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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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Chiropractic research trends and current hotspots

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To help break the data down, a group of researchers examined chiropractic research trends from 1920 to 2023. This changed in 1996, when research started to take an upward trend, growing explosively between 2008 and 2023. Their findings were published in Complementary Therapies in Medicine in June 2024, and here’s what they found.

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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. 2023 Aug 1;112(2):84-7. 2023 Aug 18.

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The Benefits of Spinal Manipulation in 2025: Why HVLA Still Matters

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Chinonso Vincent Nweke (2023). HVLA spinal manipulation achieves therapeutic benefits through a multifactorial mechanism involving biomechanical, neurological, neurochemical, and vascular effects. Joint Mobilization and Its Resultant Effects. Cross Current Int J Med Biosci, 5(3), 72-77.

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Optimize athletic performance through kinetic chain integration

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1 With their musculoskeletal health expertise, DCs are uniquely positioned to assess and optimize the kinetic chain through spinal and extremity adjustments, soft tissue therapy and lower extremity biomechanical assessment. Routledge;2023. Learn more at footlevelers.com. References Malone TR, McPoil TG, Nitz AJ. Mosby;1997.

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A comprehensive guide to attaining spinal stability

Chiropractic Economics

Spinal stability is a cornerstone of musculoskeletal health and functional movement. As experts in musculoskeletal health, DCs are uniquely positioned to address spinal instability through manual therapies, exercise prescription and the implementation of extrinsic assistance, such as custom flexible orthotics and patient education.

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HSS Presents Innovative Research Aimed at Faster Recovery After Knee Surgery at AAOS Annual Meeting

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However, a new study of almost 18,000 patients from 2019 to 2023 found that prolonged tourniquet use was linked to increased pain, higher opioid use, and a longer recovery. The study reviewed outcomes of 171 patients who had aseptic revision TKA at HSS between January 2021 and May 2023. 3 in rheumatology by U.S. www.hss.edu.