Dynamic Chiropractic back issues from February 2008:
Italy Straightens Up, Legalizes Chiropractic
Feb 12, 2008; ... After a 17 year battle, the Italian Parliament recognizes chiropractic as a primary health care profession. Seventeen years after the first proposal to legally recognize chiropractic and 33 years after the founding of the Associazione Italiana Chiropractici (AIC), the Italian Parliament ...
Remembering Dr. Monte Greenawalt
Feb 12, 2008; ... Monte H. Greenawalt, DC, DABCO, who, as founder of Foot Levelers, Inc., advanced the chiropractic community forever, died at his home in Las Vegas on Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2007. Dr. Greenawalt, 84, grew up in Dubuque, Iowa, and graduated from Lincoln College of Chiropractic in 1948 ....
Cleaning House at the Board
Feb 12, 2008; ... Since March 1, 2007, the public and the profession have been treated to a long list of strange and exotic charges concerning the activities of the California Board of Chiropractic Examiners (BCE). As chairman of the board, I speak only for myself. There presently are six members on this board ...
Manipulation Under Anesthesia Within Chiropractic Scope of Practice in California
Feb 12, 2008; ... As part of its draft regulations for standard of care when performing manipulation under anesthesia (MUA), the California Board of Chiropractic Examiners' Manipulation Under Anesthesia Committee requested a legal opinion from the legal affairs division of the California Department of Consumer ...
Where Are the Warning Labels?
Feb 12, 2008; ... A recent study confirmed that certain food additives have a "significantly adverse effect" on hyperactivity in children. This was not one of those studies with a conclusion that uses words like "may" or "might" when describing the results. This study was a "community-based, double-blinded, ...
Anonymous State Association Council Donates $20,000 to FCER
Feb 12, 2008; ... NEWS IN BRIEF The state association council, wishing to be left anonymous, gave the Foundation for Chiropractic Education and Research (FCER) a hefty, unrestricted donation because of the foundation's "great work." The $20,000 contribution may go to ongoing priorities, as well as new ...
Symposium in Fort Worth on Somato-Visceral Interactions
Feb 12, 2008; ... A two-day symposium will take place at the University of North Texas Health Science Center in Fort Worth, Texas on March 31 - April 1, 2008. Coordinated by the Osteopathic Research Center (ORC), the event tided "Delineating the Evidence Base for Somato-Visceral Interactions and Autonomic ...
X-Ray, CT and MRI: Trauma Cases May Require All Three Tests
Feb 12, 2008; ... I recently was involved in a legal case and reviewed medical records on a patient who was in a car crash. Mary was taken to the hospital and had X-rays, MRI and CT all on the same day. Each of these was read by a different radiologist and each test revealed completely different ...
Teaching vs. Preaching: A Critical Look at Patient Education
Feb 12, 2008; ... In an attempt to increase compliance and retention, many chiropractors engage in what they believe to be patient education only to become frustrated by their results. On close examination, some doctors' educational activities actually turn out to be a subtle form of indoctrination to get ...
The Problem With Telling Fish Stories
Feb 12, 2008; ... Listen in on some conversations at the next seminar you attend and you likely will overhear a lot of chiropractic "fish stories." When chiropractors talk, we tend to boastfully remember the largest numbers we ever produced and then round up for good measure. Stories of the day that you left with ...
Refunds for Expired Policies
Feb 12, 2008; ... Q I have been requested to refund an insurance payment directly from the insurance carrier. Their statement is that the policy was expired and should not have been paid. Do I have to refund the payment? A This request for refund of payment is not uncommon and would appear to be based on ...
The Common Sense Chiropractor
Feb 12, 2008; ... Once a year, my editor permits me to stray from my niche of soft-tissue and low-force technique, and wax philosophic. Dear reader, you can read on or move on. Chiropractic assessment is full of "soft findings." These findings have become even softer as we have learned we cannot ...
Six Habits of a Chiropractic Champion
Feb 12, 2008; ... There are thousands of practicing chiropractors, with more graduating every year, all of them learning the same basic technical skills to apply the science of chiropractic. When you graduate, how will you distinguish yourself from these other doctors? Your one unique attribute is your own mind ...
Chiropractor in a Candy Store
Feb 12, 2008; ... In December 2007, the 15th Annual World Congress on Anti- Aging Medicine's exhibitor hall, held at the Las Vegas Sands Expo and Convention Center, provided an opportunity to experience a plethora of modalities and wellness merchandise rarely assembled at traditional chiropractic venues. Each ...
If You Serve It, They Will Come
Feb 12, 2008; ... Study Suggests Schoolkids Will Eat More Nutritious Lunches The old adage when it came to school lunches has long been that kids love most that which is the worst for them to eat. Given the epidemic rise in rates of childhood obesity and diabetes, this would certainly seem to be the case ....
