
During her clinical rotations at Logan University, Kristin Miller, DC (’22) encountered a patient with chronic neck pain who challenged her to think beyond physical symptoms. “I wondered, ‘Could this pain be more than just tissue damage? Could psychological and social factors also play a role in shaping the patient’s pain experience and recovery?’” Dr. Miller said. Dr. Miller’s curiosity led her to reconsider not only her approach to care but also how chiropractic students are trained to understand chronic pain. While her education emphasized the biomedical model—addressing the physical causes of pain—she wished she were also learning more about …