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June 2010 (Vol. 28, Issue 13)

Chronic / Acute Conditions
Chiropractors Managing Chronic Hypertension
An Idea Whose Time Has Arrived
Alex Vasquez, DC, ND, DO

Chiropractic (General)
Time to Teach: CCGPP Offers First Course Based on Literature Syntheses
Editorial Staff

X-ray / Imaging / MRI
When Is an MRI Necessary?
Reviewing Imaging Guidelines for Back and Neck Pain
Marco Lopez, DC, CCEP

Chiropractic (General)
Four Annual Chiropractic Meetings: A Review
Editorial Staff

Chiropractic (General)
Talking to Yourself
Donald Petersen Jr., BS, HCD(hc), FICC(h)

Diagnosis & Diagnostic Equip
That Frozen Shoulder Could Be a Tumor
Warren Hammer, MS, DC, DABCO

Marketing / Office / Staff
Why Marketing Matters
Randy Gerson

Vitamins / Supplements
Preventing and Reversing Osteoporosis: The Role of Supplementation
James P. Meschino, DC, MS

Senior Health
Long-Term Bisphosphonate Use and Increased Fracture Risk
Deborah Pate, DC, DACBR

Billing / Fees / Insurance
Dealing With Visit Caps
Samuel A. Collins

Diagnosis & Diagnostic Equip
The Case of the Weak Lady, Part 2: The Answer
Edgar Romero, DC, DACNB

Chiropractic (General)
Research Abstracts From the Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics
March-April Abstracts Volume 33, Issue 3

Chiropractic (General)
Body, Mind and Chiropractic
Christopher Kent, DC, Esq.

Personal Injury / Legal
Communication Is the Key
Greg N. Dunn, DC

Ergonomics / Posture / Sleep Habits
Posture Evaluations, Part 2: Forward Head and Forward Shoulder
Jeffrey Tucker, DC, DACRB

Orthotics & Orthopeadics
Hand Painted
K. Jeffrey Miller, DC, MBA

Marketing / Office / Staff
Simple Scripting: Worth a Million Bucks
Michelle Geller-Vino, CA

Billing / Fees / Insurance
A Chiropractic Vision for the 21st Century
Steven Kraus, DC, DIBCN, CCSP, FASA, FICC

Chiropractic (General)
News in Brief
Editorial Staff

Chiropractic (General)
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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)