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The latest clinical research and evidence-based findings relevant to chiropractic practice.

September 21, 2026
Association between spinal manipulative therapy and cervical artery dissection in patients with neck pain or headache: a retrospective cohort study
Abstract Objectives Cervical artery dissection (CeAD) has been proposed as a sequela of spinal manipulative therapy (SMT), however, protopathic bias arising from care-seeking for CeAD…
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April 14, 2026
Adverse events among older adults receiving chiropractic spinal manipulation and related treatments: an updated systematic review
Clinton J. Daniels, Ronald J. Farabaugh, Stacie A. Salsbury, Kristian R. Anderson, Maranda J Kleppe, Wayne M. Whalen, Sheryl A. Walters, Lisa Z. Killinger & Alec L. Schielke Clinical Compass recently published a systematic…
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March 6, 2026
New Clinical Practice Guideline for the Chiropractic Management of Cervicogenic and Tension-Type Headaches
Editor’s Note: KAC members receive complementary access to Clinical Compass resources with their KAC membership. To learn more about these resources and how to access them,…
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October 31, 2025
Study Highlights Chiropractic’s Value as a First-Line Non-Pharmacological Option for Low Back Pain
A new multi-institutional study, led by University Hospitals Connor Whole Health, found that adults with newly diagnosed low back pain with or without sciatica who initially…
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October 23, 2025
Association Between Spinal Manipulative Therapy for Low Back Pain With or Without Sciatica and Opioid Use Disorder: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Robert J Trager 1 2 3, Zachary A Cupler 4, Jordan A Gliedt 5, Ryan A Fischer 6, Roshini Srinivasan 7, Hannah Thorfinnson 8 Affiliations Expand Abstract Background and aims: Previous research suggests patients receiving spinal manipulative therapy (SMT) for…
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September 2, 2025
Risk factors for cervical artery dissection: a systematic review with meta-analysis
Wilco Jacobs 1 2, Debbie S Wright 3, Katherine Pohlman 3, Rob Rosenbaum 4, Barbara A Hutten 5, Gwendolyne Gm Scholten-Peeters 6, Scott Haldeman 7, Johannes Cf Ket 8, Sidney M Rubinstein 2 Affiliations Expand Free article Abstract Background: Cervical artery dissection (CAD) is a…
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August 19, 2025
THE RIB THAT WOULDN’T QUIT: A CHIROPRACTIC PERSPECTIVE ON RECURRENT THORACIC OUTLET SYNDROME
Brian Plummer, D.C. Abstract Objective To describe an unusual presentation of thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) due to a residual rib following a prior first rib…
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August 5, 2025
Presentation and management of a patient with rapid progression of degenerative cervical myelopathy during pregnancy: a case report
Aubrianna L Jones 1, Jordan A Gliedt 1, Aditya Vedantam 1 Affiliations Expand Abstract in English, French Objective: To describe the clinical presentation and management of a patient with degenerative cervical myelopathy (DCM) during pregnancy.…
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July 30, 2025
The Role of Chiropractic Care in Providing Health Promotion and Clinical Preventive Services for Adult Patients with Musculoskeletal Pain: A Clinical Practice Guideline
Cheryl Hawk 1, Lyndon Amorin-Woods 2, Marion W Evans , Jr 3, James M Whedon 4, Clinton J Daniels 5, Ronald D Williams , Jr 6, Gregory Parkin-Smith 7, David N Taylor 1, Derek Anderson 8, Ronald Farabaugh 9, Sheryl A Walters 10, Alec Schielke 11, Amy L Minkalis 7, Louis…
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July 23, 2025
New Study Showcases Impact of Chiropractic Care on Opioid Prescriptions Among Veterans
San Jose, Calif. – July 1, 2025 – A new study published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine, showcases the impact of chiropractic care…
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July 18, 2025
Best-Practice Recommendations for Chiropractic Care for Pregnant and Postpartum Patients: Results of a Consensus Process
Carol Ann Weis 1, Katherine Pohlman 2, Jon Barrett 3, Susan Clinton 4, Sophia da Silva-Oolup 5, Crystal Draper 5, Joyce Lee 6, Rupali Kumar 7, Maeve O'Beirne 8, Kent Stuber 9, Cheryl Hawk 10 Affiliations Expand Abstract Objective: The purpose of this project was to develop a…
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July 16, 2025
Best Practices for Chiropractic Management of Adult Patients With Mechanical Low Back Pain: A Clinical Practice Guideline for Chiropractors in the United States
