September 1, 2018

September 1, 2018

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FEATURE

Chiropractic and Metabolomics

By Richard N. Olree12 min

FEATURE

Efficacy of Chiropractic Treatment for Post-Surgical Continued Low Back and Radicular Pain

By Mark Studin,William J. Owens11 min

INSURANCE CODING

To Point or Not to Point: That is the Question!

By Kathy Mills Chang,Rhonda Hodge6 min

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FEATURE

Chiropractic and Metabolomics

Although we have been correcting it with spinal adjustment for 113 years, the spinal subluxation is not fully understood. Scientific research is not presently sophisticated enough to determine the neurophysiological impact that spinal subluxation has on our patients.

By Richard N. Olree12 min

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FEATURE

Efficacy of Chiropractic Treatment for Post-Surgical Continued Low Back and Radicular Pain

81% of chiropractic postsurgical patients showed greater than 50% reduction in pain.

By Mark Studin,William J. Owens11 min

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INSURANCE CODING

To Point or Not to Point: That is the Question!

With the advancement of technology, we are fortunate to have a myriad of software systems to assist in many aspects of a medical office. There are programs to help make the process of verifying benefits easier and less time-consuming than it was even ten years ago.

By Kathy Mills Chang,Rhonda Hodge6 min

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NUTRITION

Become Your Patients’ BFF by Increasing Blood Flow and Circulation

Don’t fall into the trap of thinking you’re fine. Research shows that blood flow starts declining by your thirties whether you’re healthy or not. So don’t ignore the early warning signs. They may be your only signs. Part of the aging process means a steady decline in many bodily functions and processes, including blood flow.

By Doug Grant9 min

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FUNCTIONAL MEDICINE

Who Is Speaking Our Language?

The Mainstream Arrival of Functional Medicine

By Laurie Mueller7 min

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CLINICAL

Clinical Corner: Adhesive Capsulitis A Team Approach to Frozen Shoulder is Essential for Strong Outcomes

Mary, age 49, presents to the clinic after calling the front office staff for an urgent appointment Monday morning because she woke up and couldn’t move her shoulder. During her evaluation, she describes that her shoulder has been mildly aggravating over the past few months and has been worsening over the past week, particularly at night, which causes her to take more ibuprofen to try to get comfortable.

By Cole Hosenfeld6 min

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FEATURE

Plantar Fasciitis Versus Plantar Heal Pain

Our feet are perhaps the most overused and underappreciated parts of the human body. We use them relentlessly, depending on them daily to bear our body weight, transport us places and allow us to stand, walk and ran. Only in cases where they are painful do we bother to have them looked at.

By Kevin Wong5 min

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INTEGRATIVE HEALTH

The 2nd Leading Cause of Death in the United States

Some time ago, I was asked to write a series of articles that discussed the ten leading causes of death in the United States. I found the request challenging and set out to write the articles with a view toward chiropractic clinicians trying to prevent the onset of a chronic degenerative process in their patients before a disease process could be diagnosed.

By Howard F. Loomis5 min

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CHIROPRACTIC AROUND THE WORLD

Medical malpractice suit charges Froedtert doctor with fraud, alleging he lied to cover up botched back surgery Saying a prominent neurosurgeon botched his back surgery, leaving him unable to walk, and then lied to cover up the error, a Kenosha, WI man is charging the physician with fraud and medical malpractice in a newly filed lawsuit.

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BOOK RELEASE

Weight Loss secrets You Need To Know

The secrets that make us fat are introduced in the subtle of the book: Why your brain, body physiology, emotions, and primordial drives want you fat and what you can do about it. The subtitle could be further simplified to the “your eating beast within wants you fat,” which is why the front of the book also contains the following statement: Learn how you can control the eating beast within.

By David R. Seaman1 min

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