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December 2013 (Vol. 31, Issue 24)

Chiropractic (General)
Dedicated to Excellence
Horace Elliott, NBCE executive vice president: DC's 2013 Person of the Year.
Editorial Staff

Chiropractic (General)
Informed Consent and Your Practice (Pt. 1)
An interview with Simon Dagenais, DC, PhD, MSc.

Diagnosis & Diagnostic Equip
Where to Adjust: Best / Worst Tests
Editorial Staff

Marketing / Office / Staff
Give the Gift of Change
Donald Petersen Jr., BS, HCD(hc), FICC(h)

Your Practice / Business
Thrive in 2014: Five Habits to Start Cultivating Now
Shelley Simon, RN, DC, MPH, EdD

Back Pain
Cervical Compression and the Lower Back
Douglas R. Briggs, DC, Dipl. Ac. (IAMA), DAAPM, EMT

Carpal Tunnel / Extremities / Neuropathy
Treating CTS and Wrist Tendinitis of Myofasial Origin
Guy Hains, DC

Chiropractic (General)
The Shoulder Girdle's Importance to the Cervical Spine
Kevin G. Hearon, DC, CCEP, CCSP

Rehab / Recovery / Physiotherapy
How to Enhance Exercise Rehab With Manipulation and Soft-Tissue Therapy
Marc Heller, DC; Scott Thorsen, DC, CSCS

Vitamins / Supplements
B Vitamins May Reduce Risk of Age-Related Macular Degeneration
James P. Meschino, DC, MS

Chiropractic (General)
News in Brief
Editorial Staff

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)