Dynamic Chiropractic back issues from June 2006:
S.1955 Laid to Rest: Controversial Health Care Bill Effectively Defeated
Jun 06, 2006; ... The chiropractic profession joined a long list of provider and consumer groups declaring legislative victory on May 11, 2006, as S.1955, the controversial Health Insurance Marketplace Modernization and Affordability Act, was withdrawn from the Senate floor and effectively defeated after ...
AMA Creates "Partnership" to Limit Other Providers' Scope of Practice
Jun 06, 2006; ... The Next Attempt to "Contain and Eliminate" Chiropractic? More than 40 years ago, the American Medical Association (AMA) made its first attempt at destroying the chiropractic profession when it formed the Committee on Quackery in November 1963. Interestingly enough, the committee's ...
Merger in Michigan
Jun 06, 2006; ... Unification Also a hot Topic in Virginia and Colorado Chiropractic unity is a common theme in the profession today, albeit a complex one. Some have embraced the issue and are working to build relationships; some still bristle at the thought of compromise and embracing "the other side." ...
NBCE Meeting Results in Reform
Jun 06, 2006; ... History was made repeatedly at the 2006 National Board of Chiropractic Examiners (NBCE) meeting. What began as an exciting meeting ended astonishingly as the state delegates sought significantly greater involvement in their organization. Before the annual meeting began, there was a ...
Study: Flexion-Distraction Effective for Chronic LBP
Jun 06, 2006; ... Superior to Exercise in Terms of Pain Relief, Patient Satisfaction According to the most recent edition of the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners' Job Analysis of Chiropractic, 56.5 percent of chiropractors utilize flexion-distraction technique in practice.1 However, despite the ...
A Public Apology
Jun 06, 2006; ... The more time you spend in this profession, the more you recognize the importance of working together. In almost 20 years of serving chiropractic, I have come to discover that, sooner or later, an issue will arise upon which we can't agree. When that happens, we must come to a conclusion and ...
CCGPP Posts Low Back Document Online for Stakeholder Comment
Jun 06, 2006; ... Following several unanticipated delays, the Council on Chiropractic Guidelines and Practice Parameters (CCGPP) is pleased to announce the release of the draft introductory chapter of the Chiropractic Compass best practice document. Originally expected in February*, the initial chapter, "Low Back ...
Medicare Chiropractic Demonstration Project Passes One-Year Mark
Jun 06, 2006; ... In 2003, Congress authorized four two-year pilot projects designed to test expanded access to chiropractic services for America's seniors. Launched on April 1, 2005, the Medicare Chiropractic Demonstration Project is designed to determine the feasibility and desirability of reimbursing common ...
FCER Establishes Referral Partnership With ACOM Solutions
Jun 06, 2006; ... The Foundation for Chiropractic Education and Research (FCER) recently announced that its board of directors has voted to partner ACOM EMER, the health care business division of ACOM Solutions, Inc. ACOM is a developer/marketer of clinical notes/documentation and practice management software; ...
Transform Yourself Into a New-Patient Magnet
Jun 06, 2006; ... Every chiropractic office wants more patients. In fact, the biggest challenge many practices face is how to get new patients and what sources to use. Yellow Pages and newspaper ads, telemarketing, television commercials, chamber and networking events - do they really work and bring in your ideal ...
A Simple Request
Jun 06, 2006; ... The new patient, a man in his late 40s, suddenly got an odd look on his face. I had been going through his case history and had just asked him, "Have you had chiropractic care in the past?" Despite his mild nervousness, he did not hesitate to offer that he had been a patient of another DC, a ...
Billing for Sunday Visits and Out-of-Office Visits
Jun 06, 2006; ... Q I have a patient who suffered from a headache and neck pain over the weekend. He called my after-hours line and was subsequently seen on a Sunday. Is there any way of billing for treating a patient for an emergency Sunday visit? A There is a CPT code used to code a visit that occurs on ...
Changing the Mythology of Back Pain
Jun 06, 2006; ... How many patients get the wrong treatment for back pain? How many fusions are done, with poor success rates, on patients who would have done better with chiropractic care, soft-tissue work and rehabilitation? How many needles are stuck into the patient for pain diagnoses and pain relief? How ...
