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Should your practice offer peptide therapy? This DC says yes

Chiropractic Economics

Pain management: Peptides designed to target pain receptors could offer alternatives to traditional pain management strategies with potentially fewer side effects. The American Chiropractic Association Sports Council named Silverman Sports Chiropractor of the Year in 2015.

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Shockwave is your doorway to treating myofascial pain and beyond

Chiropractic Economics

Most of the people reading this will agree that myofascial pain is a major cause of morbidity in our society. It is noted that anywhere from 20 to 95% of patients who go to their general medicine practitioners and pain management centers with musculoskeletal pain will be diagnosed with myofascial pain. Int J Surg.

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Top Chiropractic Research from 2024: Elevating Evidence-Based Care

ChiroUp

Neural Mobilization: A Rising Star in Conservative Pain Management Neural mobilization continued to emerge as a standout technique for improving outcomes in patients with conditions like sciatica and carpal tunnel syndrome. Chiropractic & Manual Therapies (2015) 23:19 Link 24. commercial and Medicare Advantage populations.

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Marc F. Swiontkowski, MD, assumes role as Editor-in-Chief

JBJS

Swiontkowski, MD (Editor-in-Chief, 2015-Present) Leading by Example with a Focus on Excellence, Integrity, and Humanity Marc F. In 2015, JBJS partnered with KUDOS, a free, web-based service that enables authors to boost and measure the impact of their published work. In a 2015 editorial, Dr. Swiontkowski (along with Robert G.

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Why do you have to adjust my neck?

Smart Pain Solutions

Curious to hear what you think? Dr. Bo and Dr. Sarah -Cassidy et al. Risk of Vertebrobasilar Stroke and Chiropractic Care. SPINE, 33(4S) , S176-S183. Kosloff et al. Chiropractic care and the risk of vertebrobasilar stroke: results of a case-control study in U.S. commercial and Medicare Advantage populations.

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

ChiroUp

2,4) Consequently, ice is now considered best for short-term pain management rather than a primary strategy for ongoing recovery from musculoskeletal injuries. 2015 Jan 2;127(1):57-65. 2015, September). Physical medicine techniques in pain management. Practical management of pain. References 1.

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The top 6 common myths about chiropractic treatment

Canadian Chiropractic Association

In fact, spinal manipulative therapy (SMT) is recommended as first line intervention for back pain in numerous clinical practice guidelines including the Bone and Joint Decade Task Force, 3 the American College of Physicians and American Pain Society 4 as well as Britain’s National Institute of Health and Care Excellence. Kawchuk, GN.,