Ryan Kain, DC

Dr. Ryan Kain is a staff chiropractic physician integrated as part of the medical staff at Marimn Health, a FQHC tribal clinic for the Coeur D’ Alene tribe in North Idaho. He completed a BS at Georgetown College and graduated from Palmer College of Chiropractic. He has also earned certification as a functional medicine practitioner from the Functional Medicine University. Current projects include increasing chiropractic access at tribal clinics, training chiropractic interns in an integrated collaborative medical clinic, and translating pain neuroscience education into practical use for chiropractic clinics.

Previous Articles

Working at Tribal Clinics: The Chiropractic Opportunity
June 1, 2025 (Vol. 43, Issue 6)
Headaches After the Adjustment: Clinical Pearls
December 1, 2024 (Vol. 42, Issue 12)
When to Use Pain Neuroscience Education
May 1, 2024 (Vol. 42, Issue 05)
The Missing Piece in Pain Neuroscience Education
April 1, 2024 (Vol. 42, Issue 04)
Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension
January 1, 2024 (Vol. 42, Issue 01)
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MAHA Launches Chiropractic Hub
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Building on a historic March 2026 meeting between Make America Healthy Again and chiropractic leadership, MAHA has announced the launch of the MAHA Chiropractic Hub, “a coordinated national partnership uniting MAHA Center, MAHA Action, and the chiropractic profession, including national associations, state organizations, practitioners, educators, researchers, and patient advocates. The Chiropractic Hub will advance federal policy, expand patient access, and build broad public support for chiropractic care across America.”

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Confronting the Threat to Chiropractic Education
Confronting the Threat to Chiropractic Education

The chiropractic profession is confronting one of the most significant federal regulatory threats it has faced in decades. A new U.S. Department of Education (ED) accountability framework – commonly referred to as the “Do No Harm” (DNH) regulation – could place many chiropractic programs at risk of losing access to federal financial aid (student loans), potentially reshaping the future of chiropractic education and workforce development across the United States.

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From Pain Scores to Performance Metrics
From Pain Scores to Performance Metrics

Pain has become the dominant language of musculoskeletal healthcare. Numeric pain-rating scales and symptom reports are routinely used as primary indicators of clinical success. But while pain reduction is meaningful, it is an incomplete and often misleading representation of recovery. This has real consequences for patient adherence, long-term outcomes, and how conservative care is perceived within the broader healthcare system.

Christopher Proulx, DC, PhD(ABD), CSCS