Previous Articles

Changing Times and the Chiropractic Opportunity
September 23, 2009 (Vol. 27, Issue 20)
Translating Practice Into Research
July 15, 2009 (Vol. 27, Issue 15)
How Can Research Bring Patients Into Your Practice?
June 3, 2009 (Vol. 27, Issue 12)
A Land of Contrast and Beauty
November 18, 2008 (Vol. 26, Issue 24)
FCER and Educational Consulting
September 23, 2008 (Vol. 26, Issue 20)
What Is the Future of Health Care, and What Are We Doing?
September 23, 2008 (Vol. 26, Issue 20)
The Past - The Future - The Present
July 15, 2008 (Vol. 26, Issue 15)
Looking Forward to the Future of Chiropractic
July 1, 2008 (Vol. 26, Issue 14)
Growing Your Own
June 3, 2008 (Vol. 26, Issue 12)
Looking Forward to the Future of Chiropractic
June 3, 2008 (Vol. 26, Issue 12)
Your Evidence-Based Practice Resource
April 8, 2008 (Vol. 26, Issue 08)
How Do You Compete With Being Just Another Commodity?
March 25, 2008 (Vol. 26, Issue 07)
The FCER - Past, Present and Future: The Fulfillment of a Vision
January 29, 2008 (Vol. 26, Issue 03)
Pressures on Practice or Opportunities?
January 1, 2008 (Vol. 26, Issue 01)
Herding Cats and Other Quality-Improvement Exercises
December 3, 2007 (Vol. 25, Issue 25)
The New FCER
October 22, 2007 (Vol. 25, Issue 22)
Research and Evidence-Based Practice Require a Cultural Change in Chiropractic Education
October 8, 2007 (Vol. 25, Issue 21)
What's a Diagnosis All About?
March 26, 2007 (Vol. 25, Issue 07)
Lessons Learned in the Presidency
February 12, 2007 (Vol. 25, Issue 04)
To Prove or To Improve? That Is the Question
October 26, 2006 (Vol. 24, Issue 22)
The New Chiropractic
September 1, 2006 (Vol. 24, Issue 18)
The Paradigm Shift
August 15, 2006 (Vol. 24, Issue 17)
Unity - Can It Be Done?
July 4, 2006 (Vol. 24, Issue 14)
The Patient-Centered Chiropractor
February 27, 2006 (Vol. 24, Issue 05)
Unity: Can It Be Achieved? Another Perspective
January 29, 2006 (Vol. 24, Issue 03)
Experimental and Investigational: Evidence-Based Practice or Just an Excuse to Deny Benefits?
October 24, 2005 (Vol. 23, Issue 22)
Why Should Quality Matter to Chiropractors?
July 30, 2005 (Vol. 23, Issue 16)
Leadership?
June 4, 2005 (Vol. 23, Issue 12)
Professional Maturity
May 7, 2005 (Vol. 23, Issue 10)
Wake Up - We're in a Race for Scientific Ownership of Manipulation
April 9, 2005 (Vol. 23, Issue 08)
Research, Theory, Practice and a Bunch of Other Complex Stuff
February 12, 2005 (Vol. 23, Issue 04)
Cultural Authority, Best Practices, and Chiropractic Theory: A Dilemma for Chiropractic?
January 29, 2005 (Vol. 23, Issue 03)
A Perspective on: Core Competencies in Integrative Medicine for Medical School Curricula: A Proposal; and Curriculum in Integrative Medicine: A Guide for Medical Educators
December 16, 2004 (Vol. 22, Issue 26)
Setting the Chiropractic Research Agenda
November 4, 2004 (Vol. 22, Issue 23)
To Tier or Not to Tier Chiropractic?
September 1, 2004 (Vol. 22, Issue 18)
The Road to Success: Terry Yochum, DC, DACBR
August 16, 2004 (Vol. 22, Issue 17)
20 Years: Marking Time
July 29, 2004 (Vol. 22, Issue 16)
What Does "Evidence-Based" Practice Really Look Like?
July 1, 2004 (Vol. 22, Issue 14)
Believe It or Not, Chiropractic Science Is Evolving!
June 17, 2004 (Vol. 22, Issue 13)
The Changing Face of Chiropractic Education - A Corollary
April 22, 2004 (Vol. 22, Issue 09)
