Todd Turnbull, DC, CCSP

Dr. Todd Turnbull, has authored online courses and articles about concussions, sports performance, soft-tissue diagnosis, rehabilitation and disc herniations. He is a 1991 graduate of Life University, a board-certified chiropractic sports physician, and maintains a private practice in Portland, Ore. He can be contacted with questions or comments via his Web site: www.drtoddturnbull.com/DCJournal.

Previous Articles

Shin Splints in Snowboarders
January 1, 2018 (Vol. 36, Issue 01)
Raise Your Hand (If You Can)
November 1, 2017 (Vol. 35, Issue 11)
Lumbopelvic Fixation: Address the Lattisimus
October 1, 2017 (Vol. 35, Issue 10)
A Dangerous Cause of Upper Back and Chest Pain
August 1, 2017 (Vol. 35, Issue 08)
The Visual Error Scoring System: A Concussion Tool
May 1, 2017 (Vol. 35, Issue 05)
ITB Syndrome: Treat the Tensor Fascia Latae
November 1, 2016 (Vol. 34, Issue 17)
Finger (Pad) Pointing: Repetitive-Use Injury Waiting to Happen
July 1, 2016 (Vol. 34, Issue 13)
Piriformis Syndrome: A Pain in the Rear
February 15, 2016 (Vol. 34, Issue 04)
Tailor-Made Knee Pain: The Sartorius Muscle
November 15, 2015 (Vol. 33, Issue 22)
Create a Cutting-Edge Practice: Build a Concussion Rehab Clinic
Reducing the Autogenic Inhibition Reflex: Making Weak Muscles Strong
May 15, 2015 (Vol. 33, Issue 10)
How We Can Help the Injured Brain
April 1, 2015 (Vol. 33, Issue 07)
Patellar Tendonitis: Diagnosis and Treatment
January 1, 2015 (Vol. 33, Issue 01)
Becoming a Concussion Expert in Your Community: What You Need to Know (Part 2)
July 1, 2013 (Vol. 31, Issue 13)
Becoming a Concussion Expert in Your Community: What You Need to Know (Part 1)
May 1, 2013 (Vol. 31, Issue 09)
Protocols for Managing Lumbar Disc Injuries
February 1, 2013 (Vol. 31, Issue 03)
Soft-Tissue Diagnosis: Is It a Labral Tear or a Pectineal Pinch?
January 15, 2010 (Vol. 28, Issue 02)
Lumbar Disc Evaluation and Correction
July 29, 2009 (Vol. 27, Issue 16)
Subscapularis Injury: Diagnosis and Treatment
July 1, 2009 (Vol. 27, Issue 14)
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The chiropractic profession is under a sophisticated and relentless assault from corporate medicine, so strategically executed that most don’t even recognize it happening. The campaign is powerful, calculated, and well-funded, demonstrated by its covert tactics and the millions being invested to carry it out. Corporate medicine's endgame wants only two things from chiropractic: all our patients and all our money – and it is getting it.

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UnitedHealth Group, parent company of UnitedHealthcare, has announced sweeping changes to its prior-authorization (PA) requirements that will eliminate the requirement for chiropractic care and numerous other healthcare services by the end of 2026. Doctors of chiropractic, other providers and patients have long lamented prior authorization requirements because they can delay needed treatment, limit access and even cause some patients not to pursue care.

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