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November 1992 (Vol. 10, Issue 23)

News / Profession
ACA Forms Subsidiary Management Co.
Management Associates, Inc., and ACA Professional Services, Inc. Join Forces
Editorial Staff

Philosophy
National Health Insurance Is a Prescription for a Fool's Paradise
Allen Unruh, DC

Chronic / Acute Conditions
Lyme Disease: The Great Imitator, Part II
Brad McKechnie, DC, DACAN

News / Profession
Is Your State a Member ???
Editorial Staff

Nutrition / Detoxification
Commonly Asked Questions -- Part I
G. Douglas Andersen, DC, DACBSP, CCN

News / Profession
A Year of Legislative Landmarks
Editorial Staff

News / Profession
Chiropractic Flexes Muscles at Natural Body Building Competition
Editorial Staff

News / Profession
CCE Presented with Certificate of Recognition
Editorial Staff

News / Profession
1992 COCSA Convention to Feature Mercy Conference Panel
Convenes Nov. 13-15, Palm Springs, Calif.
Robert Dark, DC

News / Profession
FCA Applies for Exemption from Medicare 12 Visit Rule
Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Florida Support Position
Editorial Staff

News / Profession
Chiro. Panel Rates Appropriateness of Spinal Manipulation
Phase Three of RAND Study Completed
Editorial Staff

News / Profession
Do You Know the Way to Parker College?
Texas Dept. of Trans. Approves Interstate Sign for Parker
Editorial Staff

News / Profession
WHO to Publish Text on Chiropractic
Joint Venture between WFC and WHO
Editorial Staff

X-ray / Imaging / MRI
Inflammatory Process of the Symphysis Pubis
Deborah Pate, DC, DACBR

Chiropractic (General)
The Bigger Picture
Donald Petersen Jr., BS, HCD(hc), FICC(h)

Chiropractic (General)
After Philosophical Constructs -- What Do We Have Left?
Fred Barge, DC, PhC

Chiropractic (General)
A Look at the Future
Gerald T. Andreoli, DC

News / Profession
CCA Members Appointed to State Workers' Comp. Task Forces
Editorial Staff

Chiropractic (General)
Counterpoint
James Winterstein, DC, President, National University of Health Sciences

News / Profession
Life College and University of Mexico City Forge Exchange Program
Editorial Staff

News / Profession
A Generous Gift...
And a Challenge to Match
Editorial Staff

Pediatrics
Upper Cervical Trauma and the Birth Process
Peter Fysh, DC

Sports / Exercise / Fitness
California DC Treats Olympic Weightlifting Team in Barcelona
Editorial Staff

Back Pain
Dr. Steven Eggleston
Steven Eggleston, DC, Esq.

Your Practice / Business
Potpourri, Again
Stanley Greenfield, RHU

Chiropractic (General)
We Get Letters

Soft Tissue / Trigger Points
Tendinitis, Tendinosis -- New Terminology
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)