According to a survey by technology firm CDW, health care professionals gain approximately 1.2 hours per day in productivity simply by using a tablet computer in practice. What's more, Pew Research Center reports that as of January 2014, 42 percent of U.S. adults own a tablet – an 8 percent jump in only four months. With the heavy sales volume of tablets expected this holiday season, it's safe to assume that by the end of 2014, well over half of American adults will own – and be regular users of – tablet computers.
The relevance to chiropractic is twofold: If you don't already own a tablet computer, your practice operations may not be as efficient as they could be; and you're one of a dwindling number of U.S. adults who haven't embraced the tablet age. And it's not just health care that is rapidly transitioning to tablet; forward-thinking health care publishers are following suit.
Dynamic Chiropractic, MPA Media's flagship publication, has been available in app form (iPad) for more than a year, providing readers with all the great content from the print version of the publication, plus unique app-only features and interactive experiences not available in print. As we approach 2015, we are proud to announce that DC is now accessible across all tablet platforms – iOS (iPad), Google (Kindle) and Android (Samsung, etc.) – as well as via any computer.
(Note: Cellphones do not support the DC app. You must download and access the app on your tablet computer to view content from each issue of DC.)
But that's not all. Our app publishing platform also has been upgraded, providing an enhanced reader experience modern readers like you deserve. Here are some of the interactive features currently available as "App Extras":
If you already registered for and downloaded the original DC app from the iTunes Store, you'll need to re-register and download the second-generation app in order to view this issue and future app issues of Dynamic Chiropractic. Use your original user ID and password for verification (click on "Forgot My Password" if needed).
This is because the second-generation app is produced on a new platform that allows for a greater level of features and interactivity. (The original app still allows you to access all previous app issues, as indicated by the word "Archives" on the app icon.)
To access app content for the first time on the second-generation, multi-device app platform (including this issue), register online (if registering as a chiropractic student, click here) and then download the app for free (from Amazon, Google Play or the iTunes Store, depending on which tablet you're using). Reference the mailing label of this print issue when you register.
Once you download the new app on your tablet, you'll get a notification every time a new app issue of DC is published, providing immediate access to the latest chiropractic news and information impacting your practice and profession.
Before long, nearly all chiropractic (and health care) practices will be tablet based. With the holiday season upon us, why not give yourself a gift that will improve your practice efficiency and enable you to read DC whenever and wherever you want? It's the gift that keeps on giving, issue after issue.(By the way, if you choose to become an app-only reader, you'll also be helping the environment; it's one less copy of DC to print, 24 times a year.)
So, now that you're feeling totally modern and progressive, get yourself a tablet and register for the free DC app – one of only two app-based chiropractic publications in existence.*
*DC's sister publication, Dynamic Chiropractic Practice Insights, debuted in app format last year and will soon be available across all tablet / computer platforms, just like DC. At the 2013 FOLIO Awards, the DCPI app took home honorable mention in the Best App category – the first time any chiropractic publication has been nominated for a FOLIO award, much less received one.
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?
