Subscribe Latest Edition
Archives

August 1997 (Vol. 15, Issue 18)

Philosophy
Public Health -- More Than Just Microbes
How Today's DC Can Have a Voice on Health Care Issues
Lisa Zaynab Killinger, DC; Rand Baird, DC, MPH, FICA, FICC

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

Philosophy
Assembling Family Documents for Peace of Mind
Barbara Zapotocky-Cook, DC

Rehab / Recovery / Physiotherapy
A Changing Paradigm
Craig Liebenson, DC

Philosophy
Leadership: Aspects of a Needed Trait in the Chiropractic Profession

Health & Wellness / Lifestyle
What's a Hazardous Waste Anyway?
David P. Gilkey, DC, PhD, CPE, DACBOH

News / Profession
Serving the Florida Chiropractic Assoc. for 25 Years
FCA's Ed Williams Announces Semi-Retirement -- Debra Minor Named New CEO
Editorial Staff

Musculoskeletal Pain
Correcting Muscle, Bone and Joint Disorders
Frank King, DC

Personal Injury / Legal
Having Trouble in Personal Injury Cases? Get a Second Opinion
L. T. Fortell

Patient Education
"Voodoo" Diagnosis: Have Your Patients Been Victims of Scare Tactics?
J.C. Smith, MA, DC

News / Profession
Internet 105, (Part 5 of 5): Getting the Best out of Your BIOS
Michael Devitt

News / Profession
Health Freedom Rally Coincides with Health Fraud Conference
Confederation of State Health Freedom Campaigns Meets Head-on with the Federation of State Medical Boards
Nicholas Chamberlain

News / Profession
Getting Your Daily Dose of the Web
Editorial Staff

News / Profession
NCMIC Gives $3,000 in Annual Funding to Kentuckiana
The Children's Center Goes Online
Editorial Staff

News / Profession
New York Law Requires Insurers to Cover Chiropractic
N.Y. Chiropractic Associations Work in Concert to Pass New Law
Editorial Staff

Philosophy
Links between Research and Education
Robert Mootz, DC

Philosophy
A Forbidden Subject?
Free Market vs. Planning
Donald Petersen Jr., BS, HCD(hc), FICC(h)

News / Profession
Schwab Incident a "Misunderstanding"
When Chiropractic Talks....Schwab Listens
Editorial Staff

News / Profession
South East News
Editorial Staff

Billing / Fees / Insurance
Utilization Review: How to Win the Insurance Game
Steve Freeman, DC

News / Profession
South Midwest Forum
Editorial Staff

News / Profession
Net Terms
Michael Devitt

News / Profession
Arrested in Thailand for "Practicing Medicine without a License"
Police Later Receive Adjustments at Station!
Ronald Watkins, DC

Sports / Exercise / Fitness
Dr. Tom Hyde Appointed to Olympic Task Force
Florida Seeks to Host Pan American and Olympics Games

Rehab / Recovery / Physiotherapy
Lower Leg Pain: Part I

News / Profession
Health Care Choice Makes Ballot in Washington State
241,000 Signatures Support Initiative
Editorial Staff

Soft Tissue / Trigger Points
Latest Information on Why Friction Massage Heals Tendinitis
Warren Hammer, MS, DC, DABCO

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)