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January 2014 (Vol. 32, Issue 2)

Health & Wellness / Lifestyle
Pain in the Forecast
Exploring the link between joint pain and weather changes.
Linsay Way, DC

Chiropractic (General)
Making History at the FOLIO Awards
DC Practice Insights wins national award in "best app" category.
Editorial Staff

Billing / Fees / Insurance
Our No. 1 Medicare Documentation Error
Susan McClelland

Health & Wellness / Lifestyle
Big Pharma Exposed – Again
Donald Petersen Jr., BS, HCD(hc), FICC(h)

Vitamins / Supplements
Supplements That Help Treat Neuropathies (Part 1)
James P. Meschino, DC, MS

Chiropractic (General)
Chiropractic Management of Lower Extremity Disorders
The Hallux Joint and Athletic Power (Part 1)
William E. Morgan, DC

Chronic / Acute Conditions
Unlocking Secrets of the Pelvis (Part 4): Corrective Strategies
Robert "Skip" George, DC, CCSP, CSCS

Marketing / Office / Staff
Common Mistakes That Keep Patients From Ever Coming to Your Office
Noel Lloyd, DC

Back Pain
Flexion-Intolerant Lower Back Pain (Part 1): Diagnosis
Marc Heller, DC; Phillip Snell, DC

Chiropractic (General)
The Drug Issue: Dead and Buried
James Edwards, DC

Chiropractic (General)
Where's the Research? Where's the Research Funding?
Stephen M. Perle, DC, MS

Chiropractic (General)
Chiropractic Trends: What's Ahead (Part 1)
Jeffrey Tucker, DC, DACRB

Chiropractic (General)
Big-Picture Practice: Thinking Outside the Painful Body Part
Kevin M. Wong, DC

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)