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Chiropractic Gift Ideas: Thoughtful Gifts for Wellness and Relaxation

Barrett Whole Body Chiropractic

The holiday season, birthdays, and other special occasions present wonderful opportunities to gift something truly meaningful to loved ones. If your friend or family member is a fan of chiropractic care or is simply in need of wellness and relaxation, chiropractic-inspired gifts could be just what they need to feel rejuvenated and supported in their health journey.

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Why Many Chiropractors Miss Out on MD Referrals and How to Change That

The Evidence Based Chiropractor

Medical doctor (MD) referrals can be a transformative source of new patients for chiropractic practices, yet many chiropractors struggle to build these connections. MD referrals increase patient volume and establish credibility within the healthcare community. Unfortunately, several common mistakes prevent chiropractors from successfully forming these valuable relationships.

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Do your chiropractic clinical assessments need an updated?

Chiropractic Economics

DCs are constantly evolving their clinical assessments to meet the ever-growing needs of their patients. Today, we must ask ourselves: Are we doing enough to prevent falls and improve quality of life for our middle-aged and elderly patients? The answer may lie in incorporating balance and proprioception testing into our standard chiropractic clinical assessments.

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Episode 040 – From Holidays to High Performance: Transitioning Your Chiropractic Practice into the New Year

The Remarkable Practice

                                Ready to take your chiropractic practice to the next level? This episode is your ultimate guide to staying ahead during the holiday hustle and setting the stage for an exceptional start to the new year. We’re diving into powerful strategies like leveraging holiday sales, creating wellness care plans, and hosting goal-setting workshops to boost December performance and kick off January with a bang.

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Why Delayed Symptoms After an Auto Accident Shouldn’t Be Ignored

Reinhardt Chiropractic

Auto accidents can be stressful and overwhelming, even when they seem minor. Often, the immediate concern is assessing visible injuries or damage, but what happens when symptoms don’t appear right away? It’s not uncommon for pain and discomfort to emerge days—or even weeks—after an accident. Ignoring these delayed symptoms can lead to long-term issues affecting your mobility and overall health.

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How Integrating Nervous System Scanning Can Transform Your Chiropractic Practice

CLA

Chiropractors, its time to ask a critical question: Are you still focusing solely on structural issues, or are you addressing the nervous systems performance as the key to patient health? Many chiropractors rely exclusively on traditional tools like X-rays, which provide great insights into structural misalignments. But lets face it, those tools dont tell the full story.

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Life Chiropractic College West launches Nexus: A Midwest Chiropractic Conference

Chiropractic Economics

Life Chiropractic College West has announced the inaugural Nexus Chiropractic Conference, set to take place on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025. This full-day event will be hosted at Life West Nebraska, located on the Bellevue University campus, and will run from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM, followed by an evening reception for attendees. Life West Nebraska is the second campus of Life Chiropractic College West, which has its main campus in Northern California.

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A Chiropractic Podcast with Dallas Chiropractor Dr. Strat Poulson

Rocket Chiro

In this conversation, Jerry Kennedy and Strat Poulson delve into the realities of chiropractic practice, discussing the differences between expectations and actual experiences in the field. They explore the diversity of chiropractic practices, the challenges of referrals, and the importance of self-identification and specialization. The discussion also covers marketing strategies, the role of social media, and the need for congruence in branding.

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189: Chiropractic Entrepreneurship with Dr. Tabor Smith

ChiroCandy Marketing

Learn more about the Spinal Hygiene Movement: [link] [link] Summary In this episode of the ChiroCandy Podcast, host Billy reflects on a decade of the show with his first guest, Dr. Tabor Smith. They discuss Tabor's journey in chiropractic, the evolution of spinal hygiene, and the importance of patient education. The conversation delves into the challenges of entrepreneurship, the necessity of having solid systems in place for growth, and innovative marketing strategies.

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Treating cervicogenic headaches with dry needling and manual therapy

Chiropractic Economics

Cervicogenic headache refers to a headache of cervical origin. 1 The International Headache Society (IHS) has classified headaches as primary, where there is no other causative factor, or secondary, where the headache occurs in close temporal relationship to another disorder to which it is attributed. 2 A cervicogenic headache is a secondary headache caused by a cervical spine disorder and its component bone, nerve/nerve root disc, and/or soft tissue elements. 1,35 It is expected to have referre

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How Sports Massage Enhances Athletic Performance and Prevents Injuries

Any Spine

Title: How Sports Massage Enhances Athletic Performance and Prevents Injuries As an athlete, the fear of injury looms large, threatening to sideline you from the sport you love. In Atlanta’s vibrant Inman Park, we understand this concern and offer a solution: sports massage therapy. This article will delve into how targeted massage can not only boost your athletic performance but also serve as a critical tool in injury prevention.

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What Are Subluxations?

