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June 2008 (Vol. 26, Issue 12)

Acupuncture Techniques
When Acupuncture Becomes "Dry Needling"
John Amaro, LAc, DC, Dipl. Ac.(NCCAOM), Dipl.Med.Ac.(IAMA)

Vitamins / Supplements
Chondroitin Sulfate Research Update 2008
G. Douglas Andersen, DC, DACBSP, CCN

Chiropractic (General)
CCGPP Posting More Draft Documents for Review
Best-Practices Initiative Continues to Take Shape
Editorial Staff

Billing / Fees / Insurance
Negotiating for Timely Reimbursement
Samuel A. Collins

Billing / Fees / Insurance
Decompression Facts, Myths and Hyperbole
Standing Up to the ACN Bully
James Edwards, DC; Cynthia Vaughn, DC, FICC

Chronic / Acute Conditions
Fibromyalgia Patients: A Real Pain in the Muscles and Fibers
John R. Bomar, DC

Your Practice / Business
Follow the Money
Stanley Greenfield, RHU

Your Practice / Business
How to Build an Evidence-Based Practice: Part 4

Rehab / Recovery / Physiotherapy
JMPT Abstracts for March/April 2008 • Volume 31 - Issue 3

Chiropractic (General)
Looking Back: 1994
Editorial Staff

Chiropractic (General)
Looking Forward to the Future of Chiropractic
A Quarter Century Developing Chiropractic Science
William Meeker, DC, MPH, FICC

News / Profession
National Associations Focus on Medicare
Kathryn Feather

News / Profession
News in Brief
Editorial Staff

Chiropractic (General)
Champions of Chiropractic
Donald Petersen Jr., BS, HCD(hc), FICC(h)

Chiropractic (General)
Growing Your Own
Reed Phillips, DC, PhD

Your Practice / Business
Raise Your Fees Now
Tom Necela, DC

Your Practice / Business
The Case for Article 99
David L. Martin, DC

Chiropractic (General)
The Clinical Application of Biomechanics
Manuel Duarte, DC, DABCO, DACBSP, CSCS

Health & Wellness / Lifestyle
Therapeutic Lifestyle Change (TLC) Programs
A New Opportunity for Health Care Practitioners
Jeffrey S. Bland, PhD, FACN, CNS

Nutrition / Detoxification
We Get Letters & E-Mail

Trending
Carpal Tunnel / Extremities / Neuropathy
Unlock Relief: Nerve Flossing for CTS
Unlock Relief: Nerve Flossing for CTS

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.

Charles Annunziata, DC, CFMP
Diagnosis & Diagnostic Equip
Dynamic Diagnosis: A Look at Romberg’s Test and Patient Safety
Dynamic Diagnosis: A Look at Romberg’s Test and Patient Safety

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.

K. Jeffrey Miller, DC, MBA
News / Profession
A Chiropractic Therapist Profession in the United States?
A Chiropractic Therapist Profession in the United States?

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.?

Donald Petersen Jr., BS, HCD(hc), FICC(h)