James Winterstein, DC, President, National University of Health Sciences

Dr. James Winterstein, president of National University of Health Sciences since 1986, graduated from then-National Chiropractic College in 1968. Among his varied professional accomplishments, he is a former president and board chair of the Council on Chiropractic Education, and a former president of the American Chiropractic College of Radiology.

Previous Articles

Best for the Profession or Best for the Public?
June 3, 2011 (Vol. 29, Issue 12)
Our Shrinking Chiropractic Practice Box
March 26, 2009 (Vol. 27, Issue 07)
To Tier or Not to Tier Chiropractic?
September 1, 2004 (Vol. 22, Issue 18)
The Strife Is Killing Us
May 6, 2004 (Vol. 22, Issue 10)
Philosophy for Chiropractors?
August 1, 1990 (Vol. 08, Issue 16)
Counterpoint
November 6, 1992 (Vol. 10, Issue 23)
Is the Chiropractic World Flat?
July 3, 1992 (Vol. 10, Issue 14)
Making the Best Better
February 12, 1993 (Vol. 11, Issue 04)
Patient-Based Practice
April 20, 1998 (Vol. 16, Issue 09)
Patient-Based Practice
April 20, 1998 (Vol. 16, Issue 09)
Chiropractors and Chiropractic Physicians
May 29, 2000 (Vol. 18, Issue 12)
A Response to Dr. Guy Riekeman's Keeping Chiropractic "Pure for the Future"
February 21, 2000 (Vol. 18, Issue 05)
Time to Get Real
November 5, 2001 (Vol. 19, Issue 23)
Broad-Scope and Proud of It
August 13, 2001 (Vol. 19, Issue 17)
Our Bullet-Riddled Feet
May 21, 2001 (Vol. 19, Issue 11)
Charmed by Rhetoric
April 9, 2001 (Vol. 19, Issue 08)
Chiropractic Genocide?
June 16, 2003 (Vol. 21, Issue 13)
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Education & Seminars
Chiropractic Colleges in Crisis
Chiropractic Colleges in Crisis

Financial pressure, enrollment declines and institutional challenges are emerging at several U.S. chiropractic colleges. Life Chiropractic College West's and Life University's struggles may be the most talked about but appear to be part of a larger story. And with recent USDE requirements threatening to hamstring federal student financing for DC degree programs, chiropractic education is facing questions for which it has no immediate answers.

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Women's Health
The Missing Link in Midlife Female Musculoskeletal Pain
The Missing Link in Midlife Female Musculoskeletal Pain

Musculoskeletal pain in perimenopause and menopause reflects a broader physiologic shift rather than an isolated structural problem. Declining estrogen, increased inflammation, metabolic dysfunction, and nervous system dysregulation collectively alter tissue quality, pain perception, and recovery capacity. Recognizing this interconnected model enables clinicians to move beyond symptom management and toward more effective, systems-based care that improves long-term outcomes for midlife women.

Sheila Payton, DC, MS
Chiropractic
Dolly Parton’s Connection to Chiropractic
Dolly Parton's Connection to Chiropractic

As the world remembers Dolly Parton following her death Aug. 25 at age 80, there is a little-known connection to the chiropractic profession worth revisiting: Dolly publicly acknowledged using chiropractic care and another famous entertainer even recalled meeting her at a chiropractor's office.

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