You’ve probably seen enough cases of carpal tunnel syndrome to recognize that it’s the most pervasive peripheral nerve entrapment in the upper extremity, but can you name the second most common? If you guessed Cubital Tunnel Syndrome, you’re correct. This week’s video blog will demonstrate the essential tools to solve this frequently overlooked runner-up that burdens up to 6% of the population. You’ll learn the top assessment, treatment, and nerve-flossing exercise for this condition in less than three minutes!

The literature is clear concerning imaging for ankle trauma. The Ottawa Ankle Rules are a helpful screening tool to assess the need for an accurate way to avoid unnecessary imaging. (1) This five-minute blog will serve as a refresher on the current imaging indications for this complex and injury-prone region.

This week’s blog provides a concise and unbiased review of current mattress research, plus results from our 2022 ChiroUp Mattress Survey that shares the sage advice of more than 200 evidence-based providers to help answer your patient’s mattress-related questions. As a bonus, we’ll unveil our newest subscriber infographic to help you relay your unbiased mattress recommendations in 15 seconds or less.

This week’s blog will answer the following 6 questions:

What is the most common cause of hip pain?

Is Gluteal Tendinopathy an inflammatory problem?

What causes Gluteal Tendinopathy?

What are the signs and symptoms of Gluteal Tendinopathy?

How can you specifically test for Gluteal Tendinopathy

What is the best treatment strategy for Gluteal Tendinopathy?

Hand and wrist conditions comprise a significant portion of all MSK presentations, including up to 25% of all sports injuries. (1,2) Fortunately, evidence-based chiropractors are very well-suited to manage many of those patients successfully… IF we nail the diagnosis. This week’s blog and video will cover the evaluation essentials, including a straightforward wrist and hand exam tutorial to help Up your A-game!

Symptom response and symptom location during the FABER test provide vital clues as to the origin of tissue pathology within the hip. There are 3 primary symptom responses during this test.

#1: Increased Groin Pain

#2: Decreased Groin Pain

#3: Increased Posterior Buttock/Sacral Pain

Watch this video blog to see how one orthopedic evaluation can identify three different diagnoses based on symptoms.

Some estimates suggest that over ten percent of patients diagnosed with tennis elbow don’t have tennis elbow. Radial tunnel syndrome can mimic or even coexist with lateral epicondylitis, and recognizing this presentation will afford better clinical outcomes. This week’s blog shares seven practical skills that can help you nail the diagnosis of radial tunnel syndrome and provide the most effective management.

The traditional concern about resistance training negatively affecting young athletes is incorrect. Instead, research demonstrates that childhood may be the best time to build bone mass and structure through weight-bearing physical activities—including weightlifting.

Today’s blog will address five common misconceptions surrounding youth resistance training. Then, provide answers to commonly asked questions by youth athletes and their parents. After reading this blog, you will educate your patients with the facts, thereby improving their health and sports performance.

This week's blog will cover one of the most overlooked causes of buttock and hip pain. In less than 5 minutes, you’ll learn the essentials for identifying and resolving ischiofemoral impingement syndrome, including two simple but valuable ischiofemoral impingement tests.

A 40-year-old female presents to your office with a burning sensation extending from her ankle into her foot. Foot pain began while on vacation at beach. Symptoms have persisted since the vacation 2 weeks ago and do not seem to be getting better. Foot and ankle pain has now transitioned to a burning sensation worse with activity and at night. She had similar symptoms at the beginning of summer.

Today's blog looks over the most common diagnosis associated with this patient presentation and provides simple management strategies to solve this problem for you and your patients.

You won’t want to miss this week's blog that outlines five essential LBP treatment classifications that help you consistently predict which patient will benefit from which type of treatment - even before they start care.

Do you have patients with recurring injuries that want to get back to their top performance levels? Today's blog will provide one reliable hip test to access hip function. Patients failing this test have a 35% increase in low back pain, hamstring strains, and calf injuries. You will want to read this blog and watch the video if you treat athletes!

Our docs scour the research each week to find the most useful new data to UP your game. Check out this week’s blog for a quick synopsis of our top ten findings from the past quarter, plus the necessary assets to maximize these skills in your practice. Read it now →

Lateral ankle sprains are the most common injury in an athletic population. While most patients resume daily life after an injury, up to 40% of individuals who experience a first-time ankle sprain will develop chronic ankle instability (CAI). Lateral ankle sprains are the most common injury in an athletic population. While most patients resume daily life after an injury, up to 40% of individuals who experience a first-time ankle sprain will develop chronic ankle instability (CAI). Read more to learn the two best functional exams for evaluating CAI.

This week's blog and video will show you how to perform sciatic nerve flossing effectively. In less than three minutes, you’ll learn the essential in-office treatment and potential pitfalls, plus three at-home exercises to help your patients improve more quickly and thoroughly. You won’t want to miss this one.

If you have patients with knee pain that respond to your initial therapy but fail to resolve it, be sure to read this blog thoroughly. You will receive a video on managing tendinopathies in your office, videos of the best evaluation and exercise for Patellar Tendinopathy, and three downloadable infographics for you to use with your patients.

This week's blog and tutorial videos will cover the ins and outs of tailbone pain. In less than 5 minutes, you’ll learn the essential chiropractic evaluations, treatments, and exercises for successfully managing Coccydynia.

On July 21st at 2 pm CDT, Dr. Steele will be presenting a 1-hour lecture for NCMIC on chiropractic care and opioids. In the lecture, he will cover recent advances in pain neuroscience education, self-management, and non-pharmacologic therapies. During the webinar, you will learn about these strategies matched with evidence-based treatments to manage chronic pain effectively. The chiropractic profession is uniquely positioned to deliver this care—are you?

Cluneal nerve irritation may be a contributory or causative factor in up to 40% of LBP cases. Unfortunately, the diagnosis is frequently overlooked; leading to failed cases that could otherwise be resolved. This week’s blog details the essential skills for identifying and managing cluneal neuropathy, including a potent cluneal nerve floss tutorial video. Check it out here.

Effective and efficient chiropractors ask the right questions, allowing them to perform the most sensitive orthopedic testing to identify damaged tissue. Unfortunately, some pain generators within the spine are elusive to traditional orthopedic testing and history taking. This blog will dive deeply into one of the most common types of pain generators: vertebral fractures.