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January 2011 (Vol. 29, Issue 2)

Chiropractic (General)
Foundation Scores Another Touchdown
Washington Redskins cheerleaders join the Foundation for Chiropractic Progress' PR campaign to promote chiropractic.
Editorial Staff

Politics / Government / Legislation
Medicare Fee Cuts Delayed Another Year
2.2 percent fee increase stays in effect until 2012.
Editorial Staff

Back Pain
Review of the 7th Interdisciplinary World Congress on Low Back and Neck Pain
Marc Heller, DC

Your Practice / Business
Your Number-One Practice Problem
Mark Sanna, DC, ACRB Level II, FICC

Health & Wellness / Lifestyle
Bringing Wellness to Your Community
Donald Petersen Jr., BS, HCD(hc), FICC(h)

Diagnosis & Diagnostic Equip
The Overhead Squat Assessment
Perry Nickelston, DC, FMS, SFMA

Your Practice / Business
How Will You Leave Chiropractic? Developing a Viable Exit Strategy
Tom Necela, DC

Women's Health
Subclinical Iron Deficiency, Part 2: Vicious Cycles Develop and Exacerbate the Problem
G. Douglas Andersen, DC, DACBSP, CCN

Politics / Government / Legislation
Will the Political Power Shift Put the Brakes on Obamacare?
James Edwards, DC

Billing / Fees / Insurance
Minor Code Changes for 2011
Samuel A. Collins

Pediatrics
New Certification Program in Neurodevelopmental Disorders Launched
Claudia Anrig, DC

Chiropractic (General)
Research Abstracts From the Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics
November-December Abstracts Volume 33, Issue 9

Lasers & Tens
Pulsing in Laser Therapy, Part 2: Possible Physiological Effects
Phil Harrington, DC, CMLSO, FASLMS

Acupuncture & Acupressure
The Atlas Vertebra and Acupuncture
John Amaro, LAc, DC, Dipl. Ac.(NCCAOM), Dipl.Med.Ac.(IAMA)

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)