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August 2016 (Vol. 34, Issue 14)

Pediatrics
A Spinal Cord Injury That Can Be Hard to Spot
SCIWORA spells DANGER: spinal cord injuries in children.
Troy Freiheit, DC

Chronic / Acute Conditions
Forward Head Carriage and the Feet: What's the Connection? (Part 1)
Mark Charrette, DC

Chiropractic (General)
Continuing Care: Are We There Yet?
Anthony Rosner, PhD, LLD [Hon.], LLC

Patient Education
Help Your Patients Unmask Their Unhealthy Self-Deceptions
Donald Petersen Jr., BS, HCD(hc), FICC(h)

Chiropractic (General)
Spinal Elongation: Target the Muscles
Justin Hildebrand, DC; Richard Cohen, DC, FACO, CCSP

Chiropractic (General)
Practicing in the Exponential Age: Are You Willing to Change?
James Lehman, DC, MBA, DIANM

Sports / Exercise / Fitness
Is Concussion a Pituitary Dimmer Switch?
Charles Masarsky, DC, FICA

Chiropractic (General)
Why We Need to Fix the Mechanoreceptors (Part 1)
Warren Hammer, MS, DC, DABCO

Vitamins / Supplements
Slowing Brain Aging With Vitamin B12
James P. Meschino, DC, MS

Pediatrics
What's the Fuss About Tethered Oral Tissues?
Claudia Anrig, DC

Nutrition / Detoxification
All Fiber Is Not Created Equal
Peter Swann, MD, FAAFP, FACOEM

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)