May 1, 2011

May 1, 2011

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Law for Advanced Practice Chiropractors Prescribing Rights Fails

FDA Acts to Reduce Harm from Opioid Drugs

The Impact of Scoliosis on the People Living with It and Their Families

By Glenn Robinson, A. Joshua Woggon

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Law for Advanced Practice Chiropractors Prescribing Rights Fails

■ A I AW WHICH WAS CLAIMED TO 1IAVI-: BEEN DESIGNED TO ALLOW CIIIRO-I'RACTORS Till: ABILITY TO KILL THF. VOID OF PRIMARY CaRK. PHYSICIANS IN THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO FAILED IN THE NEW Ml-XICO SENATE BY several votes, after having passed the state hou

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FDA Acts to Reduce Harm from Opioid Drugs

I Tin: White-: Housii unveiled a multi-agency plan aimed at REDUCING THE "EPIDEMIC OK PRESCRIPTION DRUG ABUSE IN THE U.S.—INCLUDING AN FDA-BACKED EDUCATION PROGRAM THAT ZEROS-IN ON REDUCING THE MISUSE AND MISPRESCRIBING OE OPIOIDS. Gil Kerlikowske,

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The Impact of Scoliosis on the People Living with It and Their Families

SCOLIOSIS IS AN ABNORMAL CURVATURE AND ROTATION of the spine. It causes progressive deformity of the skeletal structure and changes in the overall posture of the patient. Scoliosis can also cause seri­ous emotional stress, especially in adolescents.

By Glenn Robinson, A. Joshua Woggon

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The Misunderstood Component in Musculo-Skeletal Health Care

POSSIBLE TO WALK THROUGH A DOORWAY WIIIIN THE door is closed? That strange question is a metaphor ■] I that can be used to describe the difference in research-;..' based rehabilitation to prepare the spine for corrective a procedures with little to

By Burl Pettibon

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INTERNAL HEALTH: A Chiropractic Specialty The Lower Extremities-Part I

SUCCIiSSIUL DOCTORS TRI-AT Till-cause ofthc problem, not the symptoms. They are able to quickly and accurately determine the source of the patient's stress, devise a plan of treatment, and confidently convey their findings to the patient. They speci

By Howard F. Loomis

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The Critical Piece for Quality Documentation

TODAY MORI-: THAN I:VI:R, CHIROPRACTORS ARI-: FACED with the challenge of running a busy practice and, at the same time, juggling the documenting require­ments in light of Medicare audits, proving "medical necessity" to private insurers, and produci

By Steven Yeomans

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Tips for Finding the Right Business Management Company

WniLii most cuiRopractic col­leges do an outstanding job of preparing students in the art, philosophy, and science of chiropractic, unfortunately they fall short in preparing their graduates on the business side of running a chiropractic practice. A

By Tom Owen III, Todd Osborne

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Personal Injury-EHR Wins the Case

A I'TO ACCini-NTS. I-AI.I-S AND OTIIHR PERSONAL INJURIES happen regularly. In order for your patient to benefit from your care, and for you to get paid, you must have substantial documentation in your SOAP notes that justifies the care you provided.

By Paul B. Bindell

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Head Injury

F OR Till- PAST YEAR, IT SEEMS ANYTIME YOU OPEN A MAGA- zine, newspaper or watch a television show, you see some reference to the raising awareness of the rate of traumatic brain injuries (TBI) or concussion in today's youth. This information is mai

By Kirk Lee

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I Am Not a Salesman!

DOCTORS OI; CHIROPRACTIC (iKNICRALLY ARK ATTRACTS) lo the profession from a desire to heal others. The majority of DCs we come into contact with say they were attracted to chiropractic because they saw it as a way to "make a difference" in the world

By Phil Mattison

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