ABSTRACT Objective: The purpose of this case report is to demonstrate the positive outcome of utilizing flexion distraction and decompression spinal manipulation for the treatment of adjacent segment disease related to a C5-C6 block vertebra (Klippel-Feil Disease). Clinical Features: A...
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5 Conditions Chiropractic Care Can Improve During Pregnancy
A recent study found that more than 75 percent of pregnant women experience pregnancy-related low back pain, pelvic pain, or a combination; and that this pain increases as pregnancy progresses.1 Chiropractic care is a safe, effective, and drug-free way to...
Top 4 Most Commonly Missed Hip Diagnoses
By Tim Bertelsman, DC Problems involving the hip are some of the most frequently undiagnosed or misdiagnosed conditions. When a patient presents with hip pain, chiropractors immediately consider the most probable culprits——like greater throchanteric pain syndrome and osteoarthritis. But what...
Gallup Event Explores Non-drug Approaches to Pain
It’s pretty difficult to open up a newspaper these days without seeing an article on the devastating public health impact of the opioid epidemic in the United States. While there appears to be general agreement on the scope of the...
International Study on Adolescent Spinal Pain Seeks to Fill Gaps in Research
The American Chiropractic Association (ACA) Council on Chiropractic Pediatrics (CCP) is participating in an international study that seeks to fill knowledge gaps in research relating to pediatric chiropractic treatment. The COURSE Study is the first study to focus on the...
ACA Joins Voices Coalition to Increase Access to Non-opioid Pain Treatments
Arlington, Va. – The American Chiropractic Association (ACA) has joined forces with Voices for Non-Opioid Choices (“Voices”), a nonpartisan coalition of more than 20 organizations committed to preventing opioid addiction before it starts by increasing patient access to non-opioid therapies...
National Chiropractic Health Month to Raise Awareness of Non-drug Pain Relief
Arlington, Va. – The American Chiropractic Association (ACA) and doctors of chiropractic nationwide will celebrate National Chiropractic Health Month (NCHM) this October with the theme “Relieve, Restore, Resume.” The campaign will raise awareness of the prevalence and impact of chronic...
Best Practice Recommendations: Translating Evidence Into Action
By Anna-Marie Schmidt, MM, DC, and Robert Vining, DC, DHSc Research evidence suggests following guideline recommendations can improve quality of care and clinical outcomes.1–3 However, translating recommendations into clinical care for individuals can be challenging because guidelines, by nature, tend...
Doctors of Chiropractic Provide Alternative to Opioids for Pain Management
American Chiropractic Association announces theme of 2016 public awareness campaign. Newswise — Arlington, Va.— During National Chiropractic Health Month (NCHM) in October, the American Chiropractic Association (ACA) will build on its ongoing efforts to raise awareness of the value of...
Experience Is Everything: VA Clerkship Helped Me to Clarify My Career Path
By Casey Rogers Chiropractic students are often faced with difficult decisions regarding the trajectory of practice we intend to pursue. This becomes increasingly true as we approach the culmination of our education journeys. Some choose private practice while others prefer...
