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October 2007 (Vol. 25, Issue 21)

Pain Relief / Prevention
Chiropractic Care for Chronic Pain: A New Model, Part 1
Ronald J. Farabaugh, DC

News / Profession
Chiropractic on Display in Orlando
FCA 2007 Convention Highlights
Meghan Vivo

Chiropractic (General)
Chiropractic Preventing the Need For Surgery: Where Is the Evidence?
Kim Christensen, DC, DACRB, CCSP, CSCS

Billing / Fees / Insurance
Billing for Unusual Procedures or Services
Samuel A. Collins

Whiplash / Neck Pain
American Families, Auto Safety and the Role of the Health Care Practitioner
Arthur Croft, DC, MS, MPH, FACO

Chiropractic (General)
It's Time
Kent Greenawalt

Soft Tissue / Trigger Points
Speed's Test Has Lost Its Speed
Warren Hammer, MS, DC, DABCO

Your Practice / Business
How to Build an Evidence-Based Practice

Chiropractic (General)
Is Our National Chiropractic Infrastructure Strong Enough for Tomorrow's Challenges?
A Call for Professional Unity

Your Practice / Business
High-Tech Hostage Negotiations
Ending Audits Successfully With Clinic Technology
Steven Kraus, DC, DIBCN, CCSP, FASA, FICC

Philosophy
Research and Evidence-Based Practice Require a Cultural Change in Chiropractic Education
William Meeker, DC, MPH, FICC; Dana Lawrence, DC, M. Med. Ed., MA

Chiropractic (General)
Should 21st-Century Chiropractic Leadership Be Any Different?
J. Michael Menke, MA, DC, PhD

Nutrition / Detoxification
Vitamin E Succinate, Part 2
The Preferred Form of Vitamin E to Combat Breast, Prostate and Other Cancers
James P. Meschino, DC, MS

News / Profession
News in Brief
Editorial Staff

Philosophy
Creating the Right Image in Your Community
Help Your Patients Share the Story of Chiropractic With Others
Donald Petersen Jr., BS, HCD(hc), FICC(h)

Your Practice / Business
Retention: 21 Ways to Keep Your Patients, Part 1
Perry Nickelston, DC, FMS, SFMA

Anti Aging / Healthy Aging
The Science of Anti-Aging Medicine
Ronald Klatz, MD

Back Pain
Vertebral Osteomyelitis: Septic Discitis
John M. Bassano, DC, DACBR

Sports / Exercise / Fitness
View From the Top
DC Interviews Dr. Jeff Spencer
Editorial Staff

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)