Cleveland University

Chiropractic Patients Have Increasing Success in Reducing Opioids

In 2018, the evidence revealed that chiropractic reduced opioid use by 55% and opioid costs by 74%. In 2025, a VA study with a cohort of 128,377 patients reported that chiropractic care users were found to have a 64% lower odds of receipt of opioid prescriptions than non-users. T...

Importance of Clinical Correlation and the Potential Detrimental Reliance on Radiologist Reporting of MRI Studies in Clinical Chiropractic

A 42-year-old female presented to a chiropractic office with acute low back pain radiating down the left leg to the dorsum of the foot, beginning the day after exercising with a yoga wheel and gradually worsening over approximately one week despite anti-inflammatory medication, i...

Utilization of the Transcapular Y-View Radiograph in the Diagnosis of Shoulder Impingement Syndrome

Shoulder impingement syndrome is commonly evaluated with the Neer and Hawkins-Kennedy tests, although there is debate in the literature about their diagnostic value. A 48-year-old male presented with a 3-month history of insidious-onset right shoulder pain, worst when lifting the...

Post-Traumatic Acetabular Labral Tear Following Motor Vehicle Collision

A woman in her 30s developed persistent anterior left hip and groin pain and mechanical catching after a side-impact motor vehicle collision. Initial emergency department radiographs were negative for fracture or dislocation. Ongoing hip flexion-related pain with reduced internal...

Successful Conservative Management of a Lumbar Disc Herniation Causing Displacement of the Right S1 Nerve Root with Non-Surgical Decompression Therapy

A female in her 40s presented with complaints of right buttock and hip pain that began several weeks prior when she lifted her right leg to put on her ottoman. The discomfort was worsening over that duration. She later disclosed recent trauma that she was not initially reported,...

Radiologist Missed Spinal Tumor Found by Chiropractor

Presentation and Initial Workup A 36-year-old female presented on November 18, 2025, with lumbar pain and left lower extremity radiculopathy. Following a comprehensive history, physical examination, and radiographic evaluation to assess anatomical and biomechanical factors, an ur...