As a practitioner, you know foot pain should be addressed as soon as possible, as pain in one or both feet can potentially lead to impairment of foot function. But rather than treating foot pain with over-the-counter pain and anti-inflammatory medications such as ibuprofen, or prescription nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), or even corticosteroid injections for chronic foot pain, why not try red light / infrared therapy?
NBCE Elects New At-Large Director
On March 8, the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners elected Salvatore LaRusso, DC, to fill the director-at-large position left vacant since November 2007 following the passing of Dr. Earl Wiley. Dr. LaRusso will complete Dr. Wiley's term, which ends in May 2009, and will then be eligible for re-election.
A graduate of New York Chiropractic College, Dr. LaRusso served as board chair of the Florida Board of Chiropractic Medicine from 2005 to 2007 and currently chairs the board's Certified Chiropractic Physicians Assistant Committee. He is a long-standing member of the Florida Chiropractic Association and the Florida Chiropractic Society (FCS), serving as FCS president (1992-1993) and chairman (1993-1997).