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VOLUME 31, NUMBER 10
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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?
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.

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The Next Century

By Robert Mootz, DC

Robert Mootz is the associate medical director for chiropractic for the State of Washington's Department of Labor and Industries. Dr. Mootz developed the state's workers' compensation program and works diligently to help chiropractic physicians handling workers' compensation claims.

Dr. Mootz's numerous professional affiliations include diplomate status with the American Academy of Pain Management and the American College of Chiropractic Orthopedists. Dr. Mootz is also a member of the advisory board of the Consortial Center for Chiropractic Research in Davenport and the editorial boards of JMPT, Topics in Clinical Chiropractic and the Journal of Chiropractic Humanities.

Dr. Mootz has authored/co-authored several books and book chapters and written countless peer-reviewed articles in the profession's most distinguished journals. As co-author of a regular column in DC (with Drs. William Meeker and Reed Phillips), Dr. Mootz helps give the profession an informed perspective on chiropractic research.

Previous Articles

What Is the Future of Health Care, and What Are We Doing?
     September 23, 2008 (Vol. 26, Issue 20)
How Do You Compete With Being Just Another Commodity?
     March 25, 2008 (Vol. 26, Issue 07)
Pressures on Practice or Opportunities?
     January 1, 2008 (Vol. 26, Issue 01)
Herding Cats and Other Quality-Improvement Exercises
A Tale From the Trenches
     December 3, 2007 (Vol. 25, Issue 25)
What's a Diagnosis All About?
     March 26, 2007 (Vol. 25, Issue 07)
To Prove or To Improve? That Is the Question
     October 26, 2006 (Vol. 24, Issue 22)
The Paradigm Shift
     August 15, 2006 (Vol. 24, Issue 17)
The Patient-Centered Chiropractor
     February 27, 2006 (Vol. 24, Issue 05)
Experimental and Investigational: Evidence-Based Practice or Just an Excuse to Deny Benefits?
     October 24, 2005 (Vol. 23, Issue 22)
Why Should Quality Matter to Chiropractors?
     July 30, 2005 (Vol. 23, Issue 16)
Professional Maturity
     May 7, 2005 (Vol. 23, Issue 10)
Research, Theory, Practice and a Bunch of Other Complex Stuff
     February 12, 2005 (Vol. 23, Issue 04)
Setting the Chiropractic Research Agenda
     November 4, 2004 (Vol. 22, Issue 23)
What Does "Evidence-Based" Practice Really Look Like?
     July 1, 2004 (Vol. 22, Issue 14)
Has the Anti-Chiropractic Bias Gone Away Yet?
     November 3, 2003 (Vol. 21, Issue 23)
What Could the Chiropractor of the Future Look Like?
     June 30, 2003 (Vol. 21, Issue 14)
How Should Chiropractors Use Scientific Evidence?
     February 24, 2003 (Vol. 21, Issue 05)
The Next Big Research Thing
     October 21, 2002 (Vol. 20, Issue 22)
Missed Opportunities?
     July 1, 2002 (Vol. 20, Issue 14)
Something, Anything-Based Practice
     February 11, 2002 (Vol. 20, Issue 04)
Integration or Isolation: What Price?
     October 22, 2001 (Vol. 19, Issue 22)
Demand Management: The Next Big Thing?
     June 18, 2001 (Vol. 19, Issue 13)
Occupational Health Care: A Niche Worth Exploring
     February 12, 2001 (Vol. 19, Issue 04)
Bridging Research and Practice
     May 29, 2000 (Vol. 18, Issue 12)
Formula for the Future: Message or Product?
     May 17, 1999 (Vol. 17, Issue 11)
Anti-Chiropractic Bias or Enhanced Credibility?
     September 7, 1998 (Vol. 16, Issue 19)
What's in a Word?
     May 4, 1998 (Vol. 16, Issue 10)
The Importance of Relevance
     January 1, 1998 (Vol. 16, Issue 01)
Links between Research and Education
     August 25, 1997 (Vol. 15, Issue 18)
The Competition Stiffens
     April 21, 1997 (Vol. 15, Issue 09)
The Nature of Evidence and Process
     November 20, 1995 (Vol. 13, Issue 24)
Fearmongering, Mudslinging, and Deceit: The Next 100 Years?
     September 12, 1995 (Vol. 13, Issue 19)
The Next Century
Must We Always Run Amok?
     May 8, 1995 (Vol. 13, Issue 10)
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