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April 2011 (Vol. 29, Issue 9)

Politics / Government / Legislation
New Mexico Practice Bill Hits Senate Wall
Senate Judiciary Committee votes against controversial legislation after passage by state House of Representatives.
Peter W. Crownfield

Chiropractic (General)
Talking About Chiropractic on the Dr. Oz Show
Audience gets an education in chiropractic from guest DC.
Editorial Staff

Chiropractic (General)
Medicare and the Chiropractic Practice, Part 9
The PQRI – looking beyond the 1% incentive bonus.
Ritch Miller, DC

Politics / Government / Legislation
New Legislation to Expand Chiropractic Access Introduced
Editorial Staff

Chiropractic (General)
Chiropractic Is Thriving; What About Chiropractors?
Donald Petersen Jr., BS, HCD(hc), FICC(h)

Chiropractic (General)
Researchers: The Unsung Heroes of Chiropractic
Arlan Fuhr, DC

Chronic / Acute Conditions
Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy
Marco Lopez, DC, CCEP

Marketing / Office / Staff
8 Tips for Communicating When the Stakes Are High
Shelley Simon, RN, DC, MPH, EdD

Sports / Exercise / Fitness
Russian Kettlebell Swings for Injury Rehab
Perry Nickelston, DC, FMS, SFMA

Billing / Fees / Insurance
The Rules Have Changed
Douglas R. Briggs, DC, Dipl. Ac. (IAMA), DAAPM, EMT

Chiropractic (General)
The NCLAF: Protecting Your Right to Practice
Robert Mastronardi, DC

Orthotics & Orthopeadics
The Impact of Flat Feet
Mark Charrette, DC

Back Pain
Back Surgery: Too Many, Too Costly, Too ineffective, Part 3
J.C. Smith, MA, DC

Soft Tissue / Trigger Points
What's the Point?
Warren Hammer, MS, DC, DABCO

Chiropractic (General)
Expanding to the Next Level of Outreach
Kent Greenawalt

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)