Tennessee Chiropractic Association

DCs and Integrative Care

Posted in: News, Back Pain, Research, Cost-Effectiveness, Safety, Wellness

A significant concern among employers is the health and well-being of their employees – and how to pay for these benefits and needs. With insurance[...]

New Study: Opioid Use Lowered 55% by Chiropractic Care for Low Back Pain Sufferers

Posted in: News, Back Pain, Articles, Addressing Pain, Research, Cost-Effectiveness

Overview of an Epidemic The opioid epidemic we are facing now is the result of a push to combat severe and chronic pain in the[...]

Study Shows Access to Chiropractic Care May Reduce Need for PCP Visits

Posted in: Back Pain, Addressing Pain, Cost-Effectiveness, Health & Wellness, Neck Pain, Other

The Tennessee Chiropractic Association supports collaborative care and recognizes the importance of providing access to cost-effective health care across patient populations. Doctors of chiropractic (DCs)[...]

National Association of Worksite Health Centers Releases Research on Use and Potential Value of Doctors of Chiropractic in Employer Worksite Clinics

Posted in: Back Pain, Research, Cost-Effectiveness, Health & Wellness, Wellness

CHICAGO – December 13, 2017 – The non-profit National Association of Worksite Health Centers (NAWHC) is releasing the results of a project examining the existing[...]

F4CP Issues Follow-up White Paper – Chiropractic: A Key to America’s Opioid Exit Strategy

Posted in: Back Pain, Cost-Effectiveness, Neck Pain, Safety

‘Chiropractic: A Key to America’s Opioid Exit Strategy’ is a follow-up discussion to ‘Chiropractic: A Safer Strategy than Opioids’, which examines the positive steps as[...]

Evidence-based Chiropractic Care Reduces Disability

Posted in: Back Pain, Research, Cost-Effectiveness, Safety

A landmark study, utilizing a randomized controlled trial, compared the response of patients treated with evidence-based clinical practice guidelines, including chiropractic, to the response of[...]

NSAIDS Not That Effective for Spinal Pain

Posted in: Back Pain, Articles, Addressing Pain, Research, Cost-Effectiveness, Neck Pain, Safety

There is a lack of clear data on the effectiveness of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) for spinal pain. A group of researchers in Australia performed[...]

Chiropractic Shown to be Effective First Line of Defense

Posted in: Articles, Research, Cost-Effectiveness, Health & Wellness, Wellness

A report published in the Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics, covering claims data for a 7 year time period demonstrated the effectiveness of chiropractic[...]

Chiropractic Offers Effective, Low Cost Treatment for Medicare Patients

Posted in: Back Pain, Articles, Addressing Pain, Research, Cost-Effectiveness, Health & Wellness, Safety, Other Information

Researchers at the National University of Health Sciences evaluated the health care costs of Medicare beneficiaries experiencing chronic low back pain who received chiropractic care[...]

Reassessing the Value of Healthcare Treatment Options

Posted in: Back Pain, Addressing Pain, Research, Cost-Effectiveness, Safety, Other Information

When compared to medical care for back and pain, chiropractic is consistently proven to be safe, effective and significantly more cost-effective. The Foundation for Chiropractic[...]