By Michael Dorausch, D.C. I returned home Sunday evening from a New Beginning’s event in New Jersey with that larger-than-life feeling I often have after attending a powerful chiropractic weekend. For those of you that have heard me speak, I frequently talk about being in tune with the universe and how I particularly become aware
By Dr. Stuart Hoffman Editors Note: Some things about practice still confuse me (actually lots of things do) so I plan to bring more technical office related articles to the news from outside authors. Q: What is the difference between an Occurrence and a Claims-Made Policy? Under occurrence coverage, claims are handled on the basis
On January 23, 2002, President Bush signed legislation mandating the establishment of chiropractic benefits in the Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) health care system. This law authorizes the hiring of chiropractors in the DVA and authorizes representatives from the chiropractic profession to implement and oversee the process. The International Chiropractors Association (ICA) helped champion the
By Sharon Gorman, D.C. I spoke at New Beginnings this weekend. As you stand in front of the audience in front of you is a device someone created. It is a red light, green light and yellow light mounted on wood. It tells you when you are running out of time and when you should
By Super CA Lynne I would like to tell you about a New Patient that I had this week. He opened the front door walked in like a kicked dog hiding behind a mop of long curly hair. His skin was the color of putty and his teeth grey. I stood up and I took
By Dr. Martha Collins Spiritual does not mean that it has anything to do with religion. It has to do only with the development and refinement of the nervous system and the accompanying rise in the level of consciousness. – Itzhak Bentov Chiropractors watch people. We watch how people walk, move, how they hold themselves,
Dr. Bruce A. Parker A client contacted me with the following question. When I began to answer it, I decided it would be a good topic for a THOT. “Last weekend when we were together, you told me that you have a client that wants to build a million dollar practice. That really has made
By Stew Bittman, D.C. I don’t believe I ever read the entire book, but I know that Dickens’ “A Tale of Two Cities” begins with the famous phrase, “It was the best of times; it was the worst of times”. Maybe I never finished the book because I didn’t understand the first line. Now, I
By Stacy Larsen, D.C. Mention that you’re a chiropractor and most people call you a bone cruncher or ask about their back or neck problem. There is something more profound that is being lost in what chiropractic is about. It’s not so much about your back; it’s about your life. The association between bones and
By Michael Dorausch, D.C. Dr. C. Ferguson from Ohio writes… Just recently I read that a new “directory??” (is that what that is called?) “.pro” is or will be available soon and will be reserved for professionals like drs and lawyers. How soon will that be available? Would it be, then, wise just to use
Palmer Chiropractic University System (Davenport, Iowa) Doug Sharpe, D.C., a 1997 graduate of Palmer College of Chiropractic, will be one of 10 USA bobsled team members at the Salt Lake City Olympics. In addition, Palmer’s Director of Chiropractic Rehabilitation and Sports Injury, Dave Juehring, D.C., will be serving as team leader. Having won the U.S.
By Michael Dorausch, D.C. This is the first of several articles I intend to write in hopes of helping some of you better understand topics such as domain names, websites, web hosting, web design, search engines, etc. and how they relate to chiropractors. I should not have assumed (isn’t that a lesson for practice) that
By Michael Dorausch, D.C. Recent research, as reported on Yahoo News, suggests that common drugs may cause stroke in rare cases. According to the Yahoo article, in rare instances, drugs like antidepressants, decongestants and migraine medications, may trigger a stroke. The article does not suggest that the millions of people taking such medications need to
By Michael Dorausch, D.C. According to an article appearing on the Cox news service, a problem that we face is that we don’t know if the stories we hear about harmful drug testing is merely the tip of the iceberg, or are they a rare event. We simply don’t know how big the problem is
By Michael Dorausch, D.C. Back in June of 2001, Planet Chiropractic reported on some research articles which showed that damaged hearts can repair themselves by growing new muscle cells. The discovery challenged decades of medical dogma, a belief system stating that the heart is incapable of generating new muscle cells. Since that time, more research
By Michael Dorausch, D.C. Federal health economists report today that for the first time in almost a decade, expenditures on health have outpaced the growth of the U.S. economy. According to reports, this was the third year of accelerated growth in health-care spending, while the nation’s gross domestic product has began to shrink. According to
The following appeared in the Staten Island Advance – a local paper serving 450,000 residents within the city of New York. Inside OutFriday, December 28, 2001 Dr. Victor Dolan, a Grasmere chiropractor and community activist, has offered complimentary treatment to recovery volunteers at Ground Zero every Tuesday and Thursday over the last several months, we
By Stew Bittman, D.C. It’s been gray and rainy in these parts, which in a way has been a nice break from the yards of snow we were getting before winter’s official arrival. It’s been nice, too, especially as the holiday season has wound down, because it has given us the excuse to stay inside
By Lynn Rivard, Principled CA Imagine an artist, an incredible painter… sitting before a beautiful nature scene preparing to create his best work. He has painted other paintings and those paintings have molded his skills and helped prepare him to master his craft, but this like any new venture is a fresh, new project that
By Michael Dorausch, D.C. Happy New Year everyone! We have lots of catching up to do regarding news of vaccines and vaccination in the major media. Several news sources have reported on the recent decisions of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) to suggest anthrax vaccination for government and U.S. postal workers. The reports tell
By Stew Bittman, D.C. The crowds are assembling down at Stateline, Nevada here in Lake Tahoe, preparing for another New Year’s Eve of reveling and drinking and freezing their behinds off, celebrating God knows what. This is considered the thing to do in these parts, and I’m sure at one time in my life I
