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Part 1: Why taking NSAIDs for arthritis worsens the condition

Chiropractic Economics

29, 2002, the New York Times published an article discussing the prevalence of kidney disease in the NBA and basketball players’ tendency to take large amounts of ibuprofen to help deal with post-exertion aches and pains. 2002; 162(19):2204-2208. 2002 Jun;17(6):963-76. Almost 25% of NSAID users have ulcers. Pol Arch Med Wewn.

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Brachioradial Pruritus: The Neuropathic Itch Every DC Should Recognize

ChiroUp

Fast Fact Clinically and via the ice pack sign Brachioradial pruritis ICD10: L29.9 - Pruritus, unspecified. A brachioradial pruritus diagnosis is primarily accomplished through clinical history and physical examination. American journal of clinical dermatology. 1,4,5,9) Symptoms are often provoked by sun exposure. 2010:157-61.

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Heat vs. Cold Therapy: Which is Best for Musculoskeletal Injuries

ChiroUp

Clinical practice guidelines from the Annals of Internal Medicine support heat therapy for reducing pain and improving function across these stages. (26) World journal of clinical cases. 2002 Feb 1;29(2):331-4. The Efficacy Of Icing For Injuries And Recovery - A Clinical Commentary. Postgraduate medicine. Wang ZR, Ni GX.

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Chiropractic Research

ABCA

The clinical outcomes measures showed that manual therapy resulted in faster recovery than physiotherapy and general practitioner care. There is steadily increasing patient use of chiropractic in the United States, which has tripled in the past two decades.” – Meeker, Haldeman (2002), Annals of Internal Medicine

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Orthofix Announces Appointment of Vickie Capps to Board of Directors

OrthoSpineNews

a public clinical stage biotechnology company, Enable Injections, Inc., a global orthopedics company, from 2002 to 2013. Capps is currently a member of the board of directors and the audit committee of each of the following companies: Amedisys, Inc., a public home healthcare company, Janux Therapeutics, Inc.,

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Mastering the Hip Exam: Top Tests for Hip Pain

ChiroUp

ChiroUp subscribers can access the following links in their Clinical Skills library. 10-11) Want More Clinical Pearls For Hip Pain? Pro Tip : ChiorUp subscribers can download exam templates for a hip exam (or any other region) by visiting the Practice Resources forms library and then selecting Clinical/ Regional exam forms.

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Pain Education for Patients with Chronic Low Back Pain

Palmer College of Chiropractic

These intended outcomes strongly suggest education should be thought of as a distinct clinical intervention, like spinal manipulation and motor control training. Pain education was first studied in clinical trials in 2002, focusing on helping patients better understand their pain based on modern pain science principles (3).