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March 1997 (Vol. 15, Issue 7)

Whiplash / Neck Pain
Air Bags: Saving Lives at Any Cost? A Public Health Perspective
Arthur Croft, DC, MS, MPH, FACO

Health & Wellness / Lifestyle
DC On-Line (Chiropractic Research)
Brian Sutton, DC

News / Profession
California College News
Editorial Staff

News / Profession
Chiropractic Documentary on CNBC Reaches Over 12 Million Homes
Editorial Staff

News / Profession
Chiropractic Chalkboard
Editorial Staff

News / Profession
Rep. Crane to Introduce Chiropractic Bill
Legislation Supports Clinton Proposal to Elimination Mandatory Medicare X-Ray
Editorial Staff

Weight Loss / Eating Habits
Diet and the Environment
G. Douglas Andersen, DC, DACBSP, CCN

Soft Tissue / Trigger Points
Shoulder Impingement Syndrome
David R. Reich

Chiropractic (General)
The Nervous System: A Focus in Chiropractic? Not Really
David Seaman, DC, MS, DABCN

News / Profession
A Chiropractor in the U.S. Congress?
Interview with candidate Peter D. Ferguson, DC
Editorial Staff

Rehab / Recovery / Physiotherapy
Sports Specific Rehabilitation: Postsurgical ACL Reconstruction
Frank Gasparovic; Christopher Baldwin, BS

Philosophy
Spring Is Blossoming for Chiropractic
Gerard Clum, DC

News / Profession
I.Q. -- Interesting Quote
Editorial Staff

Philosophy
Drinking from the Jade Fountain
John Amaro, LAc, DC, Dipl. Ac.(NCCAOM), Dipl.Med.Ac.(IAMA)

Your Practice / Business
Appropriate Dress for the Chiropractic Office

Chiropractic (General)
Hey Doc, What Are You Palpating?

Billing / Fees / Insurance
CPT Confusion, Part I
CMT vs. OMT, or Billing Sense vs. Billing Cents
K. S. J. Murkowski

News / Profession
The Face is Familiar
Editorial Staff

Philosophy
Peak Performance in Life and in Chiropractic
J. P. Pawliw-Fry

Health & Wellness / Lifestyle
Control of Pathogens of Integument and Mucous Membranes -- a Conservative Approach
R. Vincent Davis, DC, PT, DNBPM

Philosophy
Can We Rise above the Emotions?
Donald Petersen Jr., BS, HCD(hc), FICC(h)

Your Practice / Business
Until Debt Do Us Part
Stanley Greenfield, RHU

Marketing / Office / Staff
Marketing on the Internet
Steven Sheiner

Billing / Fees / Insurance
Physical Medicine Utilization Review
"A Person's True Character Is Revealed by What He Does When No One Is Watching"
Sigmund Miller

News / Profession
Disney Co-Hosts Sports Symposium
Editorial Staff

Philosophy
We Get Letters & E-Mail

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)