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June 2015 (Vol. 33, Issue 12)

Ergonomics / Posture / Sleep Habits
Sleep: Our Next Wellness Challenge
Help your patients avoid the health perils of poor sleep.
Jeffrey Tucker, DC, DACRB

Education & Seminars
DC Working Full Time at the University of South Florida
Q&A with Dr. Susan Welsh, member of the USF Physicians Group.
Editorial Staff

Education & Seminars
Taking a Big LEAP Toward the Future
Editorial Staff

Chiropractic (General)
Are You Capitalizing on What's Trending?
Donald Petersen Jr., BS, HCD(hc), FICC(h)

Chiropractic (General)
Moving Beyond the One-Size-Fits-All ROF
Meeting Patients Where They Are
K. Jeffrey Miller, DC, MBA

Vitamins / Supplements
Feed a Concussion: Speedy Nutrient Support Offers the Hope of Better Healing
Robert Silverman, DC, MS, CCN, CSCS

Soft Tissue / Trigger Points
Why Chronic Ankle Instability Can Affect a Proximal Joint
Warren Hammer, MS, DC, DABCO

Senior Health
Understanding the Medicare Meaning of Function
David Seaman, DC, MS, DABCN

Chiropractic Techniques
Sacroiliac, Cervical and Trapezius Relationships: Clinical Observations
Joseph D. Kurnik, 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)