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July 1993 (Vol. 11, Issue 16)

Your Practice / Business
Coping with the Undesirable Patient

Musculoskeletal Pain
A Comparison of Chiropractic and Medical Costs for the Treatment of Sacroiliac Joint Sprain
Workers' Comp. Data Base of 4 Million Reveals Benefits of Chiropractic over Medical Care
Brad McKechnie, DC, DACAN

Chiropractic (General)
Perspectives on the RAND Report -- A Reply
Charles Masarsky, DC, FICA

News / Profession
Forty State Associations Now Sponsor Chiropractic Centennial !!
Editorial Staff

Chiropractic Treatment Procedures
Editorial Staff

News / Profession
Resource System for State Licensing Boards Scores "Hit"
Editorial Staff

News / Profession
Nat'l Assoc. of Chiro Attorneys Meet in Montreal
NACA to Send Reps to COCSA and ICA Practice Guidelines Revision Conferences
Editorial Staff

News / Profession
Job Analysis of Chiropractic -- Report from the Nat'l Board of Chiropractic Examiners
Editorial Staff

News / Profession
SCASA Students Eligible for USDE Financial Aid through 1995
Editorial Staff

News / Profession
Chiropractic Team Treats Top in Track and Field
Showcase for Chiropractic at U.S. Nationals
Editorial Staff

X-ray / Imaging / MRI
Screens, Don't Take them for Granted
Deborah Pate, DC, DACBR

Philosophy
A Matter of Trust
Why DCs Must Begin Networking with GPs and FPs
Donald Petersen Jr., BS, HCD(hc), FICC(h)

Your Practice / Business
How Many a Day Can the Good Doctor See?
Fred Barge, DC, PhC

Chiropractic (General)
Changes for the Future
Mary E. Johnson, FCER director of communications

Health & Wellness / Lifestyle
I.Q. -- Interesting Quotes
Editorial Staff

Philosophy
Ivory Tower Review
Joseph Keating Jr., PhD

Your Practice / Business
Chiropractic in Catalonia
Sixty Years of Chiropractic in Barcelona
Michael J. Schroeder, Esq.

Pediatrics
Chiropractic Management of Enuresis
Peter Fysh, DC

Soft Tissue / Trigger Points
Management of Sacroiliac Strain -- A Conservative Approach to a Clinical Enigma
R. Vincent Davis, DC, PT, DNBPM

Philosophy
We Get Letters

Soft Tissue / Trigger Points
Neuropathy and Spondylosis
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)