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September 2005 (Vol. 23, Issue 19)

Chiropractic (General)
Chiropractic in the American Public Health Association
The APHA and the Chiropractic Profession: 10 Years as Full Partners
Rand Baird, DC, MPH, FICA, FICC

Chiropractic (General)
Chiropractor Helps Comrades While on the Lookout for Insurgents

News / Profession
Log in to Win These Chiropractic Massagers on ChiroMall!
Editorial Staff

News / Profession
Consumer Reports Survey: Mixed Messages About Chiropractic
Michael Devitt

Personal Injury / Legal
The Expert Witness and the Daubert Challenge
Arthur Croft, DC, MS, MPH, FACO

News / Profession
Dr. Thomas Lawrence, NCA and ACA Leader, Dies in Mississippi
Robert A. Leach

Chiropractic (General)
A 40-Year-Old Goal
Arlan Fuhr, DC

Chiropractic (General)
Starting a Chiropractic Epidemic
Kent Greenawalt

Your Practice / Business
Johnny Appleseed
Stanley Greenfield, RHU

Chiropractic (General)
Heightening Community Awareness of Chiropractic
Editorial Staff

News / Profession
A Moment of Silence for Dr. John Thie
Joseph Keating Jr., PhD

Whiplash / Neck Pain
The Mirror Trick
Charles Masarsky, DC, FICA

Back Pain
Case Report: Erector Spinae Abscess - Unusual Etiology of Back Pain
Nancy Martin-Molina, DC, QME, MBA, CCSP

News / Profession
National Spine Care Advisory Committee Formed
Dr. John Triano Appointed to Multidisciplinary Panel
Editorial Staff

News / Profession
News in Brief
Editorial Staff

Chiropractic (General)
An Era of Greater Accountability
Donald Petersen Jr., BS, HCD(hc), FICC(h)

Your Practice / Business
Practice Management, Building and Marketing: What Are My Choices?
Editorial Staff

Chiropractic (General)
Think Again! About the Insurance Your Profession Needs to Exist
Louis Sportelli, DC

Billing / Fees / Insurance
The Other Social Security: Disability 101 for the DC

Back Pain
The Spinal Biomechanical Lesion: A Vicious Cycle
John R. Bomar, DC

Chiropractic Techniques
The Whole Truth About Manipulation Under Anesthesia (MUA)
(What Is Being Newly Referred to as Medication-Assisted Manipulation)

Chiropractic (General)
We Get Letters & E-Mail

Vitamins / Supplements
Hoodia Gordonii - Let the Buyer Beware
G. Douglas Andersen, DC, DACBSP, CCN

News / Profession
La Clinica de la Mariposa: Serving the People of Costa Rica
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)