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June 2016 (Vol. 34, Issue 11)

Patient Education
The First Five Things Your Central Lumbar Stenosis Patients Should Know
Ronald Fudala, DC, DACAN

Pediatrics
Caring for Kids - 2016 Guidelines: Updated Best Practices for Chiropractic Care
Editorial Staff

Sports / Exercise / Fitness
Want to Be a Sports DC? Here's How
Editorial Staff

Health & Wellness / Lifestyle
Your Wellness Philosophy Deserves to Be Shared
Donald Petersen Jr., BS, HCD(hc), FICC(h)

Chiropractic (General)
Appreciating the Heart of Healing
Steven Visentin

Sports / Exercise / Fitness
Why Ankle Mobility Impacts the Kinetic Chain (and How You Can Optimize It)
Perry Nickelston, DC, FMS, SFMA

Diagnosis & Diagnostic Equip
The Clinical Value of the Pertinent Negative
Douglas R. Briggs, DC, Dipl. Ac. (IAMA), DAAPM, EMT

Chiropractic (General)
Becoming an Informed Consumer of Research: Basic Considerations
Martha Brown Menard, PhD, LMT

Weight Loss / Eating Habits
Does the Vegan Diet Reduce Prostate Cancer Risk?
The Latest Evidence and Clinical Recommendations
James P. Meschino, DC, MS

Health & Wellness / Lifestyle
Is Integrative Medicine Being Approached With a Handshake or an Embrace?
Anthony Rosner, PhD, LLD [Hon.], LLC

Pediatrics
Is Lack of Sleep Killing Our Teens?
Editorial Staff

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)