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April 2015 (Vol. 33, Issue 7)

Personal Injury / Legal
Striking a Blow to the Medical Monopoly
Supreme Court ruling puts state boards on notice.
Editorial Staff

Senior Health
Older Patients, Stroke Risk and Manipulation
Study reinforces low risk, comparable to primary care.
Editorial Staff

Chiropractic Techniques
Treating GERD and Incontinence: Focus on Trigger Points
Guy Hains, DC

Chiropractic (General)
God and the Chiropractor
Donald Petersen Jr., BS, HCD(hc), FICC(h)

Senior Health
What Do You Know About Physician Compare?
Susan McClelland

Senior Health
Keep Seniors Safe: Age-Proofing the Home
Paul Hooper, DC, MPH, MS

Massage & Body Techniques
Viewpoints: Massage Reduces Nonspecific Shoulder Pain, Improves Function

Sports / Exercise / Fitness
Managing Tibialis Posterior Tendon Injuries
Thomas Michaud, DC

Chronic / Acute Conditions
How We Can Help the Injured Brain
Todd Turnbull, DC, CCSP

Vitamins / Supplements
Joint Supplements for Athletes (Part 2)
Robert Silverman, DC, MS, CCN, CSCS

Pain Relief / Prevention
Pain Is Only a Piece of the Puzzle
Douglas R. Briggs, DC, Dipl. Ac. (IAMA), DAAPM, EMT

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)