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Precision in patient care requires precision in diagnosis

Chiropractic Economics

Your examination, manipulation and treatment plan require precision; however, precision in your diagnosis is often overlooked. The diagnosis you render reflects your knowledge, education and experience. An unspecified diagnosis lessens your reputation and your profession. 2 The diagnosis is the cornerstone of patient care.

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Top Chiropractic Research from 2024: Elevating Evidence-Based Care

ChiroUp

Jan 2024 Link Deeper Dive: Watch the ChiroUp Masterclass on Disc Lesions and Degeneration for some valuable clinical pearls on this common yet potentially challenging diagnosis. Association of Opioid Use Disorder Diagnosis with Management of Acute Low Back Pain: A Medicare Retrospective Cohort Analysis. Thank you #ResearchRockStar 9.

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Mastering the Hip Exam: Top Tests for Hip Pain

ChiroUp

C Sign Hip A positive C-sign hip pain test strongly suggests a hip-related diagnosis. 5) Femoroacetabular Impingement Test (FAI Test) Femoroacetabular impingement, an increasingly recognized diagnosis, is particularly prevalent among young, active individuals. Labral injuries of the hip: A review of diagnosis and management.

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STUDY: Can you attack back pain with knowledge bombs? [s]

PainScience

No one doubts that its helpful in various ways to be well-informed about a diagnosis, but it seems like a bit of a reach that it would be properly medicinal. 2015), Recovery Strategies (Lehman), and Retrain Pain (Retrain pain). That its more a matter of pain getting wound up by fear, anxiety, exhaustion, and immobility?

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Meditrac: The Future of Traction is Movement-Based

The Evidence Based Chiropractor

Based on your patient's clinical diagnosis, your manual-tuning is essential for 100% precise treatment, giving back your patient's smile. A typical treatment with the Cervico starts with proper imaging and diagnosis by a Doctor. 85% clinically-proven success rates! Your professional touch makes a difference in your patient's success.

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Managing Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome: New Research Insights and Treatment Strategies

ChiroUp

PFPS is primarily a diagnosis of exclusion, and the following tests can help solidify the diagnosis. 2015 Jun;10(3):281. Update of risk factors, diagnosis, and management of patellofemoral pain. 2015 Aug;45(8):613-9. How do you evaluate patellofemoral pain syndrome? BMJ open sport & exercise medicine.

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Chiropractic X-ray Utilization: Trends and Insights

ChiroUp

An analysis of 3810 random chiropractic practices between 1993 and 2015 showed that approximately 56% of new chiropractic patients were radiographed during that period. (5) How Chiropractic X-ray Utilization Has Changed Over the Last 5 Years Fast fact: Chiropractic X-ray rates have trended downward.

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