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February 2007 (Vol. 25, Issue 5)

News / Profession
Adverse Events Associated With Chiropractic Care for Children
What Does the Data Really Show?
Editorial Staff

News / Profession
The Best of the Best on the Web
Introducing the Latest ChiroMaster Award Winners
Editorial Staff

Billing / Fees / Insurance
Appropriate Billing for Electrical Stimulation
Samuel A. Collins

Whiplash / Neck Pain
Booster Seats: Why Go on Killing Our Children?
Arthur Croft, DC, MS, MPH, FACO

Philosophy
One Voice for Chiropractic
Fabrizio Mancini, DC

Your Practice / Business
Taxes? Yuk!
Stanley Greenfield, RHU

Soft Tissue / Trigger Points
Was That X-ray Necessary?
Warren Hammer, MS, DC, DABCO

News / Profession
Harvard to Host International Fascia Congress
Geoffrey Bove, DC, PhD, will chair the scientific review committee at this historic event, dedicated to fascia in all its forms and functions.
Kathryn Feather

Billing / Fees / Insurance
Informed Consent in the Digital Clinic
Steven Kraus, DC, DIBCN, CCSP, FASA, FICC

Chiropractic (General)
Chiropractic and the Butterfly Effect
J. Michael Menke, MA, DC, PhD

Nutrition / Detoxification
The Emergence of Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria
Cautioning Patients About the Dangers of Antibiotic Drug Overuse and Abuse
James P. Meschino, DC, MS

News / Profession
News in Brief
Editorial Staff

News / Profession
NYCC Receives $1 Million Research Grant
Funds Awarded Through HRSA Chiropractic Demonstration Project Program
Meghan Vivo

Back Pain
Treating Chronic LBP in Older Adults
Most MDs Are Not Ready
Donald Petersen Jr., BS, HCD(hc), FICC(h)

Diagnosis & Diagnostic Equip
A Review of Abdominal Calcifications
John M. Bassano, DC, DACBR

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)