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Brachioradial Pruritus: The Neuropathic Itch Every DC Should Recognize

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2) Chiropractors routinely encounter patients with neuropathic itching, particularly conditions like brachioradial pruritus, as they often stem from cervical spine dysfunction and nerve irritation. 9) Neuropathic itch is more common in patients with systemic triggers like sensory polyneuropathy (e.g.,

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Meralgia Paresthetica: A Commonly Overlooked Cause of Thigh Pain

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Persistent, burning pain along the front or side of the thigh can be frustrating and disruptive for patients. 3,34-40) Patients often describe paresthesias or hypersensitivity, with symptoms aggravated by walking and relieved by sitting. A positive test occurs when the patient reports symptom relief within 45 seconds.

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Assessing and Treating Achilles Tendinopathy: A Comprehensive Guide for Evidence-Based Chiropractors

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Avoid Achilles Tendinopathy Due To Running With This Patient Education: Athletes, particularly runners, are at the highest risk for developing Achilles tendinopathy, with running sports accounting for more than half of all cases. Patients typically report pain and tenderness in the tendon, particularly during activity.

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Medicare Part B’s advance beneficiary notice

Chiropractic Economics

Without a properly executed ABN, you can’t pass the fee on to the patient when coverage of the visit is denied. Some providers discharge patients from active treatment and then do not provide maintenance care at all, but this is the exception to the rule in our profession. This is where the financial protection for the doctor comes in.

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Structured rehabilitation plan in personal injury

Chiropractic Economics

With that in mind, heres how you can build, implement and leverage a structured rehabilitation plan that helps patients successfully heal, attorneys successfully win and your business successfully grow and profit. Consider this: PI patients are frequently involved in traumatic auto collisions that often affect the brain.

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Why Kids Get Hurt Differently: Using Panjabi’s Model to Decode Pediatric Lower Extremity Injuries

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When it comes to treating pediatric patients, its important to understand theyre not just small adults. By evaluating passive, active, and neural subsystems, we can better identify where the breakdown occurred, determine the correct diagnosis, and apply the most appropriate treatment.

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Cardiopulmonary fitness is key for helping breast cancer patients manage post-diagnosis symptoms, say researchers

Medical Xpress: Sports Medicine & Kinesiology

Newly diagnosed breast cancer patients often experience such symptoms as fatigue, depression and poor sleep quality, even before treatments such as chemotherapy and radiation. However, recommendations for managing symptoms often overlook the period immediately after diagnosis and focus instead on symptoms that arise from cancer treatments.