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September 2013 (Vol. 31, Issue 17)

Chiropractic (General)
VA Announces Chiropractic Residency Program
Peter W. Crownfield

Politics / Government / Legislation
Eyeing a Seat on Capitol Hill
Q&A with U.S. Senate hopeful Jim Abeler, DC.

Pain Relief / Prevention
"Pain in America" Set to Make a Splash

Patient Education
Helping Consumers Choose Chiropractic
Donald Petersen Jr., BS, HCD(hc), FICC(h)

Headaches & Migraines
Headaches Outside the Head
Douglas R. Briggs, DC, Dipl. Ac. (IAMA), DAAPM, EMT

Sports / Exercise / Fitness
Glute Medius & Hip Abduction Functional Training (Part 2)
Jeffrey Tucker, DC, DACRB

Pediatrics
The Advantages of Baby Wearing
Claudia Anrig, DC

Your Practice / Business
Why You Don't Need a Compliance Manual
Tom Necela, DC

Chiropractic (General)
Integrative Health Care for a Medicaid Population: Interview With Alan Post, DC (Part 2)

Pain Relief / Prevention
Unusual Case Presentation: Leg Cramps
Nancy Martin-Molina, DC, QME, MBA, CCSP

Vitamins / Supplements
Prostate Cancer and Fish Oil Supplementation - Absolutely No Association Demonstrated
David Seaman, DC, MS, DABCN

Chiropractic (General)
Bridges Between Whole-Body Dysfunctions and the Feet: A Close Examination
Scott Cuthbert, DC

Chiropractic (General)
The Case Against Drugs in Chiropractic (Part 2)
Refuting the Arguments for Drugs (continued).
Thomas M. Klapp, DC

Chiropractic (General)
News in Brief

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)