FOCUS: Instrument-Assisted Soft-Tissue Mobilizations (IASTM), Part I: Chiropractic Help or Hindrance?
By Carol Kline, MA, JACA Online editor
In 1987, David Graston suffered a multiple-ligament injury in an accident. When traditional rehabilitation techniques failed to help, he created the prototypes of the Graston Technique® instruments. Since then, various instruments designed for use on soft-tissue injury have come on the market, Stephen Perle, DC, MS, FI, looks at the place of IASTM in the hand-oriented chiropractic profession.
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FEATURE: DCs on the Front Line: Identifying and Helping the Suicidal Patient
By Mark Crawford
Because more than 500,000 Americans attempt suicide each year, doctors of chiropractic have a good chance of meeting a patient or two with suicidal tendencies. How can these tendencies be recognizes, and what should a DC do? Learn the fundamentals in this article that quotes one specialist as saying that most people who die by suicide do not want to die. They just want to stop their physical and/or emotional pain.
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PATIENT EDUCATION: Healthy Foods, Healthy Weight
This new Healthy Living patient education page will help your patients manage their weight by making healthy food choices—increasing their fiber intake, reducing simple carbs, selecting healthy snacks, reading food labels, and forming healthy eating habits.
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PATIENT EDUCATION: Exercise, the Easy Way
Years ago, Americans walked approximately 12 miles every day. Today, we're lucky if we can get to 3,000 steps. This patient education handout will help you motivate your patients to choose an exercise routine that works for them.
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RESEARCH & SCIENCE
Coccygodynia: A Case Report of Post-Traumatic Pelvic Floor Pain Due to Myofascial Trigger Points
By James J. Lehman, DC, MBA, DABCO; Joseph J. Morley, DC, PhD; and Danielle M. Doonan, LMT
This case study considers conservative chiropractic care as a possible alternative to surgical excision of the coccyx for chronic coccygodinia.
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JOURNAL REVIEW
By Lawrence H. Wyatt, DC, DACBR, FICC
Dr. Wyatt analyzes studies relating to the prevalence and impact of musculoskeletal comorbidities in cardiac rehabilitation, the cervical flexion-relaxation ratio between chronic neck pain patients and controls, the evidence base for chiropractic treatment of musculoskeletal conditions in children and adolescents, and chiropractic care for pediatric and adolescent AD/HD. Full Text >>
DIRECTION OF THE EVIDENCE
By Ron Feise, DC
Dr. Ron Feise looks at evidence that looks at the question, "What amount of Vitamin D supplementation is required to reduce the risk of fracture from falls?" Full Text >>
NATIONAL CHIROPRACTIC HEALTH MONTH
Treatment Suggestions for Pes Planus and Obesity in Children
By Mark Crawford
An abundance of research shows a strong correlation between obesity and pes planus in children. This article looks not only at that link, but at an apparent connection between overweight and flattened arches in the young—and at what this condition could mean to them as they mature.
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SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
ACA CCA – ABCA Diplomate Examination Announcement
The ACA Council of Chiropractic Acupuncture (CCA) and the American Board of Chiropractic Acupuncture (ABCA) will hold the nextexam review, diplomate examination, and symposium in Kansas City, MO, Oct. 7-10, 2010.
World Federation of Chiropractic to Hold Biennial Congress in Rio de Janeiro April 6-9, 1011
The World Federation of Chiropractic has announced its program and speakers for the next biennial congress. Speakers include Drs. Scott Haldeman and Gregory Kawchuk.
