Impact of Age on Elbow Injuries
An orthopedic diagnosis identifies a tissue that has failed. Patients engage in activities, play sports, pursue hobbies, develop postures, and traumatically injure themselves to end up in your office. The patient’s age can help narrow the list of potential...
Top 10 Head-to-Toe Research Quotes
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. Review the latest news: ✔ Upper cervical restrictions linked to TMD ✔...
Top Clinical Pearls For Radicular Arm Pain
Patients often associate pain with muscle, tendon, or ligament injury. However, irritated NERVES may also become the primary source of pain. Tensile stretch or compression of nerves often results in symptoms. Unfortunately, radiculopathies are often the most...
The Top 10 Most Impactful SMT Studies in the Past Year
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: 1. Stroke Risk...
Fall Prevention: Assessment and Management of Elderly Patients
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...
4 Tools for Pregnancy-Related LBP
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...
What You Need to Know About TOS
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... May Research Roundup
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. Review the latest news: ✔ Manipulation Helps Migraines ✔ Coronary Artery Disease...
2 Simple Tips for Treating Shoulder Pain
Shoulder pain is second only to back pain for visits to a doctor. The good thing is that evidence-based chiropractors are uniquely positioned to treat shoulder dysfunction better and faster than any other health care professional. Not because we are gurus, but...
What are SNAGs…
The use of SNAG (sustained natural apophyseal glide) mobilizations may increase patient compliance and improve your clinical outcomes. A recent publication by Mohamed et al. (2019) utilized cervical SNAGs to treat cervicogenic headaches and dizziness related to upper cervical joint dysfunction. Incorporation of two special SNAGs provided significant symptomatic relief:
Running into Good Form
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...
Top 10 Tips for Hips: Assessment & Management of Gluteal Tendinopathy
Clinical Question: A post-40-year old female presents with insidious-onset, persistent lateral hip pain that extends slightly into the buttock and upper lateral thigh. Symptoms are exacerbated by walking, climbing stairs or hills, standing on one leg to dress, and... April Research Round-Up
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.
Game-Changing Knee Assessment You Can Apply 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,...
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