A new systematic review compares the cost of caring for patients with spine-related pain, examining the difference in downstream costs between chiropractic care and medical management. Here are all the ways chiropractic management resulted in lower downstream utilization and cost compared to medical management.
Many relevant diagnostic signs are not performed deliberately by the examiner or by the patient at the examiner’s direction. They are observed as the patient reacts to their condition. Fortin’s finger sign, Minor’s sign, and Vanzetti’s sign are three examples of this principle.
Spearheaded by burgeoning scientific and clinical research literature, psychedelics have reached a level of media coverage and popular interest that has not been seen for over half a century. By “psychedelics,” we are referring to the unique class of substances that includes psilocybin (the active compound found in so-called “magic mushrooms”), LSD, dimethyltryptamine (DMT), ayahuasca, 5-MeO-DMT, and mescaline – each of which occurs in the natural world (except for LSD, which is a semi-synthetic compound).
While working at the Lovelace Medical Center in Albuquerque, N.M., one of the primary care physicians stated that imaging every patient prior to receiving chiropractic was not medically necessary. It was at that point I reconsidered the need for the imaging of every patient to avoid malpractice.
After 45 years of clinical observation and several thousand patients, I now believe that overpronation of the ankle and foot is the most commonly overlooked orthopedic problem in both children and adults. The oversight of recognition of this problem is most egregious in children and teenagers.
The most common condition affecting the shoulder is rotator-cuff disease. From acute tears to chronic tendinopathy, it’s common and needs a thorough workup. In fact, even asymptomatic shoulders can have full-thickness rotator-cuff rears in up to 40% of instances. Let’s look at additional conditions that can present to the office with weakness, loss of motion and pain in the shoulder beyond rotator-cuff tears.
Do you receive text messages from companies letting you know about offers or giveaways, or simply sharing news? If your answer is yes, then you have opted in for SMS (short message service) text-message marketing. SMS text-message marketing uses various platforms and software to send personalized, timely and sometimes interactive messages.
Peripheral neuropathy (PN) is a complex and poorly understood condition. Symptoms associated with this condition range from mild tingling and numbness to severe throbbing, stabbing and/or burning pain. Intense nerve pain affects as many as two-thirds of people afflicted with peripheral neuropathy and the symptoms are notoriously difficult to treat.
No, I am not starting another organization. However, it is past time that this profession evolves and stops working against each other. Currently, there are two national organizations that compete for your support based on ideology. That is counterproductive and does not move the profession forward.
Stroke is a rare, but very serious outcome of motor-vehicle accidents. This article focuses on the incidence, signs and symptoms of possible stroke predictors that may be observed in practice when caring for patients involved in an MVA, including a review of clinical safeguards.
Presently there is no consensus on the best treatment for Achilles tendon rupture; and its management is still controversial. The treatment options are conservative treatment and surgical repair. With either treatment, be it conservative or surgical, Achilles tendon tears necessitate prolonged recovery and rehabilitative management.
I’ve recently started using a new handheld thermography device that provides immediate thermal images and shows me (and my patient) particular areas of higher and lower temperatures. Musculoskeletal thermography (MT, also known as infrared thermography or thermal imaging), is a non-invasive tool that uses infrared cameras to detect and visualize variations in skin temperature.
There are times when Medicare will need additional information in order to determine whether or not to pay for a claim. This request for information is referred to as an additional documentation request or ADR. Each request must contain certain information and provide the doctor with a minimum amount of time to respond to the request.
