Tennessee Chiropractic Association

World Health Organization Highlights Spinal Manipulation for Low Back Pain Over Drugs or Surgery

Posted in: TCA Press Releases, Back Pain, Addressing Pain, Neck Pain

The Tennessee Chiropractic Association (TCA) is pleased to share the latest in an ever-growing list of national and international health care authorities who are citing[...]

Study Shows Access to Chiropractic LOWERS Health Care Costs

Posted in: Back Pain, Research, Cost-Effectiveness, Neck Pain, Wellness

Back pain is a billion-dollar industry – literally. It is the 2nd leading cause of physician visits, hospitalizations and use of both prescription and nonprescription[...]

Study: Arthritis in Younger Adults More Common Than Previously Reported

Posted in: Back Pain, Research, Neck Pain, Wellness, Other

San Jose, CA. – January 8, 2019 – Arthritis, which causes chronic joint pain and stiffness, is significantly more common in American adults ages 18[...]

Stress Less and Savor the Memories!

Posted in: Back Pain, Research, Headache, Neck Pain, Wellness, Other

Modern medicine is enabling more people to live longer, even with chronic health conditions. However, as more people are aging, there is a concern that[...]

Living With Pain Could Increase Risk of Chronic Disease

Posted in: Back Pain, Research, Headache, Neck Pain, Wellness, Other

Musculoskeletal conditions are a major source of disability worldwide. In fact, when looking at years lived with disease (YLDs), neck and back pain along with[...]

Opioid Misuse and Addiction: How Chiropractic Can Help

Posted in: Prenatal & Pregnancy, Back Pain, Articles, Addressing Pain, Children, Neck Pain, Safety, Safety, Other Information

Thirty-five-year-old Megan presented with chronic neck and upper back pain. Megan’s pain began four years earlier, following a car accident where she injured her cervical[...]

Spinal Manipulation Improves Pain Sensitivity

Posted in: Back Pain, Research, Neck Pain, Other

Spinal manipulation (SMT) is most commonly used to treat musculoskeletal pain. While there has long been question over exactly how SMT helps, numerous studies, as[...]

For Your Spine’s Sake, Wear Your Helmet!

Posted in: Research, Neck Pain, Safety, Other

One of the ongoing debates in motor vehicle safety is the use of helmets for motorcyclists. Do they make riding a motorcycle safer? Do they[...]

Patients at Risk: Study Attempts to Predict Opioid Usage

Posted in: Back Pain, Addressing Pain, Neck Pain

New findings help focus patient education and provider efforts in offering non-opioid treatments to those at higher risk of opioid use and potential addiction One[...]

Chiropractic Helps Chronic Cervicogenic Headache

Posted in: Addressing Pain, Research, Headache, Neck Pain

In a study published February 23, 2018 in The Spine Journal – Official Journal of the North American Spine Society, researchers sought to quantify the[...]