Every year for the past 16 years, UCRF has promoted an awareness and fundraising initiative to help support our research efforts throughout the month of November. It is called “The Small Steps to Success Fundraising Campaign “. 

The fundraising conducted by UCRF through Small Steps is crucial for the future of both UCRF and NUCCA, and it plays a central role in supporting the publication of our ongoing research efforts.

UCRF Student Research Scholarship Program

This year is exciting as we continue our new UCRF Student Research Scholarship Program. We are once again offering five scholarships to eligible students who will mentor with a seasoned NUCCA doctor to write and publish a research paper. Each student will be awarded $1000 for completing their work towards this publication. UCRF is initiating the following projects to partner with the chiropractic students who qualify for the project.

1. Resolution of trigeminal neuralgia with the ASC correction.
2. Analysis of patient-reported outcomes following six weeks of initial NUCCA correction utilizing standardized metrics for changes in quality of life, function, and patient satisfaction.
3. Quality of life outcomes as measured with SF 36 over 3 months with NUCCA as an intervention
4. Golf performance as measured through GCQuad of low, mid and high handicappers measured before and after the use of the NUCCA protocol
5. TBD

DIZZINESS

We are allocating substantial time and resources to investigate the influence of the ASC on dizziness. We are working on three research papers, which will be written and published over the next year.

1. A practice-based research network is being created to collect longitudinal data sets for dizziness and the ASC.
2. A dizziness narrative review.
3. A dizziness case study.

Validation of NUCCA Outcome Measuring Tools:

We are actively working on validating the outcome measurement tools used in our clinical practices. So far, we have published research on both the supine leg check and inter-examiner x-ray analysis.

• Radiographic Positioning Study

We have collected data to validate NUCCA pre-x-ray positioning and are finalizing a paper to publish these significant findings.

• Posture Analysis Studies

We are currently focusing on researching and validating our postural analysis tools. Three studies are in progress, one being developed and coordinated in collaboration with Northwestern Health Sciences University (NWHSU). This area of research aims to address several critical questions regarding the clinical application of our postural tools: the Anatometer and the Gravity Stress Analyzer (GSA).

Prevalence of the ASC in the population:

A new study is being developed to assess the prevalence of Atlas Subluxation Complex (ASC) in the general population, in response to recommendations from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

The future of our NUCCA clinical work is built upon the publication of these critical research studies. These studies have the potential to benefit everyone who practices NUCCA, and we encourage everyone to participate actively in the fundraising efforts necessary to complete them.

Please get involved this year!

 Please contact the NUCCA office for further assistance getting signed up and underway for November. 

Our goal for 2025-26 is to continue building on our $85,000 goal to fund these studies we are continuing in the year ahead.

View and share the 2025 UCRF Impact Report with your friends, patients, and those interested in NUCCA research. It provides a snapshot of the multiple UCRF projects successfully achieved through our research efforts over the past 16 years.

Small Steps Website & Resources: https://nucca.org/small-steps-fundraising-campaign/

Small Steps Donation Link & Tracker: https://portal.nucca.org/donations/fund.asp?id=24256