"Scientific" Doesn't Equal "Effective"
Jun 06, 2006; ... "Those dang scientists - they haven't proven that the bumblebee can fly!" Do you remember this quote from a prominent chiropractic leader a few years back? This lament and similar disparagements, of the scientific enterprise have echoed down through the decades. There is an element of truth in ...
Caffeinated Beverages: The Hypertension Paradox
Jun 06, 2006; ... Caffeine is arguably one of the world's most popular drugs. More than 60 kinds of plants contain caffeine which, depending on the species, may be located principally in the plant's leaves, seeds, nuts, beans or fruit. The amount of caffeine in beverages, specifically coffee and tea, can vary ...
Sacro Occipital Technique (SOT) Pediatrics
Jun 06, 2006; ... This year, I have taken the opportunity to use this column to introduce Dynamic Chiropractic's readers to several chiropractic techniques that may be of interest to those who adjust children. : To prepare for this article on Sacro Occipital Technique (SOT), I was assisted by Dr. Martin Rosen, a ...
What Are the Benefits of Integrating With a Physical Therapist?
Jun 06, 2006; ... Integration is not a novel idea to the chiropractic practice. It has been done since our inception. BJ. Palmer employed medical doctors (physical therapy as a profession had not been created yet) in his own clinic. He had an entire rehabilitation gym that was cutting edge and state of the art ...
ABS Annual Meeting: San Francisco, Nov. 16-19, 2005 (Part 2 of 2)
Jun 06, 2006; ... American Back Society meetings remind me of the alien bar in the first Star Wars movie: All of the characters look and talk weird, but nobody seems to notice. Maybe it's because they're all blitzed on the same drink; more likely, no one notices the generalized weirdness because they know it can ...
A Royal Recommendation
Jun 20, 2006; ... Prince of Wales Emphasizes Integrative Medicine at World Health Assembly In a May 23, 2006 speech at the 59th World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland, Prince Charles emphasized the need for health care providers in industrialized and developing nations to adopt more integrated ...
A Changing of the Guard
Jun 20, 2006; ... An Interview With New NBCE President Vernon Temple A reformation of sorts took place at the recent NBCE meeting as state delegates insisted on significantly greater involvement in the organization, including being present at the historically closed board meeting where at-large directors ...
Anti-Chiropractic Campaign Continues in Connecticut
Jun 20, 2006; ... It began in the spring of 2005 with the appearance of a billboard in the parking lot of an Italian restaurant in a nondescript section of New Haven, Conn. In simple black and red letters, the billboard carried a disturbing message: "Warning: Chiropractic Adjustments Can Kill or Permanently ...
Chiropractic in the Military
Jun 20, 2006; ... Proposed Legislation Would Expand the Chiropractic Benefit Worldwide Dynamic Chiropractic examines House Resolutions 5122 and 5202, two important pieces of legislation that would significantly impact the provision of chiropractic services to U.S. military personnel and veterans around ...
Notice and Think...
Jun 20, 2006; ... As our world changes, it is important that we stay current with what the health consumers expect as they interact with their health care providers. Today's consumer is remarkably different than just a few decades ago. The public now has access to an almost unlimited amount of information, some ...
Hygenic Corporation Acquires Performance Health
Jun 20, 2006; ... The Hygenic Corporation recently announced that it has acquired Performance Health, Inc., uniting two of the most recognizable brands in the health care industry - TheraBand and Biofreeze. The brands are sold through specialty distributors to the chiropractic, physical therapy, occupational ...
Cleveland Chiropractic College Partners With Venice Family Clinic
Jun 20, 2006; ... The largest free health care clinic in the United States, The Venice Family Clinic (VFC), recently held the grand opening of the Simms/ Mann Health and Wellness Center in Santa Monica, Calif. The center now offers chiropractic and complementary and alternative health care for the working poor ...
Erratum
Jun 20, 2006; ... In our May 22, 2006 issue, Dr. Warren Hammer's "Soft Tissue" column discussed clinical strategies for dealing with patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS). In that article, "Another Answer for Anterior Knee Pain," Dr. Hammer stated the following: "Strengthening the iliopsoas, an internal ...
