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October 1993 (Vol. 11, Issue 22)

Chiropractic (General)
Scientific Writing: Discriminating Good from Bad
Part II: Surveys
Arthur Croft, DC, MS, MPH, FACO

Your Practice / Business
The Testing Frenzy

Billing / Fees / Insurance
Many Chiropractors Unprepared to Survive Brave New World of Health Care Reform
Brian Koslow

News / Profession
CCF Meets in Davenport on Founder's Day
Editorial Staff

News / Profession
Overwhelming Response Preserves Chiropractic's Position in Amer. Public Health Assoc.
Editorial Staff

News / Profession
CCE Planing Panel Meets in Chicago
Editorial Staff

News / Profession
Georgia Board Clarifies Stance on Mercy Guidelines
Editorial Staff

Billing / Fees / Insurance
Pacific Mutual Reclassifies Manipulation Under Anesthesia

News / Profession
Texas Back Institute Adds Chiropractic
Triano Joins Prestigious Institute
Editorial Staff

Education & Seminars
Wisconsin Law Requires DCs Have Bachelor's Degree, Mandatory Malpractice Insurance
Editorial Staff

X-ray / Imaging / MRI
Post-traumatic Osteolysis
Deborah Pate, DC, DACBR

Chiropractic (General)
First Time for Chiropractic
Donald Petersen Jr., BS, HCD(hc), FICC(h)

Health & Wellness / Lifestyle
The Last and Final Straw
Fred Barge, DC, PhC

Chiropractic (General)
What the Clinton Health Reform Plan Means to You
Garrett Cuneo, HCD(hc),FICC(hc)

News / Profession
Clinton Speech Marks Start of Health Care Debate
Prepared by the International Chiropractors Association
Editorial Staff

Chiropractic (General)
Congress of State Assoc's to Meet in New Orleans
Nat'l Health Care and Guidelines' Development Will be Focus
Jerilynn Kaibel, DC

Chiropractic (General)
What If ...

News / Profession
CCA Receives Top Awards
Editorial Staff

Pediatrics
Children in Auto Accidents
Peter Fysh, DC

Musculoskeletal Pain
Management of Sternoclavicular Joint Displacement
R. Vincent Davis, DC, PT, DNBPM

Chiropractic (General)
A Future for Chiropractic in Austria
Udo Kastner, MD, BS (Chiropractic)

Soft Tissue / Trigger Points
Lateral Wedges for Medial Osteoarthritis of the Knee
Warren Hammer, MS, DC, DABCO

Your Practice / Business
Management Consulting
William Harris, 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)