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Watch Your Mouth: Why Your Specific Words with Patients Matter

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Lower back pain is ranked the most common musculoskeletal complaint globally and is considered a major global public health issue. As chiropractors, it is expected for patients to receive chiropractic care that provides lower back pain improvements and remedies. But what if your words are influencing your patients’ pain? Vincent DeBono, DC, Vice President of Innovation and Research, recently gave a presentation to the Missouri chapter of the American College of Physicians discussing the various factors associated with a patient’s pain experience. These factors include: Biophysical Factors: alterations in muscle size and composition that differ from those without pain Genetic …

National Chiropractic Health Month Q&A: Dr. Norman W. Kettner

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Dr. Norman W. Kettner

This October, during National Chiropractic Health Month (NCHM), chiropractors around the country are promoting improved access to non-drug therapies and reminding people that chiropractic’s non-drug approach is on the frontline for pain management. In recognition of NCMH, Norman W. Kettner, DC (’80), DACBR, FICC, dean of research and professor emeritus of Logan’s Department of Radiology discusses the body of research he has conducted on the use of chiropractic for chronic pain management. Q: Could you provide an overview of the research you have conducted on how chiropractic care impacts the use of opioids? In collaboration with my research colleagues from …

Integrative Management of Chronic Spinal Pain

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By Kelsey Lewis, DC The burden of spinal pain on a personal and global level cannot be understated. Spinal pain is the leading cause of disability worldwide, and because of this, researchers have taken a magnifying glass to past and current treatment strategies. Opioids were once given at high rates in hopes of managing chronic pain, much of which was spinal pain. The readily prescribed opioids lead to misuse, addiction, and disability lending to a major burden on the healthcare and social systems. High-impact research has since declared that opioids should not be used in the management of chronic pain, …

Donna Mannello, DC (’87) Elected to National Board of Chiropractic Examiners Board of Directors

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From Chiropractic Economics New at-large director elected to National Board of Chiropractic Examiners Board of Directors Donna Mannello, DC, was elected Sept. 8, 2022, by the NBCE Board of Directors to serve as an at-large director, filling an open seat until the 2023 Annual Meeting at which time she will be eligible for re-election. Mannello resides in Omaha, Neb., and has been a licensed chiropractor since 1987, and is a graduate of Westfield State College and Logan College of Chiropractic. Mannello was a faculty member at Logan in the Clinical Science and Chiropractic Divisions from 1991-2020. In addition, she contributed …

Dr. Devon Ackroyd Scores Big Serving the United States Women’s National Ice Hockey Team

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Devon Ackroyd, DC, MS, DACBSP®, Cert. MDT, assistant professor and faculty clinician for Montgomery Health Center, recently served on the medical staff for the United States women’s national ice hockey team. Dr. Ackroyd traveled to Herning, Denmark, where he spent about three weeks treating some of the most elite female athletes in the sport of hockey during the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Women’s Hockey World Championships. “It was truly an incredible experience. Being surround by the top talent level in the world in women’s hockey was awesome,” Dr. Ackroyd said. “These women are unbelievably determined and competitive.” Before this …

Logan University Announces Fourth Annual Women’s Health Symposium

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In partnership with the American Chiropractic Association (ACA) Council on Women’s Health, Logan University presents the fourth annual Women’s Health Symposium, September 24-25, 2022, on Logan’s campus. With a theme of “Advances in Women’s Healthcare,” the symposium will feature expert leaders in women’s health discussing topics such as post-partum depression and choosing the right cleanse for female patient, whole food nutrition and sleep and more. The symposium is open to all health care professionals working with female patients and provides up to 12 hours of continuing education credits. Assistant Dean of the College of Chiropractic at Logan and ACA Council …