Archives

January 1999 (Vol. 17, Issue 2)

Whiplash / Neck Pain
The New Model of Whiplash, Part I
Arthur Croft, DC, MS, MPH, FACO

News / Profession
APHA Announces Call for Chiropractic Abstracts
Deadline to Submit Abstracts is February 1
Dynamic Chiropractic Staff

Rehab / Recovery / Physiotherapy
Transitional Return-to-Work
What Does it Mean?

Nutrition / Detoxification
DC Online
Brian Sutton, DC

News / Profession
Clarification on Patient Death in Canada

News / Profession
Coup for Chiropractic
Dr. Cleveland Named Editorial Consultant for Prevention Magazine
Dynamic Chiropractic Staff

Back Pain
The Back Pain Revolution, Part II: Evaluation
Craig Liebenson, DC

News / Profession
Get Your DC Delivered On Line Now!
Dynamic Chiropractic Staff

News / Profession
Kentuckiana Correction
Dynamic Chiropractic Staff

Health & Wellness / Lifestyle
The Chiropractor, Silver-Mercury (Amalgam) Dental Fillings, and the Dentist

Chiropractic (General)
New Military Chiropractic Demonstration Project Sites Are Thriving
Dynamic Chiropractic Staff

News / Profession
Lorraine Golden, DC, Passes On
Founder of Kentuckiana Children's Center Was 80
Dynamic Chiropractic Staff

X-ray / Imaging / MRI
Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics
Abstracts for January 1999 - Volume 22, Number 1
Dynamic Chiropractic Staff

Billing / Fees / Insurance
Demand and Reward: Incentives to Provider/Payer Partnerships in Spine Care
John J. Triano, DC, PhD

Sports / Exercise / Fitness
Young Athletes and Rehabilitative Therapy
Kim Christensen, DC, DACRB, CCSP, CSCS

Chiropractic (General)
Motion Palpation Assessment and Examination of the 21st Century
Part One in a Series

Philosophy
New Year Resolutions: Maybe Some New Thoughts for `99 Are in Order
Louis Sportelli, DC

Chiropractic Techniques
Women in Chiropractic

News / Profession
Alliance Gets Support from Cleveland and Foot Levelers
Dynamic Chiropractic Staff

News / Profession
A Moment of Silence for William E. Litterer
Terry Yochum, DC, DACBR; Fellow, ACCR

News / Profession
Geriatric Guidelines Include Chiropractic, Sort of
Dynamic Chiropractic Staff

Chiropractic (General)
Getting Old Is a Pain
Donald Petersen Jr., BS, HCD(hc), FICC(h)

News / Profession
South Midwest News
New Appointments at Logan
Dynamic Chiropractic Staff

Billing / Fees / Insurance
Telemarketers Busted

News / Profession
Time's "Most Important People of the 20th Century"
Cast Your Vote for B.J. Today!
Dynamic Chiropractic Staff

News / Profession
$1.3 Million in U.S. Online Trading by 2003
Dynamic Chiropractic Staff

Rehab / Recovery / Physiotherapy
Knee Rehabilitation, Part I

Philosophy
We Get Letters & E-Mail

Soft Tissue / Trigger Points
Book Report on Fascia
Warren Hammer, MS, DC, DABCO

Health & Wellness / Lifestyle
Well, Well, Well ... and I Mean That Literally!
Barbara Zapotocky-Cook, DC

News / Profession
Med Grads Flunk Musculoskeletal Exam
82% "Failed to Demonstrate Basic Competency"
Dynamic Chiropractic Staff

Vitamins / Supplements
Minerals, Part IV

Trending
Diagnosis & Diagnostic Equip
Diagnosing Radiculopathies Through History & Observation
Diagnosing Radiculopathies Through History & Observation

MRI is currently the gold standard for identifying radicular pathology, but unfortunately, it requires preauthorization, which isn’t easy to obtain. Physical tests are what most practitioners depend on – despite the marginal reliability of the tests. The information in this article brings history and observation to the forefront of radicular diagnostics. Each factor listed can significantly increase the clinician’s ability to diagnose radiculopathies.

K. Jeffrey Miller, DC, MBA
Billing / Fees / Insurance
Multiple-Procedure Claim Reductions?
Multiple-Procedure Claim Reductions?

With some plans – and it starts with Medicare (CMS) – there is a payment protocol called the multiple-procedure payment reduction (MPPR). This protocol means that if a health care provider performs multiple procedures during a single patient encounter, Medicare (and many commercial insurers) typically will pay “full price” for only the highest-valued procedure. The subsequent procedures will be reduced, as there is overlap.

Samuel A. Collins
Chronic / Acute Conditions
From Sciatica to Brain Tumor: A Life-Saving Diagnosis
From Sciatica to Brain Tumor: A Life-Saving Diagnosis

A 42-year-old male former patient arrives at your chiropractic office with excruciating low back pain that travels all the way down his right leg to his foot. A spinal surgeon previously recommended surgery to correct an MRI-confirmed disc herniation (sequestration) at L5, but the patient chose conservative chiropractic care. Although conservative treatment is effective for many lumbar disc herniations, the warning signs in this case call for escalation.

Ronald Feise, DC