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May 2011 (Vol. 29, Issue 10)

Chiropractic (General)
Bringing Primary Care Chiropractic to the World

Chiropractic (General)
Chiropractic for Chronic LBP: Maintenance Care Better Than Short-Term Therapy
Editorial Staff

Chiropractic (General)
Doing Double Duty to Protect and Serve
Major Carlos Domino, DC, of the Texas State Guard.
Editorial Staff

Chiropractic (General)
Dr. Ian Coulter: A Chiropractic Luminary
Louis Sportelli, DC

Health & Wellness / Lifestyle
The Exploitation of the American Medical Patient
Donald Petersen Jr., BS, HCD(hc), FICC(h)

Senior Health
Knee Osteoarthritis: Biomechanical Risks
Deborah Pate, DC, DACBR

Chiropractic Techniques
Immune Responses to Spinal Manipulation
Malik Slosberg, DC, MS

Health & Wellness / Lifestyle
Health Coaching: A Model That Makes Sense for Chiropractic
Guy Riekeman, DC, President, Life University

Your Practice / Business
Leveraging Local Search: Recent Search-Engine Changes Can Bring You New Patients
Glenn Lombardi

Weight Loss / Eating Habits
The Expanding Obesity Epidemic
Meridel I. Gatterman, MA, DC, MEd

Chiropractic (General)
Follow-Up in Study Design: How Much Is Enough?
Arthur Croft, DC, MS, MPH, FACO

Back Pain
Back Surgery: Too Many, Too Costly, Too ineffective, Part 4
J.C. Smith, MA, DC

Senior Health
Piso Mojado ("Wet Floor")
John Hanks, DC

Pediatrics
Chiropractic Management of Pain in a Young Scoliosis Patient
Nancy Martin-Molina, DC, QME, MBA, CCSP

Education & Seminars
The Profession Formerly Known as Chiropractic
Christopher Kent, DC, Esq.

Your Practice / Business
Secrets to Colossal Case Acceptance
Mark Sanna, DC, ACRB Level II, FICC

Chiropractic (General)
News in Brief
Editorial Staff

Chiropractic (General)
We Get Letters & E-Mail

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)