Do you live in Minnesota or Kansas? Then guess what? You’re more likely to use a chiropractor. That’s the finding from a recent report issued by the U.S. National Center for Health Statistics. The information is helpful in identifying areas where chiropractic care may be less accessible as chiropractors look to establish their practices.
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Superman had his Kryptonite. In the same way, chiropractors can face certain challenges that sap their practice strength, sometimes leading to failure. ChiroEco.com’s Dr. Drew Stephens provides some practical advice for practitioners who want to grow into a super practice.
The use of instrument-assisted soft-tissue mobilization (IASTM) is on the rise among health care practitioners, particularly doctors of chiropractic (DCs). ACA News spoke with experts in IASTM to discover the benefits—both for patients and for DCs—of using the instruments.
By now, most of you are aware of the article recently published by Forbes magazine in which the author, Steven Salzberg, argues that nearly $500 million per year is "wasted on chiropractors." Dynamic Chiropractic offers a thoughtful and helpful guide to advise how chiropractors can respond—not defend or attack—when media chooses to criticize the profession.
Soft tissue dysfunction can be a frustrating problem that keeps athletes from playing their chosen sport or maintaining their training regimens.
When patients present with pain or other debilitation, it’s easy to turn to the tried and true remedies for answers. But what if these don’t work? While literature and best practice tend to deliver the right answers, not every patient sees a benefit. This is where personalized medicine steps in. Vitality Academy recently looked into the research combining shockwave therapy with low-level laser therapy and developed a case study showcasing their results.
PHS Chiropractic Selected as Exclusive Metal Drop Table Provider for Maximized Living
Company will also donate a table for Maximized Living’s new Dream Center facility for underserved populations
When Forbes magazine online published an inflammatory article disparaging the practice of chiropractic as “waste,” the chiropractic community responded, including a strongly worded response from the International Chiropractors Association. PHS Chiropractic consultants Dr. Christian Reichart, DC, CCSP; Dr. Curtis Turchin, MA, DC; and Dr. Mark Mandell, DC, MBA also weigh in on the controversy, offering a series of responses that you and your office can use to answer patient questions.
Laser therapy’s growth in popularity should be no surprise. Along with anecdotal evidence demonstrating its efficacy, science is also proving that cold laser therapy helps patients both with musculoskeletal disorders as well as pain relief. ChiroEco shares a recent systemic review that gathered the evidence from 22 independent trials.
The goal of exercise is simple: to improve blood flow and build strength, which can reduce pain and enhance healing. So it’s no stretch to consider soft-tissue treatment as a form of gentle exercise that can be highly beneficial to your patients. Using soft tissue tools, this type of treatment can deliver mechanical loading via the hands of a practitioner to provide many of the same benefits as exercise. Chiropractor Warren Hammer, MS, DC, DABCO, explains in a recent article on Dynamic Chiropractic:
