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July 2008 (Vol. 26, Issue 14)

News / Profession
Developing a Collective Voice
Chiropractic leadership meet in Washington, D.C., to discuss how to give the profession a loud, clear voice in the national health care debate.
Kathryn Feather

News / Profession
FCLB Meets in Atlanta
Regulation, public protection and teamwork emphasized at 82nd Annual Event
Tina Beychok

News / Profession
A Moment of Silence for Dr. David Prescott
Staunch Defender of the Chiropractic Profession Passes Away
Editorial Staff

Musculoskeletal Pain
JMPT Abstracts for May 2008 • Volume 31 - Issue 4

Vitamins / Supplements
Honey as a Treatment for Coughing
G. Douglas Andersen, DC, DACBSP, CCN

Health & Wellness / Lifestyle
Is Fluoride Best for Children?
Claudia Anrig, DC

Chiropractic (General)
AHC Seeks Editor for Chiropractic History
Editorial Staff

Chiropractic (General)
Is the Spinal Subluxation a Risk Factor?
Meridel I. Gatterman, MA, DC, MEd

Your Practice / Business
Reactivation: Lack of a Plan, Avoidance or Emergency?
Michelle Geller-Vino, CA

Philosophy
Lost in Translation
John Hanks, DC

Sports / Exercise / Fitness
Chiropractic and Exercise: Using Current Research to Improve Patient Outcomes
Malik Slosberg, DC, MS

Your Practice / Business
Chiropractic: As Individual as a Handshake
Charles Masarsky, DC, FICA

X-ray / Imaging / MRI
Radiation Exposure: Something to Consider
Deborah Pate, DC, DACBR

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

Chiropractic (General)
Looking Back: 1996
Editorial Staff

Chiropractic (General)
Looking Forward to the Future of Chiropractic
Reviewing Our Most Significant Challenges and Accomplishments in the Past 25 Years
Reed Phillips, DC, PhD

Chiropractic (General)
Anti-Chiropractic Efforts Far From Over
Louis Sportelli, DC

Health & Wellness / Lifestyle
DC Online (Wellness Research)
Brian Sutton, DC

Your Practice / Business
Tap Into Your Patient Base
Joseph J. Sweere, DC, DABCO, DACBOH, FICC

Your Practice / Business
Two Secrets to Guaranteed Compliance at Your ROF

Sports / Exercise / Fitness
Sports-Related Hip Injuries and Orthotic Support
Mark Charrette, DC

Chiropractic (General)
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)