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February 2016 (Vol. 34, Issue 3)

Back Pain
Taking Another Step Toward a Secure Future
How the updated LBP practice guideline helps ensure your professional progress.
Wayne M. Whalen, DC, FIACN, FICC; Craig Morris, DC; Ronald J. Farabaugh, DC; Gary Globe, PhD, MBA, DC

Chiropractic (General)
RAND Study Recruiting DCs
National Study to Be Conducted in Six Regions
Editorial Staff

Herbs/ Teas & Homeopathy
The Clinical Versatility of Milk Thistle (Part 2)
Just the Thing for Too Much Iron
Kerry Bone, BSc (hons), Dipl. Phyto.

Health & Wellness / Lifestyle
Lab Rats (Roaming the Streets)
Donald Petersen Jr., BS, HCD(hc), FICC(h)

Chiropractic (General)
Chiropractic Around the World: WFC Country Reports December 2015

Nutrition / Detoxification
Diet, Nutrition and the Context of Risk (Part 1)
G. Douglas Andersen, DC, DACBSP, CCN

Sports / Exercise / Fitness
Enhancing Performance in Cross-Fit Athletes
William E. Morgan, DC

Health & Wellness / Lifestyle
Do Doctors Lie to Patients? (Do You Lie to Yours?)
John Hanks, DC

X-ray / Imaging / MRI
The MRI: What to Do With the Results
Mark Studin, DC, FPSC, FASBE(C), DAAPM

Pain Relief / Prevention
Treating Pain: The Hypermobile Coccyx
Marc Heller, DC

Chiropractic (General)
Is There a Neurological Basis and Correction for Macular Degeneration?
Gary Humphrey, DC

Pain Relief / Prevention
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)