The Chiropractic Forward Podcast: Evidence-based Chiropractic Advocacy

CF 112: Lifestyle Effect on Dementia & Feeling A Stiff Back May Not Mean A Stiff Back Today we’re going to talk about Lifestyle and Dementia and Does the feeling of a stiff back really mean your back is actually stiff? But first, here’s that sweet sweet  bumper music OK, we are back and you have found the Chiropractic Forward Podcast where we are making evidence-based chiropractic fun, pr...

CF 111: American Academy of Family Physicians Warming To Chiropractic For Chronic Pain & Evidence Behind Supplements Today we’re going to talk about how the American Family Physicians may be warming up to chiropractic for chronic pain and what supplements actually have some evidence behind them. But first, here’s that sweet sweet bumper music OK, we are back and you have found the Chiropractic...

CF 110: Dry Needling vs. Massage & What Is Your Exit Number? Today we’re going to talk about new research comparing dry needling to ischemic compression. Really interesting information on this so don’t miss it. Also, I get into my story a bit. How I came to be where I am and I’m hoping to encourage and give a little guidance for the younger docs as well as the older ones. This one was a fun on...

CF 109: 10 Back Facts & How Does Chiropractic Perform When Integrated? Today we’re going to talk about helpful and unhelpful myths concerning low back pain and then we’ll cover a paper on just how well chiropractic care performs in an integrated, clinical setting. Good stuff on tap today.  But first, here’s that sweet sweet bumper music OK, we are back and you have found the Chiropractic...

CF 108: Are MRI’s On The Outs? & The Ease of The Arm Squeeze Today we’re going to talk about why MRI’s in the early going are out and we’ll talk about how easy and useful the Arm Squeeze Test is for differentiating arm pain from cervical radiculopathy pain.  But first, here’s that sweet sweet bumper music OK, we are back and you have found the Chiropractic Forward Podcast where we are mak...

CF 107: Insurance Warming To Chiropractic in 2020 & Chiropractic For Lumbar Herniation and Sciatica Today we’re going to talk about what to expect with Insurance coverage in 2020 and we’ll talk about some thoughts on chiropractic, lumbar herniation, and sciatica according to what the research tells us.  But first, here’s that sweet sweet bumper music OK, we are back and you have found the Chir...

CF 106: Joint Replacement Expectations, Spinal Infections, & Vitamin  D with Calcium Today we’re going to talk about Joint Replacement Expectations how long can you expect a joint replacement to actually last, we’ll talk about Spinal Infections – what are some of the signs and symptoms according to research, and they we’ll cover a paper in JAMA on supplementation with Vit D alone vs...

CF 105: Thoughts on Chiropractic Groupon, Gabapentin, & Weight Loss Research Today we’re going to talk about some thoughts on Groupon and Chiropractic, if you know me, you probably know where this is going and it’ll probably be fun. We’ll find out. We’ll talk about Gabapentin and we will talk about a couple of papers I encountered recently having to do with metabolism, intermittent fasting, an...

CF 104: Year Two Big Hits Wrap Up For The Chiropractic Forward Podcast This is chiropractic forward podcast episode #104. Fifty two times two = 104. That means two solid years of pumping out the Chiropractic Forward Podcast religiously. Pumping it out like a damn piston people. Dependable and powerful.  BAM, kowapow!!! We’re going to talk about the most listened to episodes from the previous two y...

CF 103: Chiropractic & The Brain, Forward Head Posture Hurts, & Smoking Hurts Worse Today we’re going to talk about spinal manipulation’s effect on the brain, forward head posture and neck pain, and we’ll talk about how smoking is related to pain throughout the body.  But first, here’s that sweet sweet bumper music OK, we are back and you have found the Chiropractic Forward Podcast where w...

CF 101: What Makes A Good Chiropractor – 9 Characteristics Today we’re going to talk about going to a chiropractor and how to tell your out-of-town loved ones how to choose a good one on their own. Without your help even! We’re also going to talk about being the kind of chiropractor that your colleagues are happy to send their family to.  But first, here’s that sweet sweet bumper music...

CF 100: Chiropractic Maintenance Care, Corticosteroid Shots, 11 Best Practice Recommendations WOW!! our 100th episode. That feels great to say. We made it to 100! That’s a milestone. And we should celebrate!! Yay!!! What should we do about this? I don’t know. I feel like we should do what got me started which is cover some great research that advocates and validates what we do every single day of...

