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May 2005 (Vol. 23, Issue 11)

News / Profession
A Moment of Silence for Beatrice B. Hagen, DC
Editorial Staff

News / Profession
A Worldwide Call for Olympian Chiropractors

News / Profession
American DC Angers Profession in Germany
Should DCs Be Teaching Chiropractic to Non-DCs?
Editorial Staff

Senior Health
Vitamin E: Heart Disease and Cancer Rates in High-Risk Older Patients
G. Douglas Andersen, DC, DACBSP, CCN

Chiropractic (General)
Back to the Futurism of Chiropractic - Revisited
Rand Baird, DC, MPH, FICA, FICC

News / Profession
Breaking News: New ICA President
Membership Elects Dr. John Maltby
Editorial Staff

News / Profession
ChiroMall/Neck Orthotic Posture Right™ Giveaway
You Could Be One of Three Prize Winners
Editorial Staff

Whiplash / Neck Pain
Writing Rebuttals to the Reports of Auto Crash Reconstructionists and Biomechanical Engineers
Arthur Croft, DC, MS, MPH, FACO

Chiropractic (General)
Our Most Valuable Resource
Arlan Fuhr, DC

Soft Tissue / Trigger Points
A Major Cause of Anterior Knee Pain
Warren Hammer, MS, DC, DABCO

Chronic / Acute Conditions
Chronic Sequelae of Ankle Sprains
Marc Heller, DC

News / Profession
Legislative Update: Nine Bills That Could Affect Chiropractic
Michael Devitt

News / Profession
News in Brief
Editorial Staff

Nutrition / Detoxification
Focusing on Nutrition
Donald Petersen Jr., BS, HCD(hc), FICC(h)

Chiropractic (General)
No Identity = Bankruptcy
Louis Sportelli, DC

Weight Loss / Eating Habits
DC Online
Brian Sutton, DC

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

Adjusting Tools
Tables and Handheld Instruments: What Are My Choices?
Editorial Staff

Nutrition / Detoxification
Bovine Colostrum: The Colossal Zoonutrient!
John Maher, DC, DCBCN, BCIM

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)