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Neuroplasticity and Chronic Pain & Surgeons Showing Excised Disc Fragments To Postsurgical Patients

June 19, 2023 chiropracticforward 0:23:07 1 Comment

CF 285: Neuroplasticity and Chronic Pain & Surgeons Showing Excised Disc Fragments To Postsurgical Patients

Today we’re going to talk about Neuroplasticity and Chronic Pain & Surgeons Showing Excised Disc Fragments To Postsurgical Patients

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OK, we are back and you have found the Chiropractic Forward Podcast where we are making evidence-based chiropractic fun, profitable, and accessible while we make you and your patients better all the way around.

We’re the fun kind of research. Not the stuffy, high-brow, look down your nose at people kind of research. We’re research talk over a couple of beers.

I’m Dr. Jeff Williams and I’m your host for the Chiropractic Forward podcast. I’m so glad you’re spending your time with us learning together.

Chiropractors – I’m hiring at my personal clinic. I need talent, ambition, drive, smart, and easy to get along with associates. If this is you and Amarillo, TX is your speed, send me an email at creekstonecare@gmail.com

If you haven’t yet I have a few things you should do.

Go to Amazon and check our my book called The Remarkable Truth About Chiropractic: A Unique Journey Into The Research. It’s excellent educational resource for you AND your patients. It saves you time putting talks together or just staying current on research. It’s categorized into sections so the information is easy to find and written in a way that is easy to understand for everyone. It’s on Amazon. That’s the Remarkable Truth About Chiropractic by Jeff Williams.
Then go Like our Chiropractic Forward Facebook page,
Join our private Chiropractic Forward Facebook group, and then
Review our podcast on whatever platform you’re listening to
Last thing real quick, we also have an evidence-based brochure and poster store at com

You have found yourself smack dab in the middle of Episode #285

Now if you missed last week’s episode, we talked about acupuncture for IBS and how chronic pain develops. Make sure you don’t miss that info. Keep up with the class.

On the personal end of things…..

I love conferences. I don’t always love the classes and continuing education but you gotta do it, right? So might as well get after it and maybe even learn something.

I remember when I was first out of school and had to go to conferences. I hated it. Every bit of it. It was something being forced on me and I don’t like to be told what to do. It’s chaps my behind and gives me a rash. I’ve gotten better through the years though. I’ll admit.

I remember growing up, my step-dad always told us, “You might as well get used to the idea right now, you’ll always have someone else to answer to.” Regardless – it may be your spouse, you rparents, your teachers, your practice owners, you own your practice? – OK, maybe it’s you state regulating board for your license, maybe it’s your city, your patients, your local, state, or federal government….whatever it is, you answer to someone.

If you don’t think you answer to anyone, you may just be a problem and I don’t mean that as a compliment. Being humble, a team player, and cooperative within reason all has value.

Anyway, I somehow began to enjoy and see the value of conferences and the connections that could be made there. I also started enjoying some of the education you can get there.

At this point now, I’ve even taught at a few of them.

It started by getting involved in thee Texas Chiropractic Association. Once you meet the whole crew and become embedded in the group, the conferences mean more all of the sudden. It’s all for one, one for all. You’re all driving the same direction with the same or similar goals. It’s rather unique actually. It becomes a brotherhood.

Sooner or later, people from around the state begin to know you and, dare I say, maybe even respect you on some level. Especially the more you are willing to demonstrate your unique talents and value to the profession.

Then, I began loving conferences. Which is why I hate that I’ve had to miss both big TCA conferences here in Texas this year. One is called the MidWinter conference in Lubbock, TX. I had to be in Atlanta at a voiceover conference. Y’all….I like conferences, OK

Then this week, TCA is having the big ChiroTexpo event in the Dallas area. It’s the yearly state convention and I’m missing it for the first time in about 10 years because I have to be at a conference in Boston. Are you seeing the theme here? Lol. Except Boston is a conference my 16 year old mega mind daughter is going to. She was invited to the future medical professionals thingy majig. She gets to hear TED talks from nobel laureates for a few days and see a live surgery. She’s like 5^th out of 290 kids in her class. Super proud of this little one but yeah, I have to miss my TCA conference.

That means I have to figure out other ways to get the hours to maintain my license. So, I found a great way and I want to share it with you.

If you’ve been listening to this podcast since 2019 or so, you know I got my Diplomate in Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine. Formerly the DACO or orthopedic Diplomate.

A huge portion of the learning is online through the CDI which is an Australian group and this program is beyond any learning you’ll get anywhere else in the chiropractic realm. Maybe the Donald Murphy, Spine Practitioner learning but you get what I’m saying.

It’s special. And now, the credits are good for lots of states and their CEUs. So you can dabble in some of their online learning and use them for your continuing ed. Let’s say you love the classes, well….just keep taking them and end up with a Diplomate.

If you don’t love them, you got your continuing ed knocked out and learned a ton.

I love this group, I love the lectures and the lecturers, I’ve learned more through them in 6 months than I learned in three years of chiropractic school, and I know you’re going to love them too.

No affiliate code. No kick backs. Just mad respect for this group.

Go to cdi.edu.au

Go poke around there and see what you find. Then thank me later.

Item #1

The first on today is called “ The effect of manual therapy and neuroplasticity education on chronic low back pain: a randomized clinical trial” by Adriaan Louw, Kevin Farrell, Merrill Landers, Martin Barclay, Elise Goodman, Jordan Gillund, Sara McCaffrey, Laura Timmerman and published in PubMed on December 25, 2017.

Why They Did It

To determine if a neuroplasticity educational explanation for a manual therapy technique will produce a different outcome compared to a traditional mechanical explanation.

How They Did It

Sixty-two patients with chronic low back pain (CLBP) were recruited for the study.
Pain ratings obtained for low back pain and leg pain, Numeric Pain Rating Scale, Oswestry Disability Index, Fear-Avoidance-Beliefs Questionnaire, forward flexion (fingertips-to-floor), and straight leg raise (SLR)

Patients were then randomly allocated to receive one of two explanations – either neuroplasticity or mechanical, a manual therapy technique to their lumbar spine, followed by post-intervention measurements of LBP, leg pain, forward flexion, and SLR.

What They Found

There were no statistically significant interactions for LBP, leg pain, and trunk flexion between the groups, but SLR showed a significant difference in favor of the neuroplasticity explanation.

Additionally, the neuroplasticity group were 7.2 times more likely to improve beyond the MDC on the SLR than participants in the mechanical group.

Wrap It Up

The results of this study show that a neuroplasticity explanation, compared to a traditional biomechanical explanation, resulted in a measurable difference in SLR in patients with CLBP when receiving manual therapy.

Before getting to the next one,

Next thing, go to https://www.tecnobody.com/en/products That’s Tecnobody as in T-E-C-nobody. They literally have the most impressive clinical equipment I’ve ever seen. I own the ISO Free and am looking to add more to my office this year or next. The equipment you’re going to find over there can be marketed in your community like crazy because you’ll be the only one with something that damn cool in your office.

When you decide you can‘t live without those products, send me an email and I‘ll give you the hookup. They will 100% differentiate your clinic from your competitors.

I have to tell you, Dr. Chris Howson, the inventor of the Drop Release tool re-activated the code! Use the code HOTSTUFF upon purchase at droprelease.com & get $50 off your purchase. Would you like to spend 5-10 minutes doing pin and stretch and all of that? Or would you rather use a drop release to get the same or similar results in just a handful of seconds. I love it, my patients love it, and I know yours will too. droprelease.com and the discount code is HOTSTUFF. Go do it.

Item #2

Our last one this week is called, “ Improved outcome after lumbar microdiscectomy in patients shown their excised disc fragments: a prospective, double blind, randomised, controlled trial” by M J Tait, J Levy, M Nowell, C Pocock, V Petrik, B A Bell, M C Papadopoulos published in PubMed on 9 September 2009. !

Why They Did It

Lumbar microdiscectomy (LMD) is a commonly performed neurosurgical procedure. We set up a prospective, double blind, randomised, controlled trial to test the hypothesis that presenting the removed disc material to patients after LMD improves patient outcome.

How They Did It

Adult patients undergoing LMD for radiculopathy caused by a prolapsed intervertebral disc were randomised into one of two groups, termed experimental and control.

Patients in the experimental group were given their removed disc fragments whereas patients in the control group were not. Patients were unaware of the trial hypothesis and investigators were blinded to patient group allocation.

Outcome was assessed between 3 and 6 months after LMD. Primary outcome measures were the degree of improvement in sciatica and back pain reported by the patients. Secondary outcome measures were the degree of improvement in leg weakness, paraesthesia, numbness, walking distance and use of analgesia reported by the patients.

What They Found

Data from 38 patients in the experimental group and 36 patients in the control group were analysed. The two groups were matched for age, sex and preoperative symptoms.

More patients in the experimental compared with the control group reported improvements in leg pain (91.5 vs 80.4%; p<0.05), back pain (86.1 vs 75.0%; p<0.05), limb weakness (90.5 vs 56.3%; p<0.02), paraesthesia (88 vs 61.9%; p<0.05) and reduced analgesic use (92.1 vs 69.4%; p<0.02) than preoperatively.

Wrap It Up

Presentation of excised disc fragments is a cheap and effective way to improve outcome after LMD.

Let’s get to the message. Same as it is every week.

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The Message

I want you to know with absolute certainty that when Chiropractic is at its best, you can‘t beat the risk vs reward ratio because spinal pain is primarily a movement-related pain and typically responds better to movement-related treatment rather than chemical treatments like pills and shots.

When compared to the traditional medical model, research and clinical experience show us patients can get good to excellent results for headaches, neck pain, back pain, and joint pain to name just a few.

It’s safe and cost-effective can decrease surgeries & disability and we do it through conservative, non-surgical means with minimal hassle to the patient.

And, if the patient treats preventatively after initial recovery, we can usually keep it that way while raising the overall level of health!

Key Point:

At the end of the day, patients should have the guarantee of having the best treatment that offers the least harm. When it comes to non-complicated musculoskeletal complaints….

That‘s Chiropractic!

Contact

Send us an email at dr dot williams at chiropracticforward.com and let us know what you think of our show and tell us your suggestions for future episodes.

Feedback and constructive criticism is a blessing and so are subscribes and excellent reviews on podcast platforms.

We know how this works by now. If you value something, you have to share it, interact with it, review it, talk about it from time to time, and actively hit a few buttons to support it here and there when asked. It really does make a big difference.

Connect

We can‘t wait to connect with you again next week. From the Chiropractic Forward Podcast flight deck, this is Dr. Jeff Williams saying upward, onward, and forward.

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Acupuncture For IBS & How Chronic Pain Develops

June 15, 2023 chiropracticforward 00:24:27 0 Comments

CF 284: Acupuncture For IBS & How Chronic Pain Develops

Today we’re going to talk about Acupuncture For IBS & How Chronic Pain Develops

But first, here‘s that sweet sweet bumper music

Purchase Dr. Williams’s book, a perfect educational tool and chiropractic research reference for the daily practitioner, from the Amazon store TODAY!

OK, we are back and you have found the Chiropractic Forward Podcast where we are making evidence-based chiropractic fun, profitable, and accessible while we make you and your patients better all the way around.

We’re the fun kind of research. Not the stuffy, high-brow, look down your nose at people kind of research. We’re research talk over a couple of beers.

I’m Dr. Jeff Williams and I’m your host for the Chiropractic Forward podcast. I’m so glad you’re spending your time with us learning together.

Chiropractors – I’m hiring at my personal clinic. I need talent, ambition, drive, smart, and easy to get along with associates. If this is you and Amarillo, TX is your speed, send me an email at creekstonecare@gmail.com

If you haven’t yet I have a few things you should do.

Go to Amazon and check our my book called The Remarkable Truth About Chiropractic: A Unique Journey Into The Research. It’s excellent educational resource for you AND your patients. It saves you time putting talks together or just staying current on research. It’s categorized into sections so the information is easy to find and written in a way that is easy to understand for everyone. It’s on Amazon. That’s the Remarkable Truth About Chiropractic by Jeff Williams.
Then go Like our Chiropractic Forward Facebook page,
Join our private Chiropractic Forward Facebook group, and then
Review our podcast on whatever platform you’re listening to
Last thing real quick, we also have an evidence-based brochure and poster store at com

You have found yourself smack dab in the middle of Episode #283.

