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Temporary Injunction Granted in FL PIP Case
Circuit Judge Terry P. Lewis issued a partial injunction against the Florida Personal Injury Protection law, putting a halt - at least temporarily - to the portion of the law that requires a finding of an emergency medical condition as a prerequisite for payment of PIP benefits and that prohibits payment for services provided by massage therapists, acupuncturists and chiropractors.
The Spirits of the Points: The Gall Bladder Official
The Gall Bladder is known as The Official of Decision Making and Judgment. In any given day, this Official makes countless decisions – conscious and unconscious, which influence every aspect of our being.
Healing Leaders

Energy is a hot commodity. Society pays dearly for it and for the expertise of those who know how to cultivate it.


Marketing Your Practice: A Lesson in Press Release Writing 101
There are certain things to bear in mind when creating a press release. At the top left, indicate who is sending out the release; in other words, the name and contact information of the person who will be in charge of receiving any phone calls from inquiring press members.
Economics of Complementary/Integrative Care
Although this column doesn't usually feature a book review, we're going outside of our usual public health format to discuss a new book written by Patricia Herman ND, PhD.
Peer Points: Stories of Practice Success
When patients go see Arizona-based acupuncturist Jing Liu, it is to get top care from an practitioner well versed in all aspects of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
VacuTherapies and Working With the Senior Athlete
There are more than 10,000 men and women between the ages of 50 and 90+ that gather every two years to compete in the National Senior Games. These athletes train year round in their chosen sport and participate in yearly local events in order to improve their skills.
The Journey to Find the Cause of a Pain in the Butt
I hope that title caught your attention because I like to get you questioning and thinking before we begin. I'm going to be talking about a possibly new term I may have just coined: sports butt.
Specific Considerations when Massaging Seniors
On January 1, 2011, the first baby boomers turned 65. Every day since then, and for the next 18 years, 10,000 people will turn 65 according to the U.S. Census.
Herbal Medicine: Go Mainstream
When it comes to practicing herbal medicine in a mainstream setting, there are a number of important points to understand when it comes to prescribing formulas. Some important questions to ask are - what method of prescribing and dispensing is most effective in this setting?
Technique Synergy: Blending Unique Combinations for Success
Specific techniques and modalities are the key tools of our profession. But as any artisan or craftsmen will tell you, each tool is only as good as the person using it.
The Relevant Way to Rank Your Massage Practice
Every time Google makes another change (panda, penguin, etc.), it can affect your hard earned time spent ranking your massage practice.

Pediatric Massage for Healthy Childhood Development
"Mommy, my tummy hurts!" This is commonly heard in many households throughout North America everyday. Childhood abdominal pain has many different characteristics and can be dull, sharp or feel like cramping.
The ABC's of Meeting with Physicians
Have you decided it is time to market your practice to physicians? It is inspiring to know that many physicians see fifteen or more patients a day and some practices have two or more doctors on staff.
Helping Infertility Patients with the Spirit Essence
As many of you know, when it comes to treating infertility, we are dealing with a patient population that is, generally speaking, in emotional turmoil. These patients often experience fear, anxiety, despair, hopelessness, grief and anger.
Happenings in Our Evolving Profession
Good things seem to be happening for our profession and recent developments show we are all on board. Talking about being on board, this September The Veterans Express-Purple Heart Tour is expected to make its way out of the station.
The Top 5 Supplements You Need for Self-Care
To propose a mere five supplements for self-care is a presumptuous task. But indeed, those of us in a position to advise others about their health, and offer healing touch, must attend to the proverbial "health thyself," if not heal, at least attend to.
Soft Tissue Tools Help Post-Natal Calf Pain: A Case Study
Do you use massage tools in your practice? Do you work with post-natal women? If so, this month's Massage Therapy Foundation (MTF) research column features a case study that might interest you.
There Are No Secrets: Treating Complicated Conditions with TCM
Including standardized extra points, there are just over 400 acupuncture points on the body. You get 400 and I get 400 - same. Yet, time and time again treatment protocols are coveted as if they were some secret formula only intended for the right and privileged.
Can There Really Be Too Much of a Good Thing? Never!
Convention and conference season is in full swing! So many incredible events are going on all over the country.
You are What You Eat Part II: Integrative Protocols
In the previous installment of this article I discussed important ideas concerning gastrointestinal health and foundational ideas from TCM, which can provide key insights into creating effective protocols for healing the gut.
Helping Patients Through Pregnancy Loss
There is a lot of focus in the acupuncture world on fertility and helping women get pregnant. It's exhilarating to hear the news that a patient is expecting a baby. The other side of that is pregnancy loss. That includes abortion, miscarriage or stillbirth.
A Freebie
Let's face it – patient evaluation takes time. Unless you are really into the diagnostic evaluation game, you probably have found the formal exam protocol tedious if not downright annoying.
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Degree Program in Malaysia Off to a Great Start

