Musculoskeletal providers are painfully aware of how antibiotics endanger connective tissues; including a nearly four-fold risk of tendonitis and tendinopathy. (2) Now, researchers have established a new and more threatening link to cervical arterial dissection (CAD). Check out the new findings, and review the essential question that you need to ask your patients before treatment.

Symptom reduction depends on many variables; however, joint mobilization and nerve flossing are generally beneficial for the treatment of sciatica. This blog will review these skills and discuss a proven new technique that combines both. This procedure is called Spinal Mobilization with Leg Movement (SMWLM).

The good news is that running-related injuries are often preventable. Check out this blog/video that will arm you with the knowledge to help your runners recover and stay injury free. As a bonus, you can download our new running infographic to share with your patients and social media followers.

Proper diagnosis and subsequent treatment will vary based on your understanding of tissue maturation, and more specifically, growth plates. Understanding tissue injury based upon age will make you more efficient in practice and improve your clinical effectiveness. Watch this quick three-minute video about how pitching impacts the elbow differently, depending upon the patient’s age.

This month’s research roundup is going head-to-toe! Check out what ChiroUp’s research team has pulled from the most up-to-date literature that impacts our profession & standard of care.

Each one of us needs to stop imitating other people, systems, and funnels - and start creating OUR practice.  While learning evidence-based skills and techniques from others is essential; ultimately, there should only be one guru directing your care in the treatment room: research.

The ChiroUp research team has collected & summarized the most influential chiropractic-related research studies from the past year. Check out what the medical literature is saying about our profession’s safety and clinical effectiveness.

Whether you want to hear it or not—your senior patients fall. These events are significant YET preventable. Elderly falls account for millions of injuries; resulting in loss of independence and reduced quality of life. Aging is associated with declines in physical capabilities, activities of daily living, and maintaining proper postural control.  Fortunately, evidence-based chiropractors are uniquely suited to help this population.

A new study from Anesthesia: Essays & Research concluded that up to 80% of pregnant women suffer from low back pain. Of those, one in three lost sleep and nearly twice as many limited their physical activity due to pain. (1) To make matters worse, a history of lower back pain doubles the risk of developing pregnancy-related low back pain. Fortunately, almost 75% of women undergoing chiropractic management report significant pain reduction and clinically significant improvements in disability. (2,3) Check out the following synopsis of four evidence-based tools to help manage pregnancy-related LBP.

Thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) is a common diagnosis for evidence-based chiropractors. The condition is characterized by upper extremity pain and paresthesia secondary to occlusion, compression, injury, or irritation to the neurovascular structures traversing the thoracic outlet.

The research is out! Our ChiroUp data collection team reviewed more than a thousand abstracts last month to mine out the essential, best practices that will impact your practice today.

Today, Dr. Steele will discuss the shoulder dysfunction continuum as it relates to loss of inferior glide and weakness in the rotator cuff. He will also explain how a failure to address these components will lead to ongoing complaints.

We wanted to know why, so we asked more than a dozen primary care MD’s why they or their peers would be reluctant to refer to a chiropractor. Their candid replies allowed us to assemble this list of the top four factors that chiropractors MUST address in order to successfully attract medical referrals.

Years of research and decades of experience in treating runners yields one conclusion: FORM MATTERS. There is one simple gait-retraining cue used by specialists to help avoid running injuries. This cue will alleviate symptoms and return runners to their sport quickly. What is the prompt? Watch this video from Dr. Steele to understand what it is and how to incorporate this strategy into your treatments on Monday.

The research is out! Our ChiroUp data collection team has reviewed more than a thousand abstracts this month to mine out the essential, best practices that will impact your practice today.

The primary goal of chiropractic physicians is to DIAGNOSE. And some of the most notable diagnoses in the knee involve the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). Ruling out an ACL tear (acute or chronic) is essential before initiating treatment and rehab. Fortunately, there is a simple and reliable new test to help us identify ACL ruptures.

Shoulder pain is the second most common diagnosis seen in a musculoskeletal provider’s office. Treating shoulder dysfunction should constitute a significant portion of every chiropractor’s day. Not because it is quick and easy, but because it is challenging.Unfortunately, providers often fail to address every component necessary to alleviate shoulder pain and prevent re-occurrence. Research points to one essential theme in the rehabilitation of shoulder pain—scapular stability.Want a new trick to improve your scapular rehab? Watch this video tutorial that applies new research from Physical Therapy in Sport. (1)

Staying at the top of your clinical “A” game means staying on top of the latest research. In this week’s blog, our team has summarized 11 of the most relevant studies pulled from the most recent research, with best practices that you can apply today.

Annals of Medicine’s “comprehensive review” of existing literature concluded that cervical spine mobilization and manipulation are not causative factors for dissection of the internal carotid or vertebral arteries. (1) The study went on to make several more important points that evidence-based chiropractors will want to apply in clinical practice to ensure our patient’s well-being.

Over the previous couple of decades, our understanding of tendon pathology has changed; from tendinitis to tendinosis, and then to tendinopathy. With Achilles tendinopathy being one of the most common injuries, it is essential to understand these changes to improve our management. This blog will discuss recent updates on tendon pathology as well as a rehabilitation protocol for Achilles tendinopathy.