Naturopathy and Chiropractic - An Alliance or an Antagonism?
January 29, 2004 (Vol. 22, Issue 03)
Consensus Works!
February 28, 1992 (Vol. 10, Issue 05)
The Vision of Los Angeles College of Chiropractic 1990s -- The Decade of Distinction
February 14, 1992 (Vol. 10, Issue 04)
Assoc. of Chiropractic Colleges Meets in Vegas
April 22, 1994 (Vol. 12, Issue 09)
Presidents' Forum
March 25, 1994 (Vol. 12, Issue 07)
The Sioux Syndrome
December 4, 1995 (Vol. 13, Issue 25)
The Nature of Evidence and Process
November 20, 1995 (Vol. 13, Issue 24)
Fearmongering, Mudslinging, and Deceit: The Next 100 Years?
September 12, 1995 (Vol. 13, Issue 19)
A Resume of Research Questions
July 31, 1995 (Vol. 13, Issue 16)
Chiropractic and Alternative/Complementary Medicine: What is Going On?
June 19, 1995 (Vol. 13, Issue 13)
The Next Century
May 8, 1995 (Vol. 13, Issue 10)
The Technique of the Science of Chiropractic Technique
March 27, 1995 (Vol. 13, Issue 07)
Research for Chiropractors and Research for Chiropractic Patients -- Is There a Distinction?
February 13, 1995 (Vol. 13, Issue 04)
Fuzzy Futures and Frenzied Futurists
November 4, 1996 (Vol. 14, Issue 23)
Reflections on the Creation of a Research Agenda for Chiropractic
September 23, 1996 (Vol. 14, Issue 20)
A Chiropractic Research Agenda
May 20, 1996 (Vol. 14, Issue 11)
Division of the Vision, Part II: A Healing Response to Drs. Stern and Black
November 17, 1997 (Vol. 15, Issue 24)
Progress in Chiropractic Research
October 6, 1997 (Vol. 15, Issue 21)
Links between Research and Education
August 25, 1997 (Vol. 15, Issue 18)
Division of the Vision
July 14, 1997 (Vol. 15, Issue 15)
The Association of Chiropractic Colleges and the Chiropractic Profession
May 31, 1997 (Vol. 15, Issue 12)
The Competition Stiffens
April 21, 1997 (Vol. 15, Issue 09)
A Message from the Galactic Chiropractic Association (GCA)
March 10, 1997 (Vol. 15, Issue 06)
How Many Doctors of Chiropractic? Something to Consider
January 27, 1997 (Vol. 15, Issue 03)
Analysis of the Diagnosis
November 30, 1998 (Vol. 16, Issue 25)
Anti-Chiropractic Bias or Enhanced Credibility?
September 7, 1998 (Vol. 16, Issue 19)
Philanthropy: It's Nice to Be Important, but It's More Important to Be Nice
July 27, 1998 (Vol. 16, Issue 16)
What's in a Word?
May 4, 1998 (Vol. 16, Issue 10)
Education and the Chiropractic Profession
March 23, 1998 (Vol. 16, Issue 07)
The Importance of Relevance
January 1, 1998 (Vol. 16, Issue 01)
The Power of Perspective: The Education of the Profession's Next Generation
December 15, 1999 (Vol. 17, Issue 26)
Dump Subluxation? Give Me a Break!
November 1, 1999 (Vol. 17, Issue 23)
Constructive Discontent
August 9, 1999 (Vol. 17, Issue 17)
Research around the World
June 28, 1999 (Vol. 17, Issue 14)
Formula for the Future: Message or Product?
May 17, 1999 (Vol. 17, Issue 11)
Dis-Ease in CCE: Is There a Subluxation in the House?
April 5, 1999 (Vol. 17, Issue 08)
Whither Chiropractic Now?
February 22, 1999 (Vol. 17, Issue 05)
Making Inroads, But More Needs to Be Done
November 15, 2000 (Vol. 18, Issue 24)
Chiropractic Colleges - Do We Need More?
August 18, 2000 (Vol. 18, Issue 18)
Health, Subluxation, Adjustment: Semantic and Scientific Challenges Still Exist
July 10, 2000 (Vol. 18, Issue 15)
Bridging Research and Practice
May 29, 2000 (Vol. 18, Issue 12)
Chiropractically Pure?
May 15, 2000 (Vol. 18, Issue 11)
