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August 2009 (Vol. 27, Issue 18)

Patient Education
Jerry Rice Media Campaign Making a Big Impression
Peter W. Crownfield

Chiropractic (General)
Study Suggests Chiropractic Reduces Health Care Costs, Need for Surgery
Editorial Staff

Nutrition / Detoxification
Chondroitin, Glucosamine and Prevention of Joint-Space Loss
Mixed Results From New Research
G. Douglas Andersen, DC, DACBSP, CCN

Marketing / Office / Staff
Market Readiness in a Fierce New World
Patrick Gentempo Jr., DC

Chiropractic (General)
The Chiropractor's Role in Managing Diabetes
Joseph DiDuro, DC, MS, DABCN

Your Practice / Business
Staying in Flow to Navigate Practice Ebbs
Shelley Simon, RN, DC, MPH, EdD

Chiropractic (General)
Show Policy-Makers Chiropractic Counts
Editorial Staff

Diagnosis & Diagnostic Equip
What Are You Doing About Muscle Weakness?
Pt. 3: Lumbar Spine
Scott Cuthbert, DC

Chiropractic (General)
Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics
June 2009 Abstracts Volume 32, Issue 5

Chiropractic (General)
We Get Letters & E-Mail

Education & Seminars
News in Brief
Editorial Staff

Chiropractic (General)
Doctor, Wellness Thyself
Donald Petersen Jr., BS, HCD(hc), FICC(h)

Pediatrics
Sports-Related Injuries in Children: What Parents Need to Know
Claudia Anrig, DC

Ergonomics / Posture / Sleep Habits
You Heard It Here First: Sleep Wellness
James Edwards, DC

Sports / Exercise / Fitness
The Healing Power of Nature
Meridel I. Gatterman, MA, DC, MEd

X-ray / Imaging / MRI
Scheuermann’s Disease: A Poorly Understood Abnormality of the Adolescent Spine
Deborah Pate, DC, DACBR

Orthotics & Orthopeadics
Orthotic Support for Functional Scoliosis
Mark Charrette, DC

Billing / Fees / Insurance
Going Live With an Electronic Health Records System: Are You Ready?
Mark A. King, DC; Steve W. King, DC

Chiropractic (General)
Are You Truly Serving Your Community?
Jason Bartlett, DC

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)