Robert Vining, DC, DHSc, is associate dean of clinical research at Palmer College of Chiropractic. He will present “Pain Education: An Essential Tool for Chiropractic Practice” in person on Friday, Feb. 4 at Engage 2022. In this ACA Blogs Q&A,...
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For Non-prescribers: Understanding Chronic Pain Prescribing Practices
Chiropractic integration into hospitals and other collaborative interdisciplinary environments remains aspirational for many recent graduates and seasoned providers alike; as the years have gone on, it has also become more commonplace [1]. Even for those chiropractors who don’t work directly...
Social Factors: A Sometimes-overlooked Opportunity
By Anna-Marie Schmidt, MM, DC, and Robert Vining, DC, DHSc The biopsychosocial model is a widely recommended method of clinical evaluation and management.1–5 The model identifies three important areas. “Bio” refers to evaluating/treating biological problems (e.g., pathology), “psych” refers to psychological...
ACA Member Dr. William Lauretti Discusses Research Supporting the Use of Spinal Manipulation for Back Pain
In a Consumer Reports article, William Lauretti, DC, discusses a new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association that found spinal manipulation to be associated with statistically significant improvements in pain and function in acute low back pain...
My VA Experience with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Chronic Pain
By Jamie Zeman, DC “As our understanding of pain within the biopsychosocial model has increased, behavioral interventions for chronic [low back pain] have become commonplace. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) has accumulated a sufficient evidence base to justify a “Strong for”...
Research Review: Can Pregnancy-related Pelvic Pain Be Predicted?
Review written by: Dr. Ceara Higgins (for RRS Education) Title: Can a bothersome course of pelvic pain from mid-pregnancy to birth be predicted? A Norwegian prospective longitudinal SMS-Track study Authors: Malmqvist S, Kjaermann I, Andersen K, et al. Publication Information: BMJ Open 2018; 8:...
Health Disparities Create Added Challenges for Those in Pain
Chronic pain impacts an estimated 20% of Americans, but it disproportionately affects certain groups, including older adults, women, veterans, adults living in poverty, and people in non-metropolitan areas, among others.1 This is an example of health disparity, a growing concern...
VA’s Whole Health Model Signals Future of Chronic Pain Treatment
By Danielle Aslan, DC Chronic pain is the No. 1 cause of American adults seeking integrated care in this country. In 2016, an estimated 20.4 percent of U.S. adults (50 million) had chronic pain and 8 percent of U.S. adults...
The Evolution of Low Back Pain Treatment
*Member-Exclusive Content* In February 2017, the American College of Physicians (ACP) published a guideline calling for both physicians and patients to consider non-pharmacological options first when treating acute, subacute, and chronic low back pain (LBP). Specifically, it recommends superficial heat,...
Updated Clinical Practice Guideline Issued on Chiropractic Care for Low-Back Pain
Arlington, Va. - The Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics (JMPT), the official scientific journal of the American Chiropractic Association (ACA), published an update to a previously issued evidence-based clinical practice guideline on chiropractic management of low-back pain (LBP). The...