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July 2011 (Vol. 29, Issue 16)

Billing / Fees / Insurance
Headed for Another Medicare Showdown
CMS announces 29.4 percent physician fee cut for 2012.
Editorial Staff

Chiropractic (General)
A Life Fueled by Passion
A moment of silence for Dr. James A. Mertz.
James Lehman, DC, MBA, DIANM

Sports / Exercise / Fitness
Functional Movement in Action: Introduction to the Turkish Get-Up
Robert "Skip" George, DC, CCSP, CSCS

Health & Wellness / Lifestyle
ACCAHC Competencies for Integrated Practice
Editorial Staff

Chiropractic (General)
One Press Release Yields Five New Patients in Only Four Days
Donald Petersen Jr., BS, HCD(hc), FICC(h)

Sports / Exercise / Fitness
The "Yips" When Putting May Be Due to Scar Tissue
Warren Hammer, MS, DC, DABCO

Chiropractic (General)
Anterior Atlas Complex and Associated Disorders: Clinical Observations
Joseph D. Kurnik, DC

Chiropractic (General)
Decompression Safety Alert: Beware of Safety Issues With Certain Table Designs
Jay Kennedy, DC

X-ray / Imaging / MRI
Radiographic Assessment of the Patient With a Total Hip Replacement
Deborah Pate, DC, DACBR

Nutrition / Detoxification
Managing Autoimmune Disease With Nutrition and Supplementation, Part 2
James P. Meschino, DC, MS

Rehab / Recovery / Physiotherapy
Elastic Therapeutic Taping: Let's Talk Treatment
Kenzo Kase, DC

Chronic / Acute Conditions
Post-Concussion Syndrome Following an MVC Injury
Nancy Martin-Molina, DC, QME, MBA, CCSP

Your Practice / Business
Fixing the Economy Between Your Ears: 6 Inches Between You and Success
Mark Sanna, DC, ACRB Level II, FICC

Billing / Fees / Insurance
Three Little Phrases
Douglas R. Briggs, DC, Dipl. Ac. (IAMA), DAAPM, EMT

Chiropractic (General)
Research Abstracts From the Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics
June 2011 Abstracts Volume 34, Issue 5

Soft Tissue / Trigger Points
Fascial Manipulation
Marc Heller, DC

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)