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January 1999 (Vol. 17, Issue 3)

Pediatrics
Vaccination Issues: A Chiropractor's Perspective

News / Profession
Australian Medical Association Taken to Task
Australian Government Moves to End AMA Efforts to "Exclude Chiropractors"
Editorial Staff

News / Profession
Trois-Rivieres Joins Canadian Research Consortium
First Symposium Held
Editorial Staff

Weight Loss / Eating Habits
How Safe Is Our Food?
G. Douglas Andersen, DC, DACBSP, CCN

X-ray / Imaging / MRI
Whose X-Rays Are These?
Deborah Pate, DC, DACBR

Back Pain
Demystifying the Treatment of Strain/Sprain Injuries of the Lower Back, Part I

News / Profession
ACA's "Call to Arms"
Success of Federal Lawsuit Seen As Critical to Chiropractic's Future
Editorial Staff

News / Profession
American Hospital Association to Survey Administrators on Chiropractic Services
Editorial Staff

Acupuncture & Acupressure
Ear Acupuncture (for Any Practitioner)
John Amaro, LAc, DC, Dipl. Ac.(NCCAOM), Dipl.Med.Ac.(IAMA)

Your Practice / Business
Creating a More Successful Practice

Billing / Fees / Insurance
The DC Lien in Lean Times
Kenneth Satin, JD

News / Profession
What's in a Name: Getting a Domain Name on the Internet
Michael Devitt

Billing / Fees / Insurance
Telemarketers Busted

News / Profession
NCMIC Earns "A" Rating
Editorial Staff

News / Profession
NBC Affiliate Highlights the Benefits of Chiropractic for Children
Editorial Staff

Philosophy
Why Should I Do All the Talking?
Donald Petersen Jr., BS, HCD(hc), FICC(h)

Billing / Fees / Insurance
Documentation Challenges in Peer/Utilization Review
Steve Freeman, DC

News / Profession
New on ChiroWeb.com -- International, State and College News
Editorial Staff

Whiplash / Neck Pain
The New Model of Whiplash, Part II
Cervical Spine Afferents Cause More Than Pain
Arthur Croft, DC, MS, MPH, FACO

Pediatrics
Nocturnal Enuresis
Claudia Anrig, 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)