Congrats to the PCCR's Cynthia Long, Ph.D., PStat, dean of research, on being recognized as the most highly-published and collaborative researcher in manual therapy.
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Zacariah Shannon, D.C., MS. spent 2¾ years as a post-doctoral research scholar at the Palmer Center for Chiropractic Research under the mentorship of Drs. Robert Vining and Cynthia Long. He was supported by an NIH Administrative Supplement from September 1, 2018-August 31, 2020 under the VERDICT grant.
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Dr. Langdon ultimately chose Palmer College because of the opportunity to participate in its Research Honors Program, where she was able to cultivate her interest in chiropractic research. Mentorship, which is the cornerstone of the Research Honors Program, was very impactful for Langdon, who said that learning from Dr. Stephen Onifer, Ph.D. was “monumentally impactful” on her learning.
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A diagnostic process incorporating a biopsychosocial approach addresses three main questions: (1) Are the patient’s
symptoms reflective a visceral disorder or a serious or potentially life-threatening condition; (2) from where the
patient’s pain is arising; (3) what has gone wrong with this person that would cause the pain experience to develop and
persist?2 The focus of this study was placed on developing a resource to help clinicians answer the 2nd question, since
this information is needed to inform and contextualize answers to questions 1 and 3.
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The article and the management resource it provides offer a summary of evidence-based care options
for people with neuromusculoskeletal LBP.
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