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December 1992 (Vol. 10, Issue 25)

Sports / Exercise / Fitness
Myofascial Barriers to Peak Athletic Performance -- Part I

News / Profession
ACA Declares "National Legislative Emergency"
Clinton's Health Reform Promise Fires Mobilization Campaign
Editorial Staff

Chronic / Acute Conditions
Understanding Scoliosis
Arthur L. Copes, PhD

Your Practice / Business
Persona of a Doctor -- Part I

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

X-ray / Imaging / MRI
Protocols and Standards for Thermography Imaging, Part II
The Academy of Neuromuscular Thermography/American Academy of Thermology Guidelines and Indications for Neuromuscular Thermography

Billing / Fees / Insurance
Check Notes! Patient Complaints Ignored
Louis Campbell, JD; C. Jacob Ladenheim; Rob Sherman, Esq.; Louis Sportelli, DC

Education & Seminars
Chiropractor Saves Couple from Certain Death
Editorial Staff

News / Profession
Yes, Mercy Guidelines Are in the Mail!
Free Copies Going to All DCs in the U.S.
Editorial Staff

News / Profession
NACA's Resolution on Mercy Conference
Chiropractic Attorneys Call for "Update and Review Mechanism"
Editorial Staff

Education & Seminars
Life College News
Editorial Staff

X-ray / Imaging / MRI
Hemispheric Spondylosclerosis
Deborah Pate, DC, DACBR

Philosophy
A Lesson Learned
Only a Few in Chiropractic Understand the True Meaning
Donald Petersen Jr., BS, HCD(hc), FICC(h)

Your Practice / Business
The New CliniCorp -- Could This Be the Ultimate Scam?
Fred Barge, DC, PhC

Chiropractic (General)
Chiropractic, Tear down the "Renegade Few"
James W. Sweet, DC

Philosophy
In Pursuit of Chiropractic Ethics -- Part III
Learning to Cheat
Linda Elyad, DC

Education & Seminars
Palmer College Archives Receive Grant from State Historical Society of Iowa
Editorial Staff

News / Profession
A Gift With a Challenge: NICR Fund Raising Progress Report
Editorial Staff

Pediatrics
What For?
Peter Fysh, DC

Sports / Exercise / Fitness
Olympic Games Inspire Optimal Athletic Care

Your Practice / Business
"Hey Doc, Why Do We Really Need to Take X-Rays?"
Phillip Shanks, DC, DACBR

Your Practice / Business
Believe It or Not Revisited
Stanley Greenfield, RHU

Philosophy
We Get Letters

Soft Tissue / Trigger Points
Elbow Tendinosis -- Friction Massage
Warren Hammer, MS, DC, DABCO

Education & Seminars
The Chiropractic Philanthropist: $2.9 Million and Counting
Dr. Harris Presents $50,000 to CCCKC -- and a Challenge
Editorial Staff

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)