Oviedo Chiropractic

Subluxations are the main cause of joint pain. Learn more about why they’re harmful and how chiropractors can help. Have you ever experienced unexplained joint pain, stiffness, or limited movement? You might be dealing with a subluxation , or partial dislocation of a joint. Subluxations not only impact the joint itself, but also the surrounding soft tissues, making even simple movements uncomfortable.

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Why Your Rehab Exercises Should Match Your Stage of Healing

Chiros in Motion

Rehab exercises play a crucial part in recovering from injuries, but they can also be confusing. Athletes are often told to stretch or strengthen their muscles, but rarely are they given guidance about when certain exercises are most effective. This is especially true when it comes to managing common injuries like hamstring strains. The reality […] The post Why Your Rehab Exercises Should Match Your Stage of Healing appeared first on Chiros in Motion.

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Medicare Part B’s advance beneficiary notice

Chiropractic Economics

We are all familiar with Medicare Part B’s advance beneficiary notice (ABN) of noncoverage and most Part B providers use this form on a regular basis. But did you know the concept of ABN originated from the financial liability protection provisions of the Social Security Act? The Act, signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1935, established a federal safety net for elderly, unemployed and disadvantaged Americans.

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Locate Your Nearest Sports Injury Chiropractor for Expert Care

Any Spine

Are you struggling with chronic pain from sports injuries like iliotibial band syndrome or an achilles tendon issue? Finding the right sports injury chiropractor can make a significant difference in your recovery. In this post, I will guide you through understanding sports injury chiropractic care , the benefits of visiting a chiropractor, and how to locate one near you.

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Space for Rent – A Big Chiropractic Practice Sale Mistake That Can Unintentionally Sabotage Your Chiropractic Office Sale

The Strategic Chiropractor

Renting Space can be a chiropractic practice sale mistake that some chiropractors will make during the course of their transition, but the Space for Rent scenario is a particularly deadly error you want to avoid — unless you want to permanently ruin your chances for an eventual office sale. Since chiropractors who are looking to sell or transition their chiropractic office will often explore a few options to determine the best route to achieve their goals, the Space for Rent scenario looks

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Social Proof – You’re Leaving Money on the Table by Neglecting THIS Marketing Tool!

DC Practice Growth

A frequently used ‘buzz word’ in the marketing space, you have probably heard the term ‘social proof’ used a million times, but are you clear exactly how it works and the ways you can utilise to ultimately boost your chiropractic business? In this article I will unpack exactly what social proof is and the reasons why it should be an essential part of your clinics marketing efforts.

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Nutrition and social support important for hip fracture recovery

Chiropractic Economics

This article discusses the importance of vitamin D and calcium for hip fracture recovery, as well as the value of adequate social support. This provides DCs with two areas to focus on when making recommendations for patients with this type of injury. Annual hip fracture rates are expected to double by 2050. Chiropractic care can help prevent these injuries by improving balance and hip function in older adults, thereby reducing the risk of falls.

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Episode 282 – How to Make Your Practice More Attractive to a Young Buyer

The Remarkable Practice

                                Recap In this episode, you’ll discover: What is Transferable Value? How to make your business more attractive to your Ideal Buyer What types of practices are easier to sell? Which are harder? What’s the chiro acquisition marketplace like today? Episode Highlights 00:41 – The importance of planning for a successful exit strategy. 02:30 – The value of early vision and planning for a smooth and profitable practice exit. 06:01

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Hiring Just Got Easier! Introducing Market2Hire

Practice Promotions

Today on the Podcast: Hiring Just Got Easier! Introducing Market2Hire Listen Now: [link] — About This Episode Do you struggle to hire PTs, Chiros, and front desk people? Feel like you're LOSING the battle for talent? Your hiring headache ends now. At Practice Promotions, we've developed a custom way to get your job postings ranking ABOVE ZipRecruiter and Indeed…at a FRACTION of the cost!

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Scientists discover new receptor for nerve growth factor--a promising target for treating pain

ScienceDaily: Back and Neck Pain

Researchers have found a new receptor for nerve growth factor that plays an important role in pain signaling, even though it does not signal on its own, according to a new study. The findings hold promise for finding new treatments for arthritis and other forms of inflammatory and cancer pain, without the side effects that led recent therapies to fail in clinical trials.

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NWHSU faculty member publishes first-of-its-kind ultrasound research

Chiropractic Economics

Northwestern Health Sciences University assistant professor and director of clinical education Christopher Smoley, DC, DACBR, is the lead author on a new verification study that lays the groundwork for future ultrasound research. The study, “ Sonographic Evaluation of Spondylolysis: Technique description and feasibility study of diagnostic ultrasound for the detection of L5 pars interarticularis fractures ,” was published in the Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association, noted a universit

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Is Limb Symmetry Index Our Goal?

