Chiropractic Economics

MARCH 10, 2025

A recent case report on Katie May, who died in 2016 after receiving chiropractic cervical spine manipulation (CSM) from a DC, has concluded it did not cause her death. 1 Spotlight on Katie May Mays February 2016 death from a stroke that followed CSM was the highest-profile case of its kind in the history of the chiropractic profession.2,3

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ChiroUp

DECEMBER 13, 2024

trends from 2007 to 2016 showed a significant increase in chiropractic utilization, reinforcing the growing trust in chiropractic care. Recent CPG [clinical practice guidelines] recommendations favored SMT for tension-type and cervicogenic headaches. Chiropractic Utilization Continues to Rise A pivotal study analyzing U.S. 2024 Sep 27.

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Spinal Manipulation Radiculopathy Physical therapy Chiropractic 230

First Principles of Movement

JANUARY 18, 2022

Pain is still the main reason people seek medical care (3 of the top 10 including osteoarthritis, headaches and back pain) and chronic pain conditions comprise 3 of the top 4 conditions for years lost to disability (including back pain, neck pain and musculoskeletal disorders). Behaviours: “What are you doing to relieve your pain?”

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Clients Musculoskeletal Healthcare professional Exercise 52

Foundation for Chiropractic Progress

JUNE 19, 2023

It can lead to pain, headaches, muscle spasm, a change in the natural curve of the spine, premature degeneration of the spinal joints and ultimate deformity. A 2016 study in the journal Clinical Interventions in Aging listed back pain as one of the top two reasons that elderly patients visit a doctor’s office.

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Chiropractic Care Chiropractic Scoliosis Joints 52