Have you ever broken a bone? If so, you know firsthand the excruciating pain and discomfort it can cause. The good news is that bones can heal themselves, but the healing process takes time. It's reasonable to expect a recovery period of 6-8 weeks for a broken bone. Understanding the expected healing time can offer reassurance to patients and medical professionals alike, as there's not a single person in the world who would expect a bone to heal in just one week. Yet, patients expect to see the chiropractor and heal in minutes. Herein lies the problem, and this blog will provide a simple solution.

Successful long-term management of cumulative trauma disorders requires more than just in-office treatment. So this week’s blog and video detail five evidence-based strategies to complement your potent hands-on care. In less than 5 minutes, you'll learn new skills to become the go-to doc for heel pain.

Do any of your patients experience discomfort in their mid to upper back and wonder what could be causing it? Various conditions can contribute to this pain, such as rib dysfunction, thoracic trigger points, thoracic posterior facet syndrome, and more. Is there a common thread among these conditions that could help you pinpoint the cause of their discomfort? In this blog, we explore the connection between these conditions and introduce a possible solution for those suffering from Dorsal Scapular Neuropathy: a common contributor to mid-back pain frustrating both you and your patients.

HVLA providers and their patients often consider audible cavitation as confirmation of treatment success. But is cavitation necessary, and what should we do next if cavitation does not happen? Regardless of our feelings, we should all recognize that a patient’s biopsychosocial perspective regarding manipulation can dramatically impact compliance, outcomes, and chronicity. This week's blog will equip you with evidence-based answers to the top five questions, plus a downloadable patient infographic to help explain joint manipulation and manage patient expectations around the “pop.”

Great providers recognize patient-presentation patterns, allowing them to identify the proper diagnosis. Today's blog will provide the roadmap to identify the six most common conditions resulting in hip pain, including symptom location, aggravating factors, and clinical pearls to help you effectively manage these patients.

A promising new maneuver, called the Free Test, may be the best orthopedic assessment to identify intrasubstance tendon tears in tennis elbow patients. Check out this week’s blog for a video tutorial of the test, plus a review of three proven manipulations for resolving lateral elbow pain.

The audible pop associated with joint manipulation may not be a requirement for therapeutic benefit. However, many patients expect to hear it and consider it a sign of a successful manipulation. So, what happens when a joint doesn’t pop during manipulation? In today's blog, we're sharing 3 expert tips on how to address this topic with your patients. You'll learn the facts about joint manipulation and understand the importance of educating your patients about the “cracks and pops.”

Recent studies have shown that up to 40% of neck pain patients also experience cervicogenic vertigo. Fortunately, cervicogenic dizziness is among the top ten most responsive complaints to chiropractic care.

Check out this week's blog to learn seven essential facts to become the go-to doctor for cervicogenic vertigo patients - including what the October 2022 Journal of Clinical Medicine considers “...the best diagnostic method for cervicogenic dizziness.”

Are you interested in learning more about a lesser-known condition called thoracic outlet syndrome? This blog delves into the symptoms, causes, and treatment options for this condition, as well as providing some clinical pearls that may help solve your persistent cases. Not only will you gain a better understanding of TOS, but you may also discover information that you can implement immediately to improve your patient care. Don't miss out on this important and informative read and associated video.

Have you ever treated a patient with a disc bulge on one side of the spine but experiencing symptoms on the other side? It's more common than you might think, and there is a reason for it. Friction radiculitis is a less common cause of radiculopathy, which is the compression or pinching of a nerve root in the spinal column. Knowing about friction radiculitis can help you effectively treat patients with disc herniations that don't match the side of their symptoms. Additionally, using a specific exercise available on ChiroUp has been shown to improve clinical results for treating sciatica threefold.

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 chiropractic-related findings from the past year, plus the necessary assets to maximize these skills in your practice. Read it now.

It's the end of the year, and we wanted to make sure you didn’t miss out on some must-read content. We've put together a list of the top chiropractic content of 2022. We looked at all of our articles, webinars, podcasts, and more to find the best of the best just for you. Whether you're looking for tips on how to start/run a practice or advice on how to treat dozens of conditions, this list has everything you need to go into 2023 with confidence.

Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) is the most common cause of dizziness. Recently, a systematic review concluded that canalith repositioning maneuvers (aka Epley maneuver) should be the first line of care for BPPV since manual treatments have “superiority over medications [that…] have an uncertain effect.”

Check out this week’s blog to fine-tune your BPPV assessment and management skills with a quick tutorial on the best BPPV test and treatment maneuver. As a bonus, you can download our new Epley Maneuver PDF.

Today’s blog will focus on one type of Achilles tendinopathy often seen in chiropractic offices, Non-Insertional Achilles Tendinopathy. This disorder is more common in our non-athletes. It has recognizable symptoms and signs and is treated very differently than its cousin—Insertional Achilles Tendinopathy. For a full review of Insertional versus Non-Insertional Achilles Tendinopathy, check out the condition reference in ChiroUp.

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.