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February 2000 (Vol. 18, Issue 5)

Back Pain
American Back Society: Millennium Meeting Sums It All Up
Robert Cooperstein, MA, DC

Nutrition / Detoxification
After The Flu
G. Douglas Andersen, DC, DACBSP, CCN

Women's Health
Hormone Therapy Alternatives Explored
Cal Streeter, DO; Michael Epitropoulos, DC,PhD

Back Pain
Lumbar Lordosis Versus the AS Ilium Fixation
Joseph D. Kurnik, DC

Chiropractic (General)
Making the Right Adjustment

Billing / Fees / Insurance
No More Mandatory X-Rays under Medicare
Dynamic Chiropractic Staff

Chiropractic (General)
Q & A on the ICA
Thomas M. Klapp, DC

Chiropractic (General)
The Seven-Second Chiropractic Adjustment
Tom Necela, DC

Billing / Fees / Insurance
Supreme Court Upholds "Alternative Provider" Law in Washington State
Dynamic Chiropractic Staff

News / Profession
Unexpected Positive Nonmusculoskeletal Side Effects
Swedish Study Looks at Chiropractic
Dynamic Chiropractic Staff

Health & Wellness / Lifestyle
Staying Young by Controlling Your Blood INSULIN and GLUCOSE Levels
John Maher, DC, DCBCN, BCIM

News / Profession
ACA Weighs in on Nat'l Board Debate Statement from the American Chiropractic Association
Statement from the American Chiropractic Association
Dynamic Chiropractic Staff

Education & Seminars
Conference on Philosophy in Chiropractic Education (November 10-13)
Dynamic Chiropractic Staff

Chiropractic (General)
Chiropractic History: Final Exam
Joseph Keating Jr., PhD

Chiropractic (General)
We Get Letters & E-Mail

News / Profession
A Moment of Silence for Galen Price,DC (1912-2000)
Dynamic Chiropractic Staff

Chiropractic (General)
A Response to Dr. Guy Riekeman's Keeping Chiropractic "Pure for the Future"
James Winterstein, DC, President, National University of Health Sciences

News / Profession
New Search Engine Makes Finding Documents Faster and Easier
Dynamic Chiropractic Staff

Your Practice / Business
Y-3K
Stanley Greenfield, RHU

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