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Guest Blog: 5 things it takes to be a “Sports Chiropractor”
We are pleased to present the following article by Dr. Corey Campbell from the Motion Palpation Institute. Motion palpation has gained acceptance as an indispensable diagnostic tool for the chiropractic profession; and the Motion Palpation Institute has set the...
Little League Shoulder
An overhead thrower must have tremendous shoulder range of motion to generate acceleration, yet have enough stability in the bony and soft tissues to prevent injury from the high forces associate with pitching. Any disruption in this balance can lead to...
Top Test for Lumbar Nerve Root Irritation
Lumbar Disc Lesion describes the undesirable midpoint on a continuum of problems, beginning with repetitive disc sprain, leading to herniation, ending in degeneration. As evidence based chiropractors know all too well, these problems are often accompanied...
Know when to hold ’em…and know when to run
Injuries like plantar fasciitis, hip impingement, and sciatica often take several weeks to heal. Patients eagerly await a return to running in spite of the fact that running likely created, or perpetuated, their initial problem. What does an evidence-based...
Case Study Part II: Conservative Management of Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fracture
An earlier blog contained a video synopsis of a patient with acute post-traumatic thoracic spine pain that was diagnosed with an Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fracture (OVCF). This blog will detail the 6 evidence-based tools that were used to manage this...
Case Study: Thoracic Pain – Benign or Threatening? Part I
Case Study: Thoracic spine pain, post bike ride Differentiating common benign diagnoses from more threatening problems can pose a challenge for even the most astute clinician. We are often lulled into a sense of complacency by familiar presentations that routinely...
Inflammatory Arthropathy Refresher
Test your diagnostic knowledge: What is your top differential diagnosis for each of these patients? Clinical Scenario #1- A 40 year old, healthy male presents with abrupt onset, non-traumatic excruciating pain and swelling affecting his right great toe....
May Chiropractic Research Update
Medline contains more than 24 million articles, with almost one million new citations added each year. Keeping up is tough, but ChiroUp makes it easier for you to stay on top of the musculoskeletal literature. Each week our team mines the most relevant chiropractic...
Concentric vs. Eccentric: Choosing the Right Exercise for Your Patients
Check out this short video where Dr. Bertelsman explains what the evidence tells us about concentric vs. eccentric exercise. ChiroUp condition protocols are continually updated with the current best practice evidence. You can prescribe with confidence, knowing that...
Three Cheers for Manipulation
FDA Endorses SMT 2017 is shaping up as a great year to be a chiropractor. In February, the American College of Physicians published a Clinical Practice Guideline recommending spinal manipulation for acute, sub-acute, and chronic LBP. (1) Last month JAMA published a...