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September 1997 (Vol. 15, Issue 19)

News / Profession
Call for Abstracts from the Association of Chiropractic Colleges
Editorial Staff

Whiplash / Neck Pain
Luxury and Safety: Can You Have Both?
Arthur Croft, DC, MS, MPH, FACO

News / Profession
AOL's Chiropractic Professional Networking Forum Schedule
Editorial Staff

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

News / Profession
Canadian Forum
Editorial Staff

News / Profession
California Forum
Editorial Staff

Philosophy
Tough Love -- The Way to Go
Chester Wilk, DC

Vitamins / Supplements
Magnesium, Part I
G. Douglas Andersen, DC, DACBSP, CCN

News / Profession
Doctors' Hospital of Staten Island Opens Chiropractic Division
Local Paper Lauds Move
Editorial Staff

Philosophy
Counsel in Dissent, Part IV
Recapturing and Expanding the "Straight/Mixer" Models to Lead Alternative Care into the 21st Century
David Prescott, MA,JD,DC,FIAMA

News / Profession
CMCC Students Compete in Dragon Boat Festival
Clinicians Offer Chiropractic Care to Race Participants
Editorial Staff

Your Practice / Business
How to Take Control of Your Practice
David S. Singer

Chiropractic (General)
Chirokinetics -- The Inherent Psychology in Chiropractic Practice
Edwin H. Kimmel

News / Profession
Southeast Forum
Editorial Staff

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

Philosophy
The Benefits and Consequences of Achieving "Critical Mass"
Gerard Clum, DC

Philosophy
Healing the Division of the Vision, Part I
Dean Black; Neil Stern, BS, MD, DC

News / Profession
Health Care Organizations Reduce and Merge
Editorial Staff

Pain Relief / Prevention
Hip and Groin Pain/Discomfort: Its Diagnosis and Treatment
Joseph D. Kurnik, DC

Women's Health
Women's Rehabilitation Issues: Women and Physical Training
Kim Christensen, DC, DACRB, CCSP, CSCS

Your Practice / Business
You Get What You Pay For!

Sports / Exercise / Fitness
MPI Announces a New Diplomat Program: Chiropractic Sports Injuries

News / Profession
A Moment of Silence for Conrad Matz, Jr. (1931-1997)
Dr. Matz Inspired Many (and All His Children) to Become Chiropractors
Russell Gibbons

Philosophy
Times Are Tough -- So What?
Michael Pedigo, DC

News / Profession
Internet Terms
Michael Devitt

News / Profession
New York Chiropractors Join Forces for Media Campaign
Editorial Staff

News / Profession
Internal Post Office Memo Calls for "Quack Watch"
Do Postal Service Policies Reflect this Limited Role for Chiropractic?
Editorial Staff

Headaches & Migraines
Head and Face Pain and Chiropractic
Paul F. Stefanelli

Education & Seminars
Are Skills in Physical Medicine Acquired without Benefit of In-House (Hospital) Instruction Adequate for Competency Qualification?
R. Vincent Davis, DC, PT, DNBPM

Patient Education
Unbridled Aggression
Donald Petersen Jr., BS, HCD(hc), FICC(h)

Your Practice / Business
Chicken Little Syndrome
Stanley Greenfield, RHU

News / Profession
New Regents Named at Texas Chiropractic College
Editorial Staff

News / Profession
Healthy Living and Wellness Channel Soon to Follow
Editorial Staff

Philosophy
Schmoozing with the Enemy? Well, Not Really
William F. Updyke, 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)