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January 2010 (Vol. 28, Issue 1)

Education & Seminars
Chiropractic Taking Big Steps in Malaysia
Historic educational workshop sets stage for February launch of chiropractic program at private university.

Chiropractic (General)
Your Profession Needs Your Help
Michael Flynn, DC

Ergonomics / Posture / Sleep Habits
Straighten Up Continues Its Global March
Ron Kirk, DC

Politics / Government / Legislation
Medicare and the Chiropractic Practice, Part 4
What You Need to Know About Audits
Ritch Miller, DC

Chiropractic Techniques
Your Chance to Be a CAM Researcher
Editorial Staff

Your Practice / Business
The New-Patient "Machine": What Your Web Site Is Supposed to Be
Donald Petersen Jr., BS, HCD(hc), FICC(h)

Personal Injury / Legal
The Dangers of Self-Defense
Allan Freedman, LLB

Weight Loss / Eating Habits
Exercise and Weight Loss: What to Tell Your Patients
Jasper Sidhu, BSc, DC

Chronic / Acute Conditions
Abilify (Aripiprazole)
Daniel Hough, DC

Diagnosis & Diagnostic Equip
Finally, an Accurate Test for a Meniscus Tear?
Warren Hammer, MS, DC, DABCO

Soft Tissue / Trigger Points
Steps to Successful Rehabilitation, Part 1: Understanding Soft-Tissue
K. Jeffrey Miller, DC, MBA

Ergonomics / Posture / Sleep Habits
Good Posture and Self-Healing in a Wellness Paradigm
Michael Sears, DC, IAYT

Billing / Fees / Insurance
Using Technology to Manage Patients in the Medical Home Model
Steven Kraus, DC, DIBCN, CCSP, FASA, FICC

Marketing / Office / Staff
Fixing a "Leaky Bucket" in Your Practice
Michelle Geller-Vino, CA

Lasers & Tens
Physics for Chiropractors, Part 3
Can Laser Therapy Damage Tissue?
Phil Harrington, DC, CMLSO, FASLMS

Chinese & Asian Medicine
Qigong for Spinal Health
Meridel I. Gatterman, MA, DC, MEd

Chiropractic (General)
Reviewing the Evidence: Why Chiropractors Must Perform Systematic Reviews
David J. Brunarski, DC, MSc, FCCS(C)

Chiropractic Techniques
Sensory Tricks
Edgar Romero, DC, DACNB

Chiropractic (General)
Dysrationalia in Chiropractic
Christopher Kent, DC, Esq.

Pediatrics
Computer Use and Adolescent Neck Pain
Shawn Thistle, DC, BKin (hons), CSCS

Anti Aging / Healthy Aging
Vitamin Supplements for Healthy Skin, Part 1
James P. Meschino, DC, MS

Billing / Fees / Insurance
Billing Code Updates for the New Year
Samuel A. Collins

Rehab / Recovery / Physiotherapy
Designing an In-Office Rehab Program, Part 2
Jeffrey Tucker, DC, DACRB

Women's Health
Case Study: Chiropractic Treatment Restores Lactation
James Metzger, DC, CCSP

Marketing / Office / Staff
The Report of Findings: Build Patient Confidence in Your Treatment Plan
Gilles Lamarche, DC

Billing / Fees / Insurance
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)