April 1, 2015

April 1, 2015

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From the Director's Desk

From the Director's Desk

By Joseph Busch

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UWS Launches Northwest Center for Lifestyle and Functional Medicine

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Why Adjustments Don't Hold Like They Used To

By FREDDIE ULAN

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From the Director's Desk

From the Director's Desk

In the hustle and bustle of modern day society, less and less time is committed to doing the little things that contribute to the long term health benefits of having good habits. By simply improving a couple of behaviors, you may reduce your risk of death by over 100%!

By Joseph Busch

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UWS Launches Northwest Center for Lifestyle and Functional Medicine

University of Western States (UWS), an independent health sciences university founded in 1904, has launched a new center of excellence to promote healthy behaviors and positive lifestyle changes. The Northwest Center for Lifestyle and Functional Medicine aim is to educate health professionals, support community outreach, and conduct research in the areas of lifestyle medicine, health promotion, functional medicine, diet and nutrition.

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Why Adjustments Don't Hold Like They Used To

Is there a chiropractic answer to recurring subluxation cases? Yes— there is a complete science to handle such cases, and it is within the scope of chiropractic as defined by D.D. Palmer. In 1910, he wrote: "Poisons as causes are indirect, they act on nerves, nerves on muscles; their combined action draw vertebrae out of alignment."

By FREDDIE ULAN

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What’s Hot

Dr. Amone using CUBOID, the hands on traction tool from idealbacktrac.com. After situating the patient on the adjusting bed and on CUBOID, very gently push down with your hands on the patient’s ankles to cause the lever action to generate the amount of traction to the patient’s liking.

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How to Integrate Dietary Supplement Sales into your Practice

MANY DCS ARE VERY INTERESTED IN ADDING ADDITIONAL REVENUE STREAMS IN ORDER TO INCREASE PRACTICE PROFITS, BUT ADDITIONAL INCOME OFTEN MEANS MORE WORK, WHICH INCREASES THE BURDEN ON ALREADY TIME-STRAPPED DCs. Increasingly, a significant area of opportunity for DCs to bring more money into their practices while also enhancing patient outcomes is by embracing the in-house sale of dietary supplements.

By Tracy Barrilleaux

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Lifestyle Modifications Reduce Risk of Death by 105%!

ONE STUDY FINDS THAT EATING AT LEAST SEVEN DAILY SERVINGS OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES WAS LINKED TO A 42% LOWER RISK OF DEATH FROM ALL CAUSES. (1) ANOTHER STUDY SHOWS THAT BY INCORPORATING JUST FOUR HEALTHY LIFESTYLE BEHAVIORS, A PERSON IS 63% LESS LIKELY TO DIE EARLY COMPARED TO PEOPLE WHO DID NOT PRACTICE ANY OF THE BEHAVIORS.

By Donald L. Hayes

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Decompression and Drop-Table Adjusting: A New and Effective Pairing

Over the years, various attributes have been added to decompression systems—some for anatomical advantage and others for comfort and convenience. Either way, decompression systems have become a staple in many chiropractic clinics as well as innumerable hospitals and therapy centers.

By Jay Kennedy

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PERSONAL INJURY

Your Practice and Reporting: Why It Pays Off to Go the Extra Mile

In a world where chiropractic is constantly under increasing scrutiny from mainstream medicine, now more than ever, growing your practice relies heavily upon sustaining a high quality of patient care, especially in the realm of personal injury.

By Bobby Barber,Jeff Sheerin

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INTEGRATIVE CARE

Lyme Disease: The Diagnosis and Treatment

Lyme disease is an infectious illness commonly caused by a tick bite infected with the spiral-shaped bacterium called Borrelia burgdorferi. Of special interest, the disease is named after the towns of Lyme and Old Lyme, Connecticut. There are different phases of infection in Lyme disease: early localized phase, early disseminated phase, and chronic phase.

By Ronald J. Grisanti

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Visceral Stress Management: The Second Factor in Chiropractic

IN THE PAST 11 ARTICLES, I HAVE WRITTEN ABOUT MY PROPOSED CHIROPRACTIC SCREENING PROCEDURE. IN MY EXPERIENCE, MOST CHRONIC, RECURRING, STRUCTURAL SUBLUXATION AND MISALIGNMENT PATTERNS ARE CAUSED AND PERPETUATED BY UNDERLYING VISCERAL DYSFUNCTIONS THAT MAY NOT EVEN BE SYMPTOM PRODUCING YET.

By Howard Loomis

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