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Coming to Grips With Our Professional Realities
As an American citizen, watching divisions in our society sharpen and grow more barbed and distinct over the past decade has been painful.
A Dangerous Cause of Upper Back and Chest Pain
I was scuba diving in the Gulf of Mexico with several other divers to spear lionfish. Our first dive was to 100 feet and proved uneventful. On the second dive, a pair of divers went first while we waited for them to return.

AHPA is Taking the Lead: A Proactive Approach to Herbal Safety
The American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) and Chinese Herbal Products Committee (CHPC) has taken the lead when it comes to defining "Good Herbal Compounding and Dispensing Practices."

The Do's & Don'ts of Office Humor
The new patient was a young, athletic-looking male who towered over me. As I shook his hand, I judged he was at least 6'6" tall. Walking back to the consultation room with him, just to be friendly and warm things up, I said, "I promise not to ask you if you ever played basketball in school!"
Exposing the Bias for Acupuncture
A pair of papers published recently in the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine challenge the United Kingdom's NICE clinical practice guidelines for osteoarthritis of the knee, specifically the guideline's recommendation against the use of acupuncture as a treatment option for knee OA.
An Acupuncture Parallel in the Everyday
It was a breezy spring evening in San Francisco when I stepped out of the car in front of Quince restaurant. As I walked toward the front entrance, I could not help but notice the well-groomed trees, and neatly swept sidewalk.

Penetrating the Myserious: Strange Diseases & Hidden Qi
Often the root of our problems come not from what we can identify and explain, but from a deeper, hidden place. This is true for both physical problems as well as mental-emotional issues.
Canada Keeps Cutting Chiropractic
Manitoba is the only remaining Canadian province that covers a portion of chiropractic care for all residents, but a new funding formula effective June 1 cuts $4.8 million from Manitoba Health's annual subsidies for chiropractic.
University of Missouri Adds Chiropractic
The Missouri Orthopedic Institute, a branch of the University of Missouri (MU) Health Care System, has added chiropractic to its list of available services and named K. Jeffrey Miller, DC, MBA and Jose Ramirez, DC, MS, CCSP, assistant professors of chiropractic.
3 Reasons Patients Fire You
Any successful DC knows the secret to running a thriving practice involves having patients who return time and time again for your health-related services. But how do you get them to want to continue to walk in your door? You keep them satisfied.
A Herbal Guide for Digestive Complaints
One of the most common presentations in the clinical setting is digestive complaints. Almost daily I see patients presenting with a wide array of digestive issues ranging from simple issues such as gas or bloating to complex issues such as IBS or chronic food allergies.

Let's Restore Ilium Motion
If you are a practitioner who routinely evaluates sacroiliac function during standing hip flexion, you should notice the loss of sacroiliac motion on one or both sides following lumbar spinal injury, dysfunction or degeneration.
Coding for Maintenance Care
You are indeed correct that S8990 is indeed a code for maintenance for physical therapy or manipulation. It is a Health Care Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) code and not part of the CPT coding set. HCPCS is a collection of codes that represent procedures, supplies, products and services which may be provided to Medicare beneficiaries and individuals enrolled in private health insurance programs.
Senior Care: Don't Forget the Feet
A number of significant health conditions begin to have a greater impact on our patients as they age. Some of these are not immediately symptomatic, and often patients are unaware of the deterioration until they develop a loss of functional capacity and independence.
A Better Way to Treat Back Pain
Eight out of 10 people will experience back pain at some point in their life.1 Lower back injuries are seen in patients who are sedentary or athletic or even those whose jobs require no sitting at all, including 37 percent of school-aged children.1
Prescription Rights: Be Careful What You Wish For (Part 2)
Some chiropractors hold the view that if given the authority to prescribe drugs, they would also have the right to counsel patients to modify or stop the use of at least some of the drugs prescribed by other professionals.
Chronic LBP: New Study Suggests Orthotics Can Help
A new study touted as "the first large-scale clinical trial assessing orthotics for treatment of LBP" suggests custom orthotics are an effective treatment option, alone or in combination with chiropractic care, for relieving pain and improving function in patients with chronic low back pain.
Integrative Healthcare: An East West Perspective
Acupuncture and Oriental medicine schools educate their students to understand that a patient's specific health concerns are important to understand, as well as the patient's more general concerns about elevating personal stress levels in navigating the health care system.

