Dynamic Chiropractic back issues from January 2007:
Arlan Fuhr, DC: For the Good of Chiropractic
Jan 01, 2007; ... Dynamic Chiropractic's 2006 Person of the Year Few in the chiropractic profession don't recognize the name Arlan Fuhr, DC. Although his name is often mispronounced (pronounce it as "four"), Arlan has spent the past 40 years serving the chiropractic profession on various levels. He is ...
Foundation to Run First Television Commercial
Jan 01, 2007; ... Chiropractic Testimonial Scheduled to Air During the Ms. Fitness USA Competition On Jan. 6 and 7, 2007, during the Fox Network's airing of the 2007 Ms. Fitness USA contest, the Foundation for Chiropractic Progress (F4CP) will run its first television commercial promoting the benefits of ...
Meeker Named President of Palmer West
Jan 01, 2007; ... William Meeker, DC, MPH, has been named the new president of Palmer College of Chiropractic West (PCCW) in San Jose, Calif. Dr. Meeker had been director of the Palmer Center for Chiropractic Research (PCCR) and vice president for research at the main Palmer campus in Davenport, Iowa. A ...
2007 Parker Seminars Celebrates 55 Years
Jan 01, 2007; ... Chiropractors from across the nation will converge on the Las Vegas Hilton Feb. 7-9, 2007, to attend the latest Parker Seminars, "Reflecting on the Past ... One Voice for the Future." "We are excited about our special Parker Seminars anniversary celebration," said Dr. Fabrizio Mancini, ...
To Your Health Is Finally Here!
Jan 01, 2007; ... While I may have sounded like a broken record lately (or a broken CD, depending on when you were bom), I want to alert you to the fact that the first issue of To Your Health is polybagged with this issue of Dynamic Chiropractic* This is the first issue of the publication that will be coming to ...
Logan Receives Grant From HRSA
Jan 01, 2007; ... Logan College of Chiropractic has received a $234,000 grant from the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration. The college, located in Chesterfield, Mo., will use the grant to fund the Musculoskeletal and Obstetric Management Study (MOMS). Since 1998, internal funding has ...
NBCE Announces New International Eligibility Policy
Jan 01, 2007; ... As of Nov. 2, 2006, the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners (NBCE) has a revised policy statement on candidate eligibility for the NBCE examinations. The new policy reads as follows: "Applications will be accepted from otherwise eligible individuals enrolled in, or graduates of, a ...
Upper Crossed Syndrome and Shoulder Pain
Jan 01, 2007; ... One of the most common injuries to afflict athletes of any skill level is shoulder pain. From the "weekend warrior" to the professional athlete, to the average fitness buff getting into shape; no one is immune to injury. Beyond obvious traumatic onset, very few clinicians understand the ...
A Synopsis of Nomenclature and Classification of Lumbar Disc Herniation
Jan 01, 2007; ... A Look at the Meaning of the Terms Disc Bulge and Herniation Over the years, there has been much confusion among various health care professionals as to the exact meaning of the terms disc bulge and herniation. Disc herniation, bulge, protrusion, extrusion, rupture, prolapse and a host ...
Gizmology
Jan 01, 2007; ... "For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." ~ Richard P. Feynman Chiropractors have always been fascinated with and reliant upon technology, perhaps because the profession has grown up alongside Wilhelm ...
Agreement on Best Practices Protocol Highlights Annual COCSA Meeting
Jan 01, 2007; ... Members Elect New Leadership, Approve Policy Statements In November 2006, at the Congress of Chiropractic State Associations (COCSA) annual meeting in Baltimore, COCSA and the Council on Chiropractic Guidelines and Practice Parameters (CCGPP) came to an agreement on the first chapter of ...
Evaluation Tidbits for the Athletic Hip
Jan 01, 2007; ... Sometimes a problem arises in differentiating hip pain from back pain. Weakness in the low back can create a soft-tissue imbalance, resulting in more tension being absorbed in the hip joint.1 Thus, a chronic low back problem could enter with hip involvement causing knee pain, groin pain, ...
