by Dr. JC Smith D.C. | Jan 23, 2020 | Uncategorized
Marketing Back Pain Part One: Pills, Pillows, and Problems LBP is big business at $100 billion annually in the US while affecting 540 million people worldwide at a cost approaching one trillion. Many types of practitioners and non-practitioners are cashing in whether...
by Dr. JC Smith D.C. | Jan 23, 2020 | Uncategorized
Facts of Life Learning about Workers Comp Let me recall an anecdote depicting the real-life problems in Georgia’s workers’ comp program facing injured workers seeking the chiropractic benefit. Although it’s been nearly 20 years ago, I’ve never forgotten the impact of...
by Dr. JC Smith D.C. | Jan 23, 2020 | Uncategorized
Bone on Bone:The Biggest Scam in Medicine The recent LBP review by The Lancet, Low back pain: a call for action, mentioned much of the American spine community remains stuck in “widespread misconceptions” and “outdated models of care and the widespread use of...
by Dr. JC Smith D.C. | Jan 23, 2020 | Uncategorized
TO: EDITOR: HEALTH AGENDA FROM: JC Smith, MA, DC Chiropractors for Fair Journalism RE: BACK TO BASICS by Libby Hakim Dear Editor: While reading Libby Hakim’s article about the plight of back pain, Back to Basics (Health...
by Dr. JC Smith D.C. | Jan 23, 2020 | Uncategorized
Dental Attitude for Your Spine Perhaps the biggest criticism by patients and insurance payors about chiropractic care is the principle of lifetime spinal care. Most patients who don’t understand the logic behind chronic back pain and the need for maintenance care, so...
