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The Acupuncture Success Express
Time is passing very quickly these days. We are atoms half the way through the year of the horse. You could call it "horse racing season" for this profession. Perhaps it is time for reinvention during this time.

Getting Athletes Back in the Game: Low-Level Laser Therapy for Sports Injuries
Sports injury rehabilitation is all about getting back in the game quickly and with optimal health. A relatively new tool for the treatment of sports injuries is finding global success, and it is doing so in a fast, efficient way.
Deciphering The New CMS 1500 Claim Form
Q: I am confused on using the new 1500 form, particularly Block 14 and Block 15. What is required and how do I properly fill these out? And do I actually have to use this new form or may I continue using the old version?
Offline Marketing Techniques: Opportunities to Help Grow Your Business
In a world becoming increasingly dominated by connected devices, when we think of marketing, we often think of online and social media marketing. Considerable attention is given to Facebook and Twitter, as well as CPC [cost-per-click] advertising.
Resolving Medial Arch Suspicions: The Navicular Drop Test
Healthy feet have three distinct arches: medial longitudinal, lateral longitudinal and anterior transverse.
Looking For Answers In Many Places
I am sure we have all heard the old adage: "When the only tool in your toolbox is a hammer, everything starts to look like a nail."
Spotlight on Acupuncture Research at IRCIMH
Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine were well-represented at the International Research Congress on Integrative Medicine and Health (IRCIMH)- 2014 which took place in Miami from May 13–16.
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.

Talking to Skeptical MDs: "Just the Facts, Ma'am"
The first lesson in public speaking is to know your audience. This is particularly applicable when talking to skeptical medical doctors about chiropractic. You have to understand where they are coming from and speak the language they understand.
Super Bowl Chiropractor
With opening night of the 2014 National Football League season only a month away, what better time to talk to Dr. Jim Kurtz, team chiropractor for the defending Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks?

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.
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.
The Kidney Official
The Kidney is known as the Official Who Controls the Waterways. In Western medical terms, a major function of the Kidneys is to filter the blood. Every day, a person's kidneys process about 200 liters of blood to sift out about two liters of waste and excess water.
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.
Medical Qigong for the Heart: Part II
Chinese Medicine is rich in commentary regarding the emotions and how they affect our qi.
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.
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.
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.
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 Simple, Healthy Food
When it comes to your health, there is no better way to take control and create positive outcomes than by focusing on diet and lifestyle. As chiropractors, you know the power that regular self-care has for your patients.
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.
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.
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.

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Moving Massage Therapy Toward a Brighter Future
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Challenging Sacred Cows, Round Two
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Do You Take Supplements? Kiss Them Goodbye
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Time for Change
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The Ugly Quilt Grows
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Falls to Remember
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Marching Toward Therapeutic Irrelevance
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The Corruptibility of Facts
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Heart on the Bottom Line
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Year-End Observations of Our Profession
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Immorality Reigns
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An Opportunity and a Double Cross
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Health Care Reform and the Massage Profession
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It's All in Your Mind
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Economic Crisis: Be Aware, Get Prepared
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Peak Politics
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Suffering for Profit
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Resistance Is Futile
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Beware of the Backlash
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A Pivotal Year in Massage Therapy
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Why Not Health and Wellness
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Help Grow a Pearl
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Where Its Been, Where Its Going
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Scope It Out
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Winter Wonderland
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Let Them Eat Chemicals!
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Interesting Times
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Put Your Hands on Your Monitor, Part Two
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Put Your Hands on Your Monitor – Part 1
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Education – Where Does Advanced Begin?
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It's About Health
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The Shoe's On The Other Foot Now
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Bad Dog and Good Dog Let Out
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Spa Issues and a Request
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Exciting Times
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What Scope of Practice?
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Medical Massage and More, Part II
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Medical Massage and More, Part I
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Of Cabbages and Kings
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We've Made It!
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Is It Time to Implement Levels of Education?
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A Trade or Profession?
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No Danger Here?
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Privacy Doublespeak
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Changing Focus
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Why Sell Ourselves Short?
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Healthy Dissent and Alignment
  April, 2003 (Vol. 03, Issue 04)
Of Parables and Other Things
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It Won't Hurt for Long
  February, 2003 (Vol. 03, Issue 02)
Interesting Times
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No Better Time Than Now
  December, 2002 (Vol. 02, Issue 12)
Giving Thanks
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Pulling Up the Ladder
  October, 2002 (Vol. 02, Issue 10)
Beyond the Rub
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Hey, Doctor Wanna-Be's
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Massage Education Failing, Part V
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Massage Education Failing, Part IV
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Massage Education Failing, Part III
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Massage Education Failing, Part II
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Massage Education Failing
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Protecting Freedom of Health Care
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Hopeful Views and Empowering News
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Why We Do What We Do
  December, 2001 (Vol. 01, Issue 12)
The Real Purpose of Insurance
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Money and Ethics
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Advice to Future Massage Therapists
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Debunking Insurance Myths
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We Are One! Let's Act Like It
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Will Research Prove Our Point?
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Work More for Less
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