Mike Reinold

Limb symmetry index is often used to measure performance and determine return to play, but should it? The post Is Limb Symmetry Index Our Goal? appeared first on Mike Reinold.

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Ambient AI scribe technology: The future for clinical documentation?

Physicians Practice

Safely integrating AI functions into medical practices can improve workflow for staff and limit administrative burden.

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New clinical pathway supports cancer recurrence anxiety

ScienceDaily: Back and Neck Pain

Researchers have developed a three-step plan to support those burdened by the intense fear of cancer returning. This plan offers a consistent, streamlined approach to managing recurrence anxiety, empowering patients to regain confidence and move forward with their lives.

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Do your chiropractic clinical assessments need an update?

Chiropractic Economics

DCs are constantly evolving their chiropractic clinical assessments to meet the ever-growing needs of their patients. Today, we must ask ourselves: Are we doing enough to prevent falls and improve quality of life for our middle-aged and elderly patients? The answer may lie in incorporating balance and proprioception testing into our standard chiropractic clinical assessments.

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Should It Be a Blog Post or a Page on Your Website?

Propel Marketing & Design

How to decide where content should go on your website [with examples] Are you ready to start adding content to your website, but unsure where it should go? No need to stress. We’ll walk you through the ins and outs of website content placement that makes sense, has intuitive navigation, and contributes to your SEO [.

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Small amounts of incidental vigorous physical exertion may almost halve major cardiovascular events risk in women

Medical Xpress: Sports Medicine & Kinesiology

Short bursts of incidental vigorous physical exertion, lasting less than a minute each, may almost halve the risk of a major cardiovascular event, such as heart attack or heart failure among women who don't exercise regularly, finds research published online in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.

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'I don't feel your pain': How alcohol increases aggression

ScienceDaily: Back and Neck Pain

Alcohol's ability to increase people's pain threshold is one reason that drinking also leads to more aggressive behavior, a new study suggests. Researchers found that the less pain that study participants felt after drinking an alcoholic beverage, the more pain they were willing to inflict on someone else.

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Logan University to provide chiropractic care to St. Louis Ambush indoor soccer team

Chiropractic Economics

Logan University has formed a partnership with the St. Louis Ambush indoor soccer team in which doctor of chiropractic student interns in Logan’s Sports and Rehabilitation Clinic rotation will have the opportunity to provide chiropractic care to Ambush athletes during games and practices in the 2024-25 season. “Partnering with St. Louis Ambush presents an exciting opportunity for our institution to provide evidence-based chiropractic care tailored to the unique needs of professional athletes,” s

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Contact centers: What you need to know

Physicians Practice

Five key best practices that health care contact centers can adopt to optimize their operations and improve the patient experience.

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Handgrip strength is a reliable predictor for age-related disease and disability, finds study

Medical Xpress: Sports Medicine & Kinesiology

A study led by the University of South Australia and conducted in collaboration with 140 authors across the globe, has created the world's largest and most geographically comprehensive international norms for handgrip strength, enabling global peer-comparison, health screening and surveillance across the adult lifespan.

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The Benefits of Nutritional Counseling

Markson Chiropractic

Are you looking to lose weight and get your beach body ready for 2025? You don’t want to overlook the benefits of nutritional counseling. Getting lifestyle advice from the team at Markson Chiropractic & Medical does more than teach you how and what to eat to lose weight and improve your diet—it puts you on the path to a healthier lifestyle overall.

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F4CP recaps, celebrates successful Global Chiropractic Health Month

Chiropractic Economics

Recognizing Global Chiropractic Health Month in October, the Foundation for Chiropractic Progress (F4CP) engaged in a successful series of initiatives raising awareness among consumers of chiropractic care as an effective drug-free pain management method and the benefits for overall health and wellness. Chiropractic care is an essential component of whole-being care, said Sherry McAllister, DC, MS (Ed), CCSP, president of F4CP, in a press release.

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5 steps to implement AI in your practice

Physicians Practice

With AI's health care boom, many practices are seeking guidance on meaningful integration.

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Genicular artery embolization effective, safe for knee osteoarthritis

Medical Xpress: Sports Medicine & Kinesiology

Genicular artery embolization (GEA) is effective and safe for reducing osteoarthritis (OA) symptoms among patients with knee OA that is refractory to conservative therapy, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America, held from Dec. 1 to 5 in Chicago.

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2025-2026 Shock Trauma Orthopaedic Trauma Research Fellowship

Orthogate

The Division of Orthopaedic Traumatology is seeking highly qualified 3rd or 4th year US medical students who are interested in a year-long clinical research fellowship to augment their orthopaedic surgery residency application and provide a solid foundation for a future career in academic orthopaedics. Position: 2025-2026 Orthopaedic Trauma Research Fellowship The Division of Orthopaedic Traumatology is seeking highly qualified 3rd or 4th year US medical students who are interested in a year-lon