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March 2021 (Vol. 39, Issue 3)

Your Practice
COVID Relief: The Hidden Tax Treasures
Don Rasmussen

Practice Growth
The Power of One Informed Patient
Donald Petersen Jr., BS, HCD(hc), FICC(h)

Back Pain
Are Disc Degenerations and Herniations Just Incidentalomas?
Ronald Feise, DC

The Immune System
Exercise and Immunomodulation
Donald DeFabio, DC, DACBSP, DABCO

Insurance & Billing  |  DIGITAL EXCLUSIVE
The Insurance Verification: Common Errors and Fixes
Brandy Brimhall, CPC, CMCO, CCCPC, CPCO, CPMA

Practice Pearls
The Perils of Demoting Hands-on Assessment
Marc Heller, DC

Practical Chiropractic
Don't Leave Patients Hanging
K. Jeffrey Miller, DC, MBA

Inside the Profession
A Huge First for Chiropractic
Editorial Staff

Prevention
Help Patients Avoid COVID Hospitalization
Editorial Staff

Clinical Toolbox  |  DIGITAL EXCLUSIVE
Piercing the Veil on Dry Needling
Aaron Wiegand, DC, CCST, FIAMA, SFDN

Health Care
The #1 Factor Driving Drug Prescriptions Will Surprise You
John Hanks, DC

Diagnosis  |  DIGITAL EXCLUSIVE
Do You Suspect Sleep Apnea? Evaluation and Management
Mark Williams, DC, MBA, DACBOH

Doctor-Patient
Wake Up Your Patients to Wellness
Peter W. Crownfield

Spine Care
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)