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December 1997 (Vol. 15, Issue 25)

Whiplash / Neck Pain
The Potential Role of Antioxidant-based Therapeutic Intervention in the Management of Traumatic Brain Injury
Arthur Croft, DC, MS, MPH, FACO

News / Profession
Immerman vs. Arizona Chiropractic
The Price of Revenge
Dynamic Chiropractic Staff

News / Profession
Backlash from Botched AMA Endorsement Deal with Sunbeam
Chicago Sun-Times Follows the Fallout
Dynamic Chiropractic Staff

Health & Wellness / Lifestyle
DC Online
Brian Sutton, DC

Nutrition / Detoxification
Commonly Asked Questions of 1997
G. Douglas Andersen, DC, DACBSP, CCN

Pediatrics
Joint Pain in Children, Part VI: Bone Infections in Children
Deborah Pate, DC, DACBR

Health & Wellness / Lifestyle
What Are the Facts about Alternative Medicine?
Power, Philosophy, Law, and Market Identity
David Prescott, MA,JD,DC,FIAMA

Pediatrics
Children's Health and Homeopathy: Using Homeopathy for Colic
Frank King, DC

Weight Loss / Eating Habits
Goat's Milk: A Natural Alternative for Milk Sensitive Patients
Dynamic Chiropractic Staff

News / Profession
"Major Implications for Future Research"1
Dynamic Chiropractic Staff

News / Profession
Washington State's Patient Choice Initiative Defeated
But Failed Effort Has Created a "Powerful Coalition"
Dynamic Chiropractic Staff

Chiropractic (General)
I.Q. -- Interesting Quotes
Dynamic Chiropractic Staff

Acupuncture & Acupressure
Acupuncture Statistics ... Very Interesting!
John Amaro, LAc, DC, Dipl. Ac.(NCCAOM), Dipl.Med.Ac.(IAMA)

Diagnosis & Diagnostic Equip
Motion Palpation

Health & Wellness / Lifestyle
The Posture of Health: Gravity, Oxygen and You, Part I
John Lennon

Philosophy
Sunbeams in Your Eyes Can Be Blinding, or You Bet I Will Endorse Your Product
Louis Sportelli, DC

News / Profession
Protecting Yourself on the Net, Part 2
Who Do You Trust? Privacy on the World Wide Web
Michael Devitt

News / Profession
The Internet -- an "Indispensable" Medium
Dynamic Chiropractic Staff

News / Profession
New Jersey Hospital Opens Chiropractic Department
Dynamic Chiropractic Staff

News / Profession
Parker College Founder Dies
A Moment of Silence for James W. Parker, DC
Dynamic Chiropractic Staff

Back Pain
From Spinal Care Class to Back School and Back
Paul Hooper, DC, MPH, MS

News / Profession
Whitaker Foundation Awards Prestigious Grant to DC
Dynamic Chiropractic Staff

News / Profession
Canadian Poll Details "Alternative Medicine" Use
Dynamic Chiropractic Staff

News / Profession
Court Says DCs Can't Practice PT in Pennsylvania
Dynamic Chiropractic Staff

Chiropractic (General)
Fear Factor Foretells Future: Fortune or Failure?
Robert D. Borman

Billing / Fees / Insurance
The New Health Insurance
Should You Become a Player?
Donald Petersen Jr., BS, HCD(hc), FICC(h)

News / Profession
South East Forum
Dynamic Chiropractic Staff

News / Profession
Chiropractic Benefitting Soccer Pros
Dynamic Chiropractic Staff

Philosophy
And a Chicken Shall Lead Them: How My Family Discovered Chiropractic

Trending
Diagnosis & Diagnostic Equip
Diagnosing Radiculopathies Through History & Observation
Diagnosing Radiculopathies Through History & Observation

MRI is currently the gold standard for identifying radicular pathology, but unfortunately, it requires preauthorization, which isn’t easy to obtain. Physical tests are what most practitioners depend on – despite the marginal reliability of the tests. The information in this article brings history and observation to the forefront of radicular diagnostics. Each factor listed can significantly increase the clinician’s ability to diagnose radiculopathies.

K. Jeffrey Miller, DC, MBA
Billing / Fees / Insurance
Multiple-Procedure Claim Reductions?
Multiple-Procedure Claim Reductions?

With some plans – and it starts with Medicare (CMS) – there is a payment protocol called the multiple-procedure payment reduction (MPPR). This protocol means that if a health care provider performs multiple procedures during a single patient encounter, Medicare (and many commercial insurers) typically will pay “full price” for only the highest-valued procedure. The subsequent procedures will be reduced, as there is overlap.

Samuel A. Collins
Chronic / Acute Conditions
From Sciatica to Brain Tumor: A Life-Saving Diagnosis
From Sciatica to Brain Tumor: A Life-Saving Diagnosis

A 42-year-old male former patient arrives at your chiropractic office with excruciating low back pain that travels all the way down his right leg to his foot. A spinal surgeon previously recommended surgery to correct an MRI-confirmed disc herniation (sequestration) at L5, but the patient chose conservative chiropractic care. Although conservative treatment is effective for many lumbar disc herniations, the warning signs in this case call for escalation.

Ronald Feise, DC