Anti-Inflammatory Herb Combination: A Promising Strategy for Preventing Colon and Other Cancers
Jan 01, 2007; ... Evidence suggests that 70 percent to 90 percent of colon cancer cases are caused by faulty nutrition and other factors associated with lifestyle. Colon cancer continues to be the second leading cause of cancer death in North America, with about 140,000 new cases diagnosed each year in the United ...
Decompression: Myths and Models
Jan 01, 2007; ... I've been using decompression as a spinal treatment during my entire 27-year career. My chiropractic tables, which have served me since I started practice, are two, original McMannis tables - the tables that inspired James Cox to develop his flexion-distraction protocol. I have watched the ...
Billing Secondary Insurance
Jan 01, 2007; ... Q Our office has some confusion when it comes to billing a secondary insurance; could you please give us a protocol to follow? Also, what about auto insurance coverage and med pay (personal injury protection) that is specifically secondary to health insurance - so-called "excess med pay." How do ...
This Time It Will Happen
Jan 01, 2007; ... The goal of getting the profession to rally around a single idea or organization isn't a new one. When I first became involved with the profession in 1974, as the executive director of the California state board (which seems like 100 years ago), the profession had already gone through a number ...
Dr. Ira Shapiro Honored Yet Again
Jan 01, 2007; ... The Association of New Jersey Chiropractors recently honored Ira A. Shapiro, DC, DACBSP, with a Special Service Award for his participation on the U.S. Olympic Medical Services Staff at the past two Olympic Games - the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, and the 2006 Winter Olympics in ...
Northwestern Web Site Wins Award
Jan 01, 2007; ... Northwestern Health Sciences University recently received a World Wide Web Health Award for its consumer Web site, HealthyU (www.nwhealth.edu/healthyU), from the Health Information Resource Center, a national consumer health care clearinghouse. The Web site, which has only been online ...
Bringing Chiropractic to the West Indies
Jan 01, 2007; ... Twenty chiropractors are scheduled to visit Tobago, in the British West Indies, from Feb. 26-March 7, 2007. They will be conducting six simultaneous clinics and providing care to an estimated 10,000 residents; conducting television and radio interviews; and providing chiropractic education to ...
Foot Levelers Reaches Eastward
Jan 01, 2007; ... Williams Healthcare Systems, one of the profession's leading suppliers of adjusting tables, massage tables, electrotherapy and other equipment, is now marketing, selling and distributing Foot Levelers' products in China and Japan. "We are excited to work with Foot Levelers and help ...
My Friend, Gary Pomeroy
Jan 01, 2007; ... Gary Pomeroy, my friend and a friend of chiropractic, died on Nov. 28, 2006, after battling adrenal cancer. He was a mere 49 years old. Gary spent much of his last 15 years around chiropractors, helping to advance their interests. I first met Gary in 1993 when he and a New Jersey ...
We Get Letters & E-Mail
Jan 01, 2007; ... Beware of the Managed Care Audit I was audited over a year ago by Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey. The auditors were friendly - they offered to buy me coffee, and they asked about my family and how I liked practicing. Unfortunately, I think it was a farce. Months ...
Congress Halts 5% Cut in Medicare Physician Fees
Jan 15, 2007; ... Chiropractors Face Other Fee Reductions in 2007 Congress has passed the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 without the physician fee provision, which would have cut Medicare physician fees by 5.1 percent as of Jan. 1, 2007. Medicare providers faced the reduction in Medicare ...
AMA Scope of Practice Partnership Tightens Its Grip
Jan 15, 2007; ... Resolutions 902, 904 Invoke Accusations of McCarthyism The AMA-supported Scope of Practice Partnership (SOPP) appears to be expanding its reach once again, lengthening its list of targets. Perhaps most disturbing is a statement included in Resolution 902, introduced at the November 2006 ...
Professionalism and Ethics: ACC/RAC 2007
Jan 15, 2007; ... "Professionalism and Ethics" is the theme for the upcoming Association of Chiropractic Colleges Research Agenda Conference (ACC/RAC 2007), which will be held March 15-17 in Phoenix. (see www.c3r.org/accrac for more information and registration details.) As the chiropractic profession has ...
