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The article features the Chiro Games, an annual sports competition open to chiropractic students and students in pre-chiropractic programs from various colleges in the U.S. In 1992, Logan College student Karm Virk organized the first Chiro Games event which grew in popularity and began attracting more participants since then. In the 2009 Chiro Games, students from 13 of the chiropractic colleges including Parker College of Chiropractic, Logan College and Life University participated in sports such as ice hockey, beach volleyball and basketball.

The article focuses on several U.S. chiropractors who are also music fans. Doctor Jeffrey James of Los Angeles, California first got interested with the band Grateful Dead when he attended their concert tour in 1972. Drucker Labs founder and president Doctor Richard Drucker has been inspired to play drums by drummer Buddy Rich. Doctor Marc Schneider built an entertainment room in his vacation home in Lake Sinclair dedicated to singer Jimmy Buffett.

The article discusses the function of several decompression therapy machines and tables. The machine VAX-D, invented by Allan Dyer, decompresses the intervertebral discs as measured by the lowering of intradiscal pressures. Cox Technic developer James Cox says that manual techniques like Cox gives doctors the ability to elicit ranges of motion and make adjustments to the low back. The author shares that the cost of therapy for low back pain has affected coverage by insurance companies.

The article presents investment tips for chiropractors in the U.S. Chiropractor Corey Rodnick advises other chiropractors not to invest in businesses that they do not understand. Individual Investor Group director John Tofilon advises his clients to put money aside on a regular basis. Chiropractors should also set up an investment plan that can work for them even if they do not have time to manage it themselves. INSET: Finding an Advisor.

The article presents a discussion about animal chiropractic. Many animals are under are given chiropractic care by animal chiropractors. There are about 1,800 certified animal chiropractors in the whole world who adjust animals. Dogs, cats, and horses are the common patients of animal chiropractors. However, animal chiropractic can present legal difficulties.

The article discusses the important elements chiropractors must consider when preparing for retirement. In setting up goals, issues such as providing an estate to spouse or to charity. A retirement simulation model is also useful in computing contributions and investment growth. Furthermore, chiropractors must include their employees in their retirement plan. INSET: Women and Retirement.

The article focuses on Gary Auerbach, a chiropractor who turned to photography after a wrist injury. He researched how one could make a permanent photograph and then he discovered the platinum printmaking method. This method of printing is one of the oldest and most permanent of all photography processes. It is also one of the most demanding processes, requiring precise exposures using a bulky large format camera followed by contact printing. With highly stable platinum taking the place of silver in the emulsion, images captured by the negatives can last 500 to 1,000 years.

Discusses how U.S. chiropractors are adding exercise groups to their practices, and finding health and business benefits. Physicians' offering of more out-of-the-ordinary fitness programs, such as yoga; Series of postures in yoga that balance the trunk muscles in the front and the back; Offering of Hatha yoga to chiropractic patients.

Reports on the impact of the government legislation concerning chiropractic practice in the business operations of chiropractors in the U.S. Enthusiasm expressed by legislators in the Congress to advance the interest of chiropractic practice; Proposals of various bills regarding chiropractic practice; Provisions of the bills.

Focuses on the patient treatment plans (PTP) for chiropractic patients in the U.S. Disadvantages of PTP; Increase in the number of chiropractic patients acquiring PTP; Efforts of insurance companies to reduce the outlays for chiropractic services. INSET: Getting adjusted to managed care.

Examines how chiropractic is presented in media channels in the U.S. Credibility of the profession; Stories of writers and editors covering chiropractic; Publications seeking information about chiropractic; Institutions and organizations funding an anti-chiropractic media campaign.

Focuses on Internet-based courses on chiropractic continuing education in the U.S. Course outline; Acceptance by state boards; Popularity of Internet-based continuing education.

Focuses on the chiropractic care inside the U.S. Veterans Administration (VA). Involvement of doctors of chiropractic in the VA healthcare system; Controversies behind the appointment of a Chiropractic Advisory Committee by Anthony Principi, secretary of VA; Efforts to provide direct access and delivery of quality care. INSET: The Chiropractic Advisory Committee for the VA.

The article discusses the accreditation standards for Doctors of Chiropractic (DC) programs set by the Council on Chiropractic Education (CCE). According to the article, the rules will provide greater freedom in how programs admit and educate students and require more accountability for developing competent professionals. The emerging focus of the standards is discussed, including setting and evaluating learning outcomes for students.

The article focuses on the love for baseball of chiropractor Terry R. Yochum. Baseball remained Yochum's abiding passion that he has pursued throughout his life. Growing up in Saint Louis, he got his first crack at organized sports at age 10. He was a pitcher when he played for the Little League ball. At age 60, he was still pitching baseballs. Today, this chiropractor is a member of a men's senior league in Denver, Colorado. He also umpired high school and semi-pro baseball for the past several years.

