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

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When treating musculoskeletal injuries, chiropractors often face the key question of when to use heat vs ice therapy. When to Use Ice vs Heat for Musculoskeletal Injuries Heat and cold therapy both play valuable roles in managing pain and promoting healing. However, their mechanisms and effects differ. 2) Limiting Secondary Injury?

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Treating cervicogenic headaches with dry needling and manual therapy

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Dry needling (also known as Western medical acupuncture) primarily uses a Western medicine philosophy grounded in anatomy and physiology and focuses on musculoskeletal issues. In contrast, dry needling focuses on an anatomic basis to treat musculoskeletal conditions and aid in physical rehabilitation. Int J Sports Phys Ther.

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Brachioradial Pruritus: The Neuropathic Itch Every DC Should Recognize

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9,24) To learn more about the physiology of ice and how it helps suppress nerve function, check out our recent chiropractic blog on Heat vs. Cold Therapy: Which is Best for Musculoskeletal Injuries, or the corresponding chiropractic podcast on Heat vs Cold Therapy for Chiropractic Injury Recovery. 2024 Oct 17:1-1. 2024 Aug 30;6(3):171.

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Transforming the Health of the Culture: A Chiropractic Black History Perspective

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The Reality of Health Disparities Black Americans face disproportionate rates of chronic conditions, including hypertension, diabetes, and musculoskeletal disorders. Instead, they are more likely to be prescribed opioids at a higher rate while being under-prescribed non-pharmaceutical interventions like chiropractic (Bartlett, 2024).

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Achieve better patient outcomes with red light/infrared therapy

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Excel at treating musculoskeletal issues DCs routinely encounter patients with a range of musculoskeletal problems, and red light/infrared therapy excels at treating these issues. 1 Acute and chronic musculoskeletal pain of any cause is amenable to red light/infrared therapy. Accessed March 17, 2024. MOJ Orthop Rheumatol.

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Meet the huge demand for weight loss with all-natural GLP-1 products

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Treat the cause of pain Some very powerful statistics bear out the idea that optimizing body weight is important for health, including musculoskeletal structural health. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that 31% of obese adults suffer from arthritis, compared to only 16% of the rest of the population. Wolters Kluwer.

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HSS Presents Innovative Research Aimed at Faster Recovery After Knee Surgery at AAOS Annual Meeting

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The findings also shed light on the durations for NSAID use to prevent fibrosis following surgery. About HSS HSS is the worlds leading academic medical center focused on musculoskeletal health. News & World Report (2024-2025), and the best pediatric orthopedic hospital in NY, NJ and CT by U.S. 3 in rheumatology by U.S.