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September 2015 (Vol. 33, Issue 18)

Chiropractic (General)
Change Lives by Supporting Chiropractic Research: Are You In?
Editorial Staff

Chiropractic (General)
More Chiropractors Required
Donald Petersen Jr., BS, HCD(hc), FICC(h)

Chiropractic (General)
Patient-Centered Care vs. Payer Restrictions: Your Ethical Obligation
Patient Care Meets Successful Practice in the New Health Care
James Lehman, DC, MBA, DIANM

Orthotics & Orthopeadics
Surprising Reasons for Orthotic Efficacy
Thomas Michaud, DC

Marketing / Office / Staff
Practice Policy (Gone Bad): The Sign
K. Jeffrey Miller, DC, MBA

Vitamins / Supplements
Fish Oil: A Key Component of Positive Clinical Outcomes
Christopher Oswald, DC, CNS

Chiropractic (General)
What's Chiropractic Research Worth to You?
PCCR fundraising campaign is underway – are you in?
Editorial Staff

Chiropractic Techniques
Dorsiflexion Dysfunction: Evaluation & Manipulation Techniques
Terry Elder, DC; Kevin Curtin, DC

Chiropractic (General)
News in Brief
Editorial Staff

Sports / Exercise / Fitness
A Chiropractor's Guide to Yoga
Research suggests myriad health benefits and increasing utilization by patients.
Jasper Sidhu, BSc, DC

Whiplash / Neck Pain
Harvard Health References Flawed AHA Position Paper
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)