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A path to chiropractic franchise ownership

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Rae offers an overview of his personal journey into franchise ownership, detailing his progression from establishing his initial practice to expanding into multiple clinics. The path to chiropractic franchise ownership I started my own practice in Phoenix in 2008 and obtained a contract to work with the Gila River Indian Community.

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Brachioradial Pruritus: The Neuropathic Itch Every DC Should Recognize

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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. 2008 Jan 1;99(9):719-22. 9,12,21,22) 5. 2024 Oct 17:1-1.

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The Benefits of Spinal Manipulation in 2025: Why HVLA Still Matters

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Cleland, Cleofs Rodrguez-Blanco, Francisco Alburquerque-Sendn, Changes in Pressure Pain Thresholds Over C5-C6 Zygapophyseal Joint After a Cervicothoracic Junction Manipulation in Healthy Subjects, Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics, Volume 31, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 332-337 3. Chinonso Vincent Nweke (2023).

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Effect of Intensive Patient Education vs Placebo Patient Education on Outcomes in Patients With Acute Low Back Pain: A Randomized Clinical Trial

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Patient education, a treatment that authors of a 2008 Cochrane review [12] concluded was effective for acute low back pain when applied in an intensive format and that every major clinical guideline recommends (but with little instruction on intensity), [13] has never been tested in a placebo-controlled trial.

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Expert analysis: Did cervical spine manipulation cause the death of Katie May?

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In the well-known 2008 Cassidy, et al., This clinical scenario, experts concluded, is precisely what happened in the May case. A clinical examination strategy to exclude VAD before performing CSM has been published by Chaibi, a chiropractic physician with a PhD in headaches, and co-author Russell,13 a medical neurologist.

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So, you want to be a chiropractic malpractice expert witness?

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For example, having read excerpts from the 2001 Haldeman 1 study and 2008 Cassidy 2 study does not make you an expert on the SOC in cervical spine manipulation (CSM) and stroke. A medical expert witness usually has at least five years in clinical practice. The SOC is not simply following legal and regulatory requirements.

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Top Chiropractic Research from 2024: Elevating Evidence-Based Care

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Recent CPG [clinical practice guidelines] recommendations favored SMT for tension-type and cervicogenic headaches. Journal of Clinical Medicine. Sept 2024 Link Deeper Dive: SMT is endorsed by multiple authoritative clinical practice guidelines. Journal of Clinical Medicine. Clinical Rehabilitation. 17) Lin et al.