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Heat or Ice AFTER Manual Therapy: Revisiting the Evidence for Optimal Recovery

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1-3) When To Use ICE Therapy In a neck pain trial, patients received cervical mobilizations with cryotherapy; after 5 weeks, pain and disability improved significantly. Notably, cryotherapy plus mobilization produced greater reductions in neck pain and disability than a similar program that added stretching exercises. (4)

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

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2021 Jun 6;9(17):4116. Use of cryotherapy for managing chronic pain: an evidence-based narrative. Pain and therapy. 2021 Jun;10:81-100. 2021 Jan 1;9(1):e20. A role for superficial heat therapy in the management of non-specific, mild-to-moderate low back pain in current clinical practice: A narrative review.

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PCP Referrals to Chiropractors: What the Top Clinics Are Doing Differently

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As health systems increasingly embrace non-pharmacological care, especially for back and neck pain, chiropractors who position themselves as evidence-based, collaborative, and communicative will be best positioned to capitalize on growing PCP openness. 2021 Dec;22:1-0. 2021 Oct 1;44(8):637-51. BMC family practice.

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Personalized Care at Chiropractic in Near Me

Any Spine

Research from the Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics (2021) indicated that patient satisfaction increases by 36% when care is delivered in a welcoming and inclusive environment. Chiropractic adjustments realign the spine and relieve nerve pressure, reducing pain by improving function.

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Precision in patient care requires precision in diagnosis

Chiropractic Economics

Diagnoses of cervicalgia, dorsalgia and lumbalgia indicate neck pain, middle back pain and low-back pain respectively, and are considered unspecified interim diagnoses. December 2021. DCs must apply their knowledge and experience to ensure the data provided by diagnostic tools is accurately interpreted. NCMIC blog.

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A new treatment for post-amputation pain?

ScienceDaily: Back and Neck Pain

Search for Safer Pain Relief Advances With New Compounds Nov. 22, 2021 — Opioid medications remain a go-to treatment for severe pain, whether its from surgery, a sudden injury, or nerve damage. 4, 2021 — Think twice campaign could reduce risk of UK opioid epidemic.

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A weekly injection could replace painful daily treatment for rare fat disorder

ScienceDaily: Back and Neck Pain

Patients Report Long-Term Favorable Effects of Weight Loss Surgery in Their Daily Lives July 27, 2021 — A new study shows that over the course of five years, patients who had bariatric and metabolic surgery to treat uncontrolled type 2 diabetes reported greater physical health, more energy, less body.