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

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Chiropractic care has continued to evolve, but one technique remains a staple in spinal health: High-Velocity, Low-Amplitude (HVLA) spinal manipulation. 2) Reduction of spinal fixation: The thrust can break adhesions in the joint capsule and surrounding connective tissue, restoring normal motion.

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Chiropractic research trends and current hotspots

Chiropractic Economics

To help break the data down, a group of researchers examined chiropractic research trends from 1920 to 2023. This changed in 1996, when research started to take an upward trend, growing explosively between 2008 and 2023. Over time, chiropractic evolved into one of the top-researched conservative treatments for spinal pain.

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Chiropractic Defense Council fights to overturn Australian ban on spinal manipulation for babies

Chiropractic Economics

Six months after the Chiropractic Board of Australia removed its self-imposed ban on spinal manipulation in children age two and under, the outcry from government officials forced the ban’s reinstatement. This ban was successfully lifted in November 2023. but was reintroduced when ministers called for a review in June. “We

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New WHO Guideline on Chronic LBP: Global Impact

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7, 2023, the World Health Organization (WHO) released its “Guideline for Non-Surgical Management of Chronic Primary Low Back Pain in Adults in Primary and Community Care Settings.” [1] Spinal manipulative therapy” which includes chiropractic, is among the interventions the guideline recommends for all adults, including older adults.

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Top Chiropractic Research from 2024: Elevating Evidence-Based Care

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This blog distills key findings and themes from this years chiropractic studies, spotlighting the benefits of spinal manipulative therapy (SMT) and other chiropractic interventions. This case presents a unique circumstance of a fatal vertebral artery dissection after self-chiropractic manipulation." (4) 3) Fagundes et al.

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Studies indicate neuroendocrine-immune system function could benefit from chiropractic care

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For example, a 2023 article in Trends in Neurosciences contends that this system is hijacked by cancerous tumors, which take control and disturb homeostasis through the release of substances that mediate neurohormonal and immune responses, thus creating an environment where cancer can expand.

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Top Chiropractic Research from 2023

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Multimodal approaches incorporating education, exercise, and spinal manipulation. 2023 Mar 23. SMT Does Not Cause Strokes (again) "The association between cervical spinal manipulation and cervical artery dissection is not causal in nature. 2023 Jul 8:1-8. 2023 Mar 1;39(3):138-46.