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October 2015 (Vol. 33, Issue 20)

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Landmark Gallup-Palmer Survey Reveals How Consumers Utilize, Perceive Chiropractic Care
Editorial Staff

Politics / Government / Legislation
N.C. Governor: Kudos to Chiropractic
Has your governor officially supported chiropractic care?
Editorial Staff

Chiropractic Techniques
Adjusting BP: More Evidence
Editorial Staff

Chiropractic (General)
The Missing 90 Million Patients
Donald Petersen Jr., BS, HCD(hc), FICC(h)

Health & Wellness / Lifestyle
Help Patients Understand and Manage Menopause & Andropause
Rand Baird, DC, MPH, FICA, FICC; Lisa Killinger, DC

Orthotics & Orthopeadics
Every Shoe Tells a Story
How to Assess Patients' Footwear for Postural Conditions
Mark Charrette, DC

Nutrition / Detoxification
Detoxification Demystified and the Crucifers That Help
Sara  Arscott, PhD, CCRP

Chiropractic (General)
How to Become a Wizard in a World Run by Muggles
Combining Evidence, Experience & Expertise = Clinical Excellence
Marc Heller, DC

Chiropractic Techniques
Step by Step: Simplified Adjusting of the Pelvis
Russ Kalen, DC, CST

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)