236- Disc Height, Pain, and Spinal Decompression

This week I highlight a study which shows increased disc height and decreased pain after spinal decompression. This fantastic study also was the first to link disc height restoration with pain relief.

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Restoration of Disk Height Through Non-Surgical Spinal Decompression Is Associated With Decreased Discogenic Low Back Pain: A Retrospective Cohort Study

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235- Key Performance Indicators with Dr. Nathan Unruh

KPI’s, or key performance indicators, are something EVERY chiropractor needs to be in tune with. In this interview with Dr. Nathan Unruh of Sidecar, we dive deep into the business of running a practice. Discover a ton of practical tips, and get a free KPI guide to start using in your practice today!

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Get a FREE KPI Guide at www.sidecaredge.com

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234- Quality of Life Changes with Chiropractic

SPINE recently released a study showcasing the quality of life improvements experienced by people with chronic low back and neck pain after receiving chiropractic care.

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Group and Individual-level Change on Health-related Quality of Life in Chiropractic Patients With Chronic Low Back or Neck Pain

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233- Headaches, Neck Pain, and Car Accidents

Check out the new clinical practice guidelines that highlight the recommended non-pharmacological management strategies to deal with headaches and neck pain after a car accident.

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Non-pharmacological Management of Persistent Headaches Associated With Neck Pain: A Clinical Practice Guideline From the Ontario Protocol for Traffic Injury Management (OPTIMa) Collaboration

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232- Maintenance Care Updates

Discover the brand new research that updates our understanding of maintenance care and hear why this should impact your clinical decision making!

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The Nordic maintenance care program: maintenance care reduces the number of days with pain in acute episodes and increases the length of pain free periods for dysfunctional patients with recurrent and persistent low back pain - a secondary analysis of a pragmatic randomized controlled trial

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231- The Dynamics of Posture

Explore the basic research, current theory, and practical application of postural stress in your practice and how it impacts your patients.

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230- An EHR for Evidence Based Chiropractic Care

Dr. Scott Munsterman is the founder of Best Practices Academy and eChiroEHR. This week we discuss marketing, compliance, patient care, and how they all intersect in your EHR.

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Learn more and schedule a demo at eChiroEHR.

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229- The Neurophysiological Effects of an Adjustment

This research review from SPINE looked at the effects of an adjustment on the autonomic nervous system in symptomatic and asymptomatic patients.

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Neurophysiological Effects of High Velocity and Low Amplitude Spinal Manipulation in Symptomatic and Asymptomatic Humans: A Systematic Literature Review.

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228- Best Practice Recommendations for Neck Pain

Discover the latest best practice recommendations for the chiropractic management of neck pain.

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Best-Practice Recommendations for Chiropractic Management of Patients With Neck Pain.

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227- Finding the Best Treatment for Cervical Disc Herniations

Updated research from JMPT shows that chiropractic care provides nearly twice as many people relief from MRI-confirmed disc herniations than nerve root injections!

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Symptomatic, Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Confirmed Cervical Disk Herniation Patients: A Comparative-Effectiveness Prospective Observational Study of 2 Age- and Sex-Matched Cohorts Treated With Either Imaging-Guided Indirect Cervical Nerve Root Injections or Spinal Manipulative Therapy.

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226- How Can a Chiropractor Help Me During These Times

Answering the question of how can you help your community during these times is a simple, yet incredibly effective communication strategy.

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225- Are MD"s Following the Clinical Guidelines?

New research from PAIN indicates less than 1 in 5 patients who visit a Medical Doctor are receiving evidence-based care as recommended by the latest clinical guidelines. In this episode discover more about this research and how you can use it to stimulate relationships in your community.

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What is usual care for low back pain? A systematic review of health care provided to patients with low back pain in family practice and emergency departments.

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224- 3 Steps to Keep Your Practice Alive During the Pandemic

Join me this week where we discuss the 3 steps to keep your practice alive during the pandemic, the 2 ways to get paid, and the 1 way to start booking appointments today.

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Let us help you book your telehealth appointments with The Smart Chiropractor

Free content toolkit is now available at Calm Campaign

223- Telehealth and Chiropractic: What You Need to Know

This week I dive into everything you need to know to offer telehealth in your chiropractic practice. Staying connected to your patients through this chaos is critical to your practice survival. Offering telehealth services is one of the only ways to continue to create revenue for your practice when people can’t make it into your practice. 

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Let us help you book your telehealth appointments with The Smart Chiropractor

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222- Staying Calm Amid the Coronavirus Craziness

On this special episode, we'll break down action steps you can take today to keep your practice moving forward amid these turbulent times of the coronavirus.

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The Calm Campaign

The Smart Chiropractor

CoVid Email Template and “Our Practice” available at The Evidence Based Chiropractor Facebook Page

221- Reducing Opioids with Chiropractic

Hot off the press! A new study was just released showcasing how chiropractic care can reduce the likelihood of filling an opioid prescription by over 50%.

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Impact of Chiropractic Care on Use of Prescription Opioids in Patients with Spinal Pain

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220- How to Work with Elite NFL Athletes

How can you build relationships with top tier NFL and UFC athletes? And what’s it like taking care of them? This week I had the chance to chat with Dr. Chad Teague, of Code Chiro, who answers these questions and more.

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Follow Chad and Code Chiro on Instagram!

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219- Protecting Your Practice

Protecting your data is critical. Tune in to learn what I've dealt with over the last few weeks and a few tools you can use to avoid data issues!

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218- Sham Surgery Beats the Real Thing

New research indicates that sham surgical procedures may be more safe, and just as effective as many commonly performed surgical procedures.

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Sham surgical procedures for pain intervention result in significant improvements in pain: systematic review and meta-analysis.

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217- 5 Steps to Better Marketing in 2020

Results follow actions. Here are 5 action steps you can take to improve your chiropractic marketing in 2020.

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