February 2011
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| News |  Fairfield Chiropractor IndictedTAC Staff
OHIO: A Fairfield chiropractor has been indicted on charges of workers' compensation fraud and theft.
Bruce Holaday, owner of Back and Spine Center on Mack Road, was indicted by a Franklin County grand jury after an investigation by the Ohio...Read More >> |
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 Pennsylvania Chiropractor Convicted of FraudTAC Staff
PENNSYLVANIA: Dr. Joseph J. Lerner, 50, of Chalfont, PA, was sentenced in early January to 36 months in prison for a $3 million scheme to defraud Independence Blue Cross, Aetna Health Management, Highmark Blue Shield and five other health insurance...Read More >> |
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| 6 Face Insurance Fraud ChargesTAC Staff
FLORIDA: Six people were charged either with faking traffic accidents or filing claims for medical treatment that never took place.
Five people in Miami-Dade and one in Naples were arrested recently with faking car accidents, recruiting people to stage wrecks...Read More >> |
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| Other Articles |  Forum: Ben Altadonna Shares His Side of the StoryTAC StaffRe: Vol 33, Issue 1
To the Editor:
The American Chiropractor only told one side of the story in its January 2011 issue, when it republished misleading information from the Danville Express in its “Chiropractic Around the...Read More >> |
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 HopeTom Owen IIIWe were greatly saddened to hear of a chiropractor that we knew who recently took his own life. Unfortunately it has not been an uncommon occurrence within the chiropractic profession. It obviously troubles us to hear these stories and makes...Read More >> |
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| Pediatrics |  The Backpack DilemmaGeorge LeBeau, D.C.The controversy and dialog about the problem with backpacks has raged for decades. Many groups have done “studies” to determine the extent of continuing trauma to young people literally saddled with carrying numerous books in backpacks that can easily weigh...Read More >> |
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| Nutrition |  What are the Health Benefits of Supplementing with the Amino...Robert Anderson M.D. and Perry Chinn, D.C.There has been a flurry of discussion, speculation and even hard to believe health claims surrounding the supplementing of the amino acid L-arginine.
L-arginine is considered a conditionally-essential amino acid, meaning that it is not found in sufficient levels in...Read More >> |
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| Practice Operations |  Seven Deadly Business TrapsRichard Busch III, D.C.The following are traps that many doctors, as business owners, fall into and, if you can avoid them, you could make a lasting change in your business.
Most doctors are very proud of being true to their philosophy of healthcare...Read More >> |
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 How to Do More with LessDr. Michael Failla, D.C.As Doctors of Chiropractic, as well as business professionals managing a practice, we are bombarded with solicitations to better our practice, improve our equipment, update our technology, and incorporate the “next best thing.” The economic realities of today, however, demand...Read More >> |
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| Rehabilitation |  Don’t Let a Lifetime Be Defined by ScoliosisClayton Stitzel. D.C. and Joshua Woggon, D.C. Now that genetic pre-disposition testing for scoliosis progression risk is available, An Early Stage Intervention Program has also been developed to provide scoliosis patients a non-bracing, non-surgical treatment option that allows them to take immediate action in the prevention of...Read More >> |
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 Oh, Baby, My Back HurtsDr. Joe VenturaAs if the prospect of morning sickness, constipation, rashes and changes in hormone and wardrobe weren’t daunting enough, 80% of pregnant women will develop back pain and almost 100% will develop poor posture. The pain can last up to three...Read More >> |
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| Special Feature |  Nutritional Considerations for a Healthy PregnancyDavid R. Seaman, D.C., M.S., D.A.B.C.N., D.A.C.B.N.Normal pregnancy is a controlled inflammatory state that is influenced by diet?
Inflammation is central to reproductive success.1 Normal ovulation, menstruation, implantation, and parturition are all inflammatory processes. In contrast, conditions of pregnancy represent an exaggerated inflammatory response (systemic...Read More >> |
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