WFC Successes - What They Mean for You
Jun 20, 2006; ... We represent the ICA and the ACA on the World Federation of Chiropractic (WFC) Council, and would like to report on some of the exciting activities and achievements of the WFC and its members in recent months. These developments may be occurring outside the United States, but they impact the ...
Diabetes and Foot Problems
Jun 20, 2006; ... In its 2002 National Diabetes Fact Sheet,1 the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) cited the following statistics: * Seventeen million people - 6.2 percent of the population - have diabetes (11.1 million diagnosed, 5.9 million undiagnosed). It is forecasted that 29 million will be ...
Posttraumatic Osteolysis of the Clavicle
Jun 20, 2006; ... Patients commonly present to the chiropractic office with shoulder complaints. Several conditions may be responsible. One such entity is posttraumatic osteolysis of the clavicle (PTOC). It is important for the clinician to recognize this not-so-common condition, both clinically and ...
NBCE Delegates: The Beating of Hearts, the Beating of Drums
Jun 20, 2006; ... In the April 24, 2006 issue of Dynamic Chiropractic, I authored an article titled, "Do the Right Thing ... Keep Your Paddle Down!"1 that encouraged NBCE state delegates to keep their voting paddles down should the District V caucus nominate the incumbent district director, and for all bylaws ...
Vitamin A: Part 1
Jun 20, 2006; ... Editor's note: This is part one of a two-part article on vitamin A. Part one discusses general features, functions and health benefits of vitamin A; part two, which will appear in the July 16 issue, discusses toxicity, suppfementation, drug-nutrient reactions and potential contraindications ....
Billing for Review of X-Rays
Jun 20, 2006; ... Q How do I bill for reading X-rays that a patient brought to my office? A To answer your question clearly and correctly, I must first break down the components of X-ray billing. The basic elements are the physical taking of the X-rays (the technical component) and the ...
Hip and Pelvic Injuries in Runners
Jun 20, 2006; ... Runners are particularly at risk for the development of injuries to the hip and pelvic regions. These problems are most frequently secondary to chronic, repetitive microtrauma. It's important to identify the underlying functional biomechanical deficits in the kinetic chain that cause these types ...
Pre-Stress Test for Motion Palpation
Jun 20, 2006; ... This article is one of the most significant concepts I have ever written about for Dynamic Chiropractic. Ever since I attended courses by Dr. Len Faye on motion palpation (MP) years ago, I have used MP as a principal method of discovering which vertebral segment requires treatment. Usually we ...
Riekeman Elected to CCE Board
Jun 20, 2006; ... Guy F. Riekeman, DC, president of Life University, was recently elected to the 13-member board of directors of the Council on Chiropractic Education (CCE). This is the first time in the university's history that a Life representative has been chosen to serve on the board. "The entire ...
DOT Physicals - An Opportunity for Chiropractors
Jun 20, 2006; ... According to the ACA Council on Occupational Health, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is recruiting chiropractors and members of the four other groups authorized by the agency to perform medical examinations (medical doctors, osteopaths, advanced practice nurses, and ...
The Ethics of Research, aka Marketing
Jun 20, 2006; ... In chiropractic, unlike other professions, there seems to be confusion about the purpose of research. Many think it is to prove chiropractic works, to help us get reimbursed, or to help us build our practices. The purpose of research, a method used by science, is to expand our knowledge; science ...
Science Fiction or Digital Documentation
Jun 20, 2006; ... Will the Red Pill Reveal That Paper Has a Limited Future in Your Office? "We have nothing to fear but fear itself." - Franklin D. Roosevelt, March 4, 1933 "I think you know what the problem is just as well asldo ... This mission is too important for me to allow you to ...
Golf Swing Mechanics
Jun 20, 2006; ... Title: Golf Swing Mechanics Author: Jeffry Blanchard, DC Publisher: Golf Injury Seminars Price: $95.00 Part #: V-478 Priority Code: CL9R Golf is a largely untapped resource for chiropractors. Injuries in golf are common because it is one of the few sports commonly played by all age ...
We Get Letters & E-Mail
Jun 06, 2006; ... Editor's note:The first three letters to the editor are in response to the publisher's report of findings in the March 12, 2006 issue. For more information, please see "Does Osteopathie Manipulation Still Exist? And If So, Should It?" by Donald Petersen Jr. (www.chiroweb.com/ ...