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Exercise improves brain function, possibly reducing dementia risk

Medical Xpress: Sports Medicine & Kinesiology

A study led by scientists at Rutgers University-New Brunswick has shown that specialized cells involved in how the body responds to insulin are activated in the brain after exercise, suggesting that physical activity may directly improve brain function.

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Common Mistakes People Make When Seeking Chiropractic Care

Fisher Chiropractic

One of the most frequent mistakes is not doing thorough research before choosing a chiropractor. Many people are quick to settle for the first option they find without considering qualifications, experience, or patient reviews. This can result in subpar care or even exacerbate existing health issues. Just like any other healthcare professional, chiropractors have varying levels of expertise and specialties, and choosing the wrong one can lead to dissatisfaction or worse, harm.

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Muscular strength and good physical fitness linked to lower risk of death in people with cancer

Medical Xpress: Sports Medicine & Kinesiology

Muscular strength and good physical fitness are linked to a significantly lower risk of death from any cause in people with cancer, finds a pooled data analysis of the available evidence, published online in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.

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2025-2026 Indiana University Orthopaedic Trauma Research Fellowship

Orthogate

The division of orthopaedic trauma at Indiana University Department of Orthopaedic Surgery is looking for highly motivated medical student to complete a yearlong research fellowship. This successful applicant will work with a team of nine orthopaedic traumatologists, five full time research staff, statistician, as well as orthopaedic trauma fellows and orthopaedic surgery residents to conduct high quality orthopaedic trauma research.

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10 steps to improve physician engagement

Physicians Practice

Physician engagement is key to clinical and financial performance.

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What are plyometric exercises? How all that hopping and jumping builds strength, speed and power

Medical Xpress: Sports Medicine & Kinesiology

If you've ever seen people at the gym or the park jumping, hopping or hurling weighted balls to the ground, chances are they were doing plyometric exercises.

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University of Illinois at Chicago Orthopaedic Research Fellowship 2025-2026

Orthogate

The Role This role is a one-year, salaried, full-time research position: Design and execute basic science and clinical research projects, manage ongoing projects, submit to national conferences and major journals Mentor medical students Collaborate with multiple members of the orthopaedic faculty including the department chair, Dr. Mark Gonzalez, and the residency program director, Dr.

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Lincoln's lessons for physicians on leadership

Physicians Practice

Physician leaders who adopt these four principles can improve the workplace environment and patient care.

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Game, set, debate: why do women only play 3 sets in tennis?

Medical Xpress: Sports Medicine & Kinesiology

Tennis fans are once again filling Melbourne Park for the 2025 Australian Open, after setting an all-time attendance record in 2024.

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How Advanced Scanning Tools Can Revolutionize Pediatric Chiropractic Care

CLA

Lets talk about kids. Their nervous systems are still developing, adapting to an ever-changing world. As chiropractors, we know how vital it is to ensure that their nervous systems are functioning at their best. But how do you show parents whats happening beneath the surface? Thats where advanced scanning tools step in. With technologies like the neuroTHERMAL , neuroCORE , and neuroPULSE , chiropractors can move beyond guesswork and provide clear, objective data about a childs nervous system.

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10th annual Logan University Symposium coming in May

Chiropractic Economics

Logan University invites doctors of chiropractic and health science professionals to its campus in Chesterfield, Missouri, May 1-3 for Logan University Symposium 2025. Taking place on the campus (1851 Schoettler Road, Chesterfield, MO 63017), the Logan University Symposium offers engaging learning opportunities, exciting social gatherings and the chance to connect with peers and industry professionals, noted a Logan press release.

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High-level acupuncture summary [xxxs]

PainScience

To this day, even skeptics still cut acupuncture too much slack. But its pure nonsense no better than homeopathy, psychic surgery, or ivermectin for Covid. Yesterday, I polished my high-level summary of acupuncture and made a graphical quote out of it A high-level summary isnt about the science, but of course I do cover the science in detail. See Does Acupuncture Work for Pain?

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The Joint Chiropractic recognized as a smartest-growing franchise

Chiropractic Economics

The Joint Chiropractic, franchisor of chiropractic clinics, has been recognized by Franchise Times as one of the top 40 smartest-growing franchises. Headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona, The Joint ranked No. 38 of 40 on the Fast & Serious 2025 list , which evaluates franchise systems for sustained growth, according to a company press release. Our patients are at the heart of what we do, and serving them well drives growth, said Sanjiv Razdan, president and CEO of The Joint Corp.

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Health Response Testing for Wellness

Healthy Life Chiropractic

Healthy Life Chiropractic is here to help you get your health on track in 2025. Health Response Testing (HRT)/Functional Response Testing (FRT) allows us to assess how energy is flowing through your body and create a custom nutritional program that helps you achieve optimal wellness through a better diet and with the help of whole-food supplements from Standard Process.

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Does your marketing need an adjustment?

Chiropractic Economics

If you have a new service to offer, experts recommend you start with internal marketing. When everyone thinks of marketing, they think of attracting new patients. Getting a complete stranger to come to your office is the most expensive and most difficult aspect of marketing. Experts recommend you should start in your waiting room, that’s internal marketing.

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Leading Los Angeles Neurosurgeon, Dr. Albert Wong, Leads Advanced Training on Cervical and Lumbar Artificial Disc Replacement at Barrow Neurological Institute

OrthoSpineNews

OnJuly 26, 2024, Dr.Albert Wonglectured and trained neurosurgery residents, spine fellows, and attendings at the world-renowned Barrow Neurological Institute inPhoenix, AZ, sharing evidence-based outcomes and advanced techniques for cervical and lumbar artificial disc replacement to improve motion preservation and surgical precision. LOS ANGELES, Jan. 21, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Dr.

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Episode 289 – What Got Your Practice and Business to This Level Will NOT Get You to the Next

The Remarkable Practice

Recap In this episode, you’ll discover: To start, dont expect things to change if you are not willing to change Follow these 3 steps in order: Operationalize, then Professionalize, then Optimize How to determine if you are using the last or the next iteration of your operation and team to optimize your business The importance of looking to the future so you can plan and adjust for whats important next and ultimately.

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Osteotec announces exclusive partnership with Highridge Medical to distribute spine surgery solutions in the UK

OrthoSpineNews

NEWBURY, England, Jan. 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Osteotec, the market leading manufacturer and distributor of specialised medical devices, is pleased to announce an exclusive distribution agreement with Highridge Medical. This strategic partnership, effective from December 13, 2024, brings together Osteotec’s established presence in the UK with Highridge Medical’s innovative spinal solutions, strengthening Osteotec’s growing spine product portfolio and enhancing opportuniti

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Can we adapt to painful things? [xxs]

PainScience

Of course we can thats actually quite a familiar human experience. As one commenter put it, Just talk to anyone who works as a cook in a restaurant. But its nice to have some science! And we have some, from one of those experiments that I really hope subjects were paid well for A 2012 experiment by May et al. repeatedly exposed a few dozen subjects to painful heat: 48 C!

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Arithmetic + exercise = better rehab? [xxs]

PainScience

Dual-task training combines a mental and physical challenge. The usual idea is to improve coordination in patients recovering from injuries, stroke, etc, but a new study by Cruz-Montecinos et al. is about DTT for elbow fracture rehab? Huh. It was just a teensy trial (n=18), with positive results: DTT worked somewhat better than conventional resistance training.