Researchers and ACC Will Hold Joint Meeting in 2002
November 5, 2001 (Vol. 19, Issue 23)
Integration or Isolation: What Price?
October 22, 2001 (Vol. 19, Issue 22)
Thank You, Governor Jeb Bush!
September 12, 2001 (Vol. 19, Issue 19)
Demand Management: The Next Big Thing?
June 18, 2001 (Vol. 19, Issue 13)
Research Agenda Conference VI Slated for July
May 21, 2001 (Vol. 19, Issue 11)
The Water Is Getting Warmer
May 7, 2001 (Vol. 19, Issue 10)
"Integration" - The New Buzzword
March 26, 2001 (Vol. 19, Issue 07)
Occupational Health Care: A Niche Worth Exploring
February 12, 2001 (Vol. 19, Issue 04)
Chiropractic Research: What Do We Mean?
January 1, 2001 (Vol. 19, Issue 01)
An Open Letter to the Chiropractic Profession
December 16, 2002 (Vol. 20, Issue 26)
The Next Big Research Thing
October 21, 2002 (Vol. 20, Issue 22)
What Should We Have Learned this Year?
September 13, 2002 (Vol. 20, Issue 19)
The Research Challenge: An Update on the Progress of the CCCR
September 1, 2002 (Vol. 20, Issue 18)
Missed Opportunities?
July 1, 2002 (Vol. 20, Issue 14)
Something, Anything-Based Practice
February 11, 2002 (Vol. 20, Issue 04)
We Need to Bring Order to Our Techniques
January 1, 2002 (Vol. 20, Issue 01)
Has the Anti-Chiropractic Bias Gone Away Yet?
November 3, 2003 (Vol. 21, Issue 23)
The Tie That Binds!
July 14, 2003 (Vol. 21, Issue 15)
What Could the Chiropractor of the Future Look Like?
June 30, 2003 (Vol. 21, Issue 14)
A Policy View of Chiropractic
June 2, 2003 (Vol. 21, Issue 12)
Truth and the Politics of Knowledge
April 7, 2003 (Vol. 21, Issue 08)
The Governing Council: A Powerful Forum for Influencing Health Policy
March 10, 2003 (Vol. 21, Issue 06)
How Should Chiropractors Use Scientific Evidence?
February 24, 2003 (Vol. 21, Issue 05)
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Billing / Fees / Insurance
Best Practices for Handling Refund Requests
Handling Refund Requests

Refund requests are an unavoidable part of running a chiropractic practice. Whether a patient is unhappy with their care, believes an adjustment caused harm, or simply changes their mind, these situations must be handled carefully to avoid escalation. While chiropractors are not legally obligated to issue refunds in most cases, there are times when doing so is the best business decision to protect the practice.

Brandon Hoffman, BA
Rehab / Recovery / Physiotherapy
Don't Forget the Iliacus
Don't Forget the Iliacus

Back pain? Blame the psoas. Seems as if everybody wants to dive headfirst into their psoas at the first sign of trouble with the lumbopelvic-hip region. Perhaps no other muscle is blamed more for causing problems than the psoas. Yes, it is an important stabilizer of the lumbar spine, but it shouldn't be the only one on which you focus. There is another big player on the scene: the iliacus.

Perry Nickelston, DC, FMS, SFMA
News / Profession
Chiropractic: State by State
Chiropractic: State by State

Interested in providing a new service? Need to know whether you can pursue dry needling, venipuncture or even animal chiropractic? Or perhaps you’re advising a prospective chiropractic student who doesn't know whether a bachelor’s degree is required for licensure in your state. The answers to these questions and more are available on Chiropractic Future’s Government Affairs Hub.

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