Up Your Game: New Military Toolkit Available
Whether you're currently treating veterans and/or active-duty members of the military, but want to become more proficient; or don't even know where to begin and need a push in the right direction, the Foundation for Chiropractic Progress has the tools you need. The foundation recently announced a new member benefit: a Military Toolkit "designed to equip doctors of chiropractic with the tools and resources needed in order to treat and educate both Veterans and active-duty military personnel on chiropractic care. With a mixture of internal and external content and resources, this toolkit has everything you need to run a successful campaign to educate the public, and your staff, on the chiropractic benefits available to both Veterans and active-duty military personnel.
To become a member of the F4CP and access the Military Toolkit – in addition to a wealth of other member-only resources, visit www.f4cp.org.
CERF Winning Papers Announced
Of the papers presented in December 2020 at "Harnessing the Web: How Chiropractic Education Survives and Thrives During the Covid-19 Pandemic," a conference by the Chiropractic Educators Research Forum, five have been announced as award winners. All papers submitted to the competition went through a rigorous multi-phase peer-review process; winning entries will appear in an upcoming issue of the Journal of Chiropractic Education.
CERF describes itself as "an online forum where chiropractic educators share their insights and learn new information about research and scholarship. Its mission is to build scholarship and research capacity for chiropractic educators throughout the world. CERF supports education research and holds virtual conferences on focused topics to help build research capacity in selected areas." To learn more, visit https://cerfweb.org.
When sports chiropractors first appeared at the Olympic Games in the 1980s, it was alongside individual athletes who had experienced the benefits of chiropractic care in their training and recovery processes at home. Fast forward to Paris 2024, where chiropractic care was available in the polyclinic for all athletes, and the attitude has now evolved to recognize that “every athlete deserves access to sports chiropractic."
It is estimated that 61% of patients with CTS avoid taking surgical options due to postoperative complications and costly surgical procedures. Chiropractic care offers a comprehensive and effective treatment for carpal tunnel syndrome, addressing the condition from multiple angles. Recent studies also have unveiled a game-changing adjunct to chiropractic treatments for CTS: nerve flossing.
Some doctors thrive in a personality-based clinic and have a loyal following no matter what services or equipment they offer, but for most chiropractic offices who are trying to grow and expand, new equipment purchases help us stay relevant and continue to service our client base in the best, most up-to-date manner possible. So, regarding equipment purchasing: should you lease, get a bank loan, or pay cash?