Wayne M Whalen 1, Cheryl Hawk 2, Ronald J Farabaugh 3, Clinton J Daniels 4, David N Taylor 2, Kristian R Anderson 5, Louis S Crivelli 6, Derek R Anderson 4, Lisa M Thomson 7, Richard L Sarnat 8 Affiliations Expand Abstract Objective: The purpose of…
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July 11, 2025
A description of serious adverse events following spinal manipulative therapy for adults with history of spine surgery: a single institution retrospective chart review
Jordan A Gliedt 1, Jacob Gruttke 2, Aubrianna Jones 3, Jeff King 1, Antoinette L Spector 4, Clinton J Daniels 5 6, Marjorie C Wang 1 Affiliations Expand Free article Abstract Objectives: The purpose of this study was to describe patient…
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July 3, 2025
Clinical Practice Guideline for Best Practice Management of Pediatric Patients by Chiropractors: Results of a Delphi Consensus Process
Genevieve Keating 1 2, Cheryl Hawk 3 4, Lyndon Amorin-Woods 5 6, Deisy Amorin-Woods 7 8, Sharon Vallone 9, Ronald Farabaugh 10 11, Angela Todd 12 13, Randy Ferrance 14, Jessie Young 15 16, Stephanie O'Neill Bhogal 17, Helen Sexton 18, Helen Alevaki 2, Joyce Miller 19, Gregory Parkin-Smith 6 5, Alec Schielke 20, Andrew Robinson 21, Robyn Thompson 22 23 Affiliations Expand Abstract Objective: To build upon existing…
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July 2, 2025
Study Reveals Variations in Informed Consent Practices Across U.S. Chiropractic Board Websites
A new study from Clinical Compass has identified significant variations in informed consent requirements for chiropractors across U.S. state, district, and territory licensing jurisdictions. While…
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April 10, 2024
New Systematic Review Shows Chiropractic Care Leads to Lower Healthcare Costs for Spinal Pain
PRESS RELEASE In a recent systematic review study by Farabaugh et al. featured in Chiropractic & Manual Therapies, compelling findings underscored the value of chiropractic…
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March 29, 2024
Cost of chiropractic versus medical management of adults with spine-related musculoskeletal pain: a systematic review
Abstract Background The cost of spine-related pain in the United States is estimated at $134.5 billion. Spinal pain patients have multiple options when choosing healthcare…
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October 13, 2023
Study Also Shows Plurality of Patients with New-Onset Neck Pain First Visited a Chiropractor
The Foundation for Chiropractic Progress (F4CP), a not-for-profit organization educating the public about the benefits of chiropractic care, highlights a new study published in Spine showing that…
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February 13, 2023
A risk–benefit assessment strategy to exclude cervical artery dissection in spinal manual-therapy: a comprehensive review
Full article here: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/07853890.2019.1590627 Abstract Cervical artery dissection refers to a tear in the internal carotid or the vertebral artery that results in an intramural…
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December 20, 2022
Database coverage and their use in systematic reviews regarding spinal manipulative therapy: an exploratory study
In Appendix 1, you can find a list of about 100 systematic SMT reviews on any patient-reported outcome that we could find. In Appendix 2,…
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November 28, 2022
How to better deal with the coming cold, flu, and COVID season
Prior to the emergence of COVID, I did not spend a lot of time studying what types of patients suffer more with viral infections. What…
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July 21, 2022
A risk–benefit assessment strategy to exclude cervical artery dissection in spinal manual-therapy: a comprehensive review
Abstract Cervical artery dissection refers to a tear in the internal carotid or the vertebral artery that results in an intramural haematoma and/or an aneurysmal…
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June 20, 2022
Upper cervical and upper thoracic manipulation versus mobilization and exercise in patients with cervicogenic headache: a multi-center randomized clinical trial
Abstract Background Although commonly utilized interventions, no studies have directly compared the effectiveness of cervical and thoracic manipulation to mobilization and exercise in individuals with…
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June 2, 2022
Effects of dry needling on pain, pressure pain threshold and psychological distress in patients with mild to moderate hip osteoarthritis: Secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial
Abstract Objective: To determine the changes produced by dry needling in active myofascial trigger points in hip muscles compared to a sham needling on pain intensity,…
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