Now if you missed last week’s episode, we talked about The Rate of Chronic Pain in the US & Adolescents And Cannabis Use. Make sure you don’t miss that info. Keep up with the class.

On the personal end of things…..

Welcome to this week, happy to have you and happy to be here. Numbers in the clinic are still coming back up a bit and I’m digging it.

Let’s talk about the difference in the providers in the medical world vs. our world for a sec. We are integrated here in my clinic. It’s me, a nurse practitioner, an acupuncturist, and 2-3 massage therapists depending on what day you’re asking.

Here’s what I have discovered. Those in the medical world are not entrepreneurial by general rule. They are used to going into a clinic and patients are there waiting on them. They treat and then they go home. So nurse pracs, PAs, and PTs are not out beating the streets.

So if you think you’re going to hire one of these providers and they’re going to be out and about helping your clinic grow, as a general rule, that is not going to happen. They’re show up and they’re going to learn fast and do a wonderful job. But they’re not going to build your practice by actively marketing. So don’t expect it.

I’ve seen acupuncturists build their clientele but not mine. Until the VA came on board, that was a barren wasteland for us and I couldn’t tell that there was any effort on that end of things.

Massage therapists…..if it’s theirs, they’ll build it. Some will push it a bit in their circles but it’s rare for them to be out beating the streets.

But chiropractors…..look guys and gals…..we are one of a freaking kind my friends. We, for the most part, are owners and marketers and builders and entrepreneurs. Not to mention driven and ambitious.

Some are too ambitious to be honest with you. Some want to make money and grow so badly to the detriment of their patients. So keep an eye on that. Don’t sell multilevel marketing to your patients. Don’t look like a street corner huckster. That’s not a good look folks.

So kudos on your entrepreneur game. Keep crushing it in an evidence-informed, patient centered way.

Crack Addicts: have you seen the new TV series on TLC yet? I believe it comes on on Wednesday nights. It’s Dr. Alessandra Colon somewhere in Florida. For me, there are some cringy things like in one episode she said, “The power is on!” after an adjustment. Well, that’s the vitalist saying and I’m just not a fan but that’s my baggage. The rest of the world probably knows nothing about that stuff.

She talks about alignment here and there and we evidence-informed chiros know that alignment isn’t really a thing but, for the most part, I’ll say that she’s doing a good job.

If her job is to walk the line between vitalists and the evidence-informed camps, then she’s doing a pretty good job. I think that the overall score is a net gain for chiropractic in general and we haven’t had a positive light shined on us like this in a long time. If ever. There is so much opportunity with this show for the profession. I hope she knows that and I hope continues to keep it between the lines. So far, I think I’m a fan.

Dr. Kevin Christie and the Mastermind. You’ve been hearing me talk about our Florida Mastermind for a couple of years now. Well, Dr. Kevin Christie has started a West Coast Mastermind. Their meetings will be in San Diego, Denver, Arizona, and Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Great locations and great learning, bonding, and networking. I cannot tell you how valuable the group has been for me and our Florida group.

I suggest you visit the link I’m putting in my show notes right here at this point in the text. Visit that link and get signed up. He only allows approximately 25 providers into each group so don’t sit around on your butt. Get it going.

https://www.modernchiropracticmarketing.com/mastermind-2024-west?mc_cid=03245907d3&mc_eid=8424d1275e

Alright, that’s it, let’s get into the research.

Item #1

The first one today is called “Acupuncture for the Treatment of Diarrhea-Predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome” by Ling-Yu Qi, MM; Jing-Wen Yang, PhD; Shi-Yan Yan, PhD and published in JAMA Network Open on December 29, 2022. Dayum. That’s hot.

Why They Did It

To preliminarily test the feasibility of using US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)–recommended end points to evaluate the efficacy of acupuncture in the treatment of IBS.

How They Did It

This pilot, multicenter randomized clinical trial was conducted in 4 tertiary hospitals in China from July 1, 2020, to March 31, 2021, and 14-week data collection was completed in March 2021.
Individuals with a diagnosis of IBS with diarrhea (IBS-D) were randomized to 1 of 3 groups, including 2 acupuncture groups

What They Found

Ninety patients were enrolled, with 30 patients in each group.
There were substantial improvements in the primary outcomes for all groups although the difference between them was not statistically significant

The response rates of adequate relief at week 4 were 64.3% in the specific acupoints group, 62.1% in the nonspecific acupoints group, and 55.2% in the nonspecific acupoints group

Adverse events were reported in 2 patients (6.7%) in the specific acupoints group and 3 patients (10%) in nonspecific acupoints or nonspecific acupoints group.

Wrap It Up

In this pilot randomized clinical trial, acupuncture in both the specific acupoints and nonspecific acupoints groups showed clinically meaningful improvement in IBS with diarrhea symptoms, although there were no significant differences among the 3 groups. These findings suggest that acupuncture is feasible and safe; a larger, sufficiently powered trial is needed to accurately assess efficacy.

Before getting to the next one,

Next thing, go to https://www.tecnobody.com/en/products That’s Tecnobody as in T-E-C-nobody. They literally have the most impressive clinical equipment I’ve ever seen. I own the ISO Free and am looking to add more to my office this year or next. The equipment you’re going to find over there can be marketed in your community like crazy because you’ll be the only one with something that damn cool in your office.

When you decide you can‘t live without those products, send me an email and I‘ll give you the hookup. They will 100% differentiate your clinic from your competitors.

I have to tell you, Dr. Chris Howson, the inventor of the Drop Release tool re-activated the code! Use the code HOTSTUFF upon purchase at droprelease.com & get $50 off your purchase. Would you like to spend 5-10 minutes doing pin and stretch and all of that? Or would you rather use a drop release to get the same or similar results in just a handful of seconds. I love it, my patients love it, and I know yours will too. droprelease.com and the discount code is HOTSTUFF. Go do it.

Item #2

Our last one this week is called, “Mechanisms behind the Development of Chronic Low Back Pain and Its Neurodegenerative Features” by Abdullah Mosabbir published in Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms in Neurodegenerative Diseases on 28 December 2022. Hot potato!

Why They Did It

To understand and update the current state of knowledge of the pathophysiology of back pain in educating patients as well as guiding the development of novel therapeutics.

How They Did It

Many clinicians, caregivers and researchers aim to help educate patients about their pain and try to help them live a better quality of life despite their condition. This may include using strategies such as pain neuroscience education (PNE) and cognitive behavior therapy

What They Found

A systematic review and meta-analysis demonstrated that PNE can have a significant effect in reducing pain catastrophizing as well as kinesiophobia. This is highly beneficial in pain management, as reduced catastrophic thinking can help orient a person away from their pain and towards living their life, and reduced fear helps patients to be more open to active interventions like physical therapy and exercise.

Wrap It Up

cLBP is complex and there is no guarantee that treating its potential causes will cause the pain to go away. Therefore, rather than attempting to “cure” chronic pain, many clinicians, caretakers and researchers aim to help educate patients about their pain and try to help patients live a better quality of life, despite their condition. Understanding and updating our current state of knowledge of the pathophysiology of cLBP is important in educating patients as well as guiding the development of novel therapeutics.

The current understanding of the source of cLBP stems from damage to the ligamentous structures of the body due to prolonged poor posture, sub-failure injury, or major trauma. These contribute to abnormal forces acting on the spine, which leads to the degeneration of intervertebral discs and joints that directly or indirectly stimulate a painful sensation.

If these sensations persist, acute pain transitions to a chronic state that sustains the pain independent of the source of the initial damage. Once this occurs, further degeneration occurs in the spinal cord and brain, leading to peripheral sensitization, central sensitization, apoptosis of neurons and the reduction of grey matter in the brain. This ultimately can lead to cognitive impairment among cLBP patients.

Let’s get to the message. Same as it is every week.

Store

Remember the evidence-informed brochures and posters at chiropracticforward.com.

Purchase Dr. Williams’s book, a perfect educational tool and chiropractic research reference for the daily practitioner, from the Amazon store TODAY!

The Message

I want you to know with absolute certainty that when Chiropractic is at its best, you can‘t beat the risk vs reward ratio because spinal pain is primarily a movement-related pain and typically responds better to movement-related treatment rather than chemical treatments like pills and shots.

When compared to the traditional medical model, research and clinical experience show us patients can get good to excellent results for headaches, neck pain, back pain, and joint pain to name just a few.

It’s safe and cost-effective can decrease surgeries & disability and we do it through conservative, non-surgical means with minimal hassle to the patient.

And, if the patient treats preventatively after initial recovery, we can usually keep it that way while raising the overall level of health!

Key Point:

At the end of the day, patients should have the guarantee of having the best treatment that offers the least harm. When it comes to non-complicated musculoskeletal complaints….

That‘s Chiropractic!

Contact

Send us an email at dr dot williams at chiropracticforward.com and let us know what you think of our show and tell us your suggestions for future episodes.

Feedback and constructive criticism is a blessing and so are subscribes and excellent reviews on podcast platforms.

We know how this works by now. If you value something, you have to share it, interact with it, review it, talk about it from time to time, and actively hit a few buttons to support it here and there when asked. It really does make a big difference.

Connect

We can‘t wait to connect with you again next week. From the Chiropractic Forward Podcast flight deck, this is Dr. Jeff Williams saying upward, onward, and forward.

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The Rate of Chronic Pain in the US & Adolescents And Cannabis Use

June 8, 2023 chiropracticforward 00:20:35 0 Comments

CF 283: The Rate of Chronic Pain in the US & Adolescents And Cannabis Use

Today we’re going to talk about The Rate of Chronic Pain in the US & Adolescents And Cannabis Use

But first, here‘s that sweet sweet bumper music

Purchase Dr. Williams’s book, a perfect educational tool and chiropractic research reference for the daily practitioner, from the Amazon store TODAY!

OK, we are back and you have found the Chiropractic Forward Podcast where we are making evidence-based chiropractic fun, profitable, and accessible while we make you and your patients better all the way around.

We’re the fun kind of research. Not the stuffy, high-brow, look down your nose at people kind of research. We’re research talk over a couple of beers.

I’m Dr. Jeff Williams and I’m your host for the Chiropractic Forward podcast. I’m so glad you’re spending your time with us learning together.

Chiropractors – I’m hiring at my personal clinic. I need talent, ambition, drive, smart, and easy to get along with associates. If this is you and Amarillo, TX is your speed, send me an email at creekstonecare@gmail.com

If you haven’t yet I have a few things you should do.

Go to Amazon and check our my book called The Remarkable Truth About Chiropractic: A Unique Journey Into The Research. It’s excellent educational resource for you AND your patients. It saves you time putting talks together or just staying current on research. It’s categorized into sections so the information is easy to find and written in a way that is easy to understand for everyone. It’s on Amazon. That’s the Remarkable Truth About Chiropractic by Jeff Williams.
Then go Like our Chiropractic Forward Facebook page,
Join our private Chiropractic Forward Facebook group, and then
Review our podcast on whatever platform you’re listening to
Last thing real quick, we also have an evidence-based brochure and poster store at com

You have found yourself smack dab in the middle of Episode #283

Now if you missed last week’s episode, we talked about new dietary ideas and how the doctor’s words matter. Make sure you don’t miss that info. Keep up with the class.

On the personal end of things…..

Summer is upon us and let’s talk about what happens in the Summer, you and your patients typically go places. When school is away, people tend to go out and play.

I’d be lying if I didn’t share that I have a little anxiety about it. Here’s why, if you listen regularly here, you know I’ve been a little slow this year and kind of hating life as a result. I’m very growth minded. Maybe life is just telling me to slow down, I don’t know. But, it’s looking like things are picking up. And what’s the quickest way to kill your momentum, yeah…..take days off. Of course.

With that being said, I have a trip to Boston in a couple of weeks. I’m only missing 2 days but it is what it is. My daughter was invited to a future medical professionals conference out there and you just have to go.

Then, we have an Alaskan cruise in late July early August. That’s a WEEK off and I’m so anxious about this.

Then in September, we have a front row seats for my wife’s favorite band on her birthday, it’s a Trane concert in Charleston, SC and the night before that, we’ll be at a Savannah Bananas game in Savannah, GA.

So here’s my thought process. In 10 years, I won’t remember the patients I saw in my clinic if I had stayed in town and not taken these trips. But I’ll always remember my daughter going to the conference in Boston. I’ll always remember the Alaskan cruise that we took. And I’ll always remember The Savannah/Charleston trip.

