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June 2013 (Vol. 31, Issue 11)

Your Practice / Business
Business Building: What's Your Strategy?
Professional survival in 2013 and beyond may require a significant shift in chiropractic's current revenue model.
Tom Necela, DC

Chiropractic (General)
Examining the Wisconsin State Exam
State board under increasing fire for unique testing requirement.
Peter W. Crownfield

Chronic / Acute Conditions
Spinal-Cord Injuries: Saying No to Steroids
Editorial Staff

Chiropractic (General)
History Repeating Itself in Wisconsin?
Donald Petersen Jr., BS, HCD(hc), FICC(h)

Senior Health
Repeating Bone-Density Tests
Deborah Pate, DC, DACBR

Billing / Fees / Insurance
Covering Chiropractic as a Profession, Not a Single Service
Vern Saboe Jr., DC, DACAN, FICC, DABFP

Back Pain
Medical Payola (Part 2)
J.C. Smith, MA, DC

Chiropractic (General)
Chiropractic Research: A Moral Issue
Stephen M. Perle, DC, MS

Ergonomics / Posture / Sleep Habits
Telecommuting and Technology: Ergonomic and Worker's Comp Considerations
Paul Hooper, DC, MPH, MS

Back Pain
Exercises for Back Pain: Low-Compression Training Program
Joseph D. Kurnik, DC

Sports / Exercise / Fitness
The Pallof Press for Core Stability Evaluation
Perry Nickelston, DC, FMS, SFMA

Vitamins / Supplements
Calcium Supplements and Mortality
G. Douglas Andersen, DC, DACBSP, CCN

Chiropractic (General)
Evidence-Informed Practice?
Christopher Kent, DC, Esq.

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)