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Medical Qigong for the Heart: Part II
Chinese Medicine is rich in commentary regarding the emotions and how they affect our qi.
Post-Concussion Patient Care: Relevance of the Chiropractic Adjustment
There is a widespread understanding within the profession of the general guidelines for care of the concussion patient. These include guidelines for physical and cognitive rest, return to normal activities and so forth.
Primary Lateral Sclerosis: A Condition With a Chiropractic Connection
Primary lateral sclerosis (PLS) is a slowly progressive, adult degenerative disease of the upper motor neurons characterized by progressive spasticity or stiffness. It is a clinical diagnosis that has been avoided because it is (largely) a diagnosis of exclusion.

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Looking Back: Abstracts From Chiropractic History
D.D. Palmer's Technique for the Posterior Apical Prominence; An Early Attempt to Achieve Consensus on Subluxation; Chiropractic Subject Headings: Past, Present and Future; Mabel Palmer: A History of Chiropractic That Almost Wasn't.
Looking For Answers In Many Places
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Super Bowl Chiropractor
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Healing With Simple, Healthy Food
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Best Practices for Website Success
If one asked 10 years ago whether a website was relevant I was the first to suggest no. Yet as the world moves increasingly towards electronic information there is a dire need to have a website for your practice. Your website is actually your electronic calling card.
Healing With Hope
Ella is a Gulf War veteran and a survivor of military sexual trauma. Like hundreds of veterans, Ella was on 11 different medications for depression, anxiety, insomnia, irritable bowel syndrome and chronic pain.
Not Another Typical Drug Company Lawsuit
It's becoming more common to see drug manufacturers negotiate "false claims" settlements for millions and billions of dollars.1-2 Most of these settlements have to do with violations in the marketing of the drugs they produce and sell.
Hazards in the Environment Making Your Patients Sick
Working both separately and together, Western and Chinese medicine have many successes in the treatment of the myriad diseases that afflict human beings in modern times.
Spotlight on Acupuncture Research at IRCIMH
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Inside Liver Failure, Cirrhosis and Cancer
The Liver belongs to Wood in Five Element Theory and is in charge of Dispersing and Expanding which means all the processing and detoxifying of harmful substances such as medications and chemicals require the efforts of the Liver.
Offline Marketing Techniques: Opportunities to Help Grow Your Business
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The Gluteal-Knee Connection
The underlying causes of knee pain and dysfunction are rarely isolated to the knee. The knee is a relatively stable joint with limited intrinsic ability to adapt to aberrant motion.
Talking to Skeptical MDs: "Just the Facts, Ma'am"
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F4CP: New Campaign to Promote Chiropractic as a Career
The F4CP has announced a "targeted cooperative campaign" that will engage doctors of chiropractic and chiropractic students, as well as chiropractic colleges, chiropractic media, state associations and vendors, to encourage DCs to recommend a chiropractic career to patients, family and friends.
Resolving Medial Arch Suspicions: The Navicular Drop Test
Healthy feet have three distinct arches: medial longitudinal, lateral longitudinal and anterior transverse.
The Acupuncture Success Express
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Deciphering The New CMS 1500 Claim Form
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Advice for Young Doctors
When I began practice, I was just shy of my 25th birthday. I was young and I looked it. I had been told this would be a problem when starting a practice – and it was. Older patients often paused when they entered for care.
The Kidney Official
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Massage Today
October, 2004, Vol. 04, Issue 10

Illinois Amends Massage Licensing Act: State to Conduct Background Checks, Issue Licenses in January 2005

By Editorial Staff

In January 2003, Massage Today reported that Illinois had passed legislation to regulate the massage profession (www.massagetoday.com/archives/2003/01/01.html).

Now, a year and half after the Illinois Massage Licensing Act was signed into law, an amendment to the act, vis-a-vis House Bill (HB) 5891, will require massage therapists to submit to criminal background checks as a condition for licensure.1,2

The bill, which was signed by Gov.

Rod R. Blagojevich in August, takes effect on Jan. 1, 2005; the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) will begin issuing massage licenses from that point forward, superseding massage regulation at the local level.1,2

"By signing this law, we are raising the bar on licensing requirements to protect the public from criminal elements posing as legitimate businesses," said Gov. Blagojevich in a press release issued by his office. "This bill protects both the consumer and the integrity of the industry."1

Specifically, HB 5891 amends sections 15 and 20 of the Massage Licensing Act, adding the following (excerpted) text:

"(b) Each applicant for licensure as a massage therapist shall have his or her fingerprintes submitted to the Department of State Police in an electronic format that complies with the form and manner for requesting and furnishing criminal history record information as prescribed...These fingerprints shall be checked against...criminal history record databases now and hereafter filed."3

As of July 2004, proposed licensing application rules and instructions had been filed with the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules (JCAR), although applications for licensure were still unavailable at press time.2

Although the Massage Licensing Act contains a grandfathering provision that will allow veteran massage therapists meeting specific criteria to receive licenses, all massage therapists will be required to adhere to the provisions set forth by HB 5891. For more information, contact the IDFPR.1,2,3

Updates are available on IDFPR's Web site at www.ildpr.com/who/masst.asp.

References

  1. Press release. Office of the Governor (Illinois). Governor signs law requiring background checks for massage therapists. Aug. 11, 2004.
  2. Update notice regarding the licensing of massage therapists. Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, Division of Professional Regulation. July 12, 2004.
  3. HB 5891, enrolled. Aug. 11, 2004.

 

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