ACA Tag: VA

How to Apply for a Chiropractic Residency in the VA (Part 1)

December 20, 2017

Part of a series on the chiropractic residency program in the VA health care system *Member-Exclusive Content* In this first blog post in a series of three discussing how to be selected for one of the five VA residencies, I’ll...

Chiropractic Services Relieve Low Back Pain in Female Veterans: Study

December 11, 2017

Legislation to expand access to chiropractic in the VA gains new momentum. Arlington, Va.- A new study finds that female veterans—one of the fastest growing populations receiving treatment through the Veterans Administration (VA) health care system—experience improvement in low back...

Gaining a New Perspective from Geriatric Medicine

December 7, 2017

Part of a series on the chiropractic residency program in the VA health care system Last month, we celebrated Veterans Day, followed a few weeks later by Thanksgiving. Working as a resident at the Veterans Affairs (VA) hospital in Greater...

VA Residents Attend North American Spine Society’s Annual Symposium

November 3, 2017

Part of a series on the chiropractic residency program in the VA health care system In late October, three of the five chiropractic residents within the Veterans Administration (VA) health care system attended the North American Spine Society’s (NASS) annual...

Chiropractors Treating Veterans Asked to Join Referral Network

October 31, 2017

*Member-Exclusive Content* Chiropractors treating veterans via programs administered through the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) were notified recently that they should enroll in a new chiropractic referral network to continue participating in the VA’s Community Care Network (CCN). In...

VA Residency: Anatomy of a Day in Greater Los Angeles

October 17, 2017

Part of a series on the chiropractic residency program in the VA health care system The saying goes: If you’ve seen one VA hospital, you’ve seen one VA hospital. Across the board, there are many similarities between the chiropractic residency...

A Typical Week at the St. Louis VA Medical Center

September 19, 2017

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...