A Name Change Will Save Our Profession
When the art and science of chiropractic was established in 1895, the art and science of marketing, advertising and public relations was virtually nonexistent.
Tackling the Opioid Crisis: Big Insurance Victory for Rhode Island DCs
Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo has signed legislation requiring insurers to reimburse chiropractors for medically necessary non-opioid pain treatments.
Kudos to Consumer Reports
A well-rounded discussion of back pain, the problems with traditional treatment and the benefits of conservative care including spinal manipulation – now wouldn't that be great?
Denied Care: The Art of the Appeal (Pt. 1)
One of my patients was involved in an accident that left him permanently disabled. Although he finds welcome relief through an evidence-based, integrated approach to his injuries, the managed care organization (MCO) denied his care.
The Yang of Stress & Fat: Hormones Worth Monitoring in Your Patients
There are many risks associated with obesity, some even severe enough to lead to death, such as a heart attack or stroke.

Coming to a Hospital Near You: Acupuncture
Revised pain management assessment and management standards1 by The Joint Commission require accredited hospitals to "provide nonpharmacologic pain treatment modalities" as a necessary performance element.
Needling in Nepal: World Healing Exchange
In 2009 Acupuncturists Without Borders (AWB) traveled to Nepal for the first-ever "World Healing Exchange" trip. While they were there they visited rural villages, met with traditional healers of the region (particularly traditional Tibetan medicine healers), and got to know the acupuncture community.

Treating Gulf War Illness: The Lasting Effects of Desert Shield/Storm
Clinical and registry programs indicate that 25 percent of the 700,000 veterans of the first Gulf War (Operation Desert Shield/Storm, years 1990-1991), have been affected by clusters of symptoms, and co-morbid medical diagnoses.

The News Shaping Your Future
As Ferris Bueller said during his infamous "day off," "Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it." Such is the case with the most recent events shaping the role of chiropractic in America's health care.
News in Brief
National, Western States Forge CE Partnership; New Appointments at NYCC; Core Products Acquires Swede-O.
The Wellness Center Solution
Most of us didn't go to chiropractic school for the money. We did it because we genuinely wanted to be doctors. The dream of one day opening our own practice and having our own patients?
What's Causing That LBP? Facets vs. Discs vs. the SI Joint
Let's discuss some simple ways to differentiate the three major spinal joint sources of low back pain a chiropractor needs to address. Differential diagnosis is one of the keys to accuracy and success.
Complacency Can Be a Practice Killer
Master motivator Zig Ziglar frequently told audiences in his lectures how to cook frogs. "If you throw them in hot water, they quickly jump out," he explained. "If you place them in warm water and slowly heat them with a small candle, they relax and get cooked."

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December, 2013 (Vol. 13, Issue 12)

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2013 Heroes of the Profession
Defending Massage Therapy In a Florida Court of Law
By Kathryn Feather, Senior Associate Editor
Tremors in the Massage Industry
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New Board Chair for NCBTMB
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Adding Vision, Momentum and Growth: Working Beyond the Day-to-Day Business
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Timing is Everything: Shoulder Instability and Labral Tears
By Debbie Roberts, LMT
Gaining and Retaining Clients: Eliciting Emotional Responses
By Angie Patrick
Gathering the Right Information: Knowing How to Receive Feedback
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Know What You Are Dealing With: Radiation Therapy and Massage
By Tracy Walton, LMT, MS
Industry Leaders Share Their Five Keys to Business Success
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Ancient Cupping Tools Brought into the Modern Therapeutic World
By Shannon Gilmartin, CMT, CMCE
Using TDR Massage When Treating Sciatic Nerve Pain
By Linda LePelley, RN, NMT
Highlights from the Aromatic World: News from the AIA Conference
By Shellie Enteen, RA, BA, LMBT
Why Do Clients Keep Coming Back for Massage?
By Massage Therapy Foundation Contributor
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