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April 2016 (Vol. 34, Issue 7)

Women's Health
Mother Matters: Caring for the Expectant Mom
The normal course of pregnancy and chiropractic care.
K. Jeffrey Miller, DC, MBA

Chiropractic (General)
An Ounce of Prevention, a Pound of Positive Press for Chiropractic
Editorial Staff

Chiropractic (General)
Millions of Missing Chiropractic Patients
Donald Petersen Jr., BS, HCD(hc), FICC(h)

Vitamins / Supplements
Reducing Inflammatory Markers in MS Patients With High-Dose Vitamin D
James P. Meschino, DC, MS

Sports / Exercise / Fitness
Let's Talk About Golfer's Elbow
Ben Benjamin, PhD

Sports / Exercise / Fitness
Concussion Talk: Tools for Lay Education
Charles Masarsky, DC, FICA

Chiropractic (General)
We Can't Ignore the Power of the Patient
Gerald Coy, DC

Chiropractic (General)
The Rest of the Story: Let the Patient Tell Their Story (Part 2)
Douglas R. Briggs, DC, Dipl. Ac. (IAMA), DAAPM, EMT

Pain Relief / Prevention
Correct the PFPS by Correcting the Q-Angle
Tim Maggs, DC

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)