The Opportunity Is Still Ours ... If We Want It
Jan 15, 2007; ... About a year ago, I wrote an article asking if it was time for the chiropractic profession to stand up and take a leadership role in forming an "alternative health coalition."1 (Please note that I personally dislike the terms "alternative health," "alternative medicine," etc. I don't believe ...
North East Chiropractic Council Hosts Leadership Conference
Jan 15, 2007; ... The North East Chiropractic Council (NECC) hosted a leadership conference in Warwick, R.I., on Oct. 21, 2006. According to the NECC, the conference was designed to find common ground among the different chiropractic associations and open dialogue for other, more farreaching events in the ...
Parker College Volunteers Lend Helping Hands to Breast Cancer Walk
Jan 15, 2007; ... Participants in the Dallas/Ft. Worth Breast Cancer 3-Day Walk found welcome relief each day from Parker College of Chiropractic volunteers. Interns, staff and doctors provided meals, water, snack stops, gear transportation, showers and portable restrooms to the approximately 2,500 walkers and ...
Motivating Healthy Behavior
Jan 15, 2007; ... Commitment to a healthy lifestyle is based on personal, environmental and other factors that contribute to the behavior of individuals and the health decisions they make. Personal factors affecting lifestyle choices include belief systems, personality, previous health education and financial ...
Using Starbucks to Build Your Practice, Part 2
Jan 15, 2007; ... Editor's note: Part one of this article appeared in the Dec. 3, 2006 issue; a printable copy is available online at www.chiroweb.com/ archives/24/25/21.html. If your practice could enjoy success like Starbucks does, would you make the appropriate changes to facilitate that success? I ...
Treatment of Disk Herniation: New Study Compares Surgical vs. Nonoperative Treatment
Jan 15, 2007; ... Results of the Spine Patient Outcomes Research Trial (SPORT) are out. SPORT is a randomized clinical trial enrolling patients between March 2000 and November 2004, from 13 multidisciplinary spine clinics in 11 states. All of the patients were considered surgical candidates: 501 total patients ...
The Statistics of a Plant-Based Diet
Jan 15, 2007; ... As I write this article, it is three days before the 2006 election in the United States. I did not realize there was a political side to nutrition until I started chiropractic school in the 1980s. As I progressed in my education, 1 realized there were liberals who promoted supplements and ...
The Wellness Bandwagon Is Full...Now What?
Jan 15, 2007; ... We've done it! We've convinced all of chiropractic's competitors that "wellness care" should be an integral part of every practice. Everywhere you look, on every street corner, billboard and certainly in the Yellow Pages, there is a "wellness center." Insurers are even paying for "wellness ...
Logan Basic Technique and Pregnancy Care
Jan 15, 2007; ... This article is dedicated to Logan Basic Technique (LBT). Many of those involved in pregnancy care and pediatrics have heard of the benefits of this technique. Dr. Larry Webster, founder of the International Chiropractic Pediatrie Association, was a graduate of Logan College of Chiropractic and ...
Press "2" for Chiropractic
Jan 15, 2007; ... I was looking through a popular magazine in the convenience store checkout line, particularly because I wanted to read an article about "How to Cure Your Own Back Pain!" You know the type of article ... the one sandwiched between others, like "Six Ways to Lose That Chicken Neck," or "Be ...
Guidelines for Choosing Orthotics
Jan 15, 2007; ... "Should this patient be wearing orthotics?" If you're unsure of the answer, consider the following observations: * By age 20, an estimated 80 percent of people have some type of foot problem.1 * Foot conditions can be asymptomatic, yet be the source of stress or pain in other ...
Common Errors/Omissions That Will Cause Medicare to Reject Your Claim
Jan 15, 2007; ... Q I am having difficulty getting paid for Medicare claims; for the past six to nine months, all of my Medicare EOBs have $0 payment and the reason is always CO-16. What am I doing wrong? A I understand your frustration, but want you to know that Medicare can be one of your better payers, ...
We Get Letters & E-Mail
Jan 15, 2007; ... Little-Known Facts About the History of Chiropractic Marketing Editor's noie: The following letter to the editor is in response to "Wish List for Chirohistory," by Joseph C. Keating Jr., PhD. In that article, he listed topics about which he'd like to read or write in "his remaining ...
