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February 2011 (Vol. 29, Issue 4)

Chiropractic (General)
Death by Medicine: Where's the Outrage?
Louis Sportelli, DC

Education & Seminars
Chiropractic, Medical Researchers Collaborating on Neck Pain Study
Editorial Staff

Billing / Fees / Insurance
Medicare and the Chiropractic Practice, Part 6
The Medicare appeals process.
Ritch Miller, DC

Chiropractic (General)
The Power of Giving
Jack Dolbin, DC

Senior Health
Fall Prevention: Statistics and Strategies
Meridel I. Gatterman, MA, DC, MEd

Billing / Fees / Insurance
Billing Medicare for Instrument-Assisted Chiropractic Manipulation
Samuel A. Collins

Diagnosis & Diagnostic Equip
The Practical Neurological Examination, Part 1
Assessment of Mental Status
K. Jeffrey Miller, DC, MBA

Whiplash / Neck Pain
Managing Motor-Vehicle Trauma: A 2011 Status Report, Part 2
Arthur Croft, DC, MS, MPH, FACO

Vitamins / Supplements
Subclinical Iron Deficiency, Part 3: Causes and Symptoms
G. Douglas Andersen, DC, DACBSP, CCN

Nutrition / Detoxification
Crohn's Disease, Part 2: Other Etiological and Nutritional Management Considerations
James P. Meschino, DC, MS

Nutrition / Detoxification
A Way to Enhance Fish Oil Absorption
John Maher, DC, DCBCN, BCIM

Nutrition / Detoxification
Return of the Penn State Pistachios

Nutrition / Detoxification
Nutrition for Heart Health
Ronald Klatz, MD; Robert Goldman, MD

Nutrition / Detoxification
Enzymes: Catalysts for the Body's Biochemical Reactions
Clair Dainard, BSc

Weight Loss / Eating Habits
A Wellness Movement Whose Time Has Come

Your Practice / Business
Key Action Steps for Practice Success
Perry Nickelston, DC, FMS, SFMA

Education & Seminars
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)