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April 2007 (Vol. 25, Issue 9)

News / Profession
A Chiropractor at Every VA Hospital: Will Congress Finally Act?
Peter W. Crownfield

Billing / Fees / Insurance
Achieving Balance Through Stats
Thriving in Today’s Chiropractic Landscape
John Hayes Jr., DC, MS, DACBO

Musculoskeletal Pain
Affirmation and Rebirth of the Chiropractic Profession, Part 2
Setting New Standards in Office-Based Musculoskeletal Care and Health Promotion
Alex Vasquez, DC, ND, DO

Sports / Exercise / Fitness
Sports-Related Extremity Injuries in Young Athletes
Kim Christensen, DC, DACRB, CCSP, CSCS

Billing / Fees / Insurance
Billing Units of Service: The Element of Time
Samuel A. Collins

News / Profession
Connecticut Chiropractors Still Battling
A rash of anti-chiropractic legislation now has the profession on high alert.
Kathryn Feather

Whiplash / Neck Pain
Utilization Review Strategies: Is the Current System Fair to All?
Arthur Croft, DC, MS, MPH, FACO

Chiropractic (General)
We Are Building a Dream
Kent Greenawalt

Soft Tissue / Trigger Points
Manual Loading Affects Collagen
Warren Hammer, MS, DC, DABCO

X-ray / Imaging / MRI
JMPT Abstracts for February 2007 • Volume 30 – Issue 2
Editorial Staff

Your Practice / Business
Plan of Care for the Digital Clinic, Part 2
Steven Kraus, DC, DIBCN, CCSP, FASA, FICC

News / Profession
Long-Awaited Changes to the "New" NBCE
Proposed Bylaws Amendments Available for Review
Editorial Staff

News / Profession
News in Brief
Editorial Staff

Chiropractic (General)
One Last Time: Keep Your Paddle Down!
James Edwards, DC

Chiropractic (General)
NBCE Delegates Look to Finish the Job
Reforms Made at Last Year’s Annual Meeting Can Be Completed This May
Donald Petersen Jr., BS, HCD(hc), FICC(h)

News / Profession
Straighten Up India
Bangalore: A Breakthrough in International Public Service and Research for Chiropractic
Ron Kirk, DC

Chiropractic (General)
Who Needs Chiropractors, Anyway? An Invitation to Join the APHA
Jonathan Todd Egan, DC, MPH, PhD (cand.)

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)