Inaugural class is more than halfway through first semester.

By Rand Baird, DC, MPH, FICA, FICC

As first reported in the Jan. 1, 2010 edition of DC, despite torrential rain every afternoon with cannon-like thunder and gigantic lightning bolts that give all appearances of a major typhoon to a Westerner, the new chiropractic degree program at the International Medical University (IMU) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia is making history daily. As you read this, the inaugural class has is nearly three-fourths of the way through its first semester.

Thirty young Malaysians - 16 men and 14 women of Malay, Chinese, and Indian descent - began taking classes in mid-February. The opening day of the semester started with an assembly to honor the new chiropractic program. It involved the entire university including its medical and dentistry students and representatives from nursing, pharmacy and other health careers, along with their families. The president of IMU, Abu Bakar Suleiman, MD, gave the welcoming address and was followed by Thomas Ong, DC, former president of the Malaysian Chiropractic Association, and Michael Haneline, DC, MPH, head of the IMU Chiropractic Department.

George Le Beau Clinic Director George Le Beau, DC, with two members of the first chiropractic class at IMU. Classes began a week later after orientation sessions and Chinese New Year celebrations. The basic science subjects are being cross-taught by faculty from other programs within the university, and the chiropractic subjects are being taught by licensed doctors of chiropractic. I was later named professor and chiropractic program coordinator, and within a few weeks the new clinic director, George Le Beau, DC, had arrived to prepare for the opening of a new 4,000 sq. ft. chiropractic clinic on the lower ground floor of the main building, adjacent to the new medical and dental clinic facilities and the pharmacy and Chinese medicine center.

The enthusiasm of the students here is positively overwhelming. After I warned them that the volume of things to learn in a new chiropractic curriculum is huge and would be like eating an elephant - only possible one bite at a time without being overwhelmed - the class responded by naming itself the "Enthusiastic Elephant Eaters" and quickly started tackling their assignments.

The students began learning spinal palpation in the Skills Centre of the campus, which has been equipped with 30 new chiropractic tables, and spontaneously formed a "chiropractic palpation conga line" to add fun to their learning!

chiropractic program Opening day for the chiropractic program at IMU: Drs. Andre Abader, Thomas Ong, Rand Baird, Victor Lim, Graham Hunt, Peter Pook, and Michael Haneline (front row, L-R) with the inaugural class. As the first chiropractic degree program in southeast Asia and one of the few in the world within a fully accredited major medical university, the IMU program uses the integrated multidisciplinary model and is designed to meet World Health Organization guidelines, regional accrediting standards, and the strict governmental requirements of the Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA) of the Ministry of Higher Education and the Ministry of Health.

The IMU Web site has additional information on the chiropractic degree program and its other programs. IMU is a prestigious private international medical university in its 18th year of teaching, research and community service, with over 2,500 students training for health care careers at its three campuses. The university has established credit transfer partnerships with more than 30 prominent medical and dental schools around the world, and with RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia for the chiropractic program.

"We are recruiting and hiring additional teaching faculty and clinicians right now," said Dr. Haneline. "Qualified people are invited to join us in making history here." For more information, contact Dr. Haneline by e-mail: .

For background on the chiropractic program at International Medical University, read "Chiropractic Taking Big Steps in Malaysia" in the Jan. 1 issue.

Click here for more information about Rand Baird, DC, MPH, FICA, FICC.

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