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June 1997 (Vol. 15, Issue 13)

News / Profession
Internet 101: Test-Driving the Web, Part I of V
Michael Devitt

Personal Injury / Legal
The Ugly Stepchild of Personal Injury
Arthur Croft, DC, MS, MPH, FACO

News / Profession
Alliance to Commit $750,000 to PR Campaign
Work Group Meeting Starts the Ball Rolling
Editorial Staff

News / Profession
Chiroweb Wins Another Award
Editorial Staff

Nutrition / Detoxification
DC On-Line (Chiropractic Research)
Brian Sutton, DC

News / Profession
California Forum News
Editorial Staff

Weight Loss / Eating Habits
Obesity, Part III: The New Fats
G. Douglas Andersen, DC, DACBSP, CCN

Pediatrics
Joint Pain in Children, Part II: Osteochondroses
Deborah Pate, DC, DACBR

News / Profession
Chiropractic Network Evening News "Roadblock" -- June 16th
FOX Added to ABC, CBS & NBC
Editorial Staff

News / Profession
ICA Pays Tribute to Herbert Reaver, DC
Policy Statements Adopted at Convention
Editorial Staff

News / Profession
Interesting Quote
Editorial Staff

Chinese & Asian Medicine
Chinese Medicine: The Most Significant Substances and Their Indications
John Amaro, LAc, DC, Dipl. Ac.(NCCAOM), Dipl.Med.Ac.(IAMA)

News / Profession
News Flash: Humana Health Care Pays for Chiropractic Education!
James Chandler Womelduff IV

Marketing / Office / Staff
Making Yourself Known

Billing / Fees / Insurance
Managed Care: Who's Really Behind the Wheel?
Kenneth W. Padgett

News / Profession
Chiropractor Appointed Co-chair of State Physical Fitness Committee
Editorial Staff

News / Profession
Licensing Pioneer Passes On
A Moment of Silence for Dr. Julius Dintenfass
Editorial Staff

Personal Injury / Legal
A Reasoned Approach to Work-Related Injuries
Paul Hooper, DC, MPH, MS

Chiropractic (General)
Chiropractic Serendipity
Donald Petersen Jr., BS, HCD(hc), FICC(h)

Chiropractic (General)
The Research of Alf Breig: Setting the Record Straight
Robert W. Ward, DC, QME

We Get Letters & E-Mail

Antacids for Calcium Supplementation ... Do We Need to Sound an Alarm?
William Risley, DC

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)