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Top 10 Chiropractic Research Studies from 2025 (So Far)

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Top Cervicogenic Headache Care: SMT & SNAGs "In patients with cervicogenic headache, sustained natural apophyseal glides (SNAG) mobilization can significantly improve pain and function, with benefits maintained in the long-term. These findings support current guideline recommendations favoring SMT in tension-type headache care."

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How Chiropractors Can Help Patients Conquer Headaches with SNAG Mobilizations

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Headaches remain one of the most common reasons patients seek chiropractic care, and research continues to show that chiropractors play a key role in relieving them. Why SNAGs Matter for Cervicogenic Headaches SNAG is a manual therapy technique developed by Brian Mulligan to improve cervical mobility and decrease pain. (2)

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Medicare Part B’s advance beneficiary notice

Chiropractic Economics

Let’s interpret the Act as it relates to chiropractic spinal adjustments. Since the ABN form is mandatory only when the otherwise covered service may not be covered that visit, it simply means that it only applies to manual manipulation of the spine when it doesn’t meet Medicare’s definition of medical necessity.

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Eagle Syndrome: A Chiropractic Perspective

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Symptoms often mimic temporomandibular joint disorders, glossopharyngeal neuralgia, or cervicogenic headaches, presenting as unilateral throat pain, dysphagia, otalgia, or a sensation of a foreign body in the throat. Differential diagnosis should exclude TMJ disorders, neuralgias, and cervical spine pathologies. (1)

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What does a chiropractor really do?

Beecher Chiropractic

Houston Chiropractor Comments: Chiropractors are healthcare professionals focused on the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of musculoskeletal system disorders, particularly those affecting the spine. Conditions Treated: Chiropractors commonly treat back pain, neck pain, headaches, sciatica, and other musculoskeletal issues.

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What is dry needling and why is it so popular?

Chiropractic Economics

He argued that misalignments of the spine, and consequently the extremities, impair this intrinsic capacity and result in disease. 1,2,5 Spinal manipulation restores motion in the treated segment or segments and activates peripheral nerves by reestablishing spinal integrity and mobility.

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How Chiropractic Care Can Help Improve Sleep Quality and Reduce Insomnia

Fisher Chiropractic

The Role of Chiropractic Care in Sleep Improvement Chiropractic care is a form of alternative medicine focused on diagnosing and treating musculoskeletal disorders, particularly those related to the spine. Chiropractors use hands-on spinal manipulation and other techniques to improve alignment and promote the body’s natural healing processes.