CF 099: Big Ideas On Marketing Evidence-Based Practices (Part Two) Today, you’re going to hear Part Two of our two-part series about marketing. Specifically, marketing an evidence-based chiropractic practice. How do you do it and do it right? But first, here’s that sweet sweet bumper music OK, we are back and you have found the Chiropractic Forward Podcast where we are making evidence-based chirop...

CF 098: Big Ideas On Marketing Evidence-Based Practices (Part One) Today we’re going to talk about marketing. Specifically, marketing an evidence-informed chiropractic practice. How do you do it and do it right? But first, here’s that sweet sweet bumper music OK, we are back and you have found the Chiropractic Forward Podcast where we are making evidence-based chiropractic fun, profitable, and acc...

CF 097: w/ Dr. James Lehman (Pt. 2) – National Scope, Chronic Pain vs. High Impact Chronic Pain , Coordinated Care/Medicaid, DACO to DIANM Today we’re going to be talking with Dr. James Lehman. This is Part Two of the interview. If you are just now joining us and did not get to hear Part One, make sure you do so. When Dr. Lehman speaks, you don’t want to miss a word. We’re going to cover top...

Today we’re going to be talking with Dr. James Lehman. Yes, THE Dr. James Lehman and we are fortunate to have him with us. The experience and the common sense Dr. Lehman brings to the table is immense and I can’t wait to dive into it today. We’re going to talk about national scope But first, here’s that sweet sweet bumper music OK, we are back and you have found the Chiropractic Forward Podcast wh...

CF 095: An Inverse Relationship With Chiropractic & Opioids, Anti-Inflammatory Diets, & Screen Time Might Make Dummies Today we’re going to talk about the relationship between chiropractic and opioids, we’ll talk about anti-inflammatory diet ideas, and a little ditty about screen time and dumb butts.  But first, here’s that sweet sweet bumper music OK, we are back and you have found t...

CF 094: Forward ’19, Decompression Research, Curveball or Pitch Count? Today we’re going to talk about my Forward ’19 experience, we’ll talk about decompression research, and we’ll cover some new research on whether it’s the curveball or the pitch count that injures young players on the baseball diamond.  But first, here’s that sweet sweet bumper music  OK, we are back and you have found...

CF 093: Big Discs Can Disappear, Chronic Pain & Chiropractic Success, The First Week Says A Lot About The Fourth Today we’re going to talk about the resorption of lumbar disc herniations (Hint: lots of the big ones don’t need surgery at all!), we’ll talk about chronic low back pain and the success of chiropractic, and we’ll talk about how, after the first visit, you might can tell how well you...

CF 092: The History of Chiropractic (Do You Know What You Think You Know?) Today we’re going to talk about the history of spinal manipulative therapy and the history of chiropractic.  But first, here’s that sweet sweet bumper music OK, we are back and you have found the Chiropractic Forward Podcast where we are making evidence-based chiropractic fun and accessible while we make you and your patien...

CF 091: 10,000 Steps Myth, Is An Adjustment Neuro Too, Soft Drinks, & It’s OK To Not Adjust Today we’re going to talk about the 10,000 Steps Myth, Is An Adjustment Neuro Too, Soft Drinks, & It’s OK To Not Adjust  But first, here’s that sweet sweet bumper music OK, we are back and you have found the Chiropractic Forward Podcast where we are making evidence-based chiropractic fun and ac...

CF 090: Healthcare Of Old – Days Gone By Today we’re going to talk about how healthcare has changed – gone are the days of this and gone are the days of that. And there will be plenty of room for me to spread some personality in there too. If you’re a regular listener, you know I’m never lacking an opinion.  But first, here’s that sweet sweet bumper music OK, we are back and you have f...

CF 088: Decoding Fibromyalgia & Fibro Treatment Today we’re going to talk all about fibromyalgia. How many patients come to you diagnosed with Fibromyalgia? I don’t know about you but I have a lot of them in my practice. How much do you know? What are the treatment recommendations? What’s the cause?  OK, we are back with some important information to make you better which makes your patie...

CF 088: Closing Patients – Helpful or Destructive? Today we’re going to talk about what closing patients in chiropractic is , we’ll talk about where it comes from, and we’ll talk about if it’s a positive or a negative . Plenty here to be provocative I must admit. Listen up and then make up your own mind.  But first, here’s that oh how sweet it is bumper music OK, we are back with some i...