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August 2010 (Vol. 28, Issue 18)

Marketing / Office / Staff
Working With Local Employers: 10 Marketing Mistakes to Avoid
Elizabeth Auppl

Back Pain
No Shortage of Happy Chiropractic Patients
Survey shows majority who utilize chiropractic care for their low back pain report "a great deal" of benefit.
Peter W. Crownfield

Health & Wellness / Lifestyle
An Argument for Preventive Care
And the role chiropractors should play in providing it.
Marco Lopez, DC, CCEP

Chiropractic (General)
A Chiropractic Skeptic No More

Weight Loss / Eating Habits
Taking a Stand Against Childhood Obesity
Donald Petersen Jr., BS, HCD(hc), FICC(h)

Your Practice / Business
How to Chase a New Patient Away in 60 Minutes or Less, Part 2
Tom Necela, DC

Orthotics & Orthopeadics
Combating Joint Degeneration With Orthotics
Mark Charrette, DC

Women's Health
Postpartum Depression: Nutritional Considerations
G. Douglas Andersen, DC, DACBSP, CCN

Ergonomics / Posture / Sleep Habits
Posture Evaluations, Part 3: The Shoulder and Scapula
Jeffrey Tucker, DC, DACRB

Chronic / Acute Conditions
Is Advice Alone Adequate for the Management of Neck Pain?
Arthur Croft, DC, MS, MPH, FACO

Billing / Fees / Insurance
Make Patient Financing a Part of Your Financial Policy
Rob Morris

Health & Wellness / Lifestyle
Have You Ever Wondered How Chemotherapy Drugs Work? Part 2
James P. Meschino, DC, MS

Back Pain
Research in Review: Manual Physical Therapy Techniques for LBP
Shawn Thistle, DC, BKin (hons), CSCS

Sports / Exercise / Fitness
Functional Exercise and Joint Movement
Perry Nickelston, DC, FMS, SFMA

Musculoskeletal Pain
Palpatory Musculoskeletal Findings as Early Indicators of Visceral Disease
Tariq Faridi, BSc, MEd

Chiropractic Techniques
Joint Motion and Motion Therapy
Bryan Hawley, DC

Chiropractic (General)
Revving Up the Positive Press
Kent Greenawalt

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)