Neck Pain Commentaries: Part 1 The Chiro.Org Blog As a response to the actions of Kaiser, we will be publishing a series of editorials to review the alternatives, if chiropractic is eliminated from coverage. Informed Consent includes the process of reviewing the safety and efficacy of alternative forms of treatment. So let’s compare medicine’s success [...]

Kaiser, Chiropractic, and Chronic Neck Pain The Chiro.Org Blog Editorial Commentary: I’m not enrolled in any of the Kaiser provider panels, so I have no vested interest in challenging their actions, but any time one Insurance Company explores a novel new way to reduce their costs, there’s always the chance that others will follow. Because [...]

American Chiropractic Association Responds To New Kaiser Policy Excluding Cervical Manipulation The Chiro.Org Blog Source chiroeco.com Kaiser Permanente Mid Atlantic States and Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group recently revised their Chiropractic Manipulation Medical Coverage Policy to exclude cervical Chiropractic Manipulative Treatment (CMT). The revised policy states, “Given the paucity of data related to beneficial effects of [...]

Source The Daytona Beach News-Journal PORT ORANGE — Tucked in retired Brig. Gen. Becky Halstead’s briefcase are several dog tags listing the names of men and women who “didn’t make it home.” Halstead, 51, the first woman to command in combat at the strategic level, said Wednesday she carries the tags she had engraved of [...]

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The Nutrition Page The Chiro.Org Blog The Nutrition Page provides non-solicitous nutrition information, including articles and research abstracts supporting the benefits of vitamins, minerals and herbals for the restoration and maintenance of health. The Nutrition Section is divided into several convenient sections. The Supplements Section contains 38 sub-sections covering nutrients from Acidophilus Pre/Probiotics to all [...]

Whiplash and Chiropractic Care The Chiro.Org Blog Our Whiplash page has been online since early 1996. During those years we have continued to compile valuable materials, including the Whiplash Care Recommendations, generously provided by Arthur C. Croft, DC from his best-selling text book titled Whiplash Injuries: The Cervical Acceleration/ Deceleration Syndrome. We also provide access [...]

Forward Head Posture The Chiro.Org Blog Have you dropped by the Forward Head Posture Page lately? There have been several new articles added recently. According to Kapandji (Physiology of the Joints, Volume III), for every inch your head moves forwards, it gains 10 pounds in weight, as far as the muscles in your upper back [...]