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January 2007 (Vol. 25, Issue 3)

News / Profession
Is Health Care a Human Right? The APHA and Chiropractic Shout "Yes" in Boston
Rand Baird, DC, MPH, FICA, FICC

Rehab / Recovery / Physiotherapy
Rehabilitating Plantar Fasciitis While You Sleep
Daniel Batchelor, DC

Your Practice / Business
Creating a Plan for a Winning Day
Lisa Bilodeau, CA

Rehab / Recovery / Physiotherapy
Rehab by the Numbers
Kim Christensen, DC, DACRB, CCSP, CSCS

Your Practice / Business
Demonstrating/Documenting Functional Improvement
Samuel A. Collins

News / Profession
Gallup Poll: Americans Have Low Opinion of Chiropractors' Honesty and Ethics
Medical Doctors, Five Other Health Occupations Rate Higher
Editorial Staff

Soft Tissue / Trigger Points
Mattes' Active Isolated Stretching (AIS)
Warren Hammer, MS, DC, DABCO

News / Profession
Judge Rules in Legal Battle Between Palmer College and Alumni Association
Tina Beychok

Anti Aging / Healthy Aging
Glutamine: An Effective Anti-Aging Therapeutic and Immune-Modifying Amino Acid Supplement
James P. Meschino, DC, MS

News / Profession
More Legal Troubles for "Uncle Paul"
Summary Judgment Filed, Awaits Court Ruling
Kathryn Feather

News / Profession
News in Brief
Editorial Staff

Patient Education
The Eighth Habit: Empower Your Patients
Stephen M. Perle, DC, MS

Chiropractic (General)
It IS Your Business
Donald Petersen Jr., BS, HCD(hc), FICC(h)

Billing / Fees / Insurance
Reducing the Side Effects of Managed Care
Steven Kraus, DC, DIBCN, CCSP, FASA, FICC

Chiropractic (General)
Scientific Rigor: Rock of Gibraltar or Sand Castle?
Anthony Rosner, PhD, LLD [Hon.], LLC

Chiropractic (General)
A Cure for the Curse of Chiropractic, Part One
David Seaman, DC, MS, DABCN

Your Practice / Business
Things I Have Learned: Why Do You Do What You Do?
Douglas R. Briggs, DC, Dipl. Ac. (IAMA), DAAPM, EMT

News / Profession
Unity in Michigan
As of Jan. 1, 2007, the Michigan Chiropractic Association and Michigan Chiropractic Society are operating as a single entity.
Kathryn Feather

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)