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Chiropractic documentation: Are you the droid they’re looking for?

Chiropractic Economics

The devil is in the details of chiropractic documentation, and it’s painfully obvious when that’s missing. It is a rare occasion that we see doctor of chiropractic emblazoned on a report from the OIG, but it happens. If it wasn’t documented, it didn’t happen Most DCs aren’t deliberately and knowingly breaking the law.

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Chiropractic maintenance care: How to recognize it, document it and code it

Chiropractic Economics

We tend to have our own dialect in this chiropractic profession. If you eavesdrop on a discussion between any four doctors of chiropractic, you will likely hear at least four different opinions on what these words mean. This article describes what maintenance care is and how it should be documented and coded in your practice.

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The benefits of CBD for pain management

Chiropractic Economics

Research supporting CBD for pain management Manage pain: One of the primary reasons patients seek chiropractic care is to alleviate acute and chronic pain in order to improve quality of life. Traditional chiropractic adjustments aim to realign the spine and improve nervous system function, thereby reducing pain.

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Championing Chiropractic on the World Stage: Dr. Kevin Reichlin’s Tour de France Experience

Palmer College of Chiropractic

The core of Dr. Reichlin’s work with the athletes involved chiropractic adjustments, laser therapy, nutritional supplementation, and soft tissue manipulation. I was inspired to write the book after more than 15 years of patients encouraging me to document what I was doing (and saying) differently than anyone else,” he commented.

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Combating forward head carriage

Chiropractic Economics

It’s also interesting to note posture analysis was used to promote the chiropractic profession. doctors of chiropractic decided to use beauty contests to legitimize their profession. Through these pageants, they hoped to gain credibility with traditional doctors. 1 “In the 1950s and 1960s, U.S.

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From Classroom to Clinic: Evelen Aziz’s Journey Through Palmer’s DoD/VA Rotation

Palmer College of Chiropractic

Through these highly-competitive rotations, students work with staff chiropractors in a DoD/VA hospital or clinic, and learn how Doctors of Chiropractic work with medical professionals across many disciplines for the benefit of the patient. Refine your adjustment skills. Work on your communication skills.

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Understanding Dysponesis: Distraction and Exhaustion Defined

CLA

The Chiropractic Approach to Dysponesis Chiropractic care is uniquely positioned to address Dysponesis because of its focus on the nervous system and spinal health. Through precise adjustments, chiropractors can correct vertebral subluxations, reducing the neuromuscular errors that define Dysponesis.