Donald Murphy, DC, FRCC

Dr. Donald R. Murphy graduated from New York Chiropractic College in 1988 and obtained three years of postgraduate education in neurology. He is the drector of primary spine care at OrthoRI and co-lead instructor for the University of Pittsburgh's primary spine practitioner certification program. As of 2026, Dr. Murphy is also clinical assistant professor of family medicine, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University; adjunct assistant professor, Department of Physical Therapy, University of Pittsburgh; adjunct associate professor, New York Chiropractic College; and part-time university faculty, Southern California University of Health Sciences.

Previous Articles

Primary Spine Care: Addressing Concerns & Criticisms
March 15, 2015 (Vol. 33, Issue 06)
Spine Care: An Unlimited Opportunity for DCs
August 26, 2012 (Vol. 30, Issue 18)
Mainstreaming Chiropractic: The Miserable Medicare Model
November 7, 2005 (Vol. 23, Issue 23)
"Professionism" in Our Midst
December 20, 1991 (Vol. 09, Issue 26)
Scalene Trigger Points: The Great Imitators
November 22, 1991 (Vol. 09, Issue 24)
The Primary Machinery of Life
September 1, 1991 (Vol. 09, Issue 18)
Myofascial Pain and Failed Back Surgery
August 2, 1991 (Vol. 09, Issue 16)
Fibromyalgia Syndrome or Myofascial Pain Syndrome?
July 5, 1991 (Vol. 09, Issue 14)
Shoulder Pain
June 7, 1991 (Vol. 09, Issue 12)
Myofascial Pain and Pseudocardiac Disease
May 10, 1991 (Vol. 09, Issue 10)
The Sternocleidomastoid Syndrome
April 12, 1991 (Vol. 09, Issue 08)
The Proper Use of Muscle Stretching in the Treatment of Sports Injuries
May 21, 1993 (Vol. 11, Issue 11)
The Chiropractor as General Practitioner and Primary Gatekeeper: Do We Have What It Takes?
April 9, 1993 (Vol. 11, Issue 08)
Chiropractic Rehabilitation in the Treatment of Dizziness
December 18, 1995 (Vol. 13, Issue 26)
Rehabilitation for Cervical Stability
December 15, 1999 (Vol. 17, Issue 26)
The Stepping Test: A Useful Tool for Cervical Rehabilitation
July 10, 2000 (Vol. 18, Issue 15)
Is It Safe to Adjust the Cervical Spine in the Presence of a Herniated Disc?
June 12, 2000 (Vol. 18, Issue 13)
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The chiropractic profession is under a sophisticated and relentless assault from corporate medicine, so strategically executed that most don’t even recognize it happening. The campaign is powerful, calculated, and well-funded, demonstrated by its covert tactics and the millions being invested to carry it out. Corporate medicine's endgame wants only two things from chiropractic: all our patients and all our money – and it is getting it.

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Mark Studin, DC, FPSC, FASBE(C), DAAPM
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Chiropractic Management of a Recalled Cervical Disc Implant
Chiropractic Management of a Recalled Cervical Disc Implant

Over the past two decades, more than 18 million spinal surgeries have been performed in the United States, and cervical disc replacements represent a fair share of those. Device recalls due to design flaws can place patients in difficult clinical situations, especially those who are symptomatic and reluctant to undergo revision surgery. This case highlights the role of chiropractors in managing complex postsurgical patients, particularly those with recalled spinal implants. 

Ronald Feise, DC
Billing / Fees / Insurance
UnitedHealthcare Removing Prior Authorization for Chiropractic
UnitedHealthcare Removing Prior Authorization for Chiropractic

UnitedHealth Group, parent company of UnitedHealthcare, has announced sweeping changes to its prior-authorization (PA) requirements that will eliminate the requirement for chiropractic care and numerous other healthcare services by the end of 2026. Doctors of chiropractic, other providers and patients have long lamented prior authorization requirements because they can delay needed treatment, limit access and even cause some patients not to pursue care.

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