tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-1250480 2008-07-10T09:25:32-07:00 Drug-free patient care, techniques and research. TypePad tag:mpamedia.com,2008:post-54526 2010-03-12T12:00:32-07:00 2010-03-12T12:00:07-07:00

Research Abstracts From the Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics. January Abstracts Volume 33, Issue 1.

Research Abstracts From the Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics. January Abstracts Volume 33, Issue 1. tag:mpamedia.com,2008:post-54528 2010-03-12T12:00:32-07:00 2010-03-12T12:00:07-07:00

Dr. Maylon Drake, former president of Los Angeles College of Chiropractic, passed away on Monday, Jan. 18, 2010, at the age of 89. Also on Jan. 18, the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners announced the October 2009 passing of Dr. Gordon Holman, the board's first executive director.

By Editorial Staff Dr. Maylon Drake, former president of Los Angeles College of Chiropractic, passed away on Monday, Jan. 18, 2010, at the age of 89. Also on Jan. 18, the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners announced the October 2009 passing of Dr. Gordon Holman, the board's first executive director. tag:mpamedia.com,2008:post-54499 2010-02-26T12:00:32-07:00 2010-02-26T12:00:07-07:00

If 2009 was the year of health care reform, then 2010 most certainly should be the year to reform health education. We look to medicine for input into reform of health care, but what we currently have is not a health care system, but a medical delivery system. Medicine only treats disease after it occurs, with 95 cents out of every dollar paid out on health care spent on treating illness. The best way to reduce costs (the stated goal of health care reform) is health promotion and wellness. Changing who is covered is no more important than changing what is covered. The conservative use of medications and technology with an emphasis on wellness should be as much the focus of health care reform as how to ensure that all citizens have health care insurance.

By Meridel I. Gatterman, MA, DC, MEd If 2009 was the year of health care reform, then 2010 most certainly should be the year to reform health education. We look to medicine for input into reform of health care, but what we currently have is not a health care system, but a medical delivery system. Medicine only treats disease after it occurs, with 95 cents out of every dollar paid out on health care spent on treating illness. The best way to reduce costs (the stated goal of health care reform) is health promotion and wellness. Changing who is covered is no more important than changing what is covered. The conservative use of medications and technology with an emphasis on wellness should be as much the focus of health care reform as how to ensure that all citizens have health care insurance. tag:mpamedia.com,2008:post-54509 2010-02-26T12:00:32-07:00 2010-02-26T12:00:07-07:00

For decades I have tried to understand why some people choose the path of chiropractic and wellness, while others succumb to the constant barrage of propaganda propelled into our lives from the drug cartel. From what I've learned, the answer has a lot to do with the information they receive and believe. What we believe is generally the sum of what we read, hear, see and experience. The information is weighted based upon the authority and intensity of the source. In order for your patients to have a wellness mindset, they must partake of a steady diet of wellness information.

By Donald M. Petersen Jr., BS, HCD(hc), FICC(h), Publisher For decades I have tried to understand why some people choose the path of chiropractic and wellness, while others succumb to the constant barrage of propaganda propelled into our lives from the drug cartel. From what I've learned, the answer has a lot to do with the information they receive and believe. What we believe is generally the sum of what we read, hear, see and experience. The information is weighted based upon the authority and intensity of the source. In order for your patients to have a wellness mindset, they must partake of a steady diet of wellness information. tag:mpamedia.com,2008:post-54510 2010-02-26T12:00:32-07:00 2010-02-26T12:00:07-07:00

Letters from our readers: We Offer Our Congratulations and Thanks, Praising Dr. Moe and the ProAdjuster, Curing Addiction With a Holistic Approach.

Letters from our readers: We Offer Our Congratulations and Thanks, Praising Dr. Moe and the ProAdjuster, Curing Addiction With a Holistic Approach. tag:mpamedia.com,2008:post-54518 2010-02-26T12:00:32-07:00 2010-02-26T12:00:07-07:00

Chiropractic occupational health consultant Dr. Scott Donkin of Lincoln, Neb., is featured in this issue's occupational health forum. Dr. Donkin is an internationally published author, chiropractor, lecturer and business consultant, and the producer of a variety of multimedia educational programs on health and wellness. He regularly consults with government agencies on safety practices, with companies on ergonomic and health issues for employees, and with manufacturers of such products as office furniture, bedding, pillows, airline seats; and was recently chosen to serve as the national spokesperson for the Panasonic line of massage chairs.

