February 1, 2000

February 1, 2000

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Dr. Koren Takes Some Hits for "Freaking Out" Patients

EDITOR'S MEMO

THE SICK AND TIRED SYNDROME

By Howard F. Loomis

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Dr. Koren Takes Some Hits for "Freaking Out" Patients

Dear TAC: I know that your magazine does not endorse the conclusions of your authors, but I was deeply offended as a chiro­practic physician and as a human being to see an article under the "Marketing" section on page 24 of Volume 22, Issue 1, 2000,

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EDITOR'S MEMO

In This Issue The focus of this issue is Technology and Office Management. You may ask, how does our cover story with Dr. Phillip Santiago on • Anti-aging fit under that heading? Interestingly, upon reading the interview with Dr. Santiago, you'll re

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THE SICK AND TIRED SYNDROME

Almost impossible to detect in its early stages, protein deficiency is behind many of the most persistent complaints seen in doctors' offices today. High cholesterol levels, os­teoporosis, premenstrual symptoms, postmenopaus-al symptoms, functional

By Howard F. Loomis

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Magnetic Orthotics: A New Tool for Chiropractic

The revolutionary and exciting new field of magnetic orthotic therapy can very likely offer chiropractors an­other modality with which to increase the comfort and improve the overall health and well-being of patients. While research into magnetic th

By Mark N. Charrette

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THE SPINE-NEW HORIZONS A Review of Spinal Pathophysiology Based on the Tensegrity Structural Model

"Jhe word 'tenscgritv' is an invention: a contraction of 'tensional integrity.' Ten-segrity describes a struc­tural-relationship princi­ple in which structural shape is guaranteed by the finitely closed, comprehen­sively continuous, tension­al behav

By George B. Roth

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Live to Be 110, and Love It! ANTI-AGE YOURSELF, YOUR PRACTICE AND YOUR PATIENTS

ince the founding of our nation a little over 200 years ago, the average life span of Americans has nearly tri­pled, increasing from a mere 26 years to nearly 76 to­day. People are living longer now than ever before, and this trend is expected to co

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MULTIDICIPLINARY PRACTICE:THE MODEL FOR THE MILLENNIUM

t. onfronted by the re­markable growth of multi-disciplinary health care clinics across the country, you may find yourself, like many chiropractors, wres­tling with the decision of whether or not multidisci-plinary practice is right for you. Chiropr

By Mark L. Sanna

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MOTIVATE AND MANAGE THROUGH COMMUNICATION

HOW TO EFFECTIVELY COMMUNICATE WITH AND UNDERSTAND THOSE AROUND YOU SO YOU WANT A SUCCESSFUL PRACTICE AND LIFE... Probably, the greatest challenge and stress you will ever face will come from your interaction with others. Whether you know it or not,

By James P. Cima

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Coding is Not a Game

rT"' he term "code-gaming" has achie-J_ ved widespread acceptance in the world of health care reimbursement. Most practitioners and billing professio­nals use it as a catchall to include up-coding, unbundling, and intentionally mis-coding. The idea

By C. Jacob Ladenheim

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Rehab and the Aging Factor

Many healthcare professionals are of the opinion that regu­lar physical activity, cor­rectly performed, can of­fer a relatively safe means of acquiring im­proved health for elderly subjects. '-2-3 However, chronologic aging is an unmodifiable facto

By Kim P. Christensen

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