Michael Coates

Michael Coates is the founder of PI Made Easy, which helps medical providers accelerate their success in personal injury. He is a national authority on personal-injury medical lien recovery and negotiations with law firms, For inquiries, email Michael at success@PIMadeEasy.com.

Previous Articles

Medical Debt Collection Limitation Laws: A Nationwide Trend?
October 1, 2025 (Vol. 43, Issue 10)
Take Advantage of This New Trend and Ramp Up Your PI Practice Segment (Pt. 2)
July 1, 2023 (Vol. 41, Issue 07)
Take Advantage of This New Trend and Ramp Up Your PI Practice Segment
June 1, 2023 (Vol. 41, Issue 06)
Protect Your Practice From Post-Settlement Lien Reduction
January 1, 2023 (Vol. 41, Issue 01)
Asserting Your Right to MedPay and PIP Payments in PI Cases
November 1, 2022 (Vol. 40, Issue 11)
Navigating Post-Settlement Complaints Skillfully in PI Cases
September 1, 2022 (Vol. 40, Issue 09)
Keeping Difficult Attorneys at Bay in Personal-Injury Cases
July 1, 2022 (Vol. 40, Issue 07)
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NBCE-FCLB Merger Approved
NBCE-FCLB Merger Approved

The proposed merger of the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners and Federation of Chiropractic Licensing Boards was approved by NBCE delegates and FCLB members at their respective annual meetings, held jointly in Atlanta, Ga., this year. Per the new bylaws, the new entity takes the NBCE name, with FCLB continuing as a department within NBCE. The federation will continue to enjoy Board of Directors representation on what will be a single, expanded board.

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Dynamic Chiropractic Staff
Diagnosis & Diagnostic Equip
When Radiculopathy Isn’t Radiculopathy: A Clinical Series (Pt. 3)
When Radiculopathy Isn’t Radiculopathy

Before introducing subscapularis syndrome as an upper extremity analog, it is essential to revisit piriformis syndrome as a well-established example of myogenic pseudo-radiculopathy. Piriformis syndrome has long served as a clinical exception to disc-centric models of lower extremity pain and provides an important framework for understanding how deep muscular dysfunction can mimic radiculopathy in the absence of nerve root compression.

Ken Kaufman, DC
Healthcare / Public Health
From Pain Scores to Performance Metrics
From Pain Scores to Performance Metrics

Pain has become the dominant language of musculoskeletal healthcare. Numeric pain-rating scales and symptom reports are routinely used as primary indicators of clinical success. But while pain reduction is meaningful, it is an incomplete and often misleading representation of recovery. This has real consequences for patient adherence, long-term outcomes, and how conservative care is perceived within the broader healthcare system.

Christopher Proulx, DC, PhD(ABD), CSCS