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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) 2013 Jul;72(7):237. 2013 Sep 1;21(3):186-93.

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4 Simple Steps for Strained Hamstring Rehab

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proposed a rehab strengthening program to emphasize lengthening exercises compared to a conventional rehab approach. The Glider The final exercise is the glider, performed every 3rd day for 3 sets of 4 reps. Continuing the glider exercise is an excellent option to train this muscle contraction. 2013 Mar 26.

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Top 7 Things Chiropractors Need to Know About Back Mice (Episacral Lipomas)

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Symptoms may improve with light exercise, heat, or compression. (2) 2013 Apr 1;25(2):83-7. Symptoms may include referred pain to the gluteal area, hip, thigh, or even the abdomen and groin. Symptoms may be exacerbated by trunk movements, such as transitioning from a bed or chair, and by weather changes.

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Time to start thinking big: The 27th Annual Salary and Expense Survey

Chiropractic Economics

DCs could also be exercising financial caution, having just emerged from an extended downturn fueled by the coronavirus pandemic. However, since 2013, the number has hovered between 22-30%, showing a fair number of DCs have found success in joining forces with others. Nurse practitioner: 7.8% Physical therapist: 7.8% TECAR therapy: 0.6%

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Schmorl’s Node Refresher: 7 Surprising Facts Every DC Must Own

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36) Considerations include anti-inflammatory measures, bracing, soft-tissue therapy, nutritional support (particularly vitamin D and calcium in older patients), and progressive aerobic and therapeutic exercise as tolerated. (37) 2013 Jun;7(2):131. 2013 Aug;22:1907-12. 2013 Aug;22:1907-12. 2019 Dec 1;19(12):2013-24.

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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. 2013 Sep;6:226-34.

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Guide: Zone 2 (Base) Training & Your Health

First Principles of Movement

Aerobic exercise can yield benefits from recovery to cardiovascular health, to mood, to motor learning (and more).” Being overly fixed on there being a predictable adaptation to specific stimuli, “fails to account for large individual variation in metabolic response to exercise’ Lehtonen et all (2022). This is termed sarcopenia.

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