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April 2015 (Vol. 33, Issue 8)

Chiropractic (General)
A House Divided?
ACA House of Delegates passes two controversial resolutions.
Editorial Staff

Personal Injury / Legal
Turning a Blind Eye to History – and Reality
The AMA loves to keep fighting, even after the battle is lost.
Editorial Staff

Education & Seminars
A View From the ER
Editorial Staff

Chiropractic (General)
Optimism = Compassion = Trust
Donald Petersen Jr., BS, HCD(hc), FICC(h)

Diagnosis & Diagnostic Equip
Applying the Thin Skull Principle
K. Jeffrey Miller, DC, MBA

Back Pain
Low Back Pain in Professional Golf: A Common Muscular Relationship
Tom LaFountain, DC

Chiropractic (General)
Term Limits: What's in a Word?
Anthony Rosner, PhD, LLD [Hon.], LLC

Back Pain
Talking to Patients About Lumbar Facet Denervation (Medial Branch Neurotomy)
Ronald Fudala, DC, DACAN

Rehab / Recovery / Physiotherapy
Functional Hip Impingement (Part 1)
Evaluation, Hip Sparing and Mobilization
Marc Heller, DC

Health & Wellness / Lifestyle
Sleep, Less Sleep or No Sleep?
John Hanks, DC

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)