Chiropractic Practice Links
About Chiropractic This section contains information about the efficacy, cost–effectiveness and safety of chiropractic, as well as information about chiropractic educational requirements, and other related information.
Chiro.org For a wealth of information on all things chiropractic and alternative health
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Age – Geriatric Issues Access important Associations and other websites about age–related issues.
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Alternative Medicine Articles This is a collection of peer-reviewed articles on alternative and complementary forms of health care, including chiropractic, nutrition, and acupuncture.
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Antibiotic Abuse Page This new page explores the emergence of antibiotic resistant bacteria because of medical over-reliance on antibiotics as a cure-all, and due to use of antibiotics as a fattening agent in animal feed.
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Backpacks and Children Collected articles detail the negative impact of overloading on the pediatric spine.
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“Best Practice” Initiative Explore the shift from Guidelines (usually contains numbers/suggested treatment time frames that are often mistakenly applied as arbitrary limits) to “Best Practices” (clinical judgments regarding patient care that are informed by the best evidence and balanced by patient complexity and provider experience to improve the quality and reduce the costs of care) .
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Case Reports This section contains studies which describe the impact of chiropractic care on a wide variety of conditions.
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Chiropractic Assistant (CA) Section This section provides articles on CA training, billing practices, office management, practice and personal growth, and patient education.
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Computers Learn more about your computer, or even build your own!
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Cost-Effectiveness of Chiropractic Review articles demonstrating the cost savings of chiropractic.
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Diagnosis Codes (ICD-9) Commonly Used in the Chiropractic Office Use this ICD-9 code page for your convenience. It also includes a cover letter you are welcome to use.
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Dictionaries, Thesauri, and Miscellaneous Need a map, directions, or medical dictionary? Come on down!
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Disc Herniation and Chiropractic Explore how Chiropractic can help.
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Diseases Links to a variety of disease–related websites.
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The Documentation Section This section is devoted to a full description of what is considered “complete” patient file documentation by the Chiropractic Schools, National Associations, and Third Party payors.
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Evidence-based Practice How does Chiropractic fit into the evidence-based movement? Read up on it here!
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Fibromyalgia and Chiropractic Explore how Chiropractic can help.
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Forward Head Posture Read about this postural distortion and how chiropractic can help.
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The FUN! Page Venture off to a variety of nifty and amusing spots.
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Guidelines Page Now divided into sections like Worker’s Compensation, Low Back Pain, and Subluxation–based.
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Headache and Chiropractic Classification Systems, Research, articles, and information about chiropractic results with headaches.
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Stroke and Chiropractic A variety of citations are provided about stroke and it’s causes. Extension and rotation are the culprits, as citations supplied on “Bowhunter’s” and “Beauty Shop Stroke” clearly demonstrate.
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Subluxation and Neurology Articles Enjoy this collection of articles on the Chiropractic Subluxation and the Neurologic component, and a collection of articles by David Seaman, D.C.
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Technique Page This page links to various chiropractic technique websites.
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Thermography Enjoy articles about this controversial Outcome Assessment Tool for Subluxation!
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Vaccination Page This page has a variety of resources to define the Vaccination issue.
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Web Design – HTML Info – Internet Info – Shareware Want to launch your own webpage? Find all the tools here.
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The Whiplash Page Review articles and websites devoted to neck injury, research on Low Speed Rear Impact Crashes (LOSRIC), and access Dr. Arthur Croft’s articles and Care–recommendation Guidelines.
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Women’s Health Articles and citations for the reduction of female complaints like PMS and Menopause.
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Health Promotion & Wellness This page contains articles that detail how chiropractors can encourage wellness and health promotion for our patients.
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HIPAA Compliance Page The HIPAA patient privacy and security laws are real – as are the penalties for their violation. To assure the accountability of those who had access to personal health information (PHI), the U.S. Congress required the imposition of civil and criminal penalties for any entity or person that uses PHI improperly. Find out more here.
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Iatrogenic Injury Page A collection of articles discussing the dangerous, and often fatal side effects of medical care.
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Indoor Air Quality The EPA now labels Indoor Air Quality as a “major health risk”. Learn more here!
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Journals & Chiropractic Magazines This journal collection spans chiropractic, alternative, and some medical sources on the web.
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Low Back Pain and Chiropractic Download Dr. Robert Mootz’s Low Back Care Plans, and enjoy other articles and research describing the superiority of chiropractic care for low back pain. Learn why medical management slows recovery.
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Medicare Information and the Chiropractic Demonstration Project This section is devoted to providing information about the 2-year demonstration project in which Medicare expands chiropractic coverage.
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Medlines Page Access Pub–Med, Grateful Med and other useful information–access tools.
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Menopause Relief This page discusses natural approaches to the relief of peri-menopausal symptoms.
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Neck Pain and Chiropractic This page reviews the benefits of chiropractic for acute and chronic neck pain.
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Neurology Information Info on subluxation, Diplomate sites, Journals, and more on neurology.
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News Sources The one-stop-shop for news updates.
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The NUTRITION Section The Nutrition Page provides non-solicitous nutrition information, including articles and research abstracts supporting the benefits of vitamins, minerals and herbals for the restoration and maintenance of health.
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Outcome Assessment Questionnaires Download copies of the Roland–Morris Questionnaire, the Neck Disability Index (NDI), the Oswestry Low Back Pain QA, and review a questionnaire for assessing Psychosocial Yellow Flags. New additionsinclude the Headache Disability Index, and the Quadruple Visual Analogue Scale. These are all available for immediate use in your office. Citations to support their use are included!
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Pain Management Articles and information about Pain and it’s management.
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Patient Satisfaction With Chiropractic Review articles demonstrating patient satisfaction with chiropractic care.
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Pediatrics This section includes articles and abstracts devoted to demonstrating the benefits of chiropractic care for children.
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Personal Growth Take a moment to reflect and to increase your wisdom.
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Pharmacy Info Information about adverse reactions, and access to other data regarding pharmaceutical products.
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The Quack Watchers Join us as we shed some light on these self–appointed guardians of the Public Good.
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Radiculopathy and Chiropractic Radiculopathy is characterized by motor and/or sensory changes in the neck and arms or the legs and feet, which results from extrinsic pressure on the nerve root. Learn more now.
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Rehabilitation A general collection of information.
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Rehabilitation Diplomate Information Page Read the class outlines for all 3 years of the program, including sample test questions. This page is specific to chiropractors that provide rehabilitative services to their clients.
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Repetitive Stress Disorders Review Cumulative Trauma Disorders, “double crush” and a variety of related disorders.
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Research This section includes research articles, abstracts, and information pertaining to the growing body of Chiropractic Research.
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Running This new section will cover all aspects of running…pro and con.
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The Safety of Chiropractic Learn more about the astounding safety of chiropractic, compared to medical treatments for the same complaints.
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Search Engines The cream of the crop is here, sorted by specificity.
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The Shoulder Girdle This page reviews information on joint trauma, the fundamentals of post-trauma management, and the specifics of shoulder girdle trauma.