
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 Petersen Jr., BS, HCD(hc), FICC(h) Publisher
David Seaman, DC, MS, DABCN
Jeffrey Tucker, DC, DACRB
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.
The Romberg test is a neurological procedure used to assess balance and can be used to gauge a patient’s risk of falling. Unfortunately, the test itself is a fall risk. The fall risk is not huge, and falls are not frequent. However, I have encountered a few situations that have influenced how I use and teach the test.
Sadly, Japan now has over 12,000 chiropractic therapists (Zenkenkai/JCA chiropractors), dramatically outnumbering the fewer than 700 DCs who have graduated from accredited chiropractic educational programs. These chiropractic therapists have a clear economic and political advantage that makes appropriate chiropractic legislation nearly impossible. What if this same thing happenened in the U.S.?