A Moment of Silence for Michael Mythen, DC
Dr. Michael Mythen, an instructor in Palmer College's Technique Department since Oct. 1992, was killed in a car accident near LeClaire, Iowa on June 17.
Dr. Mythen, a graduate of Cleveland Chiropractic College, Kansas City (1986), was an expert skydiver. He was selected as the team chiropractor for the 1994 US Parachute Team that traveled to China for the world championships May 26-June 8, 1994. In June 1993, Dr. Mythen was a member of the first-place Precision Canopy Accuracy Team at the National Parachute Championships in North Carolina.
With almost 60 Canadian students attending Northwestern (10 percent of the student body), Rachel Schuster and Shannon Miller have established a Canadian Club to help Canadian students make an easier transition at the college. "Our eventual goal is to establish a mutually beneficial relationship with the Canadian Chiropractic Association, said Shannon Miller.
The five Mexican students attending Northwestern College of Chiropractic have joined the first chapter in the US of the Association of Mexican Students of Chiropractic. Several years ago, there were no Mexican students at Northwestern. The efforts of Jim McDonald, vice president for institutional advancement at Northwestern, have built bridges with the chiropractic association of Mexico, the Colegio de Profesionistas Cientifico Quiropracticos de Mexico. Jim McDonald said that the president of that association, Enrique Benet-Canut, was "especially generous in working to establish linkages with Northwestern."
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?
