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January 2007 (Vol. 25, Issue 2)

News / Profession
AMA Scope of Practice Partnership Tightens Its Grip
Resolutions 902, 904 Invoke Accusations of McCarthyism
Julie Engebretson

Weight Loss / Eating Habits
The Statistics of a Plant-Based Diet
G. Douglas Andersen, DC, DACBSP, CCN

Women's Health
Logan Basic Technique and Pregnancy Care
Claudia Anrig, DC

Orthotics & Orthopeadics
Guidelines for Choosing Orthotics
Mark Charrette, DC

Billing / Fees / Insurance
Common Errors/Omissions That Will Cause Medicare to Reject Your Claim
Samuel A. Collins

News / Profession
Congress Halts 5% Cut in Medicare Physician Fees
Chiropractors Face Other Fee Reductions in 2007
Peter W. Crownfield

Patient Education
Motivating Healthy Behavior
Meridel I. Gatterman, MA, DC, MEd

Chiropractic (General)
Press "2" for Chiropractic
John Hanks, DC

Your Practice / Business
The Just-Do-It-in-10-Steps "Jump Start"
John Hayes Jr., DC, MS, DACBO

News / Profession
News in Brief
Editorial Staff

Chiropractic (General)
Treatment of Disk Herniation: New Study Compares Surgical vs. Nonoperative Treatment
But Not Enough Patients Choose Chiropractic as an Alternative
Deborah Pate, DC, DACBR

Chiropractic (General)
The Opportunity Is Still Ours ... If We Want It
Donald Petersen Jr., BS, HCD(hc), FICC(h)

Education & Seminars
Professionalism and Ethics: ACC/RAC 2007
Dana Lawrence, DC, M. Med. Ed., MA

Health & Wellness / Lifestyle
The Wellness Bandwagon Is Full... Now What
Louis Sportelli, DC

Your Practice / Business
Using Starbucks to Build Your Practice, Part 2
Tom Necela, DC

Marketing / Office / Staff
We Get Letters & E-Mail

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)