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March 2014 (Vol. 32, Issue 6)

Chiropractic (General)
Climbing the Ladder of Opportunity (Part 1)
The death knell of spine surgery and the opportunity for doctors of chiropractic to ascend the health care ladder.
J.C. Smith, MA, DC

Chiropractic (General)
New Knee, New Pain (Part 2)
Chiropractic care for pain following knee replacement.
Jeffrey Bentz, DC; V. Robert Agostino, EdD

Chiropractic (General)
Betraying Patients and the Profession
Editorial Staff

Chiropractic (General)
Ask and You May Receive
Donald Petersen Jr., BS, HCD(hc), FICC(h)

Chiropractic (General)
An Introduction to Evidence-Based Clinical Practice - Again
Dana Lawrence, DC, M. Med. Ed., MA; Christine Goertz, DC, PhD

Billing / Fees / Insurance
Look, Listen and Learn to Code
K. Jeffrey Miller, DC, MBA

Sports / Exercise / Fitness
Why Stretching Doesn't Work
Linsay Way, DC

Whiplash / Neck Pain
The Many Faces of Cervical Compression
Douglas R. Briggs, DC, Dipl. Ac. (IAMA), DAAPM, EMT

Chiropractic (General)
Putting Public Health Into Action: Thinking Globally, Acting Locally
Rand Baird, DC, MPH, FICA, FICC

Women's Health
Increased Breast Cancer Risk: Another Implication of High Cholesterol
James P. Meschino, DC, MS

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)