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October 2008 (Vol. 26, Issue 22)

News / Profession
Another Victory Over Managed Care
Health Net of New Jersey shells out $41 million for underpaying member claims for almost a decade.
Peter W. Crownfield

Your Practice / Business
Professional Responsibility
Why the International AIDS Conference is relevant to all doctors of chiropractic.
Michael Baum, DC

News / Profession
Remembering Dr. David S. Walther
Authored seminal texts on applied kinesiology.
Scott Cuthbert, DC

News / Profession
FCER Board Elections
Editorial Staff

Health & Wellness / Lifestyle
Healthy School Lunches
Claudia Anrig, DC

Chiropractic (General)
Defining Emergency
John Cerf, DC

Chiropractic Techniques
Treatment Options for Shin Splints
Mark Charrette, DC

Your Practice / Business
Do You Have an Information Recovery Plan for Your Office?
Arlan Fuhr, DC

Health & Wellness / Lifestyle
Preventive Medicine, Health Promotion and Wellness
Meridel I. Gatterman, MA, DC, MEd

Chiropractic (General)
Tuesdays With Dr. Hanks
John Hanks, DC

Back Pain
Global Stabilizers for the Lower Back
Marc Heller, DC; Chad Brenzikofer, CSCS

Chiropractic (General)
Looking Back: 2004
Editorial Staff

Philosophy
Looking Forward to the Future of Chiropractic
Transition and Transformation: Our Past and Future
Allison French

Pediatrics
Pediatric Injury Prevention and Auto Crashes
Nancy Martin-Molina, DC, QME, MBA, CCSP

News / Profession
News In Brief
Editorial Staff

Philosophy
Objectivity in the Sciences and the Embedded Researcher
Anthony Rosner, PhD, LLD [Hon.], LLC

Your Practice / Business
Finding a Career in Occupational Health
Joseph J. Sweere, DC, DABCO, DACBOH, FICC

Philosophy
Health Coaching: An Essential Communication Skill
Shelley Simon, RN, DC, MPH, EdD

Chronic / Acute Conditions
Achilles Tendon Tear Caused by a Common Antibiotic
Deborah Pate, DC, DACBR

Philosophy
Picking Up Their Torches
Donald Petersen Jr., BS, HCD(hc), FICC(h)

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)