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Happy Halloween! Trick or Treat?

By Frank M. Painter, D.C. in Education on October 31st, 2009 at 1:43 pm

Happy Halloween! Trick or Treat? The Chiro.Org Blog Happy Haloween, everyone! I just had the pleasure of seeing about 800 children walk past my office this morning on the yearly Haloween Walk, sponsored by our local business association. Besides goodies for the kids, we have handouts for all the moms about the benefits of chiropractic. [...]

Update on Vertebroplasty: A Unique Evidence-based Review

By Frank M. Painter, D.C. in Education on October 27th, 2009 at 3:39 pm

Chiro.Org Blog:

A recent article in the the New England Journal of Medicine has changed my impression of vertebroplasty. The article reported on a multicenter clinical trial evaluating the efficacy of percutaneous vertebroplasty for the treatment of painful osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures. [2] In the study, patients who had one to three painful osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures were randomly assigned to undergo either vertebroplasty or a simulated procedure without cement (the control group). Participants could have up to two spinal levels treated.

Study Finds the Availability of Chiropractic Care Improves the Value of Health Benefits Plans

By John in Research on October 23rd, 2009 at 11:12 am

This review, was commissioned by the Foundation for Chiropractic Progress (www.f4cp.com) to summarize the existing economic studies of chiropractic care published in peer-reviewed scientific literature, and to use the most robust of these studies to estimate the cost-effectiveness of providing chiropractic insurance coverage in the US. Executive Summary: Low back and neck pain are extremely [...]

For CAs: The Health-Service Role of the Doctor of Chiropractic

By Frank M. Painter, D.C. in Chiropractic Assistant on October 23rd, 2009 at 12:08 am

For CAs: The Health-Service Role of the Doctor of Chiropractic The Chiro.Org Blog We would all like to thank Dr. Richard C. Schafer, DC, PhD, FICC for his lifetime commitment to the profession. In the future we will continue to add materials from RC’s copyrighted books for your use. This is Chapter 3 from RC’s [...]

Headache: The Management of Pain and Disability

By Frank M. Painter, D.C. in Chiropractic Technique on October 22nd, 2009 at 8:56 am

Headache: The Management of Pain and Disability The Chiro.Org Blog We would all like to thank Dr. Richard C. Schafer, DC, PhD, FICC for his lifetime commitment to the profession. In the future we will continue to add materials from RC’s copyrighted books for your use. This is Chapter 5 from RC’s best-selling book: “Clinical [...]

Symptomatology: The Lumbar and Sacral Areas

By Frank M. Painter, D.C. in Diagnosis on October 21st, 2009 at 11:41 am

Symptomatology: The Lumbar and Sacral Areas The Chiro.Org Blog We would all like to thank Dr. Richard C. Schafer, DC, PhD, FICC for his lifetime commitment to the profession. In the future we will continue to add materials from RC’s copyrighted books for your use. This is Chapter 12 from RC’s best-selling book: “Symptomatology and [...]

Basic Musculoskeletal Considerations

By Frank M. Painter, D.C. in Diagnosis on October 20th, 2009 at 1:01 am

Basic Musculoskeletal Considerations The Chiro.Org Blog We would all like to thank Dr. Richard C. Schafer, DC, PhD, FICC for his lifetime commitment to the profession. In the future we will continue to add materials from RC’s copyrighted books for your use. This is Chapter 6 from RC’s bestfselling book: “Chiropractic Physical and Spinal Diagnosis” [...]

Neuroconceptual Models of Chiropractic

By Frank M. Painter, D.C. in Diagnosis on October 19th, 2009 at 4:27 pm

Neuroconceptual Models of Chiropractic The Chiro.Org Blog We would all like to thank Dr. Richard C. Schafer, DC, PhD, FICC for his lifetime commitment to the profession. In the future we will continue to add materials from RC’s copyrighted books for your use. This is Chapter 5 from RC’s best-selling book: “Basic Principles of Chiropractic [...]

For CAs: Responsibilities of an Administrative Assistant

By Frank M. Painter, D.C. in Chiropractic Assistant on October 18th, 2009 at 4:22 pm

For CAs: Responsibilities of an Administrative Assistant The Chiro.Org Blog We would all like to thank Dr. Richard C. Schafer, DC, PhD, FICC for his lifetime commitment to the profession. In the future we will continue to add materials from RC’s copyrighted books for your use. Enjoy Chapter 7 from Dr. Schafer’s best-selling book: “The [...]

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Sports Management:
Physiologic Therapeutics in Sports

By Frank M. Painter, D.C. in Chiropractic Technique on October 17th, 2009 at 12:17 am

Sports Management: Physiologic Therapeutics in Sports The Chiro.Org Blog We would all like to thank Dr. Richard C. Schafer, DC, PhD, FICC for his lifetime commitment to the profession. In the future we will continue to add materials from RC’s copyrighted books for your use. This is Chapter 13 from RC’s best-selling book: “Chiropractic Management [...]

Science writer Simon Singh wins ruling in chiropractic libel battle

By John in Ethics on October 15th, 2009 at 9:28 am

In two previous articles, here and here, I talked about author Simon Singh’s battle with the British Chiropractic Association. The Guardian reported yesterday that the initial ruling has been overturned. From The Guardian: A science writer who is being sued for libel by the British Chiropractic Association is to fight on after a preliminary judgment [...]

Upper Extremity Technique: Adjustment of Upper Extremity Joint Subluxations-Fixations

By Frank M. Painter, D.C. in Diagnosis on October 15th, 2009 at 8:14 am

Upper Extremity Technique: Adjustment of Upper Extremity Joint Subluxations-Fixations The Chiro.Org Blog We would all like to thank Dr. Richard C. Schafer, DC, PhD, FICC for his lifetime commitment to the profession. In the future we will continue to add materials from RC’s copyrighted books for your use. This is Chapter 2 from RC’s best-selling [...]

