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March 2013 (Vol. 31, Issue 6)

Health & Wellness / Lifestyle
A Great Way to Drive Down Health Care Costs
Including CAM in new delivery systems may help slow spending.
Peter W. Crownfield

Chiropractic (General)
Advocacy and National Public Health Week: What You Can Do
Lori Byrd, MS

Education & Seminars
Logan Announces Successor to Goodman
Editorial Staff

Chiropractic (General)
Telling the Whole Chiropractic Story
Donald Petersen Jr., BS, HCD(hc), FICC(h)

Billing / Fees / Insurance
Simplifying Documentation and the Physician Quality Reporting System
Ronald Feise, DC; J. Michael Menke, MA, DC, PhD

Sports / Exercise / Fitness
The Quadruped Pushback for Reflexive Core Stability
Perry Nickelston, DC, FMS, SFMA

Sports / Exercise / Fitness
Not Your Typical Groin Strain
Marco Lopez, DC, CCEP

Billing / Fees / Insurance
Worker's Compensation and Chiropractic: Challenges, Rewards and the State of Affairs
Paul Hooper, DC, MPH, MS

Lasers & Tens
NAALT 2013: Spotlight on Laser Therapy
Phil Harrington, DC, CMLSO, FASLMS

Herbs/ Teas & Homeopathy
Helping Patients Sleep Better: California Poppy
A natural alternative to narcotics, NSAIDs for night pain and associated insomnia.
James P. Meschino, DC, MS

Herbs/ Teas & Homeopathy
Using Botanicals to Prevent and Fight Degenerative Disease
Phenols, lignans and terpenes: phytomolecules of health and longevity.
Jeanne D'Brant, DC, DACBN, CTN, RH

Chiropractic (General)
Combining Local Treatment With Global Therapy
Kevin Jardine, DC, Med. Ac., CSCS, ART

Acupuncture Techniques
Finding Clues in Unexpected Places
John Amaro, LAc, DC, Dipl. Ac.(NCCAOM), Dipl.Med.Ac.(IAMA)

Orthotics & Orthopeadics
Confronting Stress Fractures From the Bottom Up
Mark Charrette, DC

Senior Health
The Healthy Aging Practice (Part 2): You Only Get One Chance to Grow Old
Jeffrey Tucker, DC, DACRB

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)