Life Chiropractic College West Holds Backpack Drive
HAYWARD, CA - For the fourth straight year, the students, staff and faculty of Life Chiropractic College West collected new backpacks for local school children in need. The Life West Backpack Drive was held in conjunction with the Family Emergency Shelter Coalition's school supply drive.
Life West collected backpacks for kids 5-18, while other organizations and businesses donated school supplies for the backpacks.A dozen Life West students were on hand to help more than 220 children choose their new backpacks and to help them adjust the pack straps.
Emmanuel Ogunleye has been hired by Life West as operations manager of the college's Health Center. Mr. Ogunleye has been serving as director of environmental services at Telecare Corp. He has a bachelor's degree in law from OAU University-Ife in Nigeria.
Recent laws in New Jersey and California represent a disturbing trend that will negatively impact a practice’s ability to collect monies from patients, as well as expose them to significant penalties if the practice does not follow the mandatory guidelines to a T. Please be aware that a similar law may be coming to your state. The time to act is before the law is passed.
With estimates showing over 30 million Americans affected by peripheral neuropathy – and a significant portion underdiagnosed – it’s increasingly likely that chiropractors are already treating these patients. What’s missing is structured recognition, comprehensive management and targeted tools to slow progression, improve function and support systemic health.
Each year, ICD-10-CM is updated on Oct. 1. For 2026, there are 74,179 total codes, with 487 additions, 28 deletions and 38 revisions. Code changes are based on date of service, not the claim submission date. Services performed on/after Oct. 1 must use the new codes. While no changes affect the common spinal or extraspinal codes most frequently used by DCs, several updates may still affect your claims – particularly for comorbidities, referred pain, or trauma cases.
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