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

ChiroUp

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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Association Between Chiropractic Spinal Manipulation for Sciatica and Opioid-related Adverse Events: A Retrospective Cohort Study

ChiroOrg

Chiro.Org Blog: We found that adults with a new diagnosis of sciatica who initially received CSM had a significantly lower risk of opioid-related adverse drug events (ORADEs) over 1-year follow-up compared to matched controls initially receiving usual medical care.

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Temporal Trends and Geographic Variations in the Supply of Clinicians Who Provide Spinal Manipulation to Medicare Beneficiaries: A Serial Cross-Sectional Study

ChiroOrg

Chiro.Org Blog: Most clinicians who bill for SM services to Medicare beneficiaries are chiropractors. The supply of Medicare-active SM providers varies widely by state. The overall supply of SM providers under Medicare is declining, while the supply of nonchiropractors who provide SM is growing.

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New WHO Guideline on Chronic LBP: Global Impact

ChiroOrg

Chiro.Org Blog: On Dec. Chiro.Org Blog: On Dec. Spinal manipulative therapy” which includes chiropractic, is among the interventions the guideline recommends for all adults, including older adults.

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Three Patterns of Spinal Manipulative Therapy for Back Pain and Their Association With Imaging Studies, Injection Procedures, and Surgery: A Cohort Study of Insurance Claims

ChiroOrg

Chiro.Org Blog: We performed a retrospective cohort study of insurance claims data from a single Fortune 500 company. The 3 care patterns we analyzed were initial spinal manipulative therapy, delayed spinal manipulative therapy, and no spinal manipulative therapy.

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Association Between Chiropractic Spinal Manipulation and Cauda Equina Syndrome in Adults With Low Back Pain: Retrospective Cohort Study of US Academic Health Centers

ChiroOrg

Chiro.Org Blog: The present study involving over 130,000 propensity-matched patients found that chiropractic spinal manipulation (CSM) is not a risk factor for cauda equina syndrome (CES).

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Letter from the editor

Chiropractic Economics

For example, recent studies have shown the efficacy of spinal manipulative therapy at treating certain types of back pain without increasing the risk of stroke. Blog] Kirkman Chiropractic. Committing to evidence-based care will not only improve patient outcomes but enhance the credibility of the entire chiropractic profession.