DABCO discusses the intersection of ethics and evidence and explores the ethical considerations that exist in everyday healthcare practice, with an emphasis...
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...
ACA Chiropractors ‘On the Frontline for Pain’
During National Chiropractic Health Month (NCHM), ACA and doctors of chiropractic nationwide have been working together to promote better access to non-drug therapies and remind people that chiropractic’s non-drug approach is on the “Frontline for Pain” management, offering evidence-based treatments...
Manual Therapy Providers Forge Closer Ties at Interprofessional Collaborative Spine Conference
Arlington, Va. – More than 160 members of the chiropractic, physical therapy and osteopathic professions forged a new spirit of cooperation and understanding during the Interprofessional Collaborative Spine Conference (ICSC), which took place Nov. 8-9 in Pittsburgh, Pa. Organizers of...
