Ronald J. Farabaugh, D.C.
Dr. Farabaugh’s 42+ years of experience in clinical practice, clinical practice guideline development, and service as a medical director makes him uniquely qualified to help non-chiropractors in Understanding the Practice of Chiropractic and chiropractors in Simplifying the Practice of Chiropractic!
- 614-419-2454
- ronald.farabaugh@gmail.com
- 8575 Fallgold Lane, Westerville, Ohio 43082

Short Introduction
Education
1979-1982
EDUCATION
Palmer College of Chiropractic Davenport, Iowa
1982
LICENSURE:
Ohio-1982; Pennsylvania-1982
Private Practice- 1982-2018
WORK HISTORY
Vice President and National Physical Medicine Director, Advanced Medical
Integration Group, LP-2015-date
40 years
POSTGRADUATE:
12-36+ CE hours each year for 40 years.
Awards
- OSCA President’s Award – 1989, 2000
- OSCA Chiropractor of the Year – 1990, 1996
- Fellow of the International College of Chiropractors-2010
- Chiropractor of the Year Award-Central Ohio Chiropractic Association: 2013
Professional Affiliations And Memberships
Appointed:IRB
Sport and Spine Rehab Clinical Research Foundation
Elected
Councilor-Category II: CCE 2014 to 2020
Past President
Ohio State Chiropractic Association 1996-1998
Past Chairman
Council on Chiropractic Guidelines and Practice Parameters (CCGPP) 2005-Present
Appointed
2024 Selected to serve on the Research Commission of The Clinical Compass
Board
Appointed by Governor Strickland to serve on the Ohio Chiropractic Board 2010-2014.
Appointee
Appointed by Governor Voinovich to Healthcare Quality Advisory Council 1994
Member
Board of Directors to President of the Ohio State Chiropractic Association throughout career.
Appointee
(Guidelines) ODG Editorial Advisory Board 2012 to present.
Chairman
2023-Appointed Chairman: ACA- Research Review and Advisory Committee 2011 to present
Member
American Chiropractic Association: Student to present, over 40 years.
Expert
Provided expert opinion/testimony in over 100 malpractice cases
Past Chairman
Chiropractic Department of Columbus Community Hospital
Past Chairman
Vineyard of Columbus: Free Chiropractic Clinic 2007
Peer Reviewed Published Articles
Chiropractic Management of Low Back Disorders: Report From a Consensus Process
Gary A. Globe, MBA, DC,PhD, Craig E. Morris, DC, Wayne M. Whalen, DC, Ronald J. Farabaugh, DC, and Cheryl Hawk, DC, PhD. JMPT
November/December 2008
Low Back Disorders
Management of Chronic Spine-Related Conditions: Consensus Recommendations of a Multidisciplinary Panel.
Ronald J. Farabaugh, DC, Mark D. Dehen, DC, and Cheryl Hawk,
DC, PhD JMPT Sept. 2010.2
Chronic Spine-Related Conditions
Chiropractic Treatment of Children: Reimbursement Issues.
Ronald J. Farabaugh, D.C. Journal of Clinical Chiropractic Pediatrics. Publication of the Council on Chiropractic Pediatrics International Chiropractors Association. Volume 10 • No. 2 • December 2009
Contact Dr. Farabaugh for this paper
Consensus Terminology for Stages of Care: Acute, Chronic, Recurrent, and Wellness.
Mark D. Dehen, DC, Wayne M. Whalen, DC, Ronald J. Farabaugh, DC, and Cheryl Hawk,
DC, PhD JMPT July/August 2010 Volume 33, Number 6
Consensus Terminology for Stages of Care
Algorithms for the Chiropractic Management of Acute and Chronic Spine-Related Pain.
Baker, Farabaugh, Augat, and Hawk Topics in Integrative Health Care 2012, Vol. 3(4) ID: 3.4007
Contact Dr. Farabaugh for this paper
Clinical Practice Guideline: Chiropractic Care for Low Back Pain.
