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January 2005 (Vol. 23, Issue 3)

Diagnosis & Diagnostic Equip
Food for Thought 2005 - Keeping an Open Mind Works Both Ways (Muscle Testing for Nutritional Diagnosis)
G. Douglas Andersen, DC, DACBSP, CCN

News / Profession
Chiropractic Succeeds Again at the 2004 APHA Annual Meeting
Rand Baird, DC, MPH, FICA, FICC

News / Profession
Beginning to "Straighten Up America"
Ron Kirk, DC

Your Practice / Business
Paying Is Part of Getting Well
Lisa Bilodeau, CA

Sports / Exercise / Fitness
Barriers to Performance: Part 2 of 4
Jeffry Blanchard, DC

News / Profession
Medi-Rub Massagers Store Now Open on ChiroMall
There's Still Time to Win The Family Practice Systems Library Valued at $2,500!
Editorial Staff

Pediatrics
Does Rehab Work for Youngsters?
Kim Christensen, DC, DACRB, CCSP, CSCS

News / Profession
Chronic Back Pain May Shrink the Brain
Scientists Link Long-Lasting Pain With Reduced Levels of Gray Matter
Editorial Staff

News / Profession
Congress to Direct $2 Million to Expand Chiropractic Student Loan Program
Editorial Staff

Whiplash / Neck Pain
Crash Protection in Rear Impacts: The New Dynamic Tests Using the Hyper-G Sled and BioRID Dummy
Arthur Croft, DC, MS, MPH, FACO

Chiropractic (General)
If You Can't Measure It, You Can't Manage It
Arlan Fuhr, DC

Soft Tissue / Trigger Points
A New Look at the Rotator Cuff Insertions for Soft Tissue Enthusiasts
Warren Hammer, MS, DC, DABCO

Chiropractic (General)
Cultural Authority, Best Practices, and Chiropractic Theory: A Dilemma for Chiropractic?
William Meeker, DC, MPH, FICC

News / Profession
News In Brief
Editorial Staff

News / Profession
New Study Shows Growing Consumer Dissatisfaction with Medical Care
Editorial Staff

Your Practice / Business
Taking Chiropractic to the Next Level: Talking to Consumers
Donald Petersen Jr., BS, HCD(hc), FICC(h)

Chiropractic (General)
Professional Advertising: What Have We Wrought?
Louis Sportelli, DC

Chiropractic (General)
We Get Letters & E-Mail

News / Profession
WHO Develops Guidelines on Chiropractic Education
Editorial Staff

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)