I guess my point is, we can experience only our clinic or we can experience life. Responsibly! You can’t abandon the responsibilities but life isn’t life if we’re not partaking in it. I’m all about my patients but I spent years and years so concerned about numbers that I lost sanity on some level. I’m still concerned about numbers.

Don’t get me wrong. I’m at 150 a week now instead of my usual 185-190 a week. That’s a solid hit folks but, I can hunker down and lose my mind about a practice that has shrunk a bit, or I can say it is what it is and I can keep on cooking but also stay busy living.

I’m going on my trips. My patients are going to go on their trips too. I’m going to freak out about being gone a little bit. It’s just going to happen. It’s going to be really slow when I get back and you know what? It’s going to be OK because my clinic has a reputation and the patients will continue to come.

So, if you’re where I’m at and you have some anxiety about taking trips with your family and enjoying your people, get your butt out fo the clinic and enjoy yourself. We only get one spin on the Earth. Let’s do it and let’s not worry about it.

Item #1

The first one today is called “ Nondisordered Cannabis Use Among US Adolescents” by Ryan S. Sultan et al and published in JAMA Network Open on May 3, 2023. Dayum. That’s hot.

Why They Did It

To describe the prevalence and demographics of nondisordered cannabis use and to compare associations of cannabis use with adverse psychosocial events among adolescents with no cannabis use, of nondisordered cannabis use, and cannabis use disorder.

How They Did It

This cross-sectional study used a nationally representative sample derived from the 2015 to 2019 National Survey on Drug Use and Health. Participants were adolescents aged 12 to 17 years, separated into 3 distinct groups: nonuse (no recent cannabis use), of nondisordered cannabis use (recent cannabis use below diagnostic threshold), and cannabis use disorder.

Analysis was conducted from January to May 2022.

What They Found

The 68 263 respondents) included in the analysis represented an estimated yearly mean of 25 million US adolescents during 2015 to 2019.
Among respondents, 1675 adolescents had cannabis use disorder, 6971 adolescents had of nondisordered cannabis use, and 59 617 adolescents reported nonuse.
Compared with nonusers, individuals with of nondisordered cannabis use had approximately 2 to 4 times greater odds of all adverse psychosocial events examined, including major depression, suicidal ideation, slower thoughts, difficulty concentrating, truancy, low grade point average, arrest, fighting, and aggression.
Prevalence of adverse psychosocial events was greatest for adolescents with cannabis use disorder, followed by of nondisordered cannabis use, then nonuse

Wrap It Up

In this cross-sectional study of US adolescents, past-year of nondisordered cannabis use was approximately 4 times as prevalent as past-year cannabis use disorder. A stepwise gradient association was observed for odds of adverse psychosocial events between adolescent of nondisordered cannabis use and cannabis use disorder. In the context of US normalization of cannabis use, prospective research into of nondisordered cannabis use is necessary.

Before getting to the next one,

Next thing, go to https://www.tecnobody.com/en/products That’s Tecnobody as in T-E-C-nobody. They literally have the most impressive clinical equipment I’ve ever seen. I own the ISO Free and am looking to add more to my office this year or next. The equipment you’re going to find over there can be marketed in your community like crazy because you’ll be the only one with something that damn cool in your office.

When you decide you can‘t live without those products, send me an email and I‘ll give you the hookup. They will 100% differentiate your clinic from your competitors.

I have to tell you, Dr. Chris Howson, the inventor of the Drop Release tool re-activated the code! Use the code HOTSTUFF upon purchase at droprelease.com & get $50 off your purchase. Would you like to spend 5-10 minutes doing pin and stretch and all of that? Or would you rather use a drop release to get the same or similar results in just a handful of seconds. I love it, my patients love it, and I know yours will too. droprelease.com and the discount code is HOTSTUFF. Go do it.

Item #2

Our last one this week is called, “Estimated Rates of Incident and Persistent Chronic Pain Among US Adults, 2019-2020” by Richard L. Nahin, MPH; Termeh Feinberg, MPH; Flavia P. Kapos, DDS, M; et al published in JAMA Network Open on May 16, 2023. Hot potato!

Why They Did It

To estimate rates of chronic pain and high-impact chronic pain (HICP) incidence and persistence in US adults across demographic groups.

How They Did It

This cohort study examined a nationally representative cohort with 1 year of follow-up.
Data from the 2019-2020 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) Longitudinal Cohort were used to assess the incidence rates of chronic pain across demographic groups.

The cohort was created using random cluster probability sampling of noninstitutionalized civilian US adults 18 years or older in 2019.

Of the 19 081, the final analytic sample of 10 415 adults also participated in the 2020 NHIS. Data were analyzed from January 2022 to March 2023.

What They Found

Among 10 415 participants included in the analytic sample, 51.7% were female, 54.0% were aged 18 to 49 years, 72.6% were White, 84.5%were non-Hispanic or non-Latino, and 70.5% were not college graduates.

Among pain-free adults in 2019, incidence rates of chronic pain and high-impact chronic pain in 2020 were 52.4 and 12.0 cases per 1000 PY, respectively.

The rates of persistent chronic pain and persistent high-impact chronic pain in 2020 were 462.0 and 361.2 cases per 1000 PY, respectively.

Wrap It Up

In this cohort study, the incidence of chronic pain was high compared with other chronic diseases. These results emphasize the high disease burden of chronic pain in the US adult population and the need for early management of pain before it becomes chronic.

Alright, that’s it. Keep on keepin’ on. Keep changing our profession from your corner of the world. The world needs evidence-based, patient-centered practitioners driving the bus. The profession needs us in the ACA and involved in leadership of state associations. So quit griping about the profession if you’re doing nothing to make it better. Get active, get involved, and make it happen.

Let’s get to the message. Same as it is every week.

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The Message

I want you to know with absolute certainty that when Chiropractic is at its best, you can‘t beat the risk vs reward ratio because spinal pain is primarily a movement-related pain and typically responds better to movement-related treatment rather than chemical treatments like pills and shots.

When compared to the traditional medical model, research and clinical experience show us patients can get good to excellent results for headaches, neck pain, back pain, and joint pain to name just a few.

It’s safe and cost-effective can decrease surgeries & disability and we do it through conservative, non-surgical means with minimal hassle to the patient.

And, if the patient treats preventatively after initial recovery, we can usually keep it that way while raising the overall level of health!

Key Point:

At the end of the day, patients should have the guarantee of having the best treatment that offers the least harm. When it comes to non-complicated musculoskeletal complaints….

That‘s Chiropractic!

Contact

Send us an email at dr dot williams at chiropracticforward.com and let us know what you think of our show and tell us your suggestions for future episodes.

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New Dietary Ideas & The Doctor’s Words Matter

June 1, 2023 chiropracticforward 00:20:07 0 Comments

CF 282: New Dietary Ideas & The Doctor’s Words Matter

Today we’re going to talk about new dietary ideas and the doctor’s words matter.

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We’re the fun kind of research. Not the stuffy, high-brow, look down your nose at people kind of research. We’re research talk over a couple of beers.

I’m Dr. Jeff Williams and I’m your host for the Chiropractic Forward podcast. I’m so glad you’re spending your time with us learning together.

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If you haven’t yet I have a few things you should do.

Go to Amazon and check our my book called The Remarkable Truth About Chiropractic: A Unique Journey Into The Research. It’s excellent educational resource for you AND your patients. It saves you time putting talks together or just staying current on research. It’s categorized into sections so the information is easy to find and written in a way that is easy to understand for everyone. It’s on Amazon. That’s the Remarkable Truth About Chiropractic by Jeff Williams.
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You have found yourself smack dab in the middle of Episode #282

Now if you missed last week’s episode, we were joined by Dr. Lindsay Mumma and talked about clinical excellence and pelvic floors.

Make sure you don’t miss that info. Keep up with the class.

On the personal end of things…..

What’s going on in my world these days? It’s interesting always. To say the least.

The biggest on our radars at the moment are three things actually.

We have always leased our space and I would love to own the property for obvious reasons. But prices are just ridiculous, honestly. So it’s been a challenge when we’re looking at property. We still have one year on our current lease but just had this building come open that is looking pretty good both size-wise and price-wise. So it has to be looked at. We know our current space is going to go up in a year and our monthly nut on the building will probably be about the same so, why not? But there’s still the process of moving everything, the IT stuff, the making it all work stuff, setting up a clinic/gym hybrid and all that gobbled gook. Geez. It’s daunting.
The second thing we’re looking at is hiring an associate. But can both of these be done at the same time? Hiring an associate and moving into a new building. I don’t think they can be done simultaneously without putting us in a precarious position financially. The extra info on that thought is that it doesn’t seem to matter because associates are getting out of school and they’re going to work for a franchise and aren’t really doing associate-ships anymore. Every chiro I know out in the world that is looking for an associate tells me they’re not to be found and in the last 7 months or so that I’ve been looking, they’re exactly right. Plus, living in Amarillo, TX isn’t as appealing as living in Dallas or Houston or wherever. A person has to almost be from the Texas Panhandle to see my job offering as a blessing. So, if the associate situation continues the way it is, it’ll be no question. We’ll just move into the new building. Lol.
The third thing is that there is a company out of the Houston, TX area that is an investment gropu and they’re buying 60% of practices that qualify within their metrics and they take over all of the soul-crushing parts of your clinic. They do the HR, the billing, and the collecting. The clinics keep their name and nobody but the owner and the staff will ever even know that part of the practice was sold. Dentists have been doing this model for years. Clinic owners make a solid salary and make their 40% commission. They can bill on the medical E&M scale and get paid at a higher level than we could on our own DC codes so the same work for more money. Plus they help bring in medical if you want and they help bring in PT if you want. And they’ll help bring in associates as well. My colleagues working with the company tell me they’re working less and making more and it was the best decision they ever made. So, I’m looking at seriously. With a little side eye but the wife is on board, which is the most important thing. I just need to get the price I’m looking for. Then we shall see.

So, there are 3 biggies that are weighing me down because not a one of those are small decisions. They’re actually monumental decisions and they’re all sitting on my plate currently. I’ll let you know how it unfolds as it unfolds.

Stay tuned. For now, let’s dive into the research.

Item #1

The first one today is called “Dietary recommendations for cardiovascular health challenged by new evidence on saturated fatty acids’ effects on LDL-C and Lp(a) levels” by Dr. Chinta Sidharthan and published in News Medical Life Sciences on May 15, 2023. Dayum. That’s hot.

Why They Did It

The study was conducted to investigate the effects of dietary modifications on cardiovascular health, specifically focusing on the impact of reducing saturated fatty acid intake on lipid profiles and the risk of cardiovascular diseases.

How They Did It

The research on the relationship between dietary modifications, lipoprotein A, and cardiovascular disease risk is based on a review of existing scientific literature and studies.

The research involved analyzing and synthesizing data from multiple studies that investigated the effects of dietary modifications, particularly the reduction of saturated fatty acids, on lipoprotein A and LDL-C levels.

To assess the impact of dietary modifications on lipoprotein A and LDL-C levels, the researchers collected and analyzed data from participants, including their dietary intake, lipoprotein A and LDL-C levels, and potentially other relevant markers or risk factors for cardiovascular disease. Statistical was performed to determine the associations between different variables and to assess the significance of the findings.

What They Found

Despite the lack of data for conclusive inferences, it appears that the risk of cardiovascular disease depends on a relative balance between the levels of the two lipoproteins — LDL-C and lipoprotein A — and the baseline values of both in each individual.

Furthermore, while reducing cardiovascular risk due to high LDL-C levels through the modulation of saturated fatty acid intake remains important, the clinical LDL-C measurements also include the cholesterol component from lipoprotein A.

Wrap It Up

Overall, the evidence indicated that the standard recommendations for a heart-healthy diet which includes reduced consumption of saturated fatty acids, might have a negative impact by increasing the lipoprotein A levels despite lowering the LDL-C levels.

Since dietary changes are the most prevalent non-pharmacological form of disease prevention, tailored recommendations for dietary changes after considering individual lipid profiles might be required.

Furthermore, additional cardiac health markers such as lipoprotein A cholesterol content are necessary to assess cardiovascular disease risk accurately.

