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Applied Kinesiology: Health Care "Beyond Category"
In his expansive creativity, the jazz legend Duke Ellington often crossed traditional boundaries in his music, composing many pieces for big-band outfits that had strong classical overtones and as such, transcended the usual formats associated with just jazz.

How to Retain More of Your Medicare Money
OK, let's be straight about this: There is no big secret to getting paid by Medicare. Just put an AT modifier after a 98940, 98941 or 98942 in blank 24D on the CMS-1500 form and Medicare will pay you.

Dizziness and the Misaligned Neck
Dizziness can be a frightening symptom. Unfortunately, it often frightens people away from the very chiropractic care they need, thanks to decades of disinformation linking cervical adjustments to stroke.

Cracked Up on YouTube
When I was in college in the '60s, I bought a Super 8 mm camera. I was 19 years old. Being 19 with a movie camera was, of course, a dangerous combination.

Take the Time to Listen
Most patients will trust you more and respect you if you take the time to really listen to them - to hear their complaints and concerns. Not only does it help you earn their trust, but it also provides you with valuable insight into what is actually going on.

We Get Letters & E-Mail
Letters from our readers to the editor: Don't Let the Insurance Carriers Drive Away From the Pump; Abusing the Concept of "Wellness"; Cost-Effectiveness Driven by Evidence-Based, Patient-Centered Care.

Secrets to Success in Today's Market
"It was the best of times; it was the worst of times." These immortal words, written by Charles Dickens more than 200 years ago, apply to the chiropractic profession today.

Meditation for the Practitioner
Balance is such an integral part of a massage therapists' life. We must physically maintain our balance during a session in order to properly work on a client.

Shifting to a Functional Model in the Digital Delivery of Health Care
If health care is going to be conservative, patient-centered, and empower patients to take responsibility for their health, then why shouldn't health care look to the profession that has been providing this kind of care for more than 100 years?

Why Support the Three Arches of the Foot?
Because the feet are under continuous gravitational pressure when bearing the body's weight, breakdown in any of the three arches can result in abnormal gait and transmission of asymmetrical forces into the pelvis and spine.

Giving Voice to the Issues
A therapist once asked me in a CranioSacral session if I wanted to talk to my ovaries. I didn't, thank you. I was afraid they'd talk back. But, I did become intrigued with the art of dialoguing, a feature made popular by Dr. John Upledger in his particular model of cranial work.

Embracing Evidence-Based Chiropractic
It has become increasingly apparent that the value and efficacy of health care professionals will continue to be measured by the degree to which they adhere to evidence-based practices. Government, third-party payers, stakeholders and patients expect treatment or interventions to be based on evidence that supports effectiveness in achieving desired outcomes with minimal negative consequences.

12 Simple Ways to Generate Income in Your Massage Practice
In this article, I challenge some commonly held beliefs massage practitioners might have about the difficulty of earning a living in their chosen profession.

Headaches: Role of the Upper and Lower Cervicals
A functional relationship has been observed between the upper and lower cervical region, as evaluated by motion palpation in the supine position. Upper cervical fixations are often found as reactions to lower cervical dysfunction and pathology, such as degenerative joint disease or disc protrusion.

Vitamin D Supplementation to Reduce the Risk and Complications of Influenza
Every year the medical profession and government authorities encourage citizens in many developed countries to get immunized against the current form of influenza virus.

Sailing in Gale-Force Winds: Braving the Challenges of Today
It is easy to sail a straight course when heading downwind with a steady breeze; doing so hardly tests one's seamanship. The same can be said to be true for life and particularly for the purpose of this discussion, our profession of chiropractic.

We Get Letters & E-mail
Letter from Bob Benson, ABMP Chairman, and is in response to Ralph Stephens' MT column from December 2009. Letter to the editor from Joseph L. Walker of the Styrene Information and Research Center, and is in response to Shellie Enteen's January top story, "Go Green for a Healthy Office."

The Heart of the Matter
The premise of this article is that the heart regulates far more activity in the body than previously believed, and there is a continuous two-way dialog between the brain and the heart that allows each to influence the other.

Congress Pulls Plug on Medicare Fee Cut
With the holiday recess fast approaching and health care reform legislation its top priority, Congress still managed to do what it has done every year since 2002: prevent scheduled Medicare physician fee cuts from going into effect.

Communicating More With Your Patients
As the son and grandson of doctors of chiropractic, I have come to appreciate the health that is only available from adopting a wellness lifestyle. I began life with adjustments, good eating and "taking my vitamins."

Success in an Age of Transition
Given the rapidly shifting world in which we live and the significant changes that are often imposed upon us it's no surprise that many chiropractors are finding themselves in the midst of business, career and life transitions.

AMTA Elects New National Board
The American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA) recently elected its National Board. Glenath Moyle of Oregon was elected President-Elect.

The Lumbar Spine & Low Back Pain in Golf
Golf is a unique sport that is growing tremendously around the world. It can be played regardless of age, gender, or skill level (through "handicapping").

