Recently added articles from Dynamic Chiropractic:
Navigating Change: From Coping to Mastery
Sep 09, 2008; Simon, Shelley ... Chiropractors are facing change that is unprecedented in its pace and intensity, and they're not alone. In today's complex society, we all are increasingly impacted by shifts in economic conditions, politics, technology, social norms, globalization and regulatory influences. In tumultuous times, ...
A Call to Compassion
Sep 09, 2008; Lollar, Daniel E ... Your chance to give back to those who need it the most. I complained I had no shoes, until I met a man who had no feet. Last Friday was a really bad day. After a month of slow collections, Friday was full of problems: workers' comp issues, professional relationship squabbles and ...
Thank You for Sharing Your Time
Sep 09, 2008; Petersen, Donald Jr ... A few weeks ago, I had the privilege of participating in one of our free Webcasts (also know as Webinars or online live seminars). It was very exciting to see just how many chiropractors from around the world were interested in attending. While most of the DCs were from the United States, the ...
An Opportunity for Chiropractic in California
Sep 09, 2008; Dohn, Jim; Thomas, Niesha ... Chiropractic has an opportunity to clean house. Last year, chiropractic in California was on the defensive. Both houses of the legislature passed a bill (S.B.801) that would have abolished the Chiropractic Act of 1922, a California constitutional act that provides major protections for the ...
Core Stability Principles
Sep 09, 2008; Heller, Marc ... I want to share what I've learned recently regarding principles of core stabilization. I always am surprised to learn how much I don't know. I have been forever confused by the differences between the approaches of the Australian PTs, who have pioneered our understanding of the inner core ...
The Chiropractor's Role in Public Health
Sep 09, 2008; Anonymous ... Latest issue of JMPT examines the role chiropractic can - and should - play in promoting global health. Is there a connection between chiropractic and public health? According to Claire Johnson, MSEd, DC, editor of the Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics (JMPT), which ...
Eisenberg to Keynote 2009 WFC Congress
Sep 09, 2008; Anonymous ... Dr. David Eisenberg will be the keynote speaker at the World Federation of Chiropractic's 10th Biennial Congress in Montreal next year. Dr. Eisenberg, director of the Osher Research Center at Harvard Medical School and director of the Program in Integrative Medicine at Brigham and Women's ...
The Lessons of Continuing Education
Sep 09, 2008; Fuhr, Arlan W ... When I arrived in Arizona more than two decades ago, the state did not require continuing education for its chiropractors. At the time, it was a very controversial subject between the two state associations, with one in favor of requiring continuing education and the other opposed. The issue ...
Caffeine and Dehydration
Sep 09, 2008; Andersen, Douglas ... In my previous article, "Caffeine and Athletic Performance" (July 29,2008) three of the studies we reviewed also measured caffeine's effect on hydration. In each case, the conclusion was that caffeinated fluids did not cause greater fluid loss through sweat or urine than noncaffeinated ...
WE GET LETTERS & E-MAIL
Sep 09, 2008; Maltby, John ... Fighting for Your Practice Rights The July 15, 2008 issue of Dynamic Chiropractic contained a letter to the editor from Dr. George Ruddell of Lewiston, Idaho. In his letter, Dr. Ruddell asserts that the solution to national (chiropractic) unity is for all to join the ACA, claiming, "The ...
A Strategy for Health Care Reform
Sep 09, 2008; Kent, Christopher ... Are There Any Interested Candidates? It's a presidential election year and politicians are confronted with constituents clamoring for solutions to our existing health care crisis. Health care spending in the United States first soared above $2 trillion in 2006 and is projected to exceed ...
Looking Back: 2001
Sep 09, 2008; Anonymous ... 25 YEARS OF DYNAMIC CHIROPRACTIC As we celebrate our 25th anniversary as the definitive news and information source for the chiropractie profession, we look back at the important events as reported in DC since 1983, while also looking forward to the future. Throughout 2008, we will ...
Predicting Recovery Time After a Hamstring Strain
Sep 09, 2008; Hammer, Warren ... A patient strains (partially tears) the hamstring. A major question is how long it will take to return to pre-injury status. Some of the answers might be based on whether the injury occurred in a sprinter or possibly in extreme positions during stretching exercises in a dancer.' The location of ...
Looking Forward to the Future of Chiropractic
Sep 09, 2008; Vincent, Richard E ... 25 YEARS OF DYNAMIC CHIROPRACTIC I had the unique pleasure of living a multifaceted chiropractic career for 58 years. Those days began with the pursuit of the legislative authority to practice under statutory legitimacy and have taken us to today, where we continue to pursue professional ...
Warning: Your Therapeutic Lotions, Creams and Gels May Contain Harmful Ingredients
Sep 09, 2008; Farlow, Christine H ... Stop! Before you put that lotion on your next patient's back, make sure you read the list of ingredients all the ingredients. Various ingredients in the products you use in your office can be absorbed through your patient's skin into their bloodstream. Those same chemicals may be stored in their ...
The Art of Painless Spinal and Pelvic Adjusting
Sep 09, 2008; Bomar, John R ... The advantage of having come to the work through my own disability is that it has given me the opportunity to experience many varied techniques of spinal and pelvic manipulation/adjustment. I was fortunate to have been introduced to this form of healing through the hands of an "old-school" ...
Lower Back Pain as a Public Health Issue
Sep 09, 2008; Baird, Rand ... In a previous article, we discussed that until the chiropractic profession begins to address public health issues, we will not, in our opinion, progress as a profession. Although you might not think chiropractors get together just to talk about public health, in all actuality they do - and they ...
Natural Supplements Proven to Lower Cholesterol and Triglycerides
Sep 09, 2008; Meschino, James P ... A few years ago, I wrote an article about the published research that suggests a supplement called policosanol could lower blood cholesterol to a significant degree in patients with hypercholesterolemia. However, recent studies have questioned the validity of this original research, all of which ...
But What About Medicine?
Sep 09, 2008; Perle, Stephen ... As I lecture around the U.S. and write these columns, one refrain I hear in defense of chiropractic is, "But what about medicine?" People will write or talk about the many ills of modern medical practice. This could be talking about the improper influence drug companies have on the prescribing ...
Defining True Clinic Integration, Part 2
Sep 09, 2008; Kraus, Steven ... Why Patient Education Matters Patient education. No two words seem to give chiropractors as much pride or sense of guilt. Pride because many of us live and breathe the responsibility that doctor means teacher. We enjoy the tradition our profession has in educating patients about human ...