May 2, 2020

May 2, 2020

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FEATURE

Coping with COVID-19

By Laurie Mueller10 min

FEATURE

Using Advanced Technology in Determining Leg Length

By Tim Maggs9 min

PERSPECTIVE

How to Maintain a Positive Mindset During Tough Times

By Mark Sanna6 min

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FEATURE

Coping with COVID-19

As our communities head into shut-down mode over COVID-19, doctors of chiropractic face a plethora of decisions regarding practice and caring for patients. With fear over illness being widespread in the public, health offices being overwhelmed, and hospital waiting rooms overflowing with concerns, one could argue that our services are more important than ever.

By Laurie Mueller10 min

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FEATURE

Using Advanced Technology in Determining Leg Length

I examine and treat a lot of middle and high school athletes. 3 years ago I had a very learning experience with one particular athlete. Josh was a 10th grade soccer player who went through our biomechanical exam to figure out why he had low back pain.

By Tim Maggs9 min

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PERSPECTIVE

How to Maintain a Positive Mindset During Tough Times

Arnold Palmer, one of the greatest golfers of all time, is quoted as saying “golf is a game of inches. The most important are the six inches between your ears.” In both golf and your practice, it’s not so much what happens but how you respond to what happens that makes the difference.

By Mark Sanna6 min

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NUTRITION

Diabetics More Susceptible to The Corona Virus

Recently, physicians were stunned to find that many severely ill patients in their hospital for Corona Virus (requiring respirators) were either diabetic or pre-diabetic — regardless of age. Finding virtually nothing in the medical literature linking high blood sugar levels to increased severity of viruses, amazed them.

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PERSPECTIVE

COVID-19 Prepare With the End in Mind

I would like to personally thank you for taking the time to read this important letter. It is a letter to the profession as much as a letter to every practicing Doctor of Chiropractic in the country. I am reaching out with a desire to motivate you to reach out in support of one another and in support of our patients.

By William Owens6 min

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PERSPECTIVE

Chiropractic Practice During the COVID-19 Pandemic

In a conversation with Jonathan Epstein, an epidemiologist at the EcoHealth Alliance in New York who has traveled the globe in studying zoonotic viruses—those that can jump from animals to people, and was part of the research team in China’s Guandong Province that discovered bats were the natural reservoir for SARS, I now understand that the current COVID-19 strain is related to SARS and MERS, two other recently emergent zoonotic coronaviruses.

By Mark Studin5 min

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PRACTICE MANAGEMENT

Surviving the Shutdown

You know being in practice for right at 25 years I have seen a lot of things come and go and no one has ever seen anything like this affecting our practices or business for that matter. Our focus is the patient and helping them avoid infection and also live pain free lives. In the past we have always thought of chiropractic as a profession to help people live a healthier life and this time is no exception.

By Dr. Richard E. Busch5 min

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CODING

COVID Coding Conundrums

Indeed, we’re always hoping to learn new things but WOW, we didn’t expect to be immersed in so many new things at once. In the world of Healthcare, depending on your specialty, you may be experiencing a world of new considerations that you didn’t know you needed.

By Kathy Mills Chang5 min

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ADVANCED MEDICAL INTEGRATION

Welcome, Strap In and Take Action

By Mike Carberry3 min

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