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April 2005 (Vol. 23, Issue 8)

News / Profession
A Gross Betrayal of Chiropractic in Spain
WFC, Others Condemn Actions of Dr. Alain Dhers
Editorial Staff

Your Practice / Business
Aligning Your Chiropractic Practice With the Law

News / Profession
Details of CMS Demonstration Project Revealed
Editorial Staff

Your Practice / Business
Be Decisive!
Michelle Geller-Vino, CA

Chiropractic Techniques
Animal Husbandry
John Hanks, DC

Musculoskeletal Pain
The Tibia and Femur: Long-Bone Intraosseous Restrictions
Marc Heller, DC

Ergonomics / Posture / Sleep Habits
Ergonomics and Spinal Stabilization
Paul Hooper, DC, MPH, MS

Your Practice / Business
Patient Categorization
Mark A. King, DC

Chiropractic (General)
Wake Up - We're in a Race for Scientific Ownership of Manipulation
William Meeker, DC, MPH, FICC

Vitamins / Supplements
Horsechestnut Seed (Aesculus Hippocastanum): A Proven Natural Treatment for Chronic Venous Insufficiency
James P. Meschino, DC, MS

News / Profession
News in Brief
Editorial Staff

Education & Seminars
Palmer College Disassociates From Alumni Assoc.
Editorial Staff

News / Profession
Palmer, Palmer West Presidents: Interim No More
Board of Trustees Makes It Official for Drs. Kern and Martin
Editorial Staff

News / Profession
The Class-Action Lawsuit: What's Really Going On?
Donald Petersen Jr., BS, HCD(hc), FICC(h)

News / Profession
Quebec DCs Regain Right to Diagnose
Editorial Staff

News / Profession
Surveying Chiropractic Identity: WFC Releases Findings
Editorial Staff

News / Profession
The ChiroFactor Opens Store on ChiroMall
Still Time to Win One of Three Prizes From A Trusted Voice!
Editorial Staff

Marketing / Office / Staff
The 10 Best Ways to Maximize Your Office Web Site
Mark Mandell, DC, MBA

Chiropractic (General)
We Get Letters and E-Mail

News / Profession
WFC Quarterly Report
Editorial Staff

Vitamins / Supplements
Supplements, Herbs, Homeopathy, Aromatherapy . . . What Are My Choices?
Editorial Staff

Back Pain
JMPT Abstracts for January 2005 • Volume 28 - Number 1
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)