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June 2011 (Vol. 29, Issue 13)

Chiropractic (General)
U.S. Navy Names DC to Musculoskeletal Board
With his appointment to the board, Dr. William Morgan continues building bridges for the chiropractic profession.
Editorial Staff

Patient Education
If You Speak It, They Will Come
Efffective public speaking: your best marketing strategy.
Perry Nickelston, DC, FMS, SFMA

Personal Injury / Legal
National Board Revises Ethics & Boundaries Exam Format
Editorial Staff

Personal Injury / Legal
Communicating in the Courtroom
John R. Bomar, DC

Chiropractic (General)
A Key Link in the Locomotor System: The Upper-Thoracic Spine
Craig Liebenson, DC; Brett Winchester, DC, FASBE(C), DAAPM, DAAMLP

Chiropractic (General)
Vote for a Future DC
(And Miss USA)
Donald Petersen Jr., BS, HCD(hc), FICC(h)

Billing / Fees / Insurance
Billing for Phone Calls and Communication With Patients and Providers
Samuel A. Collins

Weight Loss / Eating Habits
Reducing Saturated Fat Intake to Prevent Heart Disease and Counter Weight Gain
James P. Meschino, DC, MS

Diagnosis & Diagnostic Equip
The Practical Neurological Examination, Part 3
Assessment of Coordination
K. Jeffrey Miller, DC, MBA

Chronic / Acute Conditions
Identifying and Treating the Underlying Causes of Pain
David Seaman, DC, MS, DABCN

Your Practice / Business
The Relativity of Problems: What Would Einstein Do?
Shelley Simon, RN, DC, MPH, EdD

Chiropractic (General)
Are We Connected or Disconnected? Technology and Genuine Dialogue
Louis Sportelli, DC

Back Pain
Chiropractic Saves Insurers $15.8 Billion, Adds $692 Million in Wages to Americans
Mark Studin, DC, FPSC, FASBE(C), DAAPM

Chiropractic (General)
Building Bridges to Chiropractic Cultural Authority, Part 1
Arlan Fuhr, DC

Chiropractic (General)
New Projects Further the FCP Mission
Kent Greenawalt

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)