Arlington, Va. – The American Chiropractic Association (ACA) is pleased to announce that ACA Senior Scientific Advisor Christine Goertz, DC, PhD, has been appointed by the Comptroller of the United States to serve a three-year term as vice chair of...
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Case Report: A Severe Strain/Sprain and Segmental Dysfunction of the Cervical Spine
*Member-Exclusive Content* This is a case study of a patient with severe cervical sprain/strain and segmental dysfunction following trauma of the cervical and thoracic spine with predisposing multiple levels of disc degeneration and herniation. A 46-year-old male presented himself for...
Time to ‘Resume’ Pursuit of Your NCHM Proclamation
Have you started on your National Chiropractic Health Month 2023 proclamation yet? The American Chiropractic Association (ACA) encourages everyone who would like to obtain a state or local proclamation in time for October to start the process soon. With the...
NCLC General Session: Essential Role of Chiropractors in Primary Care
Speaker Margaret Flinter, PhD, APRN, to share insights into how chiropractors make an impact at community health centers. NCLC 2018 general session featured speaker Margaret Flinter, PhD, APRN, is senior vice president and clinical director of the Community Health Center,...
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Techniques as a Treatment for Healthcare Provider Burnout
By Danielle Aslan, DC Burnout syndrome was defined by Maslach and Jackson in 1981 as a three-dimensional syndrome characterized by exhaustion, cynicism and inefficiency.1,2 They described burnout as the opposite to engagement, which is defined as energy, involvement and efficacy.2 One...
If Not Bone Out of Place, Then What?
Learn ACA Survey Course Shows How Chiropractic Theory Has Changed and Where the Science Is Taking Us Is it as simple as bone-out, pinched-nerve, cause dis-ease? For more than a century, chiropractic science—at least as offered by many chiropractors—was frozen...
Chiropractic Medicare Coverage Modernization Act Gains 100th Cosponsor
Arlington, Va. – The Chiropractic Medicare Coverage Modernization Act in the U.S. House of Representatives, H.R. 1610, has reached 100 cosponsors, a milestone achieved in just five months after the bill was reintroduced in Congress. Rep. Andrea Salinas (D-Ore.) is...
Q&A with NCLC 2019 Presenters: Dr. John S. Stites
ACA’s annual meeting, the National Chiropractic Leadership Conference, brings you cutting-edge, evidence-based education sessions featuring some of the chiropractic profession’s most respected thought leaders and content experts. Many sessions also offer continuing education credits. Here we pose questions to one...
Engage 2021 Conference Daily: Friday, Feb. 5
Upcoming Events on Saturday, Feb. 6 Schedule at a Glance Professional Development Workshop (10 a.m. ET) Live Education Session - Treating Concussion Beyond the Adjustment in a Chiropractic Practice (10 a.m. ET) Lunch and Learn - Internet Marketing for Chiropractors 2.0 (11:30 a.m. ET) Live Education Session - Creating an Effective Pre-habilitation Program...
Meet with Members of Congress to Discuss Medicare Bill: One Member’s Strategy
Your profession needs you now. We are in a critical moment, as we stand on the precipice of being able to pass The Chiropractic Medicare Coverage Modernization Act (H.R. 1610/S. 799). This law would allow you to practice to the...