Quercetin Reduced Activity-Induced Illness
Feb 12, 2008; ... For more than 30 years, doctors, researchers and scientists have noticed that in the weeks following high-intensity long-duration competition, athletes seemed to acquire an increased susceptibility to illness. This problem received a shot of publicity in 1990, when a paper was published that ...
Blue is the Healthy Color: The Health Benefits of Anthocyanins
Feb 12, 2008; ... Bilberries (Vaccinium myrtillus) and blueberries (Vaccinium corymbosum) are closely related berries rich in blue pigments known as anthocyanins. The bilberry has been traditionally eaten as a wild fruit, whereas the blueberry is now widely cultivated. From both a food and herbal perspective they ...
Food Pyramid Modified for Older Adults
Feb 12, 2008; ... In order to stay in line with the new U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) food pyramid guidelines, researchers at Tufts University in Boston have developed a modified version specific to older adults, ages 70 and above. The new USDA guidelines are Internet-based. Lead researcher Alice H ....
Neck Pain Task Force Releases Findings
Feb 26, 2008; ... Among the comprehensive findings is the groundbreaking study on vertebral artery dissection and stroke risk. After six years and an exhaustive review of published neck pain research, including almost 32,000 research citations and more than 1,000 relevant studies, the Bone and Joint ...
Study Proves Necessity of Soft-Tissue Methods
Feb 26, 2008; ... SOFT TISSUE "Soft-tissue methods" is a broad term that indudes everything from varieties of stretching and strengthening exerdses to fascial release techniques, instrument-assisted, soft-tissue mobilization and other techniques too numerous to mention. The point is that spinal ...
Sherman Warned by Regional Accrediting Body
Feb 26, 2008; ... In December 2007, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) placed Sherman College of Straight Chiropractic on "warning" for six months. The action was taken for "failure to comply with Core Requirement 2.12 (Quality Enhancement Plan) of the Principles of Accreditation? As ...
The Power of 300
Feb 26, 2008; ... REPORT OF MY FINDINGS In 480 B.C., 300 Spartans took on a massive invading Persian army in an effort to defend their country. Facing insurmountable odds, the Spartans' valor and sacrifice inspired all of Greece to unite against their Persian enemy. And while this small band ultimately ...
A Few Words About Pronation
Feb 26, 2008; ... A lot of folks seem to be on a mission to eliminate pronation, considering it the scourge of humanity and the source of most human ailment. While we agree that over-pronation causes biomechanical faults in the lower kinetic chain, so does under-pronation. Furthermore, some pronation through the ...
The Shifting Sands of EBM
Feb 26, 2008; ... Evidence-based medicine (EBM) - that darling catchment for all things good and rock-solid in making things scientific in medicine - has undergone an assault and transformation in the past decade that rivals the speed at which the polar ice cap is crumbling under the onslaught of global warming ....
A Day in the Life of a Celebrity Chiropractor, Part 1
Feb 26, 2008; ... An Interview With James Stoxen, DC Dr. James Stoxen truly is a chiropractor to the stars. He has participated in more than 125 tours of top entertainers and Broadway productions and has a growing ist of clients that includes numerous Grammy award-winning recording artists, actors and ...
Looking Forward to Chiropractic's Future
Feb 26, 2008; ... How Far We Have Come, But Boy How Far We Have to Go "The reason people find it so hard to be happy is that they always see the past better than it was, the present worst than it is and the future less resolved than it will be."- MARCEL PAGNOL I am in my 45th year of practice, so ...
Meet the People Behind the Message
Feb 26, 2008; ... UNITY / Kent Greenawalt FAQs About the Foundation for Chiropractic Progress We all know that the use of media is key to getting the Foundation for Chiropractic Progress (FCP) message out to the public. That's why I'm pleased to introduce you to Lara Carabello of CPR Strategic ...
The Importance of Functional Fitness
Feb 26, 2008; ... REHABILITATION Patients with musculoskeletal pain (MP) often seek relief from chiropractors, general practitioners, physical therapists or orthopedic surgeons. Yet sdentific research shows that programs which address functional defidts through reactivation and rehabiUtation enhance the ...
Are You Really Protecting Your Patient Data?
Feb 26, 2008; ... EMBRACING THE FUTURE IN YOUR OFFICE Why Paper Isn't Safer and Some Digital Isn't, Either It's time to bust a dangerous myth or two. The first is that your paper files are safer than digital records. The second is that all electronic storage can equally protect your data. If ...
Critical New Developments in the Safety and Efficacy of Chiropractic Treatment, Part II
Feb 26, 2008; ... SPINAL ROUNDS In part one of this editorial (Jan. 1, 2008), I began with something of a call to arms by drawing attention to a paper out of Portugal that was critical of chiropractic, arguing that it was not well-proven in terms of effectiveness and that its safety had not been ...
2008: An Election Year With Great Significance
Feb 26, 2008; ... EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the second in a series of articles on the 2008 election season. In just a few weeks in January, the political landscape radically changed. The presumed frontrunners only a year ago, Sen. Hilary Clinton and Sen. John McCain, were one day declared dead as candidates ...
