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June 2007 (Vol. 25, Issue 13)

Billing / Fees / Insurance
Concurrent Billing of Manual Therapy and Chiropractic Manipulative Therapy
Samuel A. Collins

Whiplash / Neck Pain
Risk Analysis: The Skill Set That Sets You Apart
Arthur Croft, DC, MS, MPH, FACO

News / Profession
Focusing on Chiropractic Regulation: FCLB 2007 Conference

Your Practice / Business
Establishing Chiropractic Cultural Authority
Part One – Setting the Groundwork
Arlan Fuhr, DC

Health & Wellness / Lifestyle
Unity Campaign Is Turning Chiropractic's Dream Into a Reality

Soft Tissue / Trigger Points
The Use of Inflammation for Healing
Warren Hammer, MS, DC, DABCO

Musculoskeletal Pain
The Hip and Groin: Focusing on the Myofascial Component
Marc Heller, DC

News / Profession
ICA Issues Response to Merger Demand
According to its official statement, the association “does not agree on the course of action being proposed.”
Kathryn Feather

Pediatrics
Just Do It: 2007 Sports & Pediatrics Symposium
Editorial Staff

Your Practice / Business
How to Stop Giving It Away for Free
Steven Kraus, DC, DIBCN, CCSP, FASA, FICC

Chiropractic (General)
Cookies That Cure Cancer
J. Michael Menke, MA, DC, PhD

Vitamins / Supplements
Helping Your Patients Acquire Sufficient Soy Isoflavones to Match the Traditional Asian Diet
James P. Meschino, DC, MS

News / Profession
National Board Reform Continues
NBCE delegates vote to change bylaws and remove the remaining member of the “old guard.”
Kathryn Feather

News / Profession
News in Brief
Editorial Staff

Chiropractic (General)
There to Support You
Donald Petersen Jr., BS, HCD(hc), FICC(h)

News / Profession
Profits Over Patient Care
Misleading claims about painkiller OxyContin result in hundreds of deaths, $634 million fine.
Meghan Vivo

Pediatrics
Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis
John M. Bassano, DC, DACBR

Nutrition / Detoxification
DC On-Line (Wellness Research)
Brian Sutton, DC

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)