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October 2011 (Vol. 29, Issue 21)

Chiropractic (General)
Asking the DoD for a Level Playing Field
House Armed Services Committee wants disparities in treatment of doctors of chiropractic to be addressed.
Peter W. Crownfield

Chiropractic (General)
Primary Spine Care Doctors?
Position paper outlines the potential benefits, challenges of implementation.
Editorial Staff

Chiropractic (General)
Recognizing Chiropractic Research
Dr. Scott Haldeman receives first Lincoln Research Prize.
Editorial Staff

Pediatrics
Scoliosis: Straight Talk About Twisted Spines
Brett Diaz, DC

Nutrition / Detoxification
Is McDonald's Beginning to Correct Its Course?
Donald Petersen Jr., BS, HCD(hc), FICC(h)

Nutrition / Detoxification
What Do Dysmenorrhea and Osteoarthritis Have in Common?
David Seaman, DC, MS, DABCN

Chiropractic (General)
Shaking the Bushes for "Fallen Out" Patients
John R. Bomar, DC

Sports / Exercise / Fitness
Iliotibial Band Friction Syndrome Is Frictionless
Warren Hammer, MS, DC, DABCO

Sports / Exercise / Fitness
The Therapeutic Benefits of Indian Club Swinging
Perry Nickelston, DC, FMS, SFMA

Chiropractic (General)
Shoulder Pain: Practical Tips for Examination and Treatment
Kevin M. Wong, DC

Chiropractic (General)
Scientism, Fool's Gold and the RCT
Christopher Kent, DC, Esq.

Chronic / Acute Conditions
Good Foot Care - Help Keep Your Diabetic Neuropathy Patients Healthy
John Hayes Jr., DC, MS, DACBO

Chiropractic (General)
Reaching More People: From Research to Ads to Social Media
Kent Greenawalt

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)