By: Susan Hoy, CA Time rules us. Time is probably the most frequently used word in our office. We continually use phrases like: “What time would you prefer?” “What time is your appointment?” “What time did he arrive?” “What time do you need to leave?” “Was the patient on
By: Joseph R. Schmitt Few professionals function well or enjoy practicing their profession if they are inadequately supported. Your support group is the most important and most controllable ingredient needed to make your office so much fun for you that you never need to come to work again. That’s a trick statement. You’ll be making
By: Dr. Larry Markson If you are ready—really ready—I am prepared to give you the very best practice building advice that I have ever had the opportunity to present. The problem is that this advice is not new, and it’s so simple that it promises to be overlooked by the great multitude of today’s practitioners
By: Susan Hoy, CA I have been involved with Chiropractic for over ten years and I am a passionate believer in the benefits of Chiropractic care. My health, my life and my attitude have been changed because of my involvement in Chiropractic, and my mission is to share it with others. I have heard it
By: Mark N. Charrette, DC Nearly every minute of every day we are seeing a multitude of images in our mind’s eye. It is as though we each have a movie projector flashing images upon a screen inside our heads. Have you ever thought what these pictures inside our heads are? These thoughts or images
Using the Internet to Increase (and Decrease) Your Practice By: Donald M. Petersen, Jr. The Web Promises New Opportunities, but for Whom? By now, you have read, heard, and been approached by a small army of advertisements and sales people promising you wealth and prosperity through the magic of the Internet. While many of these
By: Susan Hoy, CA Let’s face it… we all lose patients! After all, we can’t be all things to all people. I know this to be true because I tried for many years and it just didn’t work. In this profession, we tend to give until it hurts. I have learned, over the past few
By: Bob Hoffman, DC, FICA All businesses make their profits at the “back-end.” Restaurants do not make their profits from the main course but from appetizers, desserts, and alcohol. Disney makes its profits, not on the admission ticket, but on souvenirs and refreshments. Even McDonald’s created a successful back-end with its “supersize” program. In the
By: Dr. Frank A. Corbo, DC, CCRD, QME Three years ago I experienced something I will never forget. I had the opportunity to sit in the consultation room of an oncologist with my father, who had been diagnosed with lung cancer the previous year. I knew the reason for the visit, but my father was
By: Mark N. Charrette, DC (See all of the figures at the bottom) The following is a checklist/protocol that I follow to adjust the typical shoulder (Fig. 1). Depending on what research you read and what your definition of “joint” is, the Chiropractor will come up with a differing number of shoulder joints. I adjust
By: Jeffrey D. Olsen, DC Among the options available, my low-force procedure of choice is Activator Methods Chiropractic Technique (AMCT). From my earliest exposure to AMCT, while taking the elective as a student at Palmer College, I had the impression that this is the most systematic approach to Chiropractic care. In our training and too
By: Wayne Henry Zemelka, DC The Thompson Technique The existence of the Negative Derifield is determined by the Leg Length Insufficiency (LLI) associated with the finding of the short leg in extension that stays short upon flexion. Confirmation is determined by the finding of two or more of the four trigger points located at the
By: Wayne Henry Zemelka, DC Positive Derifield (+D) analysis is derived from observing the Leg Length Inequality (LLI) (Fig. 1), in that the short leg in extension comes even or crosses over to become longer when placed into flexion (Fig. 2). A +D indicates that the rotation of the ilium occurs at the acetabulum, therefore
By: William M. Austin, DC, CCSP, CCRD Please! Do something about those feet! When patients mention foot problems, one factor often stands out clearly – the stench. The combination of excessive moisture and foul odor are all too common, unfortunately. And yet, this is a relatively easy problem to handle. Here are some recommendations for
By: Wayne Henry Zemelka, DC Adjusting Procedures of the Thompson Technique Analysis To detect a Bilateral Cervical problem, place the patient in the prone position on the table and check the leg length in extension. They will appear even in the extended position and when flexed will remain even. Lower the legs to the
By: Wayne Henry Zemelka, DC It is important to understand that the Sacral Analysis or “Leg Lift” is an integral part of the second phase of the Derifield-Thompson analysis system. The Protocol must be adhered to in that the Sacral Analysis is done after adjustment of the findings of the LLI (Leg Length Inequality) tests,
By: Tim Maggs, DC As my plane touched down at Chicago’s O’Hare Airport in April, 1999, I felt a sense of excitement. I was scheduled to spend the next three days in the Chicago Bulls’ locker room with Coach Al Vermeil, the head strength and conditioning coach for the Bulls. Coach Vermeil had helped take
By: Wayne Henry Zemelka, DC Sacral Analysis Patient—Prone Examination—Doctor’s superior hand on the patient’s sacrum, with fingers pointing towards the feet (Fig. 1). With the patient in the prone position have him/her lock the knee and raise each leg one at a time, as high as possible, without raising the pelvis off the table, while
By: Wayne Henry Zemelka, DC Analysis Detecting the Rocked Ischium is accomplished by palpation of the gastrocnemius muscles of the lower legs (Fig. 1). Consideration must be made in how to go about this procedure, so as not to stand over the patient (in the event the patient reacts by bringing up the leg being
By: Wayne Henry Zemelka, DC Analysis A ‘High Shoulder’ is easily detected by comparing one shoulder with the other, especially in the standing position (Fig. 1). Keep in mind that previous injury or broken bones may be considered contraindications when conducting your examination. With palpation you will find a tender nodule or trigger point at
