| PMC full text: | Published online 2013 Aug 20. doi: 10.1186/2045-709X-21-28
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Table 5
Summary of “best practice” recommendations for chiropractic wellness care*
| General | |
|---|---|
| Be familiar with nationally recognized recommendations on disease screening and health promotion counseling, such as those made by the USPSTF. | |
| Screening for risk factors—all patients | |
| • | Obesity/overweight, as assessed by Body Mass Index (BMI) |
| • | Physical inactivity or sedentary behaviors |
| • | Tobacco use |
| • | Hypertension |
| Other considerations | |
| • | Awareness of symptoms of depression and availability of appropriate referral system for depression or other psychological issues. |
| • | Awareness of signs and symptoms of skin cancer and availability of appropriate referral system. |
| Health promotion information, advice or referral to all patients for whom screening indicates that they are at risk: | |
| • | Physical activity appropriate for the individual |
| • | Tobacco cessation, at least through provision of quit line phone number. |
| • | Healthy diet |
| • | Weight management appropriate for the individual. |
| Other considerations | |
| • | Although immunization is not within the chiropractic scope of practice, if patients ask for information, they should be referred to or receive balanced, evidence-based information from credible resources such as the Centers for Disease Control. |