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December 2011 (Vol. 29, Issue 26)

Chiropractic (General)
Foundation Ad Turned Down by Medical Journals
Archives of Internal Medicine, American Family Physician reject ad promoting chiropractic's role in medical home model.
Peter W. Crownfield

Chiropractic (General)
2011 Person of the Year: The Chiropractic Supplier
Editorial Staff

Billing / Fees / Insurance
Medicare Fee Cuts: Time for a Solution
With latest cut looming, the feds call for permanent fix.
Editorial Staff

Chiropractic (General)
Putting Chiropractic in the News
Donald Petersen Jr., BS, HCD(hc), FICC(h)

Weight Loss / Eating Habits
Foods Consumed by the Healthiest People, Part 2: The Okinawa Diet
G. Douglas Andersen, DC, DACBSP, CCN

Chiropractic (General)
Don't Kill the Messenger: Healthy Dialogue Creates a Real Opportunity for Growth
Louis Sportelli, DC

Marketing / Office / Staff
The Checklist: Your Most Valuable Office Protocol
Tom Necela, DC

Orthotics & Orthopeadics
The Excessively Supinated Foot: Assessment and Treatment
Mark Charrette, DC

Rehab / Recovery / Physiotherapy
Rehab Strategies to Address the Neuromuscular Consequences of ACL Injury
Kevin Jardine, DC, Med. Ac., CSCS, ART

Chiropractic (General)
Effect of the Chiropractic Adjustment on an Underrecognized Risk Factor for Stroke
Charles Masarsky, DC, FICA

Pain Relief / Prevention
Peripheral Sensory Nerves: A Treatable Source of Pain?
Marc Heller, DC

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)