Patrick Battaglia, DC, DACBR

Dr. Patrick Battaglia is director of health policy and interdisciplinary care at Logan University, facilitating community health center- and hospital-based partnerships. He earned his Doctor of Chiropractic from Logan, and is board certified in chiropractic radiology and fellowship trained in musculoskeletal imaging, with emphasis on musculoskeletal sonography. Dr. Battaglia is also staff chiropractor within Affinia Healthcare and the St. Louis County Department of Public Health, where he provides patient care, and student and resident training. He serves as an ad hoc reviewer for numerous journals, and publishes on topics related to chiropractic care, including multidisciplinary integration and musculoskeletal imaging.

Previous Articles

Shoulder Pain Leads to Myositis Diagnosis: What to Watch For
September 1, 2022 (Vol. 40, Issue 09)
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News / Profession
Remembering Dr. Warren Hammer - A Pioneer in Soft-Tissue Care
Remembering Dr. Warren Hammer - A Pioneer in Soft-Tissue Care

For chiropractors practicing today, Dr. Warren Hammer’s legacy is particularly visible in several areas that have become familiar components of modern musculoskeletal care: his early work with the Graston Technique and instrument-assisted soft-tissue mobilization; his extensive writing and teaching on functional soft-tissue examination and treatment; his role in bringing fascial manipulation to U.S. clinicians; and his decades spent educating chiropractors and other health professionals.

Dynamic Chiropractic Staff
Education & Seminars
Chiropractic Colleges in Crisis
Chiropractic Colleges in Crisis

Financial pressure, enrollment declines and institutional challenges are emerging at several U.S. chiropractic colleges. Life Chiropractic College West's and Life University's struggles may be the most talked about but appear to be part of a larger story. And with recent USDE requirements threatening to hamstring federal student financing for DC degree programs, chiropractic education is facing questions for which it has no immediate answers.

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Your Practice / Business
Are You Meeting the Chiropractic Standard of Care?
Are You Meeting the Chiropractic Standard of Care?

The term standard of care is a legal term and a medical concept. There is no single, universally recognized standard of care document or authoritative reference. The medical concept defines what practitioners should do in practice. The legal term used determines whether a practitioner failed to meet that expectation. This article examines the standard of care for the doctor of chiropractic.

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Mark Balderston, DC, FPSC