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March 2015 (Vol. 33, Issue 5)

Pain Relief / Prevention
What's Triggering That Point?
Why you should avoid random treatment of trigger points (part 1).
Warren Hammer, MS, DC, DABCO

Chronic / Acute Conditions
Leg Length and Pelvic Fixations
A new approach to the positive Derifield test.
Howard Pettersson, DC; J.R. Green, DC

Billing / Fees / Insurance
The Easy Way to Learn How to Document ICD-10
Evan Gwilliam, DC, MBA, CPC

Marketing / Office / Staff
Connections Worth Making
Donald Petersen Jr., BS, HCD(hc), FICC(h)

Your Practice / Business
Online Efforts That Convert Traffic Into Patients
Stephanie Beck

Chiropractic Techniques
Adjusting the Occiput on the Atlas
Marc Heller, DC

Sports / Exercise / Fitness
A New Era of Injury Awareness Means a New Focus on Prevention
Kent Greenawalt

Vitamins / Supplements
Joint Supplements for Athletes (Part 1)
Robert Silverman, DC, MS, CCN, CSCS

Chiropractic (General)
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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)