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March 2011 (Vol. 29, Issue 6)

Back Pain
Chiropractic vs. Medicine for Acute LBP: No Contest
Acute low back pain patients demonstrate significantly greater improvement with chiropractic than "usual care."
Editorial Staff

Politics / Government / Legislation
New Mexico Keeps Making Headlines
Latest bill takes prescriptive authority to another level.
Editorial Staff

Back Pain
Cochrane Review of Chiropractic Interventions for LBP Misses the Mark
Anthony Rosner, PhD, LLD [Hon.], LLC

Education & Seminars
National Raises Bar, Ups Entrance GPA
Editorial Staff

Health & Wellness / Lifestyle
Embracing the Medical Model: Really?
Donald Petersen Jr., BS, HCD(hc), FICC(h)

Back Pain
Why Does Back Pain Recur? New Research Findings and Treatment Considerations
Addressing wasting and dysfunction of the multifidus muscle.
Jasper Sidhu, BSc, DC

Your Practice / Business
How Does Your Office Rate?
Lisa Bilodeau, CA

Orthotics & Orthopeadics
Treating Leg-Length Inequality
Mark Charrette, DC

Vitamins / Supplements
Subclinical Iron Deficiency, Part 4: Testing and Treating
G. Douglas Andersen, DC, DACBSP, CCN

Chronic / Acute Conditions
Infraspinatus Trigger-Point Syndrome
Perry Nickelston, DC, FMS, SFMA

Chiropractic (General)
System Dynamics Modeling and Utilization of Chiropractic Care
David J. Brunarski, DC, MSc, FCCS(C)

Chiropractic (General)
Chiropractic: The Original Version of Health Care Reform
Rand Baird, DC, MPH, FICA, FICC; Michael Schneider, DC, PhD

Chiropractic (General)
Testing for Pain: The Eyes Have It
K. Jeffrey Miller, DC, MBA

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)