The Just-Do-It-in-10-Steps "Jump Start"
Jan 15, 2007; ... Every practice has more and less productive periods. Most practices have a period of time during which the practice seems to be in a bit of a lull. Most of us know when this is the case, but sometimes we are at a loss as to what can be done to "blast" out of the doldrums and back into a ...
New Faculty at Logan College of Chiropractic
Jan 15, 2007; ... Logan College recently announced three new faculty appointments: Muriel M. Perillat, MS, DC, has accepted the position of director of student health; Carl W. Saubert IV, PhD, has been named associate vice president of academic affairs, and Maureen T. Helfrich, MA, has joined the staff as ...
Oklahaven's Have-A-Heart Campaign Begins Feb. 13
Jan 15, 2007; ... The Oklahaven Children's Chiropractic Center is kicking off its "Have-A-Heart 2007" fundraising campaign on Feb. 13, 2007. Participating chiropractors will be supplied with a video of children treated at Oklahaven that they can show to their patients. If a patient donates money to the center, ...
Unity in Michigan
Jan 29, 2007; ... As of Jan. 1, 2007, the Michigan Chiropractic Association and Michigan Chiropractic Society are operating as a single entity. Michigan chiropractors ended 2006 with a resolution of unity, as the Michigan Chiropractic Association (MCA) and the Michigan Chiropractic Society (MCS) voted to ...
Gallup Poll: Americans Have Low Opinion of Chiropractors' Honesty and Ethics
Jan 29, 2007; ... Medical Doctors, Five Other Health Occupations Rate Higher Results of Gallup's latest poll on honesty and ethics by profession are in, and for the eighth consecutive year, nurses top the list by a definitive margin. However, while 84% consider nurses' ethics "very high" or "high," only ...
Judge Rules in Legal Battle Between Palmer College and Alumni Association
Jan 29, 2007; ... On Dec. 11, 2006, a judge in Iowa's Seventh Judicial District ruled on the long-running disagreement between the Palmer College of Chiropractic Board of Trustees and the Palmer College of Chiropractic International Alumni Association (PCCIAA). At stake were the status of $1.3 million in funds ...
More Legal Troubles for "Uncle Paul"
Jan 29, 2007; ... Summary Judgment Filed, Awaits Court Ruling Adam L. Hoogestraat, DC, has filed a motion for summary judgment against Dr. Paul "Uncle Paul" Hollern in the U.S. District Court of the Western District of Kentucky, Louisville Division. The motion is in response to a collection action ...
It IS Your Business
Jan 29, 2007; ... It was 5 a.m. at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago. I had just come in on the "red-eye" from Los Angeles. I fly overnight in an effort not to be away from my family any more than I absolutely have to. I've found I can reduce what used to be a two-day trip down to 23 hours. The sun ...
California Chiropractic Association to Focus on Best Practices at Winter Convention
Jan 29, 2007; ... As part of its annual winter convention, scheduled to be held Feb. 23-25 in Reno, Nev., the California Chiropractic Association (CCA) will sponsor a panel discussion on current best practices and treatment guidelines for chiropractic. The panel discussion, titled "Utilization Review, Best ...
Northwestern Health Sciences University Launches Wellness Incentive Program
Jan 29, 2007; ... Northwestern Health Sciences University is launching a new campaign aimed at improving the health and well-being of its employees. The HealthyU Wellness Rewards Program will provide a $100 contribution to employees' heath care reimbursement accounts if they complete eight of 14 health care ...
Things I Have Learned: Why Do You Do What You Do?
Jan 29, 2007; ... Recently, I was listening to a lecture on how to build up a cash practice. As the speaker laid out his presentation, he read through a list of several indicators to show how the chiropractic profession was in distress: Enrollment at chiropractic colleges is clown, chiropractic student loan ...
Reducing the Side Effects of Managed Care
Jan 29, 2007; ... Authorization of care. Every six visits. If you read those words out loud, it might leave a bitter taste in your mouth. You know what those words have meant and will continue to mean: more work and less income for many chiropractors. My question is, "What comes next, Doctor?" Can we find ...
Scientific Rigor: Rock of Gibraltar or Sand Castle?