Before getting to the next one,

Next thing, go to https://www.tecnobody.com/en/products That’s Tecnobody as in T-E-C-nobody. They literally have the most impressive clinical equipment I’ve ever seen. I own the ISO Free and am looking to add more to my office this year or next. The equipment you’re going to find over there can be marketed in your community like crazy because you’ll be the only one with something that damn cool in your office.

When you decide you can‘t live without those products, send me an email and I‘ll give you the hookup. They will 100% differentiate your clinic from your competitors.

I have to tell you, Dr. Chris Howson, the inventor of the Drop Release tool re-activated the code! Use the code HOTSTUFF upon purchase at droprelease.com & get $50 off your purchase. Would you like to spend 5-10 minutes doing pin and stretch and all of that? Or would you rather use a drop release to get the same or similar results in just a handful of seconds. I love it, my patients love it, and I know yours will too. drop-release.com and the discount code is HOTSTUFF. Go do it.

Item #2

Our last one this week is called, “ The enduring impact of what clinicians say to people with low back pain” by Ben Darlow, Anthony Dowell, G David Baxter, Fiona Mathieson, Meredith Perry, Sarah Dean published in PubMed on December 11, 2013. Hot potato!

Why They Did It

The purpose of this study was to explore the formation and impact of attitudes and beliefs among people experiencing acute and chronic low back pain.

How They Did It

Semistructured qualitative interviews were conducted with 12 participants with acute low back pain (less than 6 weeks’ duration) and 11 participants with chronic low back pain (more than 3 months’ duration) from 1 geographical region within New Zealand. Data were analyzed using an Interpretive Description framework.

What They Found

Participants’ underlying beliefs about low back pain were influenced by a range of sources. Participants experiencing acute low back pain faced considerable uncertainty and consequently sought more information and understanding.

Although participants searched the Internet and looked to family and friends, health care professionals had the strongest influence upon their attitudes and beliefs. Clinicians influenced their patients’ understanding of the source and meaning of symptoms, as well as their prognostic expectations. Such information and advice could continue to influence the beliefs of patients for many years.

Many messages from clinicians were interpreted as meaning the back needed to be protected.

These messages could result in increased vigilance, worry, guilt when adherence was inadequate, or frustration when protection strategies failed.

Clinicians could also provide reassurance, which increased confidence, and advice, which positively influenced the approach to movement and activity.

Wrap It Up

Health care professionals have a considerable and enduring influence upon the attitudes and beliefs of people with low back pain. It is important that this opportunity is used to positively influence attitudes and beliefs.

When a patient is standing on the ledge of chronic pain, we can push them in or pull them back literally based on what we say and how we behave. If you make a big deal out of ddd, they’re gone, echoing as they fall into the pit. If you tell them that everyone has ddd at some point and usually zero pain associated with it, you start pulling them back. Certainly after you encourage them to move, go for a walk, hurt doesn’t mean harm, and you get some pain free movement wins through your treatment and exercises…..well then we’re having two completely different outcomes altogether now, aren’t we?

Be smart with your words and your behavior. It’ll make you look like you’re up on your research and education and it’ll make all the difference in the world in your patients.

Alright, that’s it. Keep on keepin’ on. Keep changing our profession from your corner of the world. The world needs evidence-based, patient-centered practitioners driving the bus. The profession needs us in the ACA and involved in leadership of state associations. So quit griping about the profession if you’re doing nothing to make it better. Get active, get involved, and make it happen.

Let’s get to the message. Same as it is every week.

Store

Remember the evidence-informed brochures and posters at chiropracticforward.com.

Purchase Dr. Williams’s book, a perfect educational tool and chiropractic research reference for the daily practitioner, from the Amazon store TODAY!

The Message

I want you to know with absolute certainty that when Chiropractic is at its best, you can‘t beat the risk vs reward ratio because spinal pain is primarily a movement-related pain and typically responds better to movement-related treatment rather than chemical treatments like pills and shots.

When compared to the traditional medical model, research and clinical experience show us patients can get good to excellent results for headaches, neck pain, back pain, and joint pain to name just a few.

It’s safe and cost-effective can decrease surgeries & disability and we do it through conservative, non-surgical means with minimal hassle to the patient.

And, if the patient treats preventatively after initial recovery, we can usually keep it that way while raising the overall level of health!

Key Point:

At the end of the day, patients should have the guarantee of having the best treatment that offers the least harm. When it comes to non-complicated musculoskeletal complaints….

That‘s Chiropractic!

Contact

Send us an email at dr dot williams at chiropracticforward.com and let us know what you think of our show and tell us your suggestions for future episodes.

Feedback and constructive criticism is a blessing and so are subscribes and excellent reviews on podcast platforms.

We know how this works by now. If you value something, you have to share it, interact with it, review it, talk about it from time to time, and actively hit a few buttons to support it here and there when asked. It really does make a big difference.

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Spinal Stabilization For Chronic Pain & Dry Needling

April 6, 2023 chiropracticforward 00:15:18 0 Comments

CF 274: Spinal Stabilization For Chronic Pain & Dry Needling

Today we’re going to talk about a dry needling and we talk about spinal stabilization for chronic back pain.

But first, here’s that sweet sweet bumper music

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Go to Amazon and check our my book called The Remarkable Truth About Chiropractic: A Unique Journey Into The Research. It’s excellent educational resource for you AND your patients. It saves you time putting talks together or just staying current on research. It’s categorized into sections so the information is easy to find and written in a way that is easy to understand for everyone. It’s on Amazon. That’s the Remarkable Truth About Chiropractic by Jeff Williams.
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You have found yourself smack dab in the middle of Episode #274 Now if you missed last week’s episode, we talked about SMT and Fibromyalgia as well as SMT and adverse events. Make sure you don’t miss that info. Keep up with the class.

On the personal end of things….. Today has been a little bit of a whirlwind. In fact the last month or so has been a bit of a whirlwind. I started with a new company called BlueIQ that some of you will be familiar with. What an incredibly powerful tool! Full of functions I’ll never use but full of functions that I will use as well. I have no affiliation with them. Just sharing my experience. My colleague uses them and loves them so I thought I’d give it a try. I’m a bit of a stats nerd after all. Anyway, this thing is like $150/month.

I don’t like my overhead getting any higher than it already is so I went and found things I could cut to make the room. That, honestly, wasn’t very hard to do. I should do more of that, by the way. I’ve had two onboarding calls with them so far and I’m just blown away at all of the cool things it can do as far as tracking my business through implementing with my EHR so it’s up to date. Every hour it updates actually so it’s current to the hour. I always know my stats. Right where I’m at. It sets goals for me and even has a page for team meetings where we can go over our KPIs easily and quickly. I’m kind of blown away by them honestly.

So, super excited about BlueIQ right now. Other than that, just trying to maintain some momentum with clinic numbers. We blew back up and have now kind of slowed again. We were back up to my comfortable 180 or so visits per week. Now, back down to about 150 or so last week.

Just keeping an eye on that and keeping an eye on the newer front desk staff to make sure we’re booking correctly and all that good stuff. Just watching. That’s something that’s on my radar basically. Just got back from the voice over conference in Atlanta last week and headed off to Florida at the end of this month for my quarterly Mastermind meeting with Dr. Kevin Christie and crew. Lots of stuff happening all at once. Such is life and, since it’s a little crazy at the moment, I’mma jump right into the research so let’s do it!

Item #1 The first on today is called, “Immediate Effects of Dry Needing or Manual Pressure Release of Upper Trapezius Trigger Points on Muscle Activity During the Craniocervical Flexion Test in People with Chronic Neck Pain: A Randomized Clinical Trial” by Jorge Rodríguez-Jiménez, PT, MSc and published in Pain Medicine on 18 February 2022. Dayum. That’s hot.

Why They Did It To compare the effects of dry needling or manual pressure release on an active trigger point in the upper trapezius on craniocervical flexion test performance, pressure pain thresholds, and cervical range of motion in chronic neck pain.

How They Did It

Subjects were randomized to receive dry needling (n = 25) or manual trigger point pressure release (n = 25) on upper trapezius active trigger points.
Surface electromyography from the upper trapezius, splenius capitis, sternocleidomastoid, and scalene muscles during performance of the craniocervical flexion test was assessed before and immediately after the intervention as the primary outcome. Neck pain intensity, range of motion, and pressure pain thresholds were the secondary outcomes.

What They Found

A decrease in sternocleidomastoid activity at all stages of the craniocervical flexion test (time effect, P < 0.001) was found in both groups after the interventions, with no significant between-group difference.
Pressure pain thresholds measured over the cervical spine and second metacarpal increased after dry needling when compared with manual trigger point pressure release (P < 0.05). Pain intensity decreased immediately after both treatments with moderate to large effect sizes, whereas cervical range of motion increased for both groups but with small effect sizes.

Wrap It Up

A single session of dry needling or manual pressure release over upper trapezius active trigger points promotes limited effects on muscle performance during the craniocervical flexion test, pressure pain thresholds, and cervical range of motion in patients with chronic neck pain. Before getting to the next one,

Next thing, go to https://www.tecnobody.com/en/products That’s Tecnobody as in T-E-C-nobody. They literally have the most impressive clinical equipment I’ve ever seen. I own the ISO Free and am looking to add more to my office this year or next. The equipment you’re going to find over there can be marketed in your community like crazy because you’ll be the only one with something that damn cool in your office. When you decide you can’t live without those products, send me an email and I’ll give you the hookup. They will 100% differentiate your clinic from your competitors. I have to tell you, Dr. Chris Howson, the inventor of the Drop Release tool re-activated the code! Use the code HOTSTUFF upon purchase at droprelease.com & get $50 off your purchase. Would you like to spend 5-10 minutes doing pin and stretch and all of that? Or would you rather use a drop release to get the same or similar results in just a handful of seconds. I love it, my patients love it, and I know yours will too. droprelease.com and the discount code is HOTSTUFF. Go do it.

Item #2 Our last one this week is called, “Effectiveness of Spinal Stabilization Exercises on Movement Performance in Adults with Chronic Low Back Pain” by Khalid Alkhathami and published in PubMed on 1st Feburary 2023. Hot potato!

Why They Did It The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of spinal stabilization exercises (SSEs) on movement performance, pain intensity, and disability level in adults with chronic low back pain (CLBP).

How They Did It

Forty participants, 20 in each group, with CLBP were recruited and randomly allocated into one of two interventions: spinal stabilization exercises and general exercises (GEs).
All participants received their assigned intervention under supervision one to two times per week for the first four weeks and then were asked to continue their program at home for another four weeks.
Outcome measures were collected at baseline, two weeks, four weeks, and eight weeks, including the Functional Movement Screen (FMSTM), Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS), and Modified Oswestry Low Back Pain Disability Questionnaire (OSW) scores.

What They Found

There was a significant interaction for the Functional Movement Screen scores (p = 0.016), but not for the Numeric Pain Rating Scale and Modified Oswestry Low Back Pain Disability Questionnaire scores.
Post hoc analysis showed significant between-group differences between baseline and four weeks (p = 0.005) and between baseline and eight weeks (p = 0.026) favor spinal stabilization exercises over general exercises.
Further, the results demonstrated that all participants, regardless of group, had significant improvements in movement performance, pain intensity, and disability level over time.

Wrap It Up

The results of the study favor spinal stabilization exercises over general exercises in improving movement performance for individuals with CLBP, specifically after four weeks of the supervised spinal stabilization exercises program. Alright, that’s it. Keep on keepin’ on. Keep changing our profession from your corner of the world. The world needs evidence-based, patient-centered practitioners driving the bus. The profession needs us in the ACA and involved in leadership of state associations. So quit griping about the profession if you’re doing nothing to make it better. Get active, get involved, and make it happen. Let’s get to the message. Same as it is every week.

Store Remember the evidence-informed brochures and posters at chiropracticforward.com.

Purchase Dr. Williams’s book, a perfect educational tool and chiropractic research reference for the daily practitioner, from the Amazon store TODAY!

The Message I want you to know with absolute certainty that when Chiropractic is at its best, you can’t beat the risk vs reward ratio because spinal pain is primarily a movement-related pain and typically responds better to movement-related treatment rather than chemical treatments like pills and shots. When compared to the traditional medical model, research and clinical experience show us patients can get good to excellent results for headaches, neck pain, back pain, and joint pain to name just a few. It’s safe and cost-effective can decrease surgeries & disability and we do it through conservative, non-surgical means with minimal hassle to the patient. And, if the patient treats preventatively after initial recovery, we can usually keep it that way while raising the overall level of health!

