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July 2013 (Vol. 31, Issue 13)

Chiropractic (General)
Treating Rib Joints to Protect Thoracic Stability
Kevin M. Wong, DC

Chiropractic (General)
Chiropractic Care for Veterans: Serving Those Who Served (Pt. 2)
More Q&A with Dr. Anthony Lisi, director of VA chiropractic services.

Chiropractic (General)
A Solution for the Primary Care Crisis?
Editorial Staff

Chiropractic (General)
Changing Times
Donald Petersen Jr., BS, HCD(hc), FICC(h)

Sports / Exercise / Fitness
Becoming a Concussion Expert in Your Community: What You Need to Know (Part 2)
Todd Turnbull, DC, CCSP

Weight Loss / Eating Habits
Protein and Weight Loss
G. Douglas Andersen, DC, DACBSP, CCN

Women's Health
Pre-Conception Wellness: What Your Patients Need to Know
Claudia Anrig, DC

Software / Hardware
Maintaining Professional Boundaries in a Facebook World: Social Media Guidelines for DCs
Mark Sanna, DC, ACRB Level II, FICC

Sports / Exercise / Fitness
Weight Training: Are Cheat Reps Worth It?
Linsay Way, DC

Chiropractic (General)
A Medication Primer for Alternative Health Care Practitioners (Part 2)
Bruce H. Robinson, MD, FACS, MSOM (Hon)

Chiropractic (General)
It's About the Word
John Hanks, DC

Chronic / Acute Conditions
Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve Entrapments
Scott Cuthbert, DC

Your Practice / Business
10 Life Lessons That Will Change the Way You Practice
Kent Greenawalt

Chiropractic (General)
News in Brief
Editorial Staff

Chiropractic (General)
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Trending
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)