Ergonomic Supports and Pillows tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-1250480 2008-07-10T09:25:32-07:00 Consumer products, technical information and opinion. TypePad Good Posture and Self-Healing in a Wellness Paradigm tag:mpamedia.com,2008:post-54397 2010-01-01T12:00:32-07:00 2010-01-01T12:00:07-07:00 Tough economic times and promises of health care reform are major causes of concern for the profession. With reform moving toward a "safety net" package of evidence-based protocols that will keep citizens alive, we cannot expect all aspects of our current practices to be a part of the new system, if at all. If chiropractors are included in such a basic health care plan, it will likely be for manipulative therapies only. With external events outside of our control, now is the time to plan for additional complementary ways of delivering wellness services to our patients. By Michael Sears, DC, IAYT Tough economic times and promises of health care reform are major causes of concern for the profession. With reform moving toward a "safety net" package of evidence-based protocols that will keep citizens alive, we cannot expect all aspects of our current practices to be a part of the new system, if at all. If chiropractors are included in such a basic health care plan, it will likely be for manipulative therapies only. With external events outside of our control, now is the time to plan for additional complementary ways of delivering wellness services to our patients. Straighten Up Continues Its Global March tag:mpamedia.com,2008:post-54409 2010-01-01T12:00:32-07:00 2010-01-01T12:00:07-07:00 As Straighten Up coordinator, I recently made back-to-back breakthrough presentations at two global conferences: the Global Network Conference of the Bone and Joint Decade in Washington, D.C., Oct. 22-24, 2009; and the World Health Organization's 7th Global Conference on Health Promotion in Nairobi, Kenya, Oct. 26-30, 2009. By Ron Kirk, DC As Straighten Up coordinator, I recently made back-to-back breakthrough presentations at two global conferences: the Global Network Conference of the Bone and Joint Decade in Washington, D.C., Oct. 22-24, 2009; and the World Health Organization's 7th Global Conference on Health Promotion in Nairobi, Kenya, Oct. 26-30, 2009.