New Evidence of Breathing and Body/Mind Balance
A few years back (2002), I co-authored a book on breathing: Multidisciplinary Approaches to Breathing Pattern Disorders. My co-authors and I gathered together a great deal of information in order to describe how clinical management of a vast range of conditions.

Case Study: Patient With Pain in a Paralyzed Limb
Some neurological lesions are beyond current science's ability to repair. We may, however, get back some neurological function which was apparently not "dead," but simply inhibited or "asleep." This possibility is what chiropractic neurology is about.

News In Brief
Parker College Opens Standard Process Student Activity Center; All Three Palmer Campuses Earn Regional Accreditation; Life University Shows Spirit of Giving Over the Holidays; Helping COCSA Continue Serving State Associations; A Moment of Silence for Dr. William J. Kotheimer.

The Massage Road Show
Office-based space and travel businesses each have pros and cons. As a massage therapist, it is common to have more than one job or work at more than one location.

Sources of Neck Pain
Clients usually think that pain is the "X" that marks the problem spot. As therapists, we know the source of pain is often somewhere else. In other words, "Where it is, is where it ain't," a colloquialism attributed to Ida P. Rolf.

Cancer, Treatment and Detoxification
Some time ago, a client going through intense chemotherapy treatment asked me if deep massage would help her cleanse the drugs from her system. She had read about a number of liver cleansing protocols that suggested very deep massage to facilitate the process of elimination.

The SMARTER Approach to Achieving Goals
If you are anything like me, you have a to-do list of projects you are never quite able to finish -- or even start. Perhaps some of these items have been on your list for years, but a lack of time or other circumstance prevents you from moving on them.

Communicating the Importance of Frequent Sessions
Working on people who have pain and injury problems is quite different from performing relaxation massage. Relaxation massage therapy might be effective if the client comes once a week, twice a month, or even once a month.

Functional Integrity of the Pelvis & Hips: Gluteal Activation Enhances Athleticism and Injury Prevention
For most athletes, success is largely dependent on optimal functioning of the gluteal muscles (gluteus maximus, medius and minimus), and functional integrity of the hips and pelvis. Unfortunately, functional training and evaluation is not well-understood by many practitioners and athletes.

Pharmaceutical Grade vs. Pharmaceutical Made
The term pharmaceutical grade is commonly used within the nutritional supplement industry to connote purity and quality. It makes us think that pharmaceutical standards have been applied to the nutritional products we buy.

T-Shirt Contest Winners Revealed
In the summer of 2006, at the Florida State Massage Therapy Association annual convention, Massage Today introduced the profession to the increasingly popular "Have You Had Your Massage Today" t-shirt. These shirts soon developed a cult-like following.

Fascial Manipulation
This past November, I was privileged to speak on Graston Technique at the 2nd Fascia Research Conference in Amsterdam. There is much to report about the new material that was presented at the conference, which I will do in this and future articles.

Research Abstracts From the Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics
Research Abstracts From the Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics. Nov/Dec 2009 Abstracts Volume 32, Issue 9.

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AAAOM Answers Acupuncture Critics

By AAAOM Staff

We felt compelled to respond to the Dec. 6, 2009, Los Angeles Times article in which Kim Geiger and Tom Hamburger were fairly critical of complementary medicine.

Regarding the Senate health care reform bill, they write, "Acupuncturists, dietary-supplement makers and other alternative health practitioners, some of whose treatments are considered unproven by the medical establishment, would be brought more squarely into the mainstream of American medicine under the health legislation now before the Senate."

Acupuncturists Team Up To Provide Relief in Haiti

By Editorial Staff

On Jan. 12, a 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck the impoverished country of Haiti. As of a week after the quake, death estimates ranged as high as 200,000. Furthermore, also a week after the quake, donations have exceeded $220 million. Of that, more than $110 million has been raised by the Red Cross one week following the disaster. In order to do its part to address the aftermath of the horrific devastation caused by the earthquake in Haiti, Pathways to Wellness has partnered with Acupuncturists Without Borders (AWB) to coordinate efforts to make acupuncture available for survivors, rescue workers and peace-keepers.

The Initial Consultation: Getting to the Heart of the Matter, Part 9

By Neil Gumenick, MAc (UK), LAc, Dipl. Ac

In previous articles of this series, I stressed the importance of entering into the initial consultation with no agenda or assumptions, but with an attitude of simple curiosity. In such a state, we are receptive to the vast amounts of information with which we will be presented. Filled with our own mental chatter, we cannot truly be present to the needs of the patient. We see and hear our own mind, not the patient.

Starting Anew

By Stanley Greenfield, RHU

This is a new day, a new year and a new beginning. That is how you should look at things. It is like starting over but with all the wisdom you have gained from all the mistakes you have made so far. Put all your cares behind you and just look forward to a new day. How does that sound? Based on what is going on all around you it should sound pretty good. You can do this if you really put your mind to it and just keep repeating to yourself, "It is a new day, a new year and a new me".

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