The Sports DC
Spencer Baron, DC, DACBSP
Spencer Baron, DC, DACBSP
Samuel A. Collins
Donald DeFabio, DC, DACBSP, DABCO
James Edwards, DC
Ronald Feise, DC
John Hanks, DC
James Lehman, DC, MBA, DIANM
NACA Members
Thomas Michaud, DC
K. Jeffrey Miller, DC, MBA
Deborah Pate, DC, DACBR
Donald M. Petersen Jr., BS, HCD(hc), FICC(h), Publisher Publisher
David Seaman, DC, MS, DABCN
Jeffrey Tucker, DC, DACRB
Because they have yet to pass national legislation protecting the chiropractic profession, Japanese DCs are in a similar situation that U.S. DCs faced. We were fortunate enough to be able to pass chiropractic licensure state by state. The DCs in Japan must accomplish this nationally, which has proved to be an extremely difficult task. And in spite of their efforts, Japanese DCs are currently faced with two chiropractic professions.
This article focuses on nine severe injuries that are generally not diagnosable until the third to fourth week following the date of injury, including how to diagnose these severe injuries. The discovery of any of these injuries early can make a significant difference in the case outcome.
| Digital ExclusiveRecently, I taught a 12-hour whiplash class to a group of chiropractors for continuing education. I taught that performing O’Donoghue’s maneuver enabled the providers to differentiate cervical strain from sprain. To my surprise, one of the attendees stated that it is not possible to diagnose a cervical strain and sprain with a whiplashed patient using O’Donoghue’s maneuver.