Contemporary Asian Healing
John Amaro, LAc, DC, Dipl. Ac.(NCCAOM), Dipl.Med.Ac.(IAMA)
John Amaro, LAc, DC, Dipl. Ac.(NCCAOM), Dipl.Med.Ac.(IAMA)
G. Douglas Andersen, DC, DACBSP, CCN
Claudia Anrig, DC
Rand Baird, DC, MPH, FICA, FICC
Daniel Batchelor, DC
Lisa Bilodeau, CA
John Cerf, DC
Mark Charrette, DC
Kim Christensen, DC, DACRB, CCSP, CSCS
Franco Columbu, DC
Public Health, Wellness & Prevention Contributors
Robert Cooperstein, MA, DC
Arthur Croft, DC, MS, MPH, FACO
Greg N. Dunn, DC
Preston Fitzgerald, Sr., DC, CDE-I, CICE, CIFCME
Allan Freedman, LLB
Arlan Fuhr, DC
Meridel I. Gatterman, MA, DC, MEd
Michelle Geller-Vino, CA
Christine Goertz, DC, PhD
Christine Goertz, DC, PhD
Kent Greenawalt
Stanley Greenfield, RHU
Warren Hammer, MS, DC, DABCO
Paul Hooper, DC, MPH, MS
Rose Jacobs, CA
Joseph Keating Jr., PhD
Christopher Kent, DC, Esq.
Frank King, DC
Steven Kraus, DC, DIBCN, CCSP, FASA, FICC
Dana Lawrence, DC, M. Med. Ed., MA
Dana Lawrence, DC, M. Med. Ed., MA
James Lehman, DC, MBA, DIANM
Craig Liebenson, DC
John Lowe, MA, DC
John Maher, DC, DCBCN, BCIM
Christopher Malter
Nancy Martin-Molina, DC, QME, MBA, CCSP
Charles Masarsky, DC, FICA
William Meeker, DC, MPH, FICC
J. Michael Menke, MA, DC, PhD
Robert Mootz, DC
Perry Nickelston, DC, FMS, SFMA
Juan Nodarse
Theodore Oslay, DC
Stephen M. Perle, DC, MS
Reed Phillips, DC, PhD
Anthony Rosner, PhD, LLD [Hon.], LLC
Jasper Sidhu, BSc, DC
Shelley Simon, RN, DC, MPH, EdD
Malik Slosberg, DC, MS
Louis Sportelli, DC
Brian Sutton, DC
Joseph J. Sweere, DC, DABCO, DACBOH, FICC
Shawn Thistle, DC, BKin (hons), CSCS
Chester Wilk, DC
Barbara Zapotocky-Cook, DC
Some doctors thrive in a personality-based clinic and have a loyal following no matter what services or equipment they offer, but for most chiropractic offices who are trying to grow and expand, new equipment purchases help us stay relevant and continue to service our client base in the best, most up-to-date manner possible. So, regarding equipment purchasing: should you lease, get a bank loan, or pay cash?
Some pundits say that the upcoming presidential and congressional races, and many local races, might be the most consequential in our country’s history. We do not have the choice of sitting on the sidelines and hoping our patients will carry our water. Unlike other medical professions such as physical therapists, podiatrists, nurses, etc., the health care class (AMA) will not protect us. We must be in the game.
The most common condition affecting the shoulder is rotator-cuff disease. From acute tears to chronic tendinopathy, it’s common and needs a thorough workup. In fact, even asymptomatic shoulders can have full-thickness rotator-cuff rears in up to 40% of instances. Let’s look at additional conditions that can present to the office with weakness, loss of motion and pain in the shoulder beyond rotator-cuff tears.