Dr. Paula Gilliam, a 1980 graduate of Life University, has been elected president of the Alabama State Board of Chiropractic Examiners. Dr. Gilliam is the first woman to serve on the board and the first female president in the board's 40-year history.
Dr. Gilliam was elected to the board in December 1988. In addition to her duties as president, Dr. Gilliam maintains a busy practice in Huntsville, Alabama.
Foot Levelers, Inc., of Roanoke,VA, has donated $20,000 to support the ACA's lawsuit against Medicare's managed care plan (Part C). Part C authorizes MDs, DOs and PTs to perform spinal manipulation in lieu of chiropractors.
Half of the proceeds of Foot Levelers' fall 1999 seminar series, $20,000, goes to fund the lawsuit; the proceeds from the other half of the seminars will be donated to various chiropractic colleges.
Foot Levelers' founder and chairman, Dr. Monte Greenawalt, is the ACA's spokesperson for the HCFA lawsuit.
Editor's note: The Association of Chiropractic Colleges and the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners have already donated $50,000 each to support the lawsuit.
Representatives from 17 chiropractic colleges, and a number of state and local officials, attended a ceremony at Parker College of Chiropractic to witness the investiture of Dr. Fabrizio Mancini as the school's new president. Dr. Mancini was officially invested on April 1, becoming the fifth president in Parker history.
"It is an honor to serve in this role as my mentor did," said Dr. Mancini, referring to James W. Parker, the college's founder. "I am confident that we will be very instrumental in the continued development of the profession here in the United States and worldwide."
Dr. Mancini is a native of Colombia and a 1990 graduate of Parker. He is the first alumnus to be appointed president of the college.
In February, New York DCs Barry Fabrikant (Plainview), Doug Drobbin (Merrick), Michael Smatt (Manhattan) and Mark Goldfarb,DC, of Carteret, NJ, treated athletes at the winter Goodwill Games in Lake Placid, NY.
"It is an honor to play a role in the awareness and appreciation of chiropractic in sports," said Dr. Fabrikant. "We were very encouraged with the outpouring of thanks from the athletes and event coordinators for the chiropractic adjustments provided."
Dr. Smatt was the captain for the chiropractic health team. Drs. Fabrikant and Drobbin treated the athletes competing in the downhill events; Dr. Goldfarb made his services available at the figure skating venue.
Prior to the opening of the Goodwill Games, the doctors were invited to a gathering that included the creator of the event, media mogul Ted Turner. Also on hand were Gerald Levin, chairman and CEO of Time-Warner; Charles Gargano, chairman of the Olympic Regional Development Authority; and New York Governor George Pataki.
Dr. Scott Bautch, a Wausau, Wisconsin chiropractor, was recently interviewed by New York-based reporter Kazue Somiya for an upcoming program to air on Japan's largest network, Fuji.
Dr. Bautch is president of the American Chiropractic Association's Council on Occupational Health, and a national authority on the subject. He has been interviewed on national radio programs, and by newspapers such as the New York Times. He also writes the "Occupational Health" column in Dynamic Chiropractic in conjunction with Dr. Steven Conway.
Dr. Bautch spoke to the reporter about the increase of neck and back problems in children in Japan from prolonged computer use and the long-term postural strain of carrying heavy backpacks. He pointed out the ACA's recommendation that a backpack be no more than 10 percent of a child's weight.
"We need to become more sensitive to this problem in our country," he noted. "Along with computers and backpacks, some of it has to do with poor posture and inadequate body support while watching TV or even reading."
Dr. Bautch explained to the reporter that researchers have only begun studying links between computer usage and back pain, and that it takes five years to indentify a syndrome.
The television crew videotaped the doctor adjusting a patient, and children using computers.
When sports chiropractors first appeared at the Olympic Games in the 1980s, it was alongside individual athletes who had experienced the benefits of chiropractic care in their training and recovery processes at home. Fast forward to Paris 2024, where chiropractic care was available in the polyclinic for all athletes, and the attitude has now evolved to recognize that “every athlete deserves access to sports chiropractic."
It is estimated that 61% of patients with CTS avoid taking surgical options due to postoperative complications and costly surgical procedures. Chiropractic care offers a comprehensive and effective treatment for carpal tunnel syndrome, addressing the condition from multiple angles. Recent studies also have unveiled a game-changing adjunct to chiropractic treatments for CTS: nerve flossing.
Some doctors thrive in a personality-based clinic and have a loyal following no matter what services or equipment they offer, but for most chiropractic offices who are trying to grow and expand, new equipment purchases help us stay relevant and continue to service our client base in the best, most up-to-date manner possible. So, regarding equipment purchasing: should you lease, get a bank loan, or pay cash?