By Joseph J. Sweere, DC, DABCO, DACBOH, FICC Chiropractic occupational health consultant Dr. Scott Donkin of Lincoln, Neb., is featured in this issue's occupational health forum. Dr. Donkin is an internationally published author, chiropractor, lecturer and business consultant, and the producer of a variety of multimedia educational programs on health and wellness. He regularly consults with government agencies on safety practices, with companies on ergonomic and health issues for employees, and with manufacturers of such products as office furniture, bedding, pillows, airline seats; and was recently chosen to serve as the national spokesperson for the Panasonic line of massage chairs. tag:mpamedia.com,2008:post-54440 2010-01-29T12:00:32-07:00 2010-01-29T12:00:07-07:00

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

Research Abstracts From the Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics. Nov/Dec 2009 Abstracts Volume 32, Issue 9. tag:mpamedia.com,2008:post-54445 2010-01-29T12:00:32-07:00 2010-01-29T12:00:07-07:00

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.

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. tag:mpamedia.com,2008:post-54452 2010-01-29T12:00:32-07:00 2010-01-29T12:00:07-07:00

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. When everything is going our way, it is easy to follow a moral course of action. When your moral compass is pointing in the same direction as the easy, direct course to your goal, your moral fiber isn't tested at all. Posing hypothetical moral dilemmas to someone who is on a straight and easy course will usually result in answers that appear to show good moral development and strong moral fiber.

By Stephen M. Perle, DC, MS 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. When everything is going our way, it is easy to follow a moral course of action. When your moral compass is pointing in the same direction as the easy, direct course to your goal, your moral fiber isn't tested at all. Posing hypothetical moral dilemmas to someone who is on a straight and easy course will usually result in answers that appear to show good moral development and strong moral fiber. tag:mpamedia.com,2008:post-54425 2010-01-15T12:00:32-07:00 2010-01-15T12:00:07-07:00

You might be surprised to hear this, but with 2009 now over, I have to say it was a very good year. True, the U.S. economy has not really recovered and the chiropractic niche could still use a bailout, but there are signs of good things to come in 2010 and beyond. This was especially apparent in the increasing involvement of the chiropractic profession in mainstream public health and in the American Public Health Association (APHA).

By Rand Baird, DC, MPH, FICA, FICC You might be surprised to hear this, but with 2009 now over, I have to say it was a very good year. True, the U.S. economy has not really recovered and the chiropractic niche could still use a bailout, but there are signs of good things to come in 2010 and beyond. This was especially apparent in the increasing involvement of the chiropractic profession in mainstream public health and in the American Public Health Association (APHA). tag:mpamedia.com,2008:post-54427 2010-01-15T12:00:32-07:00 2010-01-15T12:00:07-07:00

"There are people who need health care, and the question is what should health care look like to best serve our populations and so that our members [patients] enjoy what the World Health Organization describes as 'physical, mental and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease.' There are many determinants of health, so we must look beyond the sole practitioner and the professions and investigate these complex models."

By Editorial Staff "There are people who need health care, and the question is what should health care look like to best serve our populations and so that our members [patients] enjoy what the World Health Organization describes as 'physical, mental and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease.' There are many determinants of health, so we must look beyond the sole practitioner and the professions and investigate these complex models." tag:mpamedia.com,2008:post-54392 2010-01-01T12:00:32-07:00 2010-01-01T12:00:07-07:00

Abilify is currently being marketed heavily as a drug to add to antidepressants already being taken. The advertisements claim that antidepressants don't work two-thirds of the time and that adding Abilfy to those medications will help relieve the symptoms of depression. Abilify is manufactured by Bristol-Myers-Squibb, whose 2008 sales of Abilify alone totaled $2.2 billion. In Bozeman, Mont., where I practice, CVS Pharmacy charges a whopping $484.99 for a 30-day supply of 15 mg tablets of Abilify.

By Daniel Hough, DC Abilify is currently being marketed heavily as a drug to add to antidepressants already being taken. The advertisements claim that antidepressants don't work two-thirds of the time and that adding Abilfy to those medications will help relieve the symptoms of depression. Abilify is manufactured by Bristol-Myers-Squibb, whose 2008 sales of Abilify alone totaled $2.2 billion. In Bozeman, Mont., where I practice, CVS Pharmacy charges a whopping $484.99 for a 30-day supply of 15 mg tablets of Abilify. 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. tag:mpamedia.com,2008:post-54410 2010-01-01T12:00:32-07:00 2010-01-01T12:00:07-07:00

The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine has reissued its "Transitional Tools for Clinical Studies of CAM Interventions" funding opportunity announcement, "a request for applications that focuses on encouraging the development of improved research methodology (i.e., translational tools) to study safety, efficacy, and clinical effectiveness" of manual therapies, mind-body interventions and/or yoga therapy. The NCCAM will commit up to $6 million per year for eight grants. The application deadline is March 23, with an anticipated start date of December.

By Editorial Staff The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine has reissued its "Transitional Tools for Clinical Studies of CAM Interventions" funding opportunity announcement, "a request for applications that focuses on encouraging the development of improved research methodology (i.e., translational tools) to study safety, efficacy, and clinical effectiveness" of manual therapies, mind-body interventions and/or yoga therapy. The NCCAM will commit up to $6 million per year for eight grants. The application deadline is March 23, with an anticipated start date of December.