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August 1993 (Vol. 11, Issue 17)

News / Profession
Chiropractic Centennial Foundation News
Chiropractic Docudrama Plans Underway
Editorial Staff

Sports / Exercise / Fitness
News of Interest III
G. Douglas Andersen, DC, DACBSP, CCN

News / Profession
California Forum
California College News
Editorial Staff

News / Profession
British Medical Association Studies Complementary Medicine
Greater Use, More Demand Opens Doors for Chiropractic in Britain
Editorial Staff

News / Profession
DC Gives Southeast Asians View of Chiropractic
Travels to Vietnam, Thailand, and Singapore with American Ambassador Program
Editorial Staff

News / Profession
A First for Chiropractic Education in Calif. -- LACC Obtains WASC Accreditation
Editorial Staff

News / Profession
Northeast Forum
NY DCs Seek Equity Legislation
Editorial Staff

News / Profession
New Jersey DCs Treat Pro Bowlers at $170,000 PBA Open
Editorial Staff

News / Profession
New Jersey Law Puts Independent Examinations on "ICE"
Editorial Staff

News / Profession
Pennsylvania Bill Allows Licensure of Resident SCASA Grads
Time Restriction Applies
Editorial Staff

News / Profession
International Chiropractic Congress, South Africa
Editorial Staff

News / Profession
STOP THE PRESS!!
Chiropractic Called to the White House
Editorial Staff

Chiropractic (General)
Consortium Study Set on Appropriateness of Spinal Manipulation for the Cervical Spine
AMA Dollars Will Fund Project

Billing / Fees / Insurance
How to Prepare for National Health Care -- Part II
David J. Kats, DC

Philosophy
Is Chiropractic Big Enough?
Donald Petersen Jr., BS, HCD(hc), FICC(h)

Chiropractic (General)
Nurturing Basic-Science Research in Chiropractic
"Good Science of the Subluxation Can be Done"
Howard Vernon, DC, FCCS(C)

Allergies / Asthma
Interesting Quotes
Editorial Staff

Chiropractic (General)
My Favorite Procedure
John Amaro, LAc, DC, Dipl. Ac.(NCCAOM), Dipl.Med.Ac.(IAMA)

Billing / Fees / Insurance
Workers' Compensation, Our Golden Opportunity -- Part IV
John Gantner, DC, DABCO

Soft Tissue / Trigger Points
The Biomechanical Basis for Spinal Correction in Treatment of Tennis Elbow and Various Wrist Dysfunctions
Jesse Jutkowitz

Pediatrics
He Made the Most of His Life ... but He Didn't Choose It
Lendon H. Smith, MD

News / Profession
"American College Focus" TV Show Features NYCC
Editorial Staff

Your Practice / Business
"Old Fashioned Competency in History Taking and Physical Examination"
Robert Cooperstein, MA, DC

Billing / Fees / Insurance
The Doctor's Guide to Health Care Abbreviations

Your Practice / Business
You Can Bank on It
Stanley Greenfield, RHU

Personal Injury / Legal
Why Doesn't That Injured Worker Get Better?
Theodore Oslay, DC

Pediatrics
Birth-Induced TMJ Syndrome Is Most Common Cause of Breastfeeding Difficulties
Victoria Arcadi

Philosophy
We Get Letters

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)