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August 2010 (Vol. 28, Issue 17)

Billing / Fees / Insurance
Congress Slams Door on Latest Medicare Fee Cut
Editorial Staff

Chiropractic (General)
Dedicated to Chiropractic and Country
An interview with Lt. Col. Michael D. Girone, DC.
Peter W. Crownfield

Billing / Fees / Insurance
Support Your Billing Claims for Bracing Materials
K. Jeffrey Miller, DC, MBA

Chiropractic (General)
Different Decade, Same Challenges
Donald Petersen Jr., BS, HCD(hc), FICC(h)

Chiropractic Techniques
The Science Behind the Laying on of Hands
Warren Hammer, MS, DC, DABCO

Chiropractic Techniques
A Seated Exercise for Daily Decompression
Marc Heller, DC

Your Practice / Business
Get Your Mind Out of the "Seller"
Mark Sanna, DC, ACRB Level II, FICC

Health & Wellness / Lifestyle
Are We Speaking the Language of Health?
Rand Baird, DC, MPH, FICA, FICC; Lisa Zaynab Killinger, DC

Nutrition / Detoxification
Super Fruits: The Power of Polyphenols
John Maher, DC, DCBCN, BCIM

Vitamins / Supplements
Metformin: Common Drug-Nutrient Interactions
If any of your patients are taking this drug for blood sugar control, you need to know how certain supplements can impact its effectiveness.
Todd Mexico, DC; Brandon Blood, DC

Vitamins / Supplements
Treat an MS Patient? Yes You Can!
Van Merkle, DC, CCN, DCBCN, DABCI

Herbs/ Teas & Homeopathy
Adrenal Support: Important for Coping With Prolonged Stress
Kerry Bone, BSc (hons), Dipl. Phyto.

Education & Seminars
Philosophy in Chiropractic Education
Christopher Kent, DC, Esq.

Billing / Fees / Insurance
EHR Adoption Rates and the Benefits of an Electronically Connected Profession
Steven Kraus, DC, DIBCN, CCSP, FASA, FICC

Chiropractic (General)
News in Brief
Editorial Staff

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)