The foundation of The Clinical Compass, the Evidence Center is not only a library of Research Summaries but also the communication pathway to The Clinical Compass Team and Research panel to facilitate the flow of information and advice.

The Evidence Center is the foundation of The Clinical Compass' outreach to the chiropractic community and provides practitioners the resources to address the real-world issues they encounter in their practices every day. The Evidence Center delivers:

  • A communication pathway to facilitate the flow of information throughout the chiropractic community
  • A library Research Summaries of relevant and current peer-reviewed journal articles, either as abstracts or full-text with an annotated bibliography for each topic
  • Access to the Evidence Center Team of experts for assistance in interpreting and utilizing the scientific literature

Please see the collection of the latest Research Summaries below and please don't hesitate to CONTACT US if you require assistance for professional issues using guidelines and/or clinical research.

Association Between Utilization of Chiropractic Services for Treatment of Low-Back Pain and Use of Prescription Opioids: Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine:

Objective: Pain relief resulting from services delivered by doctors of chiropractic may allow patients to use| Continue reading

Breakthrough study: Chiropractic can address the opioid crisis

Does chiropractic care have a role in fighting the opioid crisis? Check out the latest| Continue reading

ACA Facebook Live Presents “Evidenced-based Care”

Evidence-Based Care Facebook Live "Evidence-Based Care" live from the ACA headquarters with Christine Goertz, DC,| Continue reading

Spinal manipulative therapy for low back pain—time for an update

Spinal manipulative therapy for low back pain—time for an update Check out the letter published| Continue reading

Q&A with NCLC 2018 Presenters: Dr. Jay Greenstein Presentation Reviews the Relevance of Clinical Practice Guidelines to Better Patient Care and Proper Reimbursement

ACA’s annual meeting, the National Chiropractic Leadership Conference (NCLC), is packed with great educational content| Continue reading

Alternative Pain Therapies Could Help Quell Opioid Crisis, but Barriers Remain

For many Americans struggling with opioid addiction, it didn’t start with drug-filled needles or fentanyl-laced heroin, but| Continue reading

2017 Clinical Compass Annual Report

On November 3rd 2017 the board of the Clinical Compass was very graciously hosted at| Continue reading

Performance Health Funds Expanded Study on Chiropractic’s Impact on Reduction in Opioid Prescriptions

Performance Health Funds Expanded Study on Chiropractic’s Impact on Reduction in Opioid Prescriptions  Study will| Continue reading