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November 2007 (Vol. 25, Issue 24)

News / Profession
ACA Keeps Busy at 44th Annual Meeting
Leadership adopt policy statements and elect new officers as House of Delegates convenes in Washington, D.C.
Kathryn Feather

Nutrition / Detoxification
Nutritional Detoxification: Analyzing and Changing a Patient's Diet
G. Douglas Andersen, DC, DACBSP, CCN

Chiropractic (General)
Appealing Adverse Hospital Determinations
John Cerf, DC

Orthotics & Orthopeadics
Spinal Biomechanics: What Role Do the Feet Play?
Kim Christensen, DC, DACRB, CCSP, CSCS

Billing / Fees / Insurance
How Do You Code for Spinal Decompression?
Samuel A. Collins

Billing / Fees / Insurance
Spinal Decompression Coding: Are Insurers Being Fair?
James Edwards, DC

News / Profession
FCER Awards Research Fellowships to Six DCs
Editorial Staff

Chiropractic (General)
Remembering Joe Keating
Arlan Fuhr, DC

Your Practice / Business
How to Build an Evidence-Based Practice: Part II

Chiropractic (General)
In Memoriam: Joseph C. Keating Jr., PhD
Tina Beychok

Billing / Fees / Insurance
Playing Offense in the Digital Clinic
A Tale From the Trenches
Steven Kraus, DC, DIBCN, CCSP, FASA, FICC

Pain Relief / Prevention
Pain Relief: New Connections
Charles Masarsky, DC, FICA

Chiropractic (General)
Palpation 501 - Or What They Might Not Have Taught You in School
John R. Bomar, DC

Chiropractic (General)
Intellectual Honesty
Chiropractic Muscle Testers Have Not Risen to the Challenge
Stephen M. Perle, DC, MS

Health & Wellness / Lifestyle
The Voters Are Speaking
Donald Petersen Jr., BS, HCD(hc), FICC(h)

News / Profession
Profession Unites to Oppose UHC Policy
Meghan Vivo

News / Profession
Shaping Public Perception of Chiropractic
“WellCare Revolution” Expands to the Big Apple
Editorial Staff

Vitamins / Supplements
DC On-Line (Wellness Research)
Brian Sutton, DC

Musculoskeletal Pain
Tensor Fascia Latae and Iliotibial Band
Functional Evaluation
Jeffrey Tucker, DC, DACRB

Back Pain
Things I Have Learned: The Leaning Low Back
Douglas R. Briggs, DC, Dipl. Ac. (IAMA), DAAPM, EMT

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)