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February 2013 (Vol. 31, Issue 3)

Health & Wellness / Lifestyle
Prescribing Trends: Not a Pretty Picture
The harsh reality of the prescription drug crisis is outlined in a must-read paper for all health care clinicians and patients.
Editorial Staff

Chiropractic (General)
Putting Evidence Into Practice: Dr. Michael Schneider Talks About the DELIVER Study
Editorial Staff

Chiropractic (General)
Chiropractic Journal Says Goodbye; Will the WCA Follow?
Editorial Staff

Health & Wellness / Lifestyle
Our Divergent Reality of Health
Donald Petersen Jr., BS, HCD(hc), FICC(h)

Pediatrics
Treating the Pediatric Patient (Part 2): Sacro-Occipital Technique
Claudia Anrig, DC

Back Pain
Protocols for Managing Lumbar Disc Injuries
Todd Turnbull, DC, CCSP

Chronic / Acute Conditions
Retropharyngeal Calcific Tendinitis
Deborah Pate, DC, DACBR

Chiropractic Techniques
Are Your Patients at Risk? Diabetes Screening Update
Marco Lopez, DC, CCEP

Nutrition / Detoxification
Can We Improve Chiropractic - and the World - Through Better Eating?
Phil Maffetone, DC; Scott Cuthbert, DC

Vitamins / Supplements
Protecting the Prostate Naturally
More evidence that selenium plays a protective role.
James P. Meschino, DC, MS

Nutrition / Detoxification
Using Nutrition to Overcome Complications of Anal Stenosis
Van Merkle, DC, CCN, DCBCN, DABCI

Chiropractic (General)
Total Immersion: Speaking a Language Your Patients Can Understand
K. Jeffrey Miller, DC, MBA

Orthotics & Orthopeadics
Foot Stiffness and the High-Arched Foot
Mark Charrette, DC

Chiropractic (General)
Research Abstracts From the Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics
Nov-Dec 2012 Abstracts Volume 35, Issue 9

Chiropractic (General)
Society for Neuroscience Conference, 2012: A Key Chiropractic Gateway
Anthony Rosner, PhD, LLD [Hon.], LLC

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)