Chiropractic "Adjusting" to National Public Health Week
Feb 26, 2008; ... Building the Bridge for the Future of Public Health One Person at a Time Since 1995, National Public Health Week (NPHW) has been the first full week of April, by presidential proclamation. Public health issues concern us all. For those in the pubic health community, this week serves as ...
Looking Back: 1987
Feb 26, 2008; ... As we celebrate our 25th anniversary as the definitive news and information source for the chiropractic 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 feature a review of the top headlines in ...
Get Ready for Some Tough Times
Feb 26, 2008; ... FINANCIAL FORUM Ah yes, tough times, they are coming. I am sure this does not come as a big surprise to you. Drive down any street and see how many homes have "For Sale" signs stuck in the lawn. This is just one sign of what's coming. I don't think we will see the bottom for another few ...
WE GET LETTERS & E-MAIL
Feb 26, 2008; ... Time to Tell the Chiropractic Truth DEAR EDITOR: How long? How long will we wait until we do something? Anything. I, for one, am tired of standing by and doing nothing. So I wrote a letter to the editor. For the past two or three years, Connecticut has been bombarded with ...
Flax vs. Fish: The Alpha and the Omega
Feb 26, 2008; ... HEALTH AND WELLNESS The need for increased omega-3 intake through diet and/or supplementation has become increasingly dear. What health professionals and patients want to know is, "What is the best way to do this in each particular case?" What Are the Major Omega-3 ...
Why Chiropractors Should Attend UCI's Annual Conference on Nutrition and Supplements
Feb 12, 2008; ... Why should chiropractors attend a nutrition and supplement conference, such as the upcoming "Annual Conference on Nutrition & Supplements: An Evidence-Based Approach," at the University of California, Irvine, Susan Samueli Center for Integrative Medicine? Well, don't you treat ...
The Hype on Artificial Additives
Feb 12, 2008; ... According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, approximately 1.6 million elementary school-aged children have been diagnosed with attentiondeficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Hyperactivity is associated with educational difficulties which can lead to trouble in school. Many ...
Answering the Question: "Now What Do I Do?"
Feb 12, 2008; ... Some years ago, after considerable hounding by the publisher of a national health magazine, I finally got around to sitting at the kitchen table, one gloomy Sunday afternoon, to write out a longpromised article on acupuncture. I pulled out a couple of graphics and a cover letter, and the article ...
The Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics
Feb 12, 2008; ... Abstracts for November 2007 Volume 30 - Issue 9 Diagnostic Imaging Practice Guidelines for Musculoskeletal Complaints in Adults - An Evidence-Based Approach: Introduction ANDRÉ E. BUSSIÈRES, DC, CYNTHIA PETERSON, DC, RN, MMEDED, JOHN A.M. TAYLOR, DC Purpose: Imaging ...
Will You Survive Health Care Reform?
Feb 12, 2008; ... Do you see Crisis or Opportunity? The perfect storm refers to a meteorological event. The most famous of these was the horrible storm that sank a swordfishing boat called the Andrea Gail. The story of the Andrea Gail and its crew became the basis for a bestselling novel and a blockbuster ...
MDs, Med Students Still Deficient in Musculoskeletal Knowledge
Feb 12, 2008; ... The fact that allopathic physicians and medical students lack adequate knowledge of the musculoskeletal system is not news to chiropractors.1,2 The most recent study to examine this educational gap shows that, while medical students continue to feel unprepared to deal with musculoskeletal ...
Iowa Presidential Primary: A Missed Opportunity?
Feb 12, 2008; ... EDITOR'S NOTE: This will be the first in a series of political articles on the 2008 election season. Even if you aren't a political junkie, you must have had some interest in the results of the Iowa Presidential Primary that occurred in early January. Every four years, one of the smaller ...
WFC Country Reports
Feb 12, 2008; ... Brazil: Thank you to those contributing to the ongoing fundraising campaign to support the Brazilian Chiropractors' Association (ABQ) as it fights for a separate and distinct identity for the chiropractic profession in Brazil - where the physiotherapy profession is claiming chiropractic is a PT ...
Looking Forward to Chiropractic's Future
Feb 12, 2008; ... Before projecting what the future could bring to imaging in chiropractic, I reflect back to the excitement I experienced in January 1987 awaiting the publication of the first edition of my textbook, Essentials of Skeletal Radiology. With more than 100,000 copies sold worldwide, sales far ...
Looking Back: 1986
Feb 12, 2008; ... As we celebrate our 25th anniversary as the definitive news and information source for the chiropractic 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 feature a review of the top headlines in ...
The Other Secret
Feb 12, 2008; ... Most DCs have heard of the book and DVD, The Secret by Rhonda Byrne, as it's now world-famous. It's based on the law'of attraction and presents a great message for everyone. There is another book called The secret, written by Ken Blanchard and Mark Miller. Blanchard is the co-author of many ...