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April 2021 (Vol. 39, Issue 4)

Back Pain
The Road That Leads to Chronic Low Back Pain
Why back pain patients shouldn't be seeing primary care MDs.
Editorial Staff

Health Care
Is the Spine Care Mystery Finally Solved?
Donald Petersen Jr., BS, HCD(hc), FICC(h)

Politics / Government / Legislation
Texas Supreme Court Rules on Chiropractic Scope
Editorial Staff

Billing & Coding
Updated E&M Codes a Big Benefit to Chiropractors
Samuel A. Collins

Doctor-Patient
Will We Die Over an Adjusting Table?
Guy Riekeman, DC

Clinical Nutrition  |  DIGITAL EXCLUSIVE
Our Wasted Opportunity
David Seaman, DC, MS, DABCN

Clinical Pearls
Why Isn't This Patient's Shoulder Pain Improving?
James Lehman, DC, MBA, DIANM

Your Practice
Three Goals, One Tool: How to Leave Dr. Ordinary Behind
Steven Kraus, DC, DIBCN, CCSP, FASA, FICC

Chiropractic
Historic Leadership Change at the ACA
Editorial Staff

Inside the Profession  |  DIGITAL EXCLUSIVE
$1 Million Donation for Chiropractic Education
Editorial Staff

The Nutrition Practice
The Carnivore Diet: Dangerous Diet Trend or Health Essential?
Jeffrey Tucker, DC, DACRB

Practical Research  |  DIGITAL EXCLUSIVE
Is CBG the New CBD?
Caroline La, LAc

Caring for Athletes
Assessing and Correcting Motion & Stabilization Disorders
Edward Wagner, DC

Doctor-Patient
Table Talk: Do's and Don'ts
Steven Visentin

Chiropractic
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)