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Dynamic Chiropractic's FREE Live Web Seminar - "Light Up Your Practice" Using Laser Assisted Spinal Decompression (February 25, 2010) Register Now Top Story: Three SCU alumni among five DCs on U.S. medical team. The 2010 U.S. Olympic Medical Team, 47 members strong, features five doctors of chiropractic including three alumni of Southern California University of Health Sciences (SCU), including Michael Reed, DC, who is serving as medical director. Eric St. Pierre, DC, and Tesuya Hasegawa, DC, are also serving on the team, which is supporting U.S. athletes in Vancouver and Whistler, British Columbia, at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games now underway. "I would like to express my congratulations to Dr. Reed, Dr. St. Pierre, and Dr. Hasegawa," said SCU Interim President Dr. John Scaringe. "It is certainly an honor and privilege for these exceptional practitioners to serve the members of the U.S. Olympic Team." Read More Other Top Stories and Articles With researchers at the Palmer Center for Chiropractic Research at Palmer College of Chiropractic already hard at work on several research projects, including the recently reported study investigating whether a specialized chiropractic adjustment can help reduce blood pressure in hypertensive patients, the center is taking on another major project, this one a study that will explore the feasibility of chiropractic care for treatment of temporomandibular disorders (TMD).
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Billing for Modalities
Samuel A. Collins Question: I am concerned about billing for modalities, as they seem more likely to be denied than paid. What can I do to get paid, and is there something else I should be doing to help the process?
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Vitamin D Supplementation to Reduce the Risk and Complications of Influenza
James P. Meschino, DC, MS Every year the medical profession and government authorities encourage citizens in many developed countries to get immunized against the current form of influenza virus. In addition to this advice, patients should be aware that supplementation with specific nutrients can boost immune function and may be regarded as an important complementary practice to the prevention of respiratory tract infections.
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Helping Patients Decide Whether to Have a Wellness Pregnancy
Claudia Anrig, DC Deciding to have a baby is one of the biggest choices a patient will ever make, and with that choice comes a new world of the unknown. While pregnancy and childbirth are the most natural things in the world, our Western culture has turned having a baby into a multi-million dollar "disease" industry and essentially convinced women that a natural approach is unattainable.
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Steps to Successful Rehabilitation, Part 2
K. Jeffrey Miller, DC, DABCO This article is the second in a series on successful rehabilitation and focuses on three fitness activities that are often minimized or completely overlooked: warming up, stretching and cooling down. While they are often considered important for working out or training, they are also vital to the overall rehabilitation process.
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The 12th Annual International Chiropractic and Interdisciplinary Congress will be held March 4-7, 2010. The congress is sponsored by the Colegio de Profesionistas Científico-Quiroprácticos de México and Northwestern Health Sciences University. The four-day event includes both local speakers and speakers from Northwestern. For more information, contact Enrique Benet-Canut, DC.
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