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December 2002 (Vol. 20, Issue 26)

X-ray / Imaging / MRI
Electro-Meridian Imaging (EMI): Case Histories
John Amaro, LAc, DC, Dipl. Ac.(NCCAOM), Dipl.Med.Ac.(IAMA)

News / Profession
Christian Chiropractors Association to Celebrate 50th Anniversary
Editorial Staff

News / Profession
A Moment of Silence for Bertram Boyd,DC
Editorial Staff

Whiplash / Neck Pain
Can You Gauge Injury Risk or Severity From the Amount of Vehicular Property Damage in Motor Vehicle Crashes?
Arthur Croft, DC, MS, MPH, FACO

Nutrition / Detoxification
DC Online (Chiropractic Research)
Brian Sutton, DC

Health & Wellness / Lifestyle
Chiropractors as Wellness Practitioners: An Idea Whose Time Has Come
Cheryl Hawk, DC,PhD

Soft Tissue / Trigger Points
Tensegrity Models
Marc Heller, DC

News / Profession
Institute of Medicine to Study CAM Use in the U.S.
Editorial Staff

News / Profession
Vermont Cuts Chiropractic from Medicaid
VCA Files Restraining Order in Superior Court
Steve Kelly, managing editor

Your Practice / Business
Chiropractic Management and Supervision of the Medical Massage Therapist
Gregory T. Lawton, DN, DC

News / Profession
Life May Face Class-Action Suit
Editorial Staff

Your Practice / Business
Pitching a Story to the Media
Christopher Malter

News / Profession
NASS Learns About Chiropractic
Over 2,400 Surgeons and Other Specialists Learn How to Work with DCs
Editorial Staff

Senior Health
Arthritis on the Rise
Editorial Staff

Orthotics & Orthopeadics
A New Managed Care Negotiation Tool?
What You Don't Know CAN Hurt You
Donald Petersen Jr., BS, HCD(hc), FICC(h)

Chiropractic (General)
An Open Letter to the Chiropractic Profession
What Is CCE, and What Should the Profession Expect It to Do?
Joseph Brimhall, DC; Reed Phillips, DC, PhD

Billing / Fees / Insurance
We Get Letters & E-Mail

Women's Health
The Natural Management of Menopause, Part II
James P. Meschino, DC, MS

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)