Key Point: At the end of the day, patients should have the guarantee of having the best treatment that offers the least harm. When it comes to non-complicated musculoskeletal complaints…. That’s Chiropractic!

Contact Send us an email at dr dot williams at chiropracticforward.com and let us know what you think of our show and tell us your suggestions for future episodes. Feedback and constructive criticism is a blessing and so are subscribes and excellent reviews on podcast platforms. We know how this works by now. If you value something, you have to share it, interact with it, review it, talk about it from time to time, and actively hit a few buttons to support it here and there when asked. It really does make a big difference.

Connect We can’t wait to connect with you again next week. From the Chiropractic Forward Podcast flight deck, this is Dr. Jeff Williams saying upward, onward, and forward.

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About the Author & Host Dr. Jeff Williams – Fellow of the International Academy of Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine (FIANM) and Board Certified Diplomate of the American Board of Forensic Professionals (DABFP) – Chiropractor in Amarillo, TX, Chiropractic Advocate, Author, Entrepreneur, Educator, Businessman, Marketer, and Healthcare Blogger & Vlogger

Bibliography

Rodríguez-Jiménez J. Immediate Effects of Dry Needing or Manual Pressure Release of Upper Trapezius Trigger Points on Muscle Activity During the Craniocervical Flexion Test in People with Chronic Neck Pain: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Pain Medicine. 2022 Feb 18:pabc018. doi: 10.1093/pm/pabc018. PMID: 34902236

Alkhathami K, Alshehre Y, Brizzolara K, Weber M, Wang-Price S. Effectiveness of Spinal Stabilization Exercises on Movement Performance in Adults with Chronic Low Back Pain. Int J Sports Phys Ther. 2023 Feb 1;18(1):169-172. doi: 10.26603/001c.68024. PMID: 36793568; PMCID: PMC9897033.

Pain Reprocessing Therapy & Meditation-Based Therapy For Chronic Pain

February 16, 2023 chiropracticforward 00:16:13 1 Comment

CF 267: Pain Reprocessing Therapy & Meditation-Based Therapy For Chronic Pain

Today we’re going to talk about Pain Reprocessing Therapy & Meditation-Based Therapy For Chronic Pain

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Go to Amazon and check our my book called The Remarkable Truth About Chiropractic: A Unique Journey Into The Research. It’s excellent educational resource for you AND your patients. It saves you time putting talks together or just staying current on research. It’s categorized into sections so the information is easy to find and written in a way that is easy to understand for everyone. It’s on Amazon. That’s the Remarkable Truth About Chiropractic by Jeff Williams.
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You have found yourself smack dab in the middle of Episode #267 Now if you missed last week’s episode, we talked about Risk/Reward For Low Back Pain Treatments & Chiropractors In An Interprofessional Practice Setting. Make sure you don’t miss that info. Keep up with the class.

On the personal end of things…..

Alright, my life is starting to stabilize a bit, me thinks. Which you’re all going to enjoy because I’ve spent a few months complaining about my numbers being down. I think that’s starting to take care of itself. I’ve told you my tiger of a wife jumped into attack mode when we lost 3 out of our 4 employees. Not only did she cover the front desk, she dove into all of the financials like she hasn’t done in a coupld of years and found all kinds of stuff that needed attention. That girl’s has been pulling 12-14 hour days for over two weeks now and…..thank goodness…..the new front desk staffer started today!! So the wifey has to get her trained up and, now that she knows what wasn’t getting attention, she’ll move to that part of the practice and it’s about to be amazing.

My point being, everything happens for a reason. Sometimes when the house gets cleaned, even when unintentional, it’s a good thing. Lots of things have come to light. Lots of things not known or realized have a spotlight on them. We have fresh energy, fresh eyes, and are able to re-establish our culture, intention, and vibe. I didn’t share fully with this audience how dire things really were for us but, in short, we lost 3 of our 4 full timers within a two week time span and the last one that quit didn’t give us a two-week notice so that was particularly tough. I found out she was quitting on a Friday and Monday morning, I had 50 patients set up. Wow. Not only that but the one remaining full timer we had had only been with us for about 3 months and was still getting her feet wet. Absolute insanity. I’ve never been stuck like that before.

To say that this was an ass-puckering experience is to understate the freak out. But again, having a wife as a secret weapon was the gamechanger. Get your spouse or partner trained and up to speed in case of emergency. Please. It saved us. But, let’s say you don’t have that luxury. OK, it’ll be tougher if it ever happens to you. However, it’ll still be for the best. My clinic is getting back to being busy because those three were besties and they had subconsciously checked out. I’d never ever think that at least two of them would ever hurt us intentionally. But, when you start turning your attention to another job opportunity, your current obligations are going to suffer. It’s just a fact. Anyway, upward and onward. This has been difficult here and there but, overall, not as bad as expected and now that we are on the other side of the tunnel, it was worth it. If something similar happens to you, be grateful for the message and the experience and get to work. The sun will shine again.

Item #1

The first on today is called, “Effect of Pain Reprocessing Therapy vs Placebo and Usual Care for Patients With Chronic Back Pain” by Yoni K. Ashar, PhD and published in JAMA Psychiatry on September 29, 2021. Dayum. That’s hot. Why They Did It To test whether a psychological treatment (pain reprocessing therapy [PRT]) aiming to shift patients’ beliefs about the causes and threat value of pain provides substantial and durable pain relief from primary CBP and to investigate treatment mechanisms.

How They Did It

Participants randomized to PRT participated in 1 telehealth session with a physician and 8 psychological treatment sessions over 4 weeks.
Treatment aimed to help patients reconceptualize their pain as due to non-dangerous brain activity rather than peripheral tissue injury, using a combination of cognitive, somatic, and exposure-based techniques.
Participants randomized to placebo received an open-label subcutaneous saline injection in the back; participants randomized to usual care continued their routine, ongoing care.

What They Found

In this randomized clinical trial, 33 of 50 participants (66%) randomized to 4 weeks of pain reprocessing therapy were pain-free or nearly pain-free at posttreatment, compared with 10 of 51 participants (20%) randomized to placebo and 5 of 50 participants (10%) randomized to usual care, with gains largely maintained through 1-year follow-up.
Treatment effects on pain were mediated by reduced beliefs that pain indicates tissue damage, and longitudinal functional magnetic resonance imaging showed reduced prefrontal responses to evoked back pain and increased resting prefrontal-somatosensory connectivity in patients randomized to treatment relative to patients randomized to placebo or usual care.

Wrap It Up

Psychological treatment centered on changing patients’ beliefs about the causes and threat value of pain may provide substantial and durable pain relief for people with CBP.

Before getting to the next one, Next thing, go to https://www.tecnobody.com/en/products That’s Tecnobody as in T-E-C-nobody. They literally have the most impressive clinical equipment I’ve ever seen. I own the ISO Free and am looking to add more to my office this year or next. The equipment you’re going to find over there can be marketed in your community like crazy because you’ll be the only one with something that damn cool in your office. When you decide you can’t live without those products, send me an email and I’ll give you the hookup. They will 100% differentiate your clinic from your competitors. I have to tell you, Dr. Chris Howson, the inventor of the Drop Release tool re-activated the code! Use the code HOTSTUFF upon purchase at droprelease.com & get $50 off your purchase. Would you like to spend 5-10 minutes doing pin and stretch and all of that? Or would you rather use a drop release to get the same or similar results in just a handful of seconds. I love it, my patients love it, and I know yours will too. droprelease.com and the discount code is HOTSTUFF. Go do it.

Item #2

Our last one this week is called, “Meditation-Based Therapy for Chronic Low Back Pain Management: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials” by Ting-Han Lin, MD and published in Pain Medicine on 10, October 2022. Hot potato!

Why They Did It

They wanted to know the applicability of meditation-based therapies for CLBP management. Meditation-based therapies constitute an alternative treatment with high potential for widespread availability.

How They Did It

They performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials to evaluate the efficacy of meditation-based therapies for CLBP management.
The primary outcomes were pain intensity, quality of life, and pain-related disability; the secondary outcomes were the experienced distress or anxiety and pain bothersomeness in the patients.
The PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane databases were searched for studies published from the databases’ inception dates until July 2021, without language restrictions.

What They Found

We reviewed 12 randomized controlled trials with 1,153 patients. In 10 trials, meditation-based therapies significantly reduced the CLBP pain intensity compared with nonmeditation therapies (standardized mean difference [SMD] −0.27, 95% confidence interval [CI] = −0.43 to −0.12, P = 0.0006).
In seven trials, meditation-based therapies also significantly reduced CLBP bothersomeness compared with nonmeditation therapies (SMD −0.21, 95% CI = −0.34 to −0.08, P = 0.002). In three trials, meditation-based therapies significantly improved patient quality of life compared with nonmeditation therapies (SMD 0.27, 95% CI = 0.17 to 0.37, P < 0.00001).

Wrap It Up

In conclusion, meditation-based therapies constitute a safe and effective alternative approach to CLBP management. Alright, that’s it. Keep on keepin’ on. Keep changing our profession from your corner of the world. The world needs evidence-based, patient-centered practitioners driving the bus. The profession needs us in the ACA and involved in leadership of state associations. So quit griping about the profession if you’re doing nothing to make it better. Get active, get involved, and make it happen. Let’s get to the message. Same as it is every week.

Store Remember the evidence-informed brochures and posters at chiropracticforward.com.

Purchase Dr. Williams’s book, a perfect educational tool and chiropractic research reference for the daily practitioner, from the Amazon store TODAY!

The Message

I want you to know with absolute certainty that when Chiropractic is at its best, you can’t beat the risk vs reward ratio because spinal pain is primarily a movement-related pain and typically responds better to movement-related treatment rather than chemical treatments like pills and shots. When compared to the traditional medical model, research and clinical experience show us patients can get good to excellent results for headaches, neck pain, back pain, and joint pain to name just a few. It’s safe and cost-effective can decrease surgeries & disability and we do it through conservative, non-surgical means with minimal hassle to the patient. And, if the patient treats preventatively after initial recovery, we can usually keep it that way while raising the overall level of health!

Key Point:

At the end of the day, patients should have the guarantee of having the best treatment that offers the least harm. When it comes to non-complicated musculoskeletal complaints…. That’s Chiropractic!

Contact

Send us an email at dr dot williams at chiropracticforward.com and let us know what you think of our show and tell us your suggestions for future episodes. Feedback and constructive criticism is a blessing and so are subscribes and excellent reviews on podcast platforms. We know how this works by now. If you value something, you have to share it, interact with it, review it, talk about it from time to time, and actively hit a few buttons to support it here and there when asked. It really does make a big difference.

Connect

We can’t wait to connect with you again next week. From the Chiropractic Forward Podcast flight deck, this is Dr. Jeff Williams saying upward, onward, and forward.

Website https://www.chiropracticforward.com

Social Media Links https://www.facebook.com/chiropracticforward/

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About the Author & Host Dr. Jeff Williams – Fellow of the International Academy of Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine (FIANM) and Board Certified Diplomate of the American Board of Forensic Professionals (DABFP) – Chiropractor in Amarillo, TX, Chiropractic Advocate, Author, Entrepreneur, Educator, Businessman, Marketer, and Healthcare Blogger & Vlogger

Bibliography

Ashar YK, G. A., Schubiner H, (2022). “Effect of Pain Reprocessing Therapy vs Placebo and Usual Care for Patients With Chronic Back Pain: A Randomized Clinical Trial.” JAMA Psychiatry 79(1): 13-23.
Ting-Han Lin, M., Ka-Wai Tam, PhD,, Yu-Ling Yang, PT, Tsan-Hon Liou, PhD, Tzu-Herng Hsu, MD, Chi-Lun Rau, PhD, (2022). “Meditation-Based Therapy for Chronic Low Back Pain Management: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.” Pain Medicine 23(10): 1800-1811.

Upregulated Central Nervous System & Shared Decision Making With The Patient

September 8, 2022 chiropracticforward 00:17:43 0 Comments

CF 245: Upregulated Central Nervous System & Shared Decision Making With The Patient Today we’re going to talk about Upregulated Central Nervous System & Shared Decision Making With The Patient. But first, here’s that sweet sweet bumper music

Purchase Dr. Williams’s book, a perfect educational tool and chiropractic research reference for the daily practitioner, from the Amazon store TODAY!

