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March 2010 (Vol. 28, Issue 6)

Politics / Government / Legislation
Fighting to Debunk the Chiropractic Stroke Myth
Connecticut hearings provide chance to set record straight, stop stroke-specific informed consent mandate from taking effect.
Peter W. Crownfield

Your Practice / Business
A Billion Dollar Opportunity for Chiropractors
Michael Megehee, DC

Personal Injury / Legal
Latest Canadian Stroke Lawsuit Dismissed
Class-action suit sought $529 million in reparations, damages.
Editorial Staff

Chiropractic (General)
Vendors Continue Financial Support of the Foundation
Editorial Staff

Billing / Fees / Insurance
A Warning That Bears Repeating
Donald Petersen Jr., BS, HCD(hc), FICC(h)

Orthotics & Orthopeadics
Lumbosacral Strain/Sprain and Orthotic Support
Mark Charrette, DC

Chiropractic (General)
Subluxation Reviewed, Revisited, Revitalized
Malik Slosberg, DC, MS

Personal Injury / Legal
Biomechanics: The Swiss Army Knife of Forensic Evaluation
Arthur Croft, DC, MS, MPH, FACO

Chiropractic (General)
In Remembrance: Drs. Maylon Drake, Gordon Holman
Editorial Staff

Personal Injury / Legal
Order in the Court
Greg N. Dunn, DC

Pediatrics
Accelerated Bone Maturation in Children
Deborah Pate, DC, DACBR

Marketing / Office / Staff
The Million-Dollar Matrix: Save a Million Dollars by the Time You Retire
Stanley Greenfield, RHU

Chiropractic (General)
Chiropractors and Public Health: Measuring Success One Patient at a Time
Rand Baird, DC, MPH, FICA, FICC; Scott Darragh, DC, MPH, MT (ASCP)

Ergonomics / Posture / Sleep Habits
Posture Evaluations, Part 1
Jeffrey Tucker, DC, DACRB

Chiropractic (General)
Research Abstracts From the Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics
January Abstracts Volume 33, Issue 1

Education & Seminars
News in Brief
Editorial Staff

Software / Hardware
We Get Letters & E-Mail

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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)