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Spine levels

A study by investigators from NCCIH and the NIDCR at NIH, published in nature, provides new insights into how the nervous system detects heat and touch and how inflammation modifies these processes to trigger pain. go.nih.gov/3EhYFoE

NCCIH’s #KnowTheScience toolkit aims to help consumers better understand scientific topics related to health research. Check it out to learn how to make sense of scientific journal articles, avoid drug-supplement interactions, and much more! go.nih.gov/ikdvipJ

The NIH Pragmatic Trials Collaboratory (NIH Pragmatic Trials Collaboratory), led by NIH NCCIH and The National Institute on Aging (NIA), has pioneered approaches for conducting large-scale, cost-effective research in the settings where patients normally receive their care. Learn more from this video: bit.ly/432Kklc

I am honored to have had the opportunity to present the ⁦Duke Spine⁩ ⁦Duke Orthopaedics⁩ Spine Health Program to 1000 chiropractors this morning ⁦⁦WFC⁩ biannual research conference in Copenhagen dukehealth.org/blog/ready-do-…

Why is whole person health so important? Whole person health involves looking at the whole person and considers multiple factors when it comes to our health. This approach focuses on health promotion and prevention, & not just treatment: go.nih.gov/9TpyfSv #WholePersonHealth

Congratulations to WFC 2025 Research Award winners Zac Shannon, Brian Coleman, Katie Pohlman, Stacie Salsbury, Jacob McCarey, Cynthia Long and Robert Vining. So proud to call you my colleagues and friends!

I was truly humbled to receive the World Federation of Chiropractic’s highest honor — the WFC David Chapman-Smith Honor Award — this past weekend in Copenhagen. It is a night that I will remember forever.

Our recently published translational work showing that myosteatosis (pathological accumulation of fat within skeletal muscle) and muscle atrophy increase with rotator cuff tear type and size and may be directly connected as drivers of poor outcomes. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40379128/

Many of you may know that our wonderful friend and colleague Greg Kawchuk passed away this month. With permission from his wife, I'm sharing this link gnk-gnk.com If you never got a chance to know Greg, you missed an opportunity to witness life lived at its best.

Brain

New pub: rdcu.be/emUKX Minimally invasive laparoscopic and robotic anterior lumbar interbody fusion. In quest to minimize the ‘surgical footprint’, these techniques may help. Duke University School of Medicine Isa Decker Mohamad Bakhaidar , Summer Shabana, Meriem Boukhiam, Sabino Zani

Thanks to my alma mater ⁦Northwestern Health U⁩ for the profile! nwhealth.edu/blog/christine…

Lumbar Spine Problems by Netter

Occasionally I come across something that’s so well written, that speaks so deeply to the core of what I believe, I wish I was talented enough, or brave enough, to have written it myself. This is one of those articles. medpagetoday.com/opinion/second…

Love the cranial nerves

Cranial nerves on imaging

🎆If you have ever wondered what the trajectories of MSK patients seen by PT are over 6 months, our paper is worth the read in BMJ Open. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40541444/ N=597,245 (not a typo). Led by the Uber talented and productive Trevor Lentz

Spinal tracts PT flashcards

Leg pain