Earning America’s Trust Written by James Demetrious, DC, DABCO Board Certified Chiropractic Orthopedist A patient sleeps through the night after weeks of discomfort. A parent returns to work. A grandparent feels comfortable lifting a child