By Michael Dorausch, D.C. I returned home Sunday evening from a New Beginning’s event in New Jersey with that larger-than-life feeling I often have after attending a powerful chiropractic weekend. For those of you that have heard me speak, I frequently talk about being in tune with the universe and how I particularly become aware
By Dr. Stuart Hoffman Editors Note: Some things about practice still confuse me (actually lots of things do) so I plan to bring more technical office related articles to the news from outside authors. Q: What is the difference between an Occurrence and a Claims-Made Policy? Under occurrence coverage, claims are handled on the basis
On January 23, 2002, President Bush signed legislation mandating the establishment of chiropractic benefits in the Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) health care system. This law authorizes the hiring of chiropractors in the DVA and authorizes representatives from the chiropractic profession to implement and oversee the process. The International Chiropractors Association (ICA) helped champion the
By Sharon Gorman, D.C. I spoke at New Beginnings this weekend. As you stand in front of the audience in front of you is a device someone created. It is a red light, green light and yellow light mounted on wood. It tells you when you are running out of time and when you should
By Super CA Lynne I would like to tell you about a New Patient that I had this week. He opened the front door walked in like a kicked dog hiding behind a mop of long curly hair. His skin was the color of putty and his teeth grey. I stood up and I took
By Dr. Martha Collins Spiritual does not mean that it has anything to do with religion. It has to do only with the development and refinement of the nervous system and the accompanying rise in the level of consciousness. – Itzhak Bentov Chiropractors watch people. We watch how people walk, move, how they hold themselves,
Dr. Bruce A. Parker A client contacted me with the following question. When I began to answer it, I decided it would be a good topic for a THOT. “Last weekend when we were together, you told me that you have a client that wants to build a million dollar practice. That really has made
By Stew Bittman, D.C. I don’t believe I ever read the entire book, but I know that Dickens’ “A Tale of Two Cities” begins with the famous phrase, “It was the best of times; it was the worst of times”. Maybe I never finished the book because I didn’t understand the first line. Now, I
By Stacy Larsen, D.C. Mention that you’re a chiropractor and most people call you a bone cruncher or ask about their back or neck problem. There is something more profound that is being lost in what chiropractic is about. It’s not so much about your back; it’s about your life. The association between bones and
By Michael Dorausch, D.C. Dr. C. Ferguson from Ohio writes… Just recently I read that a new “directory??” (is that what that is called?) “.pro” is or will be available soon and will be reserved for professionals like drs and lawyers. How soon will that be available? Would it be, then, wise just to use
Palmer Chiropractic University System (Davenport, Iowa) Doug Sharpe, D.C., a 1997 graduate of Palmer College of Chiropractic, will be one of 10 USA bobsled team members at the Salt Lake City Olympics. In addition, Palmer’s Director of Chiropractic Rehabilitation and Sports Injury, Dave Juehring, D.C., will be serving as team leader. Having won the U.S.
By Michael Dorausch, D.C. This is the first of several articles I intend to write in hopes of helping some of you better understand topics such as domain names, websites, web hosting, web design, search engines, etc. and how they relate to chiropractors. I should not have assumed (isn’t that a lesson for practice) that
By Michael Dorausch, D.C. Recent research, as reported on Yahoo News, suggests that common drugs may cause stroke in rare cases. According to the Yahoo article, in rare instances, drugs like antidepressants, decongestants and migraine medications, may trigger a stroke. The article does not suggest that the millions of people taking such medications need to
By Michael Dorausch, D.C. According to an article appearing on the Cox news service, a problem that we face is that we don’t know if the stories we hear about harmful drug testing is merely the tip of the iceberg, or are they a rare event. We simply don’t know how big the problem is
By Michael Dorausch, D.C. Back in June of 2001, Planet Chiropractic reported on some research articles which showed that damaged hearts can repair themselves by growing new muscle cells. The discovery challenged decades of medical dogma, a belief system stating that the heart is incapable of generating new muscle cells. Since that time, more research
By Michael Dorausch, D.C. Federal health economists report today that for the first time in almost a decade, expenditures on health have outpaced the growth of the U.S. economy. According to reports, this was the third year of accelerated growth in health-care spending, while the nation’s gross domestic product has began to shrink. According to
The following appeared in the Staten Island Advance – a local paper serving 450,000 residents within the city of New York. Inside OutFriday, December 28, 2001 Dr. Victor Dolan, a Grasmere chiropractor and community activist, has offered complimentary treatment to recovery volunteers at Ground Zero every Tuesday and Thursday over the last several months, we
By Stew Bittman, D.C. It’s been gray and rainy in these parts, which in a way has been a nice break from the yards of snow we were getting before winter’s official arrival. It’s been nice, too, especially as the holiday season has wound down, because it has given us the excuse to stay inside
By Lynn Rivard, Principled CA Imagine an artist, an incredible painter… sitting before a beautiful nature scene preparing to create his best work. He has painted other paintings and those paintings have molded his skills and helped prepare him to master his craft, but this like any new venture is a fresh, new project that
By Michael Dorausch, D.C. Happy New Year everyone! We have lots of catching up to do regarding news of vaccines and vaccination in the major media. Several news sources have reported on the recent decisions of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) to suggest anthrax vaccination for government and U.S. postal workers. The reports tell
By Stew Bittman, D.C. The crowds are assembling down at Stateline, Nevada here in Lake Tahoe, preparing for another New Year’s Eve of reveling and drinking and freezing their behinds off, celebrating God knows what. This is considered the thing to do in these parts, and I’m sure at one time in my life I