March 1, 2011

March 1, 2011

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RAND Corporation, Palmer Center for Chiropractic Research and Samueli Institute receive $7.4 million grant from Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program; award is the largest in the history of the chiropractic profession

The Rise of Chiropractic Franchising: How Chris Tomshack, D.C., Built HealthSource into a Worldwide Leader

By Steve Szucs

Perspectives on Chiropractic from ACC & NYCC President Dr. Frank Nicchi

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RAND Corporation, Palmer Center for Chiropractic Research and Samueli Institute receive $7.4 million grant from Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program; award is the largest in the history of the chiropractic profession

(Davenport, IOWA) Scientists at the RAND Corporation, the Palmer Center for Chiropractic Research (PCCR) and the Samu-eli Institute have heen awarded a S7.4 million grant by the Con- GRESSIONALLY DIRECTED MEDICAL RESEARCH PROGRAM. THE GRANT WILL FUN

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The Rise of Chiropractic Franchising: How Chris Tomshack, D.C., Built HealthSource into a Worldwide Leader

AT THE HELM OP THE WORLD S LARGEST CHIROPRACTIC franchise, you might think Dr. Chris Tomshack is finally ready to rest easy. As the CEO of HealthSource Chiropractic, his company has already outpaced every other franchise in its category, but even th

By Steve Szucs

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Perspectives on Chiropractic from ACC & NYCC President Dr. Frank Nicchi

Interview with Dr. Frank J. Nicchi, D.C, M.S. Dr. Frank Nicchi has served as President of the New York Chiropractic College (NYCC) since September 2000. His education includes a Bachelor of Arts de­gree from St. John's University in 1973, the Doctor

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INTERNAL HEALTH: A Chiropractic Specialty Sympathetic Dominance, Parasympathetic Weakness

THIS MONTH, I BEGIN A SERIES 01 24 ARTICLES EACH DESIGNED to highlight a set of symptoms that collectively point at a specific visceral problem that is perpetuating muscle contractions, loss of joint range of motion, and reoccurring structural misal

By Howard F. Loomis

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Autism and Vitamin D

On the Aetiology of Autism Acta Paediatrica August 2010, Vol. 99, No. 8, pp. 1128-1130 John J. Cannell BACKGROUND FROM DAN MURPHY, D.C. The world standard for blood levels of vitamin D uses nmol/l, while US standard uses mg/dl. For vitamin D, to con

By Dan Murphy

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Fracture of the Wrist AFFECTING THE YOUNG AND OLD

CASE HISTORY: This 8-year-old fell and hy-perextended his wrist. Diagnosis: Torus fracture-distal radius. FRACTURES OF THE WRIST Distal Radius Fractures. The distal radius is one of the most common sites of fracture in the wrist. Care must be taken

By Terry R. Yochum, Fellow, Chad J. Maola

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FOCUS

WHEN DOCTORS HF.LP HKill NUMBERS OF PATIENTS CONSIS-tently for years with excellent results, other doctors want to know their secret. What is the one factor high-achieving doctors have in common? After three decades of interviewing the best, the one

By Steven Visentin

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Know Your Numbers

Oi tl:n timhs wf. have the misconception that success is something we enjoy only after we master difficult concepts and complicated theories. However, it may surprise you to know that you learned some of the necessary skills required for a successfu

By Tom Owen, Todd Osborne

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Sacral Subluxation?

MS. M IS A 15-YHAR-OLD FKMALE WHO HAS STARTED A low-impact cardio program at her local health club. After the first week of class, she developed a pain that she describes as both a sharp pain and ache in her right buttock. She reports no pain, numbn

By Kirk Lee

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Practice Statistics and the MD Report of Findings

TIM ■. CHIROPRACTIC PROFES-sion has been blessed to offer drugless and non-surgical based care to millions and millions of people. People continue to benefit from our patient centered approach and communication skills. The stark reality, though, is

By William J. Owens

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