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March 2016 (Vol. 34, Issue 6)

Politics / Government / Legislation
Is the WCA Trying to Create a New Profession?
"Primary spinal care practitioners" would be educated at medical college, governed by medical board.
Editorial Staff

X-ray / Imaging / MRI
A Giant in Chiropractic Radiology: Remembering Dr. Lindsay Rowe (1956-2016)
Deborah Pate, DC, DACBR

Senior Health
Fight for Full Physician Status in Medicare
Editorial Staff

Chiropractic (General)
Creating Our Own Competition
Donald Petersen Jr., BS, HCD(hc), FICC(h)

Sports / Exercise / Fitness
Anteromedial Ankle Impingement Syndrome
Thomas Michaud, DC

Chiropractic (General)
Temporal Bone Rotation – The Overlooked Upper Cervical
Russ Kalen, DC, CST

Rehab / Recovery / Physiotherapy
Don't Forget the Iliacus
Perry Nickelston, DC, FMS, SFMA

Patient Education
An Important Topic of Conversation: Healthy Poop
Claudia Anrig, DC

Marketing / Office / Staff
Advances in Technology Help Advance Our Evidence-Based Practice
Dana Lawrence, DC, M. Med. Ed., MA

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)