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Brachioradial Pruritus: The Neuropathic Itch Every DC Should Recognize

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Conservative options include cervical manipulation, manual therapy, traction, modalities, and therapeutic exercise. Fast Fact Limit nerve irritation, including underlying postural stressors Arm & neck exercises for brachioradial pruritis can help alleviate symptoms and improve function and mobility. 2002 Dec;20(4):186-90.

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

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Recent evidence has led practitioners to shift from RICE to the PEACE & LOVE approach, which emphasizes early protection, elevation, avoiding antiinflammatories, compression, and education, followed by (controlled) loading, optimism, vascularization, and exercises. (2) 2002 Feb 1;29(2):331-4. The Journal of Rheumatology.

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Chiropractic Research

ABCA

.” – Nyiendo et al (2000), Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics In a Randomized controlled trial, 183 patients with neck pain were randomly allocated to manual therapy (spinal mobilization), physiotherapy (mainly exercise) or general practitioner care (counseling, education and drugs) in a 52-week study.

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Mastering the Hip Exam: Top Tests for Hip Pain

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ChiroUp subscribers can dive into the Clinical Skills tab for step-by-step tutorials on all the related best-practice treatments, exercises, and ADL advice that your patients need. We’re talking lay-friendly condition descriptions and exercise demos that you can pull up in a snap—actually, four clicks to be precise. J Fam Pract.

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Pain Education for Patients with Chronic Low Back Pain

Palmer College of Chiropractic

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). The trials studied pain education interventions in isolation or combined with exercise or physiotherapies (Table 1).