500 Words About the Medical Conscience Rule

Cold Laser Therapy for Somking Cessation: Fact or Crap

Ear Candling: Sure, It's Waxy, But Is It Good?

Don’t Confuse Me With the Facts
As chiropractors, we often get asked about diet and lifestyle in addition to the usual neck and back pain complaints.  In the current word-of-mouse era we live in, patients have access to an unprecedented amount of information only a click away.  Most have done their own research before they bring the subject up in our office.  Sometimes this is helpful.  Other times, it has only served to confuse them.  Some patients choose to follow each

Rethinking Cancer Screening
  Mark Twain sent a note to the New York Journal in 1897 responding to a story error in which the illness of Mark Twain’s cousin was incorrectly reported as Twain’s death. Twain told the Journal: “The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated.̶

Could Your PCP Pick You Out Of A Line Up?
I doubt mine could.  Which makes me think about Little House on the Prairie.  Anyone around in the 1970s remembers idyllic Walnut Grove, where Doc Baker took care of everyone and their pets.  He gave advice, dispensed medicines and sent the tough cases to Mancato (the big city).  People ran into him at the general store and he promised to stop on by the next time he was out their way.  To our modern ears, it sounds very quaint until you realize that this is the model of health

What’d Ya Say? Divided By a Common Language.
The importance of using common language when communicating about back pain has been well documented in the medical literature. There are three main areas that lead to difficulties in communication about back pain: patients seeking information from

The Autism Panic!
The sky is falling!  The sky is falling! Wait, what? Oh, sorry.  The sky is rising! The sky is rising! Wait, sorry.  What now? Oh, okay.  The autism rates are rising!  The autism rates are rising! Alright kids, let’s go over this again.  Autism ra