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October 2006 (Vol. 24, Issue 21)

News / Profession
A Lesson in International Chiropractic
Q & A With Mexico Secretary of Education, Lic. Isidro Muñoz Rivera
Editorial Staff

Sports / Exercise / Fitness
Pre-Sleep Training Program
Daniel Batchelor, DC

Billing / Fees / Insurance
Common Modifiers and How to Use Them
Samuel A. Collins

News / Profession
$3.5 Million Makes Me Love My Job!
James Edwards, DC

Chiropractic (General)
Chiropractic Unity: Option for Growth or Necessity for Survival?

Soft Tissue / Trigger Points
Chiropractic Progress Requires Soft-Tissue Evaluation and Treatment
Warren Hammer, MS, DC, DABCO

News / Profession
Health IT Bill Moves Through Legislature
ICD-10 Implementation Date Remains a Concern
Peter W. Crownfield

Health & Wellness / Lifestyle
Health Promotion and Wellness: Paradigm Lost, Gained or Maintained?
Meridel I. Gatterman, MA, DC, MEd

Musculoskeletal Pain
Sacroiliac Instability: An Overview
Marc Heller, DC

News / Profession
Highlighting Trends in Clinical Assessment
TCC Hosts Landmark Educational Conference
Editorial Staff

Vitamins / Supplements
Lutein and Zeaxanthin: Seeing Into the Heart of the Matter
John Maher, DC, DCBCN, BCIM

Your Practice / Business
Standardizing the Process of Chiropractic Care, Part 3
Nancy Martin-Molina, DC, QME, MBA, CCSP

Orthotics & Orthopeadics
Neurological Benefits of Orthotics
Mark Charrette, DC

News / Profession
News in Brief
Editorial Staff

Chiropractic (General)
Quomodocunquize, Ultracrepidarian, Boundary Violation
Stephen M. Perle, DC, MS

Patient Education
To Your Health: Coming to Your Waiting Room on Jan. 1, 2007
Donald Petersen Jr., BS, HCD(hc), FICC(h)

Chiropractic (General)
Is Off-Label Usage Off Limits?
Anthony Rosner, PhD, LLD [Hon.], LLC

Health & Wellness / Lifestyle
When Chiropractic Meets Mainstream Public Health, Part 2
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)