Jan 29, 2007; ... Nearly 200 years ago, the French novelist Honore de Balzac wrote, "For the journalist, anything probable is gospel truth." When it comes to sorting out fact from fiction in some of the medical literature, that phrase often comes to mind when you review how published findings become a part of ...
Rehabilitating Plantar Fasciitis While You Sleep
Jan 29, 2007; ... Plantar fasciitis (PF) is a common cause of heel pain in adults. The PF is a fibrous band that holds the arch in your foot, much like the guy wires of a suspension bridge. When it overstretches, the patient will experience pain in the arch or heel, or both. The disorder usually presents itself ...
Is Health Care a Human Right? The APHA and Chiropractic Shout "Yes" in Boston
Jan 29, 2007; ... The 134th Annual Meeting and Exposition of the American Public Health Association (APHA) was held Nov. 4-8, 2006, in historic Boston. The theme of this year's meeting, "Public Health and Human Rights," resonated in the city where so many of the rights enjoyed by modern Americans had their ...
Rehab by the Numbers
Jan 29, 2007; ... There has been conflicting information over the years regarding the recommended number of repetitions and sets of exercises patients should perform. To judge for yourself what numbers are best for those in your care, you need to consider several factors - especially the hectic, fast-paced lives ...
The Eighth Habit: Empower Your Patients
Jan 29, 2007; ... I recently attended a conference at which Harvard Medical School's Don Levy, MD, was one of the speakers. Dr. Levy is the director of a multidisciplinary clinic that includes chiropractors. Part of his presentation was about our job as physicians. He first talked about the biopsychosocial ...
Creating a Plan for a Winning Day
Jan 29, 2007; ... In Dr. Mark King's article, "The System Is the Solution," published in the Nov. 8, 2006 issue of this publication, he referenced Michael Gerber and his book The E-Myth. I have listened to Mr. Gerber's tapes and agree that the most successful businesses have systems which, when used, create their ...
Mattes' Active Isolated Stretching (AIS)
Jan 29, 2007; ... Whenever I take a course and can't wait until I get home to call up some patients who did not respond as well as I thought they should, I know I have spent a valuable weekend. Without any hesitation at all on my part, I can say Mattes' method of stretching, which really is a very effective ...
Demonstrating/Documenting Functional Improvement
Jan 29, 2007; ... Q I have gotten numerous denials on my insurance claims, and the common theme is that I must demonstrate "functional improvement." While I have a basic understanding of what that means, is there any official language and/or specific things I can use to document this and satisfy what the carrier ...
Glutamine: An Effective Anti-Aging Therapeutic and Immune-Modifying Amino Acid Supplement
Jan 29, 2007; ... L-glutamine is the most abundant amino acid in the bloodstream and in the body. It's involved in more metabolic processes than any other amino acid, fulfilling a number of biochemical needs. It operates as a nitrogen shuttle, taking up excess ammonia and forming urea. Ammonia, a byproduct of ...
A Cure for the Curse of Chiropractic, Part One
Jan 29, 2007; ... (ProQuest Information and Learning: ... denotes non-USASCII text omitted.) This two-part article briefly outlines three approaches to help cure the curse of chiropractic. First, we need to develop a proper view of philosophy. Second, we need to have an accurate understanding of ...
Parker College Adds Massage Therapy Program
Jan 29, 2007; ... In response to the growing demand for massage therapy, Parker College of Chiropractic is opening the Parker College School of Massage Therapy in January 2007. The program will provide students with more than 320 hours of massage therapy education, as well as 200 hours of classroom, lab and ...
Palmer West Student Awarded Kinesiology Scholarship
Jan 29, 2007; ... On Oct. 30, 2006, the International College of Applied Kinesiology (ICAK-USA), in conjunction with Foot Levelers, Inc., awarded the $2,500 George J. Goodheart Scholarship to Rachel Van, a student at Palmer Chiropractic College West. Van, who expects to graduate in December 2007, works as ...
World Congress of Women Chiropractors Goes to Las Vegas
Jan 29, 2007; ... The World Congress of Women Chiropractors (WCWC) is hosting a special program at the International Chiropractic Appreciation Mega Event, taking place at the Riviera hotel & Casino Resort in Las Vegas from Jan. 25-28, 2007. No registration fee is required, and both men and women are invited ...