OK, we are back and you have found the Chiropractic Forward Podcast where we are making evidence-based chiropractic fun, profitable, and accessible while we make you and your patients better all the way around. We’re the fun kind of research. Not the stuffy, high-brow, look down your nose at people kind of research. We’re research talk over a couple of beers. I’m Dr. Jeff Williams and I’m your host for the Chiropractic Forward podcast. If you haven’t yet I have a few things you should do.

Go to Amazon and check our my book called The Remarkable Truth About Chiropractic: A Unique Journey Into The Research. It’s an excellent educational resource for you AND your patients. It saves you time putting talks together or just staying current on research. It’s categorized into sections so the information is easy to find and written in a way that is easy to understand for everyone. It’s on Amazon. That’s the Remarkable Truth About Chiropractic by Jeff Williams.
Then go Like our Chiropractic Forward Facebook page,
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You have found yourself smack dab in the middle of Episode #245 Now if you missed last week’s episode , we talked about Recognizing Cervical Artery Dissection. Make sure you don’t miss that info. Keep up with the class.

On the personal end of things…..

Things are clicking along pretty normally for a chaotic clinic. Today, let’s talk a little about your relationships with your employees before we get to the research. Everyone has different styles of owning or managing their clinics and staff. Mine has always been to treat them like family. Honestly, we spend more time with our staff than we do with our own families. So why not have friendly and almost family-like relationships with them? Why the hell not? I don’t want awkward forced relationships with the people I’m with every day all day. I want fun, happy, and friendly relationships. With people I look forward to seeing every day.

My staff is hilarious and we have a lot of fun together.

I’ll give you a little story as an example. My office manager is getting married in September. Probably about the time this episode goes live. She had her wedding shower on August 13th at her mother’s house. It wasn’t the regular boring old wedding shower. They had drinks, men and women, cornhole, and beer pong in the back yard…..you get the picture. Pretty much my entire staff of 12 or 13 was there. Which is nice. They feel like family to an extent. That’ll warm your heart, right? Well, I’m of the age that beer pong wasn’t ‘a thing’ in my college years. We played simple games like quarters or something like that. Anyway, I went to the wedding shower. My wife actually helped host it and run it all. She made a huge table full of charcuterie items and it was just all very well done.

So that’s point #1; she felt close enough to us to not only want us at her wedding shower but to have my wife help host it. Then, after gifts were opened and a few filtered out, everyone moved to the backyard and played cornhole and beer pong. My office manager made me be her teammate for a game of beer pong. Now, I told her I can’t play with drinks because I was driving so I just sipped on one beer while we played. Turns out, I actually have a little talent for beer pong. We won the first game against her fiancee and Boom! Instant respectability amongst the kiddos.

So, point #2; when your staff likes you and wants you to participate in aspects of their personal life, I say you just do it. You build friendship, loyalty, camaraderie, and trust the more you just say, “Yes.” Play beer pong. Even when you don’t want to or don’t know how to play it. It’ll pay off in the long run. If you feel differently, let me know. Send me an email at dr.williams@chiropracticforward.com I want your opinion so I can share with the collective.

OK, on to the research.

Item #1

Our first one is called “Does shared decision making results in better health related outcomes for individuals with painful musculoskeletal disorders? A systematic review” by Christopher et. al. (Yannick Tousignant-Laflamme 2017) published in the Journal of Manual and Manipulative Therapy in 2017.

Why They Did It

Shared Decision-Making (SDM) is a dynamic process by which the health care professional and the patient influence each other in making health-related choices or decisions. SDM is strongly embedded in today’s health care approaches and is advocated as an ideal model since it renders individuals more control over the health care they choose to receive, and has been shown to improve patient outcomes. The goal of this systematic review was to investigate the added value of SDM on clinical health-related outcomes in patients with a variety of musculoskeletal conditions.

How They Did It

PubMed and CINAHL. To be considered for review, the study had to meet all the following criteria: (1) prospective studies that involved treatment decision-making; (2) randomized controlled trial design; (3) involving patients faced with having to make a treatment decision; (4) comparing SDM with a control intervention and (5) including one or more of the following outcome measures: well-being, costs, health-related pain or disability measures, or quality of life.

What They Found

We did not find a single study that looked at the true effect of SDM on patient-reported outcomes in a population with musculoskeletal pain.

Wrap It Up

For the management of painful musculoskeletal conditions, in the light of the current evidence (none), we estimate that it would be wise to explore the effectiveness of SDM before forcing its large-scale implementation in rehabilitation. Before getting to the next one, I have to tell you, Dr. Chris Howson, the inventor of the Drop Release tool re-activated the code! Use the code HOTSTUFF upon purchase at droprelease.com & get $50 off your purchase. Would you like to spend 5-10 minutes doing pin and stretch and all of that? Or would you rather use a drop release to get the same or similar results in just a handful of seconds. I love it, my patients love it, and I know yours will too. droprelease.com and the discount code is HOTSTUFF. Go do it.

Item #2

The last one is called, “Mechanisms of chronic pain – key considerations for appropriate physical therapy management” by Courtney et. al. (Carol A. Courtney 2017) and published in the Journal of Manual and Manipulative Therapy in March of 2017. Rather than a full-blown research project, this one is more of an informational article with some future direction.

They say the following: “In the last decades, knowledge of nociceptive pain mechanisms has expanded rapidly. The use of quantitative sensory testing has provided evidence that peripheral and central sensitization mechanisms play a relevant role in localized and widespread chronic pain syndromes. In fact, almost any patient suffering from a chronic pain condition will demonstrate impairments in the central nervous system. In addition, it is accepted that pain is associated with different types of trigger factors including social, physiological, and psychological. This rationale has provoked a change in the understanding of potential mechanisms of manual therapies, changing from a biomechanical/medical viewpoint, to a neurophysiological/nociceptive viewpoint.

Therefore, interventions for patients with chronic pain should be applied based on current knowledge of nociceptive mechanisms since determining potential drivers of the sensitization process is critical for effective management. The current paper reviews mechanisms of chronic pain from a clinical and neurophysiological point of view and summarizes key messages for clinicians for proper management of individuals with chronic pain.”

Now, I don’t know exactly where you’ve been hearing this since 2019. Oh, wait, yes I do. Here!

You’ve been hearing it here and research is catching up. I didn’t invent this stuff, of course. And I’m no smarter than everyone else. I just happened to take the course for the Diplomate of the International Academy of Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine and was taught by Drs. Anthony Nicholson and Matthew Long in that course and THEY are on the cutting edge. They are the reason I’ve been preaching this stuff for so long now. They’re the reason my patients get better at the rate they do.

Alright, that’s it. Keep on keepin’ on. Keep changing our profession from your corner of the world. The world needs evidence-based, patient-centered practitioners driving the bus. The profession needs us in the ACA and involved in leadership of state associations. So quit griping about the profession if you’re doing nothing to make it better. Get active, get involved, and make it happen. Let’s get to the message. Same as it is every week.

Store Remember the evidence-informed brochures and posters at chiropracticforward.com.

Purchase Dr. Williams’s book, a perfect educational tool and chiropractic research reference for the daily practitioner, from the Amazon store TODAY!

The Message

I want you to know with absolute certainty that when Chiropractic is at its best, you can’t beat the risk vs reward ratio because spinal pain is primarily a movement-related pain and typically responds better to movement-related treatment rather than chemical treatments like pills and shots. When compared to the traditional medical model, research and clinical experience show us patients can get good to excellent results for headaches, neck pain, back pain, and joint pain to name just a few. It’s safe and cost-effective can decrease surgeries & disability and we do it through conservative, non-surgical means with minimal hassle to the patient. And, if the patient treats preventatively after initial recovery, we can usually keep it that way while raising the overall level of health!

Key Point:

At the end of the day, patients should have the guarantee of having the best treatment that offers the least harm. When it comes to non-complicated musculoskeletal complaints…. That’s Chiropractic!

Contact

Send us an email at dr dot williams at chiropracticforward.com and let us know what you think of our show and tell us your suggestions for future episodes. Feedback and constructive criticism is a blessing and so are subscribes and excellent reviews on podcast platforms. We know how this works by now. If you value something, you have to share it, interact with it, review it, talk about it from time to time, and actively hit a few buttons to support it here and there when asked. It really does make a big difference.

Connect

We can’t wait to connect with you again next week. From the Chiropractic Forward Podcast flight deck, this is Dr. Jeff Williams saying upward, onward, and forward.

Website https://www.chiropracticforward.com

Social Media Links https://www.facebook.com/chiropracticforward/

Chiropractic Forward Podcast Facebook GROUP https://www.facebook.com/groups/1938461399501889/

Twitter https://twitter.com/Chiro_Forward

YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtc-IrhlK19hWlhaOGld76Q

iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/chiropractic-forward-podcast-chiropractors-practicing/id1331554445?mt=2

Player FM Link https://player.fm/series/2291021

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TuneIn https://tunein.com/podcasts/Health–Wellness-Podcasts/The-Chiropractic-Forward-Podcast-Chiropractors-Pr-p1089415/

About the Author & Host Dr. Jeff Williams – Fellow of the International Academy of Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine (FIANM) and Board Certified Diplomate of the American Board of Forensic Professionals (DABFP) – Chiropractor in Amarillo, TX, Chiropractic Advocate, Author, Entrepreneur, Educator, Businessman, Marketer, and Healthcare Blogger & Vlogger

Bibliography

Carol A. Courtney, C. F.-d.-l.-P. S. B. (2017). “Mechanisms of chronic pain – key considerations for appropriate physical therapy management.” Journal of Manual & Manipulative Therapy 25(3): 118-127.

Yannick Tousignant-Laflamme, S. C., Derek Clewley, Leila Ledbetter, Christian Jaeger Cook & Chad E Cook, (2017). “Does shared decision making results in better health related outcomes for individuals with painful musculoskeletal disorders? A systematic review.” Journal of Manual & Manipulative Therapy 25(3): 144-150.

Chiropractic Adjustments To Avoid Other Procedures & Male Vets With Chronic Pain

August 25, 2022 chiropracticforward 00:02:05 0 Comments

CF 243: Chiropractic Adjustments To Avoid Other Procedures & Male Vets With Chronic Pain Today we’re going to talk about Chiropractic Adjustments To Avoid Other Procedures & Male Vets With Chronic Pain But first, here’s that sweet sweet bumper music

Purchase Dr. Williams’s book, a perfect educational tool and chiropractic research reference for the daily practitioner, from the Amazon store TODAY!

OK, we are back and you have found the Chiropractic Forward Podcast where we are making evidence-based chiropractic fun, profitable, and accessible while we make you and your patients better all the way around. We’re the fun kind of research. Not the stuffy, high-brow kind of research. We’re research talk over a couple of beers. I’m Dr. Jeff Williams and I’m your host for the Chiropractic Forward podcast. If you haven’t yet I have a few things you should do.

Go to Amazon and check our my book called The Remarkable Truth About Chiropractic: A Unique Journey Into The Research. It’s a great resource for patient education and for YOU. It saves you time in putting talks together or just staying current on research. It’s categorized into sections and written in a way that is easy to understand for you and patients. Just search for it on Amazon. That’s the Remarkable Truth About Chiropractic by Jeff Williams.
Then go Like our Facebook page,
Join our private Facebook group, and then
Review our podcast on whatever platform you’re listening to
Last thing real quick, we also have an evidence-based brochure and poster store at chiropracticforward.com

You have found yourself smack dab in the middle of Episode #243 Now if you missed last week’s episode, we talked about effectiveness Of the Neck Exercise For Disc Herniation and Supine vs. Prone MRIs. Make sure you don’t miss that info. Keep up with the class.

On the personal end of things…..

We have been flying all over the place this year. Honestly, I’m making up for lost time during the pandemic. 3 trips already to Florida this year for Kevin Christie’s MCM Mastermind group and another in November to meet the crew in Key Largo. Pumped about that one! As a part of the Forensics diplomate, I go to Chicago every October so we’ll be up there in a couple of months. Not to mention trips to Texas Chiropractic Association functions. There are at least two a year for that. One in June and one in February or March. Now, with my VoiceOver career going little bananas, I have a vo conference that I just go back from in Dallas and one in Atlanta in March. And then anything we want to do that is not work-related. Like, go to Vegas on September 8th to see Motley Crue, Def Leppard, Poison, and Joan Jett. Can I get a hell yes from my fellow 80’s kids? Plus, I want to start visiting some of the practices of the docs in the MCM Mastermind. I’m interested in seeing what they do to make them so efficient and so successful. I can always learn from others.

