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September 2002 (Vol. 20, Issue 19)

News / Profession
Activator Technique Celebrates 35 Years
Editorial Staff

Weight Loss / Eating Habits
Whole Foods Improve Colon Function and Lipid Profiles; Reduce Oxidate Stress in 30 Days
G. Douglas Andersen, DC, DACBSP, CCN

Chiropractic (General)
A Day in the Life of a Chiropractor in Israel, Part II
PKU and Noah's Ark
Shmuel Brody, DC

Chiropractic (General)
Growing Pains? We Don't Think So!
Charles Lantz, PhD,DC; Michael Schneider, DC, PhD; Robert Cooperstein, MA, DC; Stephen M. Perle, DC, MS

Billing / Fees / Insurance
The Nationwide Effects of the Trigon Litigation
Tom Daly, ACA Legal Counsel

Education & Seminars
Natural Law
Arlan Fuhr, DC

News / Profession
Three Appointed to Life U. Board
Editorial Staff

News / Profession
Chiropractic Champion in Race to Retain Senate Seat
Ryan Lockwood, associate editor

Weight Loss / Eating Habits
Scientific Phytonutrition and the Standard American Diet: A Proposed Realistic Solution, Part II
Bruce Howe, DC, CCN; John Maher, DC, DCBCN, BCIM; Ezra Bejar, PhD

Women's Health
Bye-Bye Hormone Replacement Therapy, Hello Alternative Medicine
James P. Meschino, DC, MS

News / Profession
Chiropractors on National Television
Editorial Staff

Chiropractic (General)
We're Being Played
Donald Petersen Jr., BS, HCD(hc), FICC(h)

News / Profession
Chiropractic Showcase Unveiled
Editorial Staff

News / Profession
A Moment of Silence for Iowa DCs Bud Crowder and Roger Horn
Editorial Staff

Chiropractic (General)
Hogwash from Hollywood: Can We Learn Anything?
Louis Sportelli, DC

News / Profession
Veterans Administration Appoints Chiropractic Oversight Committee
DVA Includes Charles DuVall, Jr.
Editorial Staff

News / Profession
World Federation of Chiropractic Quarterly Report

Chiropractic (General)
What Should We Have Learned this Year?
Reed Phillips, DC, PhD

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)