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Heat vs. Cold Therapy: Which is Best for Musculoskeletal Injuries

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When treating musculoskeletal injuries, chiropractors often face the key question of when to use heat vs ice therapy. When to Use Ice vs Heat for Musculoskeletal Injuries Heat and cold therapy both play valuable roles in managing pain and promoting healing. Mechanisms and efficacy of heat and cold therapies for musculoskeletal injury.

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Brachioradial Pruritus: The Neuropathic Itch Every DC Should Recognize

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9,24) To learn more about the physiology of ice and how it helps suppress nerve function, check out our recent chiropractic blog on Heat vs. Cold Therapy: Which is Best for Musculoskeletal Injuries, or the corresponding chiropractic podcast on Heat vs Cold Therapy for Chiropractic Injury Recovery. 2018 Jan 1;98(1). JMIR dermatology.

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Help more patients and grow your practice through nutrition coaching

Chiropractic Economics

Research indicates that a persons diet can significantly impact the function of their musculoskeletal system. As to the practice, we have gone from a pretty significant chiropractic musculoskeletal insurance-based practice to a nutrition-based, 100% cash, million-dollar practice. Marty came home one day looking quite riled up.

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Inaugural TNChiroFoundation chiropractic staff scholarships awarded

Chiropractic Economics

Meet the Chiropractic X-Ray Technician Scholarship winner Driven by her interest in understanding the musculoskeletal system and how it relates to overall health, Chiropractic X-Ray Technician Scholarship recipient Courtney Williams, CTA , studied kinesiology in college.

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Summit Orthopedics Receives Shoulder Arthroplasty (Shoulder Joint Replacement) Certification by the Joint Commission, becoming the first ASC in Minnesota and the US to achieve the recognition

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This certification is the latest in several other Joint Commission certifications Summit Orthopedics has earned, including Certified in Advanced Total Hip and Knee Replacement earned in 2017 and Certified in Spine Fusion in 2018. Summit Orthopedics is the first freestanding ASC in the country to receive all three designations.

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Superficial vs deep dry needling

Chiropractic Economics

Two related articles followed in 2018. This allows you to incorporate DDN into your treatment plans for musculoskeletal dysfunction and myofascial pain, where deeper lesions may result in more advantageous outcomes. DDN significantly affected functional rating index and range of motion. Sarrafzadeh, et al.,

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Expand the scope of chiropractic care

Chiropractic Economics

For DCs, whose focus is primarily on musculoskeletal health, spinal care and overall wellness, this shift offers opportunities to enhance their patients outcomes through noninvasive and holistic treatment options. Federal and state regulations The 2018 Farm Bill legalized hemp-derived CBD products containing less than 0.3%