Gary Globe, PhD, MBA, DC, Ronald J. Farabaugh, DC, Cheryl Hawk, DC, PhD, Craig E. Morris, DC, Greg Baker, DC, Wayne M. Whalen, DC, Sheryl Walters, MLS, Martha Kaeser, DC, MA, Mark Dehen, DC, and Thomas Augat, DC JMPT: Article in Press, December 17, 2015
Chiropractic Care for Low Back Pain
Best Practice for Chiropractic Management of Patients with Neck Pain.
Dr Wayne Whalen, Dr Ronald J. Farabaugh, Dr. Amy Minkalis, Dr William Lauretti, Dr Louis Crivelli, Dr Larry Wyatt, Dr Michael Sheppard, Ms Sheryl Walters. ORIGINAL RESEARCH| VOLUME 42, ISSUE 9, P635-650, NOVEMBER 01, 2019. Published: December 20, 2019DOI:
Chiropractic Management of Patients with Neck Pain
Best Practices for Chiropractic Management of Patients with Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain: A Clinical Practice Guideline.
Hawk C, Whalen W, Farabaugh RJ, Daniels CJ, Minkalis AL, Taylor DN, Anderson D, Anderson K, Crivelli LS, Cark M, Barlow E, Paris D, Sarnat R, Weeks JJ. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. Ahead of Print. Open Access license Published Online:30 Jul 2020
Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain
Chiropractic in the COVID-19 Pandemic Era - The Clinical Compass.
Wayne M Whalen, Cheryl Hawk, Louis Crivelli, Jay Greenstein, Kris Anderson, Tom Wetzen and Ronald Farabaugh. Asia-Pac Chiropr J. 2020; 1:020 DOI
Chiro Congress
The Clinical Compass
The Role of Chiropractic Care in Providing Health Promotion and Clinical Preventive Services for Adult Patients with Musculoskeletal Pain: A Clinical Practice Guideline.
Hawk, et al. 2021 Oct;27(10):850-867. doi: 10.1089/acm.2021.0184. Epub 2021 Jul 26. PMID: 34314609 DOI: 10.1089/acm.2021.0184
Health Promotion and Clinical Preventive Services
Best Practices for Chiropractic Management of Adult Patients With Mechanical Low Back Pain: A Clinical Practice Guideline for Chiropractors in the United States.
Whalen et al. J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2023 Jun 20; S0161-4754(23)00016-7. PMID: 37341675 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2023.04.010 2023
Adult Patients With Mechanical Low Back Pain
Clinical Practice Guideline for Best Practice Management of Pediatric Patients by Chiropractors: Results of a Delphi Consensus Process
Hawk, Keating, Vallone, Farabaugh, Sexton, Woods, Young, Todd, et a. Publisher TBD 2022. Published online, ahead of print, September 223.
Delphi Consensus Process
Cost of chiropractic versus medical management of adults with spine-related musculoskeletal pain: a systematic review
Ronald Farabaugh et al. 2024 Systematic review Open access Published: 06 March 2024 Chiropractic & Manual Therapies volume 32, Article number: 8 (2024)
Spine-related musculoskeletal pain
Podacsts

Dr. Dean Smith
066- DR. RONALD FARABAUGH – THE COST OF CHIROPRACTIC VS MEDICAL MANAGEMENT OF ADULTS WITH SPINE-RELATED MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN
Summary
In summary, I’ve been around all corners of the chiropractic profession, as well as serving as a medical director. I have realized that Chiropractic is more than just pain relief. The removal of spinal dysfunction combined with attention to lifestyle, mental health, nutrition and exercise, can have a profound impact on the health of the individual, the family, the community and the world. We are committed to this cause. Our guarantee remains:
If we can help, we will tell you. If we cannot help advance your health, we will tell you that as well, and make the proper referral.