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June 2015 (Vol. 33, Issue 11)

Billing / Fees / Insurance
The Sustainable Growth Rate Formula Is Dead
New legislation brings challenges, opportunities for the chiropractic profession.
Ronald Short, DC, MCS-P

Politics / Government / Legislation
Oregon Preserves Section 2706
Legislation makes nondiscrimination language state law.
Editorial Staff

Politics / Government / Legislation
Weighing in on H.R. 2 Provisions
ACA, COCSA comment on new legislation.
Editorial Staff

Chiropractic (General)
Time for a Little Soul Searching
Donald Petersen Jr., BS, HCD(hc), FICC(h)

Sports / Exercise / Fitness
The Tall- to Half-Kneeling Assessment
Perry Nickelston, DC, FMS, SFMA

Billing / Fees / Insurance
Coding for Strains and Sprains in ICD-10
Samuel A. Collins

Chiropractic (General)
How DCs Could Lose the Back, Neck and Musculoskeletal Pain Market
The Connection With Metabolic Syndrome.
Donald Hayes, DC

Health & Wellness / Lifestyle
Promoting the Pharma Team to the Majors: Research Bias and Deception
Anthony Rosner, PhD, LLD [Hon.], LLC

Chiropractic (General)
Chiropractic Research in Review

Chiropractic (General)
Why a Primal Approach to Health Is Perfect for Doctors of Chiropractic
Mark Sisson

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)