For New DCs: Patient Education and Motivation

By Frank M. Painter, D.C. in Education on October 14th, 2009 at 11:57 am

For New DCs: Patient Education and Motivation The Chiro.Org Blog We would all like to thank Dr. Richard C. Schafer, DC, PhD, FICC for his lifetime commitment to the profession. In the future we will continue to add materials from RC’s copyrighted books for your use. This is Chapter 7 from RC’s best-selling book: “Developing [...]

For New DCs: Getting Known Within the Community

By Frank M. Painter, D.C. in Education on October 13th, 2009 at 12:48 am

For New DCs: Getting Known Within the Community The Chiro.Org Blog We would all like to thank Dr. Richard C. Schafer, DC, PhD, FICC for his lifetime commitment to the profession. In the future we will continue to add materials from RC’s copyrighted books for your use. This is Chapter 8 from RC’s best-selling book: [...]

Lower Back Trauma

By Frank M. Painter, D.C. in Diagnosis on October 11th, 2009 at 2:33 pm

Lower Back Trauma The Chiro.Org Blog We would all like to thank Dr. Richard C. Schafer, DC, PhD, FICC for his lifetime commitment to the profession. In the future we will continue to add materials from RC’s copyrighted books for your use. This is Chapter 12 from RC’s best-selling book: “Chiropractic Posttraumatic Rehabilitation” These materials [...]

Motion Palpation of the Cervical Spine

By Frank M. Painter, D.C. in Cervical Spine on October 7th, 2009 at 10:46 pm

Motion Palpation of the Cervical Spine The Chiro.Org Blog We would all like to thank Dr. Richard C. Schafer, DC, PhD, FICC for his lifetime commitment to the profession. In the future we will continue to add materials from RC’s copyrighted books for your use. This is Chapter 3 from RC’s best-selling book: “Motion Palpation” [...]

Posttraumatic Rehabilitation: The Rationale of Rehabilitative Therapy

By Frank M. Painter, D.C. in Diagnosis on October 6th, 2009 at 12:33 pm

Posttraumatic Rehabilitation: The Rationale of Rehabilitative Therapy The Chiro.Org Blog We would all like to thank Dr. Richard C. Schafer, DC, PhD, FICC for his lifetime commitment to the profession. In the future we will continue to add materials from RC’s copyrighted books for your use. This is Chapter 1 from RC’s best-selling book: “Chiropractic [...]

Is Chiropractic Complementary, Alternative, or Mainstream?

By Frank M. Painter, D.C. in Education on October 5th, 2009 at 6:42 pm

I just ran across this remarkable page about chiropractic, located (of all places) on the University of Minnesota website. I hope you will find this of interest: Is Chiropractic Complementary, Alternative, or Mainstream? Chiropractic may seem mainstream because of physician referrals and the frequent role of chiropractic in interdisciplinary teams in settings such as rehabilitation [...]

Nerve Root Pain, Dermatomes, and Evidence…Oh My!

By Frank M. Painter, D.C. in Education on October 3rd, 2009 at 3:00 pm

It is commonly believed that nerve root pain would be expected to appear in a specific dermatome, and that this information is useful for making the diagnosis of radiculopathy. There is little evidence in the literature that confirms or denies this statement. A new article in the journal Chiropractic & Osteopathy (Sep 21, 2009), a [...]

Millions spent by lobby firms fighting Obama health reforms

By John in Politics on October 2nd, 2009 at 5:16 pm

Source The Guardian America’s healthcare industry has spent hundreds of millions of dollars to block the introduction of public medical insurance and stall other reforms promised by Barack Obama. The campaign against the president has been waged in part through substantial donations to key politicians. Supporters of radical reform of healthcare say legislation emerging from [...]

ACA’s Efforts to Restore DC Physician Status in Federal Health Plan Successful

By Frank M. Painter, D.C. in News on October 2nd, 2009 at 11:17 am

Chiro.Org Blog:

fter months of intensive negotiations between the American Chiropractic Association (ACA) and Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (BCBSA), doctors of chiropractic are once again designated as “physicians” in the BCBSA Federal Employee Plan (FEP), the world’s largest health plan and one that President Obama has identified as a template for future health care reform. The 2010 FEP benefits brochure confirms the change.

Potential MRSA Treatment?

By Steve Vaitl in Health on October 2nd, 2009 at 6:58 am

Background
Infections with MRSA remain a growing public health concern, prompting the need to explore alternative treatments instead of the on-going effort to develop stronger drug-based therapies. We studied the effect of 405 nm blue light on two strains of MRSA – US-300 strain of CA-MRSA and the IS853 strain of HA-MRSA – in vitro.

Physical Examination of the Neck and Cervical Spine

By Frank M. Painter, D.C. in Cervical Spine on October 2nd, 2009 at 1:46 am

Physical Examination of the Neck and Cervical Spine The Chiro.Org Blog We would all like to thank Dr. Richard C. Schafer, DC, PhD, FICC for his lifetime commitment to the profession. In the future we will continue to add materials from RC’s copyrighted books for your use. This is Chapter 8 from RC’s best-selling book: [...]

Sports Management:
Basic Spinal Subluxation Considerations

By Frank M. Painter, D.C. in Diagnosis on October 1st, 2009 at 9:47 am

Sports Management: Basic Spinal Subluxation Considerations The Chiro.Org Blog We would all like to thank Dr. Richard C. Schafer, DC, PhD, FICC for his lifetime commitment to the profession. In the future we will continue to add materials from RC’s copyrighted books for your use. This is Chapter 19 from RC’s best-selling book: “Chiropractic Management [...]

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