Tennessee Chiropractic Association

Chiropractic Care for Post-Surgical Low Back Pain

Posted in: Back Pain, Research, Safety, Other

Low back pain is at the top of the list of most common reasons patients seek medical care. Some estimate that over $100 billion is[...]

Migraine Headaches Could be a Risk Factor for Heart Problems

Posted in: Research, Headache, Safety, Wellness

Headaches are classified by the location of pain along with what, if any, other symptoms are accompanying the pain. One of the most common types[...]

Study Shows Less Risk to Internal Carotid Artery Strains With Spinal Manipulation than Normal ROM

Posted in: Research, Safety

Chiropractic care is utilized most commonly for the treatment of neck and back pain. Many patients have experienced positive outcomes. While doctors of chiropractic are[...]

Alternative Therapies Gaining Acceptance for Pain Control

Posted in: Back Pain, Addressing Pain, Research, Safety

In response to the opioid crisis, a special issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia was published to share information on other treatment options for chronic and[...]

The New Face of Opioid Addiction

Posted in: Back Pain, Articles, Addressing Pain, Research, Neck Pain, Safety

Researchers from McMaster University evaluated the “differences in substance use, health and social functioning” among men and women receiving methadone treatment for opioid addiction in[...]

Improving Heart Health with Tai Chi

Posted in: Articles, Research, Health & Wellness, Safety, Sports & Exercise

According to a report in the Journal of the American Heart Association, “More than 60% of patients decline participation in cardiac rehabilitation after a myocardial[...]

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[...]

American life expectancy has been cut short by opioids

Posted in: Articles, Addressing Pain, Research, Safety

According to a newly released study, opioid drugs — including both legally prescribed painkillers such as oxycodone and hydrocodone, as well as illegal drugs such[...]

Research Shows Spinal Manipulative Therapy Benefits Low–Back Pain Patients

Posted in: Back Pain, Research, Safety

A group of researchers reviewed 26 randomized clinical trials to determine if there was reasonable evidence that spinal manipulative therapy is beneficial for patients with[...]

Study Shows How You Carry a Heavy Load Matters