This brings up a point; have any of you considered identifying you colleagues that are highly productive and very successful and asked them if you can go and hang out and visit for a day or two just to see what they do that you could possibly implement in your own clinic? We can sit in a mastermind and exchange ideas and processes but at the end of the day, it’s when you see it all in action that it sticks and effects change in how you practice and how you manage your patients.

So, I want to start fitting in some trips when I can find some space. Right now, I’m not sure where the heck I can make it fit to be honest. But, it is an investment in my company and in my clinic so I’m going to see if I can make it happen, regardless. I’ll keep you updated. Getting a mentor is key folks. Even if the mentor come in the shape and form of several of your colleagues.

Item #1 This first one is called “Chiropractic Clinical Outcomes Among Older Adult Male Veterans With Chronic Lower Back Pain: A Retrospective Review of Quality-Assurance Data” by Davis, et. al. (Davis BA 2022) and published in Journal of Chiropractic Medicine in June of 2022, Kapow!! That’s got some heat on it.

Why They Did It The purpose of this study was to determine whether a sample of older adult male U.S. veterans demonstrated clinically and statistically significant improvement in chronic lower back pain on validated outcome measures after a short course of chiropractic care.

How They Did It

There were 217 individuals who met the inclusion criteria.
We performed a retrospective review of a quality-assurance data set of outcome metrics for male veterans, aged 65 to 89 years, who had chronic low back pain, defined as pain in the lower back region present for at least 3 months before evaluation.
We included those who received chiropractic management from January 1, 2010, to December 31, 2018.
Paired t tests were used to compare outcomes after 4 treatments on both a numeric rating scale (NRS) and the Back Bournemouth Questionnaire (BBQ).
The minimum clinically important difference (MCID) was set at 30% change from baseline.

What They Found

The mean NRS score change from baseline was 2.2 points, representing a 34.1% reduction.
The mean score change for Back Bournemouth Questionnaire was 14.7 points, representing a 35.9% reduction.
The percentage of participants reaching the minimum clinically important difference for the NRS was 57% and for the Back Bournemouth Questionnaire was 59%, with 41% of the sample reaching the minimum clinically important difference for both the NRS and Back Bournemouth Questionnaire.

Wrap It Up

This retrospective review revealed clinically and statistically significant improvement in NRS and Back Bournemouth Questionnaire scores for this sample of older male U.S. veterans treated with chiropractic management for chronic low back pain. Before getting to the next one, I have to tell you, Dr. Chris Howson, the inventor of the Drop Release tool re-activated the code! It’s live again. Use the code HOTSTUFF upon purchase at droprelease.com to get $50 off your purchase. Y’all, it makes a world of difference. Would you like to spend 5-10 minutes doing pin and stretch and all of that? Or would you rather use a drop release to get the same or similar results in just a handful of seconds. My patients love it and I know yours will too. droprelease.com and the discount code is HOTSTUFF. Go do it. Hear me now and believe me later.

Item #2

This last one is great and is called, “Three Patterns of Spinal Manipulative Therapy for Back Pain and Their Association With Imaging Studies, Injection Procedures, and Surgery: A Cohort Study of Insurance Claims” by Anderson, et. al. (Anderson BR 2021) and published in Journal Of Manipulative And Physicological Therapeutics on November 1, 2021, and it’s just hot enough!

Why They Did It The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationship between procedures and care patterns in back pain episodes by analyzing health insurance claims.

How They Did It

They performed a retrospective cohort study of insurance claims data from a single Fortune 500 company.
The 3 care patterns analyzed were initial spinal manipulative therapy, delayed spinal manipulative therapy, and no spinal manipulative therapy.
The 3 procedures analyzed were imaging studies, injection procedures, and back surgery.
They considered “escalated care” to be any claims with diagnostic imaging, injection procedures, or back surgery.
Modified-Poisson regression modeling was used to determine relative risk of escalated care.
There were 83 025 claims that were categorized into 10 372 unique patient first episodes.

Wrap It Up

For claims associated with initial episodes of back pain, initial spinal manipulative therapy was associated with an approximately 30% decrease in the risk of imaging studies, injection procedures, or back surgery compared with no spinal manipulative therapy.
The risk of imaging studies, injection procedures, or back surgery in episodes in the delayed spinal manipulative therapy group was higher than those without spinal manipulative therapy.

Alright, that’s it. Keep on keepin’ on. Keep changing our profession from your corner of the world. The world needs evidence-based, patient-centered practitioners driving the bus. The profession needs us in the ACA and involved in leadership of state associations. So quit griping about the profession if you’re doing nothing to make it better. Get active, get involved, and make it happen. Let’s get to the message. Same as it is every week. Store Remember the evidence-informed brochures and posters at chiropracticforward.com.

Purchase Dr. Williams’s book, a perfect educational tool and chiropractic research reference for the daily practitioner, from the Amazon store TODAY!

The Message

I want you to know with absolute certainty that when Chiropractic is at its best, you can’t beat the risk vs reward ratio because spinal pain is primarily a movement-related pain and typically responds better to movement-related treatment rather than chemical treatments like pills and shots. When compared to the traditional medical model, research and clinical experience show us patients can get good to excellent results for headaches, neck pain, back pain, and joint pain to name just a few. It’s safe and cost-effective can decrease surgeries & disability and we do it through conservative, non-surgical means with minimal hassle to the patient. And, if the patient treats preventatively after initial recovery, we can usually keep it that way while raising the overall level of health!

Key Point: At the end of the day, patients should have the guarantee of having the best treatment that offers the least harm. When it comes to non-complicated musculoskeletal complaints…. That’s Chiropractic!

Contact Send us an email at dr dot williams at chiropracticforward.com and let us know what you think of our show and tell us your suggestions for future episodes. Feedback and constructive criticism is a blessing and so are subscribes and excellent reviews on podcast platforms. We know how this works by now. If you value something, you have to share it, interact with it, review it, talk about it from time to time, and actively hit a few buttons to support it here and there when asked. It really does make a big difference.

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Bibliography

Anderson BR, M. S. (2021). “Three Patterns of Spinal Manipulative Therapy for Back Pain and Their Association With Imaging Studies, Injection Procedures, and Surgery: A Cohort Study of Insurance Claims.” J Man Manip Ther 44(9): P683-689.

Davis BA, D. A., Golley DJ, Chicoine DR (2022). “Chiropractic Clinical Outcomes Among Older Adult Male Veterans With Chronic Lower Back Pain: A Retrospective Review of Quality-Assurance Data.” J Chiropr Med 21(2): 77-82.

Change Your Mind About Pain

July 28, 2022 chiropracticforward 00:16:53 0 Comments

CF 239: Change Your Mind About Pain Today we’re going to talk about changing your mind when it comes to pain and how looking at it differently can help our patients get in control of it. But first, here’s that sweet sweet bumper music

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Go to Amazon and check our my book called The Remarkable Truth About Chiropractic: A Unique Journey Into The Research. It’s a great resource for patient education and for YOU. It saves you time in putting talks together or just staying current on research. It’s categorized into sections and written in a way that is easy to understand for you and patients. Just search for it on Amazon. That’s the Remarkable Truth About Chiropractic by Jeff Williams.
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On the personal end of things…..

Folks, not a lot going on right now in practice. It seems like I’m just in a holding pattern of sorts at the moment. You’ve probably heard me mention that we’ve been slower lately. For whatever reason. That’s true. I’m not sure why. The economy, gas prices, who knows?

This week though, sitting here on a Monday morning, and counting, I have 162 patients set up for the week and we know more will jump in as the week progresses. That’s 17 new patients set up so far this week as well. That will usually bump up to about 23-25 if I’m guessing. Whack-a-mole people. So, now that numbers are back on the rise, another hole will appear in the bucket. Another mole will pop up and have to be whacked on the noggin with my oversize sledgehammer.

So what’s it going to be?

Patients failing to stay on their schedules because we didn’t have the time available to educate them about the schedule? Not chasing A/R with any real intention? Where’s it going to be? Who knows? It’s always a great mystery but, as one thing improves, the pipes start busting elsewhere.

You better believe I have my eyes out too. At the ChiroTexpo event in Frisco a few weeks ago, I met a vendor that does billing, chases A/R, and things of that nature. They’re spending this week auditing our EHR billing records to make sure we’re up to speed and on target. I’m paying particular attention to the report of findings. I don’t do anything elaborate but when I get in a hurry, I tend to simply gloss right over it and keep scooting.

Not this time. Being in the Florida Mastermind has helped me slow down and give it the importance it deserves. And patient care will not take a step back regardless so….. We’ll see where the next a-hole mole comes popping up but believe me, I’m waiting and ready with binoculars!! Alright, let’s dive in

Item #1

Our first one this week is called, “A clinical perspective on a pain neuroscience education approach to manual therapy” by Louw et. al. (Adriaan Louw 2017)and published in the Journal of Manual and Manipulative Therapy on May 22, 2017 It’s 5 years old but I included it because it’s relevant to a lot of what I teach and talk about here on the podcast.

Before we get into these two papers today, I want you to understand that I don’t for a second discount the biomedical aspect of pain and I fully believe hands-on chiropractors are in an amazing spot and well-placed to handle the biopsychosocial pain model. But only if we understand it and know how to leverage our tools in our favor. Otherwise, we make it worse.

Why They Did It

In recent years, there has been an increased interest in pain neuroscience education (PNE) in physical therapy. There is growing evidence for the efficacy of PNE to decrease pain, disability, fear-avoidance, pain catastrophization, limited movement, and health care utilization in people struggling with pain. So what is PNE? PNE teaches people in pain more about the biology and physiology of their pain experience including processes such as central sensitization, peripheral sensitization, allodynia, inhibition, facilitation, neuroplasticity and more.

PNE’s neurobiological model often finds itself at odds with traditional biomedical models used in physical therapy. Traditional biomedical models, focusing on anatomy, pathoanatomy, and biomechanics have been shown to have limited efficacy in helping people understand their pain, especially chronic pain, and may in fact even increase a person’s pain experience by increasing fear-avoidance and pain catastrophization. Trust me, from the stories I get from my patients, the traditional bio-medical model doesn’t just cause catastrophization, it causes downright fear and terror in some patients. An area of physical therapy where the biomedical model is used a lot is manual therapy. I would add chiropractic to the discussion here as well.

This contrast between PNE and manual therapy has seemingly polarized followers from each approach to see PNE as a ‘hands-off’ approach even having clinicians categorize patients as either in need of receiving PNE (with no hands-on), or hands-on with no PNE. In this paper, the authors explored the notion of PNE and manual therapy co-existing.

PNE research has shown to have immediate effects of various clinical signs and symptoms associated with central sensitization. Using a model of sensitization, they argue that PNE can be used in a manual therapy model, especially treating someone where the nervous system has become increasingly hypervigilant. You guys and gals….if you have chronic pain patients, you have to start listening and paying attention to central sensitization, upregulated central nervous systems, cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness, yellow flags, fear avoidance, catastrophization, oh my.

Seriously, if these terms are unfamiliar to you, please do yourself and your patients a favor and go get the smarts. You can start the smarts right here in our podcast episodes. I talk about this stuff non-stop and have been for years here so dive in.

It’s not one thing over the other. Either….or. It’s a broad management protocol that includes PNE, SMT, exercise, massage, yoga, tai chi, low level laser, and some other stuff all piled on top. Oh, and a good provider that communicates in a hopeful and encouraging manner. Put the puzzle together. Start by getting the smarts. And quit being confusion as the kids would say. Do research about it. Lol.

Before getting to the next one, I have to tell you, Dr. Chris Howson, the inventor of the Drop Release tool re-activated the code! It’s live again. Use the code HOTSTUFF upon purchase at droprelease.com to get $50 off your purchase. Y’all, it makes a world of difference. Would you like to spend 5-10 minutes doing pin and stretch and all of that? Or would you rather use a drop release to get the same or similar results in just a handful of seconds. My patients love it and I know yours will too. droprelease.com and the discount code is HOTSTUFF. Go do it. Hear me now and believe me later.

Item #2

The second one is called “Changes in psychosocial well-being after mindfulness-based stress reduction: a prospective cohort study” by Hill et. al. (Renee J. Hill 2017) and also published in The Journal of Manual and Manipulative Therapy on May 4, 2017. Again, yes, old man river here as far as research goes but relevant

Why They Did It

The primary purpose of the current study was to assess the effects of a mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) program, facilitated by non-psychologist clinicians, for improving psychosocial well-being. A secondary purpose of the current study was to explore the role of self-compassion as a potential underlying factor for improvements in emotional distress.

How They Did It

130 participants with a variety of medical complaints completed an eight-week mindfulness-based stress reduction program at Vanderbilt.
Before treatment and at the 8-week time point, participants completed measures for emotional distress, stress, mindfulness, and self-compassion.
Linear model estimation using ordinary least squares was used to evaluate the association between changes in self-compassion with changes in emotional distress.
I’m not going to lie….I’m ignorant of that last part. Made be feel stupid. Which, of course, isn’t hard to do.

What They Found

Following mindfulness-based stress reduction, participants reported significant reductions in emotional distress.
Additionally, participants reported improvements in mindfulness and self-compassion.
Linear regression model revealed that changes in self-compassion were significantly associated with changes in emotional distress.

Start getting the smarts. Research at least once per day.

Alright, that’s it.

Keep on keepin’ on. Keep changing our profession from your corner of the world. The world needs evidence-based, patient-centered practitioners driving the bus. The profession needs us in the ACA and involved in leadership of state associations. So quit griping about the profession if you’re doing nothing to make it better. Get active, get involved, and make it happen. Let’s get to the message. Same as it is every week. Store Remember the evidence-informed brochures and posters at chiropracticforward.com.

Purchase Dr. Williams’s book, a perfect educational tool and chiropractic research reference for the daily practitioner, from the Amazon store TODAY!

The Message

I want you to know with absolute certainty that when Chiropractic is at its best, you can’t beat the risk vs reward ratio because spinal pain is primarily a movement-related pain and typically responds better to movement-related treatment rather than chemical treatments like pills and shots. When compared to the traditional medical model, research and clinical experience show us patients can get good to excellent results for headaches, neck pain, back pain, and joint pain to name just a few. It’s safe and cost-effective can decrease surgeries & disability and we do it through conservative, non-surgical means with minimal hassle to the patient. And, if the patient treats preventatively after initial recovery, we can usually keep it that way while raising the overall level of health!

Key Point:

At the end of the day, patients should have the guarantee of having the best treatment that offers the least harm. When it comes to non-complicated musculoskeletal complaints…. That’s Chiropractic!

Contact

Send us an email at dr dot williams at chiropracticforward.com and let us know what you think of our show and tell us your suggestions for future episodes. Feedback and constructive criticism is a blessing and so are subscribes and excellent reviews on podcast platforms. We know how this works by now. If you value something, you have to share it, interact with it, review it, talk about it from time to time, and actively hit a few buttons to support it here and there when asked. It really does make a big difference.

Connect

We can’t wait to connect with you again next week. From the Chiropractic Forward Podcast flight deck, this is Dr. Jeff Williams saying upward, onward, and forward.

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Bibliography

Adriaan Louw, J. N. E. J. P. (2017). “A clinical perspective on a pain neuroscience education approach to manual therapy.” Journal of Manual & Manipulative Therapy 25(3): 160-168.

Renee J. Hill, L. C. M., Li Wang & Rogelio A. Coronado, (2017). “Changes in psychosocial well-being after mindfulness-based stress reduction: a prospective cohort study.” Journal of Manual & Manipulative Therapy 25(3): 128-136.

Chronic Pain Talk & Thoughts

July 14, 2022 chiropracticforward 00:16:43 0 Comments

CF 237: Chronic Pain Talk & Thoughts Today we’re going to talk about one of my favorite topics; Chronic Pain. But first, here’s that sweet sweet bumper music

Purchase Dr. Williams’s book, a perfect educational tool and chiropractic research reference for the daily practitioner, from the Amazon store TODAY!

OK, we are back and you have found the Chiropractic Forward Podcast where we are making evidence-based chiropractic fun, profitable, and accessible while we make you and your patients better all the way around. We’re the fun kind of research. Not the stuffy, high-brow kind of research. We’re research talk over a couple of beers. I’m Dr. Jeff Williams and I’m your host for the Chiropractic Forward podcast. If you haven’t yet I have a few things you should do.

Go to Amazon and check our my book called The Remarkable Truth About Chiropractic: A Unique Journey Into The Research. It’s a great resource for patient education and for YOU. It saves you time in putting talks together or just staying current on research. It’s categorized into sections and written in a way that is easy to understand for you and patients. Just search for it on Amazon. That’s the Remarkable Truth About Chiropractic by Jeff Williams.
Then go Like our Facebook page,
Join our private Facebook group, and then
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You have found yourself smack dab in the middle of Episode #237 Now if you missed last week’s episode , we talked about how You Are What You Eat & Screen Time For Kids. Make sure you don’t miss that info. Keep up with the class.

the personal end of things…..

I just don’t have a lot to report on the personal end of things. We’re a little slower lately. I think it’s because gas prices are sky freaking high and you have to take out a small loan just to fill up your vehicle. I think it’s depressing for a lot of folks. Any time there is confusion or uncertainty with the economy, people pull back. Understandably. Unfortunately, many see chiropractic as an extra and when people are trimming the budget, chiropractic, and healthcare in general, get trimmed and we take a hit. I think that’s what’s up right now.

I’ve talked to a couple of my colleagues in the Dallas area and there are feeling the same dial-back in business. I am used to about 45-50 on a Monday. This week, we have 35. I don’t dig it. Especially when I know I’m marketing and doing the smart stuff. It’s discouraging. But, at the end of the day, there are things out of our control, and rolling with the flow is all we can do. Be moral, ethical, honest, loving, evidence-based, and patient-centered, and treat people right. That’s what good and successful practices should consist of. Those build the base, the foundation of big things in life and in business.

Before getting to the next one, I have to tell you, that Dr. Chris Howson, the inventor of the Drop Release tool re-activated the code! It’s live again. Use the code HOTSTUFF upon purchase at droprelease.com to get $50 off your purchase. Y’all, it makes a world of difference. Would you like to spend 5-10 minutes doing pin and stretch and all of that? Or would you rather use a drop release to get the same or similar results in just a handful of seconds. My patients love it and I know yours will too. droprelease.com and the discount code is HOTSTUFF. Go do it. Hear me now and believe me later.

Item #1

This one is called “Manual physical therapy for chronic pain: the complex whole is greater than the sum of its parts” by Coronado et. al. and published in the Journal of Manual and Manipulative Therapy in 2017. They say that “Manual physical therapists can effectively treat patients with chronic pain and other musculoskeletal disorders; however, the field is at a crossroads. The traditional approach to manual therapy assumes that proper technique selection and precise implementation is the primary driver of a successful outcome. In this view, the resultant outcomes are directly attributed to the applied intervention.

They go on, “We propose manual physical therapists will only be recognized as ideal providers for individuals with chronic pain if we accept an updated paradigm acknowledging the complexity of the manual physical therapy experience and accept the robustness of varying contextual elements inherent in our interactions. For some clinicians, this will require a revolutionary shift in their perception of the development, maintenance, and modulation of pain “

You may have heard me say that I’m teaching a 2-hour course called “Chronic Pain And The Upregulated CNS” and this paradigm shift isn’t anywhere near where it will need to be. The information I’m teaching is brand new to 90% of the providers from my experience. “Pain is an experience orchestrated by dynamic sensory, cognitive, and affective processes and is strongly influenced by patient’s expectations (AKA Yellow Flags), mood, desires, and past experiences.

Limiting pain perception to a peripheral impairment is outdated and a more comprehensive, albeit complex, approach to manual therapy accounts for a myriad of interacting factors impacting chronic pain outcomes” “A comprehensive approach acknowledges the impact of patient and therapist factors, which not only include personal and condition-specific patient characteristics, but also the cultural biases, beliefs, and experiences of both the patient and therapist” “Additionally, this view acknowledges the interaction between patient and manual physical therapist, which may yield important outcome contributions, either directly (as in….what techniques we use) or indirectly (like addressing the yellow flags).” “Finally, this approach acknowledges the integration of targeted adjunct interventions such as psychosocial strategies and exercise that may (1) enhance the effectiveness of manual therapy for reducing the impact of pain, and/or (2) promote and maintain positive behavioral change”

We know that when people are sedentary, they have deeper depression, pain, and anxiety. Sleep issues and mood disorders. This is well-researched. On the other hand that movement and exercise reverse these things. Less depression, less anxiety, more fitness, better sleep, and less pain as the CNS becomes more comfortable with the movement and becomes more and more functional.

Pain signals and signals of all sorts run through a filter before they are felt…..or not felt at all. That filter can amplify the signals or dampen them. It’s no longer a straight biomedical view we take. It’s the biopsychosocial construct we use to approach pain now and if we only look at the bio part, we are cheating our patients out of 2/3 of the effectiveness we could have for them. In the end, if your CNS thinks it should hurt, it will. Regardless of whether there is tissue pathology or not. On the other hand, if your tissue is completely jacked up but the CNS determines there is no danger or threat, it will not hurt. Moseley and Butler lay it out straight like that in their book called Explain Pain.

They say it’s as simple and as difficult as that.

Alright, that’s it. Keep on keepin’ on. Keep changing our profession from your corner of the world. The world needs evidence-based, patient-centered practitioners driving the bus. The profession needs us in the ACA and involved in leadership of state associations. So quit griping about the profession if you’re doing nothing to make it better. Get active, get involved, and make it happen. Let’s get to the message. Same as it is every week.

Store

Remember the evidence-informed brochures and posters at chiropracticforward.com.

Purchase Dr. Williams’s book, a perfect educational tool and chiropractic research reference for the daily practitioner, from the Amazon store TODAY!

The Message

I want you to know with absolute certainty that when Chiropractic is at its best, you can’t beat the risk vs reward ratio because spinal pain is primarily a movement-related pain and typically responds better to movement-related treatment rather than chemical treatments like pills and shots. When compared to the traditional medical model, research and clinical experience show us patients can get good to excellent results for headaches, neck pain, back pain, and joint pain to name just a few. It’s safe and cost-effective can decrease surgeries & disability and we do it through conservative, non-surgical means with minimal hassle to the patient. And, if the patient treats preventatively after initial recovery, we can usually keep it that way while raising the overall level of health!

Key Point:

At the end of the day, patients should have the guarantee of having the best treatment that offers the least harm. When it comes to non-complicated musculoskeletal complaints…. That’s Chiropractic!

Contact

Send us an email at dr dot williams at chiropracticforward.com and let us know what you think of our show and tell us your suggestions for future episodes. Feedback and constructive criticism is a blessing and so are subscribes and excellent reviews on podcast platforms. We know how this works by now. If you value something, you have to share it, interact with it, review it, talk about it from time to time, and actively hit a few buttons to support it here and there when asked. It really does make a big difference.

Connect

We can’t wait to connect with you again next week. From the Chiropractic Forward Podcast flight deck, this is Dr. Jeff Williams saying upward, onward, and forward.

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Dr. Jeff Williams – Fellow of the International Academy of Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine (FIANM) and Board Certified Diplomate of the American Board of Forensic Professionals (DABFP) – Chiropractor in Amarillo, TX, Chiropractic Advocate, Author, Entrepreneur, Educator, Businessman, Marketer, and Healthcare Blogger & Vlogger

Chronic Pain

Neuroplasticity and Chronic Pain & Surgeons Showing Excised Disc Fragments To Postsurgical Patients

Acupuncture For IBS & How Chronic Pain Develops

CF 284: Acupuncture For IBS & How Chronic Pain Develops

The Rate of Chronic Pain in the US & Adolescents And Cannabis Use

New Dietary Ideas & The Doctor’s Words Matter

Spinal Stabilization For Chronic Pain & Dry Needling

CF 274: Spinal Stabilization For Chronic Pain & Dry Needling

Today we’re going to talk about a dry needling and we talk about spinal stabilization for chronic back pain.

Pain Reprocessing Therapy & Meditation-Based Therapy For Chronic Pain

Chiropractic Adjustments To Avoid Other Procedures & Male Vets With Chronic Pain

Change Your Mind About Pain

Chronic Pain Talk & Thoughts

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