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CCF Awards Scholarships to Life West Students

The California Chiropractic Foundation (CCF) recently awarded Life Chiropractic College West students David Heffer and Mark Fredrich each $1,000 scholarships. The scholarships were based in part on participation in extra-curricular chiropractic activities, academic performance, and participation in non-chiropractic community activities. David Heffer is a junior from Berkeley, California and Mark Fredrich is a sophomore from Seattle, Washington.

 


Life West Professor Selected for National Exam Committee

Deborah Lindemann, R.N., D.C., assistant professor of diagnosis at Life West, was selected by the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners (NBCE) to serve on the test committee. She will draft questions for the Part II, Associated Sciences section of the 1992 national board exams.

 


Life West Student Wins ICA Essay Competition

Yael Weiss, a sophomore at Life West, is one of four winners of an International Chiropractors Association (ICA) pediatric essay contest. Yael's winning essay, "Chiropractic Today for a Better Tomorrow," affords her airfare, lodging, and conference fees to attend the ICA's national "Chiropractic and Pediatrics" conference in San Diego, California November 15-17. Ms. Weiss is originally from Avihail, Israel.

January 1992
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Diagnosis & Diagnostic Equip
When Radiculopathy Isn’t Radiculopathy: A Clinical Series (Pt. 6): Differential Diagnosis
When Radiculopathy Isn’t Radiculopathy

While cervical disc pathology can unquestionably produce radiculopathy, many patients presenting with arm pain, paresthesia or perceived weakness do not exhibit the clinical behavior of true nerve-root compromise. In these cases, failure to differentiate the primary pain generator may lead to unnecessary spinal injections, nerve ablation procedures or surgical consultation despite limited likelihood of benefit.

Ken Kaufman, DC
X-ray / Imaging / MRI
A National Turning Point: N.J. Board Rejects Insurer Medical X-Ray Rules for DCs
A National Turning Point: N.J. Board Rejects Insurer Medical X-Ray Rules for DCs

The New Jersey Board of Chiropractic Examiners has made a precedential decision, concurring with the Association of New Jersey Chiropractors' (ANJC) position paper on chiropractic X-ray guidelines. In plain terms, the board ruled, consistent with the ANJC position, that insurance companies cannot use medical X-ray rules or recommendations, like those written by the American College of Radiology (ACR), to decide whether a chiropractor's X-ray was necessary.

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Jeff Randolph, Esq.
Your Practice / Business
The Relationship Behind the Referral
The Relationship Behind the Referral

For decades, chiropractors have been told the answer to more professional referrals is simple: educate medical doctors about chiropractic. There is some truth in that advice; but it is also incomplete. The modern challenge is not simply getting another healthcare professional to know that chiropractors exist. It is becoming the kind of clinician (and building the kind of professional relationship) that makes collaboration easy and sustainable.

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