The article profiles chiropractors Drs. Peter Kevorkian and Patti Giuliano, a husband and wife team in Westwood, Massachusetts. The couple has been practicing from their home for nearly 25 years. According to Kevorkian, combining home and office is a reflection of their practice philosophy. Few chiropractors practice from their primary residence, either because local regulations would not allow it or their homes cannot accommodate patient traffic while keeping living quarters separate.

The article profiles Howard Wasdin, a chiropractor and former U.S. Navy SEAL. He was part of a team of Army Rangers and Delta operators sent to the war-ravaged nation of Somalia on the Horn of Africa in 1993. His exploits and those of his fellow soldiers in the Battle of Mogadishu are chronicled in Mark Bowden's book "Black Hawk Down." It reveals life-changing events that made him consider becoming a chiropractor.

The article reports on reforming the practice law that regulates chiropractic. The Georgia Council on Chiropractic (GCC), Georgia Chiropractic Association (GCA), Georgia Board of Chiropractic Examiners, and Life University drafts a new legislation to modernized and better define the profession's scope of practice, but is being assailed by the Medical Association of Georgia.

Focuses on medical instruments used in the analysis of a patient's condition. Thermography; Electromyography; Biomedical measuring devices; Technological advances; Motion devices and isometric muscle strength measurement instruments used by many doctors.

Lists companies marketing medical instruments and apparatus of interest to the chiropractic profession. Insight subluxation station from Chiropractic Leadership Alliance; Computerized Thermal Imaging Inc.'s thermal image processor and photonic simulator; PBI MyoVision's 8000 Static sEMG.

Explores the role of chiropractic on the Professional Golfers' Association of America Tour. Experience of chiropractor Tom LaFountain in working with professional athletes; Relationship between chiropractors and golf professionals; Benefits of chiropractic care.

Analyzes the factors affecting the formation of chiropractors union in the U.S. Characteristics of chiropractic profession; Formation of collective bargaining deal; Reasons of medical doctors in developing the unions.

Focuses on the views of chiropractors on the threat of bioterrorism in the U.S. Role in educating the public about the negative effects of bioterrorism on health; Debates regarding the acceptance of government policy of universal immunization for childhood illnesses; Reluctance of chiropractors to advocate alternatives to drugs.

Profiles chiropractor physician Daniel Redwood in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Career history; Contributions in medical care and chiropractic; Interests and hobbies of Redwood; Participation in social movements.

The article features chiropractic doctors Joe LaCaze and Jeff Blanchard and their efforts to address golf injuries. The Answer device which exercises the neglected rotators of the hips, shoulders and ankles against resistance was developed by LaCaze for golfers. It points out that the swing is the only rotational exercise typically performed by such athletes. Seminars on analyzing golf patients using a 14-point analysis system are being offered by Blanchard to doctors.

The article profiles John Sipple, a chiropractor whose passion is drag racing. Sipple does not race, but he watches his cars compete drag racing's toughest events. His love of racing goes back to his teenage years in Ohio watching his father, who was a Ford employee, work on cars. He entered his first race in Kentucky and worked at a Ford plant when he injured his back. A local doctor of chiropractor (DC) inspired him to study chiropractic for a living. He studied at Palmer College of Chiropractic and put up practice in South Central Kentucky.

The article features the Life University Sport Science Institute (LUSSI), where a team of chiropractors, athletic trainers and other specialists help athletes regain their performance and make a breakthrough. A combination of a unique multidisciplinary approach to testing and rehabilitation that helps athletes reach new levels of sports performance is being used by LUSSI. It notes that this approach is based on the recognition that when an athlete suffers an injury, the body experiences a proprioceptive deficit.

The article focuses on symbols associated with the chiropractic profession. It is stated that the profession has been associated with the image of the bare spine. The caduceus is said to be one of the earliest, and what many consider the official image of chiropractic. The caduceus has been associated with the National Chiropractic Association since 1928. Symbols are said to be a form of education presenting complex ideas in clear and understandable form to the public.

The article focuses on the Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA) associated with a vertebral artery dissection in the U.S. It is one of the worst events that has been associated with a cervical adjustment. Experts agree that while CVA related to vertebral artery dissection is rare every doctor needs to determine the warning signs so that they can protect their patients and themselves. INSET: Attention: Life University Alumni.

Looks into the Doctors for Excellence in Chiropractic Education (DECE) private organization for chiropractic education. Goal of changing how the CCE works; Friend of court brief filed by DECE in support of the arguments by Life University of Atlanta, Georgia, against the CCE; Efforts for suspending the recognition of CCE as an accreditation agency.

Focuses on the involvement of female sprint canoeist Pam Boteler in a chiropractic program in the U.S. Number of medals won by Boteler in international competitions; Occupational hazards of the sport; Benefits of the chiropractic program with Doug Stranko, due to severe low back pain.