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March 2016 (Vol. 34, Issue 5)

Education & Seminars
Sunshine State Adds DC Degree Program
Keiser University to launch College of Chiropractic in September.
Editorial Staff

Back Pain
JAMA: Exercise Works for LBP
Editorial Staff

Health & Wellness / Lifestyle
Help Prevent 1 Billion Deaths
What Are You Doing to Fight the Real "Silent Killer" – Tobacco?
Rand Baird, DC, MPH, FICA, FICC; Jonathan Todd Egan, DC, MPH, PhD (cand.)

Chiropractic (General)
The Case of the Overlooked Research
Donald Petersen Jr., BS, HCD(hc), FICC(h)

Sports / Exercise / Fitness
Delayed-Onset Muscle Soreness: Current Insights on Recovery Strategies
Jasper Sidhu, BSc, DC

Chiropractic (General)
Professionalization as a Political Process: Are We Moving in the Right Direction?
James Lehman, DC, MBA, DIANM

Headaches & Migraines
Thoracic Adjustments for Headaches?
Robert Morrison, DC, DIBAK, DACBN

Women's Health
The Value of Melatonin in Breast Cancer Prevention and Adjunctive Treatment
James P. Meschino, DC, MS

Sports / Exercise / Fitness
Designing a Fitness Plan (Part 3): Load, Reps, Sets, Tempo and Rest
Jeffrey Tucker, DC, DACRB

Chiropractic (General)
News in Brief
Editorial Staff

Chiropractic (General)
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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)