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August 2011 (Vol. 29, Issue 18)

Health & Wellness / Lifestyle
The Medical Home: Health Personalized
Foundation for Chiropractic Progress releases white paper outlining chiropractic's role in the medical home model.
Peter W. Crownfield

Software / Hardware
Take a Ride on the Cloud
Manage Internet technology less, focus on your patients more.
Jay Greenstein, DC, CCSP, CGFI-L1, CKTP

Chiropractic (General)
A Legacy of Professional Sacrifice
A moment of silence for E.J. Nosser, DC.
Michael Flynn, DC

Health & Wellness / Lifestyle
Substance Abuse: A Prenatal-to-Grave Public Health Issue
Joseph J. Sweere, DC, DABCO, DACBOH, FICC; Elizabeth Auppl

Chiropractic (General)
Was I a Coward?
Donald Petersen Jr., BS, HCD(hc), FICC(h)

Diagnosis & Diagnostic Equip
When Not to Diagnose
Malik Slosberg, DC, MS

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

Billing / Fees / Insurance
The Chiropractic Solution for Work-Related Injuries, Recurring LBP and Chronic Care
Mark Studin, DC, FPSC, FASBE(C), DAAPM

Soft Tissue / Trigger Points
The Fabulous Fibroblast
Warren Hammer, MS, DC, DABCO

Chiropractic (General)
When Will We Realize That We Have Nothing Left to Lose?
Louis Sportelli, DC

Ergonomics / Posture / Sleep Habits
Posture Evaluations, Part 9: Transitioning From Static Posture to Movement Analysis
Jeffrey Tucker, DC, DACRB

Chiropractic (General)
Seeing Around the Corner: Drugs Will Harm Your Practice
James Edwards, DC

Orthotics & Orthopeadics
Consider the Pedal Foundation When Evaluating Low Back Pain
Mark Charrette, DC

Chiropractic (General)
Picking Up Speed (But Not Enough)
Kent Greenawalt; Michael Flynn, DC

Chiropractic (General)
New Kids on the Research Block: Paradigms Lost and Gained
Anthony Rosner, PhD, LLD [Hon.], LLC

Education & Seminars
Does Treating Students and Patients as Customers Really Make Sense?
Only If You Want to Attract and Retain Them.
Guy Riekeman, DC, President, Life University

Health & Wellness / Lifestyle
Screening for the Primary Risk Factors of Cardiovascular Disease
James P. Meschino, DC, MS

Chiropractic Techniques
The Evolution of Flexion Distraction: From Ancillary Therapy to Specific Adjusting Technique
W. Patrick Danzey, DC

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)