Issue-11-2016 Archives - Chiropractic Economics

Understanding your obligations under the Family and Medical Leave Act

Stuart J. Oberman July 22, 2016

Legal Ease | Many chiropractors fail to abide by federal law in their dealings with pregnant employees because they aren’t familiar with the legislation protecting a pregnant employee. But a lack of knowledge regarding these laws can be costly and lead non-compliant chiropractors straight into disputes with labor boards.

Take advantage of money-saving tax extensions

Mark E. Battersby July 21, 2016

Money Management | Once again, lawmakers waited until late in the year to pass another “extenders” bill. The new Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes (PATH) Act of 2015 retroactively extended the 50 or so temporary tax provisions that have been routinely extended on a one- or two-year basis.

Manage and motivate more than your chiropractic patients

Kelley Mulhern (Pendleton) July 20, 2016

Personal Growth | As a practice owner, you have two sets of customers: your patients, and your staff. Learn how to care for your team as much as you care for your patients.

Why you should be working with a chiropractic consultant

Monica Wofford, CSP July 19, 2016

Practice Central |The combined insights of your team and the fresh perspectives of someone from outside the team can together lead to incredible results. But before jumping all in and marveling at the freshness of a consultant’s vision, consider the following questions when you’re looking for the right source of guidance for your practice and your team.

Utitizing the people, processes, and products of your practice

Marc Lamantia July 18, 2016

Practice Central | Chiropractic offers more opportunity to engage patients than at any other time in history. The profession’s diversity of training and its philosophy of wellness have sparked a revolution in care. But now you must fight to maintain your place at the table.

Consider low level laser as treatment option for shingles

Christopher Carraway, DC July 15, 2016

Clinical Concerns | Shingles is a viral infection that causes a painful rash. Medically speaking, it is an acute viral inflammation of the sensory ganglia of the spinal and cranial nerves that is associated with vesicular eruptions and neuralgic pain caused by reactivation of the herpes virus causing varicella (chicken pox)—also called herpes zoster, zoster.

Prioritizing safety in pediatric chiropractic care

Arlan W. Fuhr, DC July 14, 2016

Clinical Concerns | Aurélie M. Marchand, DC, in private practice in Italy, published in the Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics in November 2015 what may be the first preliminary model of care for adjusting infants and children.

A look inside the sports practice of Robert Silverman, DC

Chiropractic Economics July 13, 2016

In Focus |As we reported in October last year, at the American Chiropractic Association Sports Council’s (ACASC) annual symposium, Robert Silverman, DC, DACBN, was selected as the ACA’s Sports Chiropractor of the Year.

How to successfully launch a chiropractic practice

Michele Wojciechowski July 12, 2016

Feature | You’ve finished your classes, you’ve graduated, and all the congratulations and parties are over. You’re a new doctor of chiropractic. Now what? New practitioners, once they’ve been licensed, mainly have two choices: they can open their own business or go to work for someone else.