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June 1992 (Vol. 10, Issue 13)

News / Profession
ACA Endorses Excelsior Springs Mineral Water
Editorial Staff

Back Pain
Smoking: Low Back Injuries and the Course of Care
Brad McKechnie, DC, DACAN

Chiropractic (General)
Were You There?
Editorial Staff

Sports / Exercise / Fitness
Philadelphia 76ers Have Team Chiropractor
Steve Kelly, managing editor

News / Profession
ACA's Chiropractor of the Year -- Dr. Louis Sportelli
Irvin Davis Receives Humanitarian Award
Editorial Staff

Chiropractic (General)
Chiropractic Bids Adieu to "Major" Bertram DeJarnette
Editorial Staff

News / Profession
Dr. Gott: Going, Going, .... Gone
Arizona Daily Star Drops M.D. Columnist
Editorial Staff

Chiropractic (General)
How Will the Mercy Guidelines Affect the Chiropractic Profession?
Mercy Guidelines Defend Use of Muscle Testing Devices, but Require Appropriate Utilization
Editorial Staff

News / Profession
International Conference on Chiropractic in Paris
Recent Scientific Developments in Chiropractic Presented
Steve Kelly, managing editor

News / Profession
Workers' Comp. Abuses
Washington State DCs Are Prime Target of Investigation
Editorial Staff

News / Profession
FCER's 1992 Researcher of the Year
Editorial Staff

Diagnosis & Diagnostic Equip
Prudent Examination Procedures When TM Dysfunction Is Suspected

Chiropractic (General)
The Piggy Banks Are Screaming
Donald Petersen Jr., BS, HCD(hc), FICC(h)

News / Profession
ICA Council Calls for Papers
Editorial Staff

Acupuncture & Acupressure
Take It from "Old Dad Chiro"
John Amaro, LAc, DC, Dipl. Ac.(NCCAOM), Dipl.Med.Ac.(IAMA)

Your Practice / Business
What If...

Pediatrics
Baby Knows Best
Lendon H. Smith, MD

News / Profession
News in Brief
Editorial Staff

Personal Injury / Legal
MERCY CENTER GUIDELINES -- LEGAL IMPLICATIONS
David A. Chapman-Smith

Sports / Exercise / Fitness
The Road to the Olympics

Philosophy
The Windbag Conference

Philosophy
We Get Letters

Philosophy
Clear View Sanitarium -- The Final Years
W. Heath Quigley, DC

Nutrition / Detoxification
Eating Healthier -- Part I
G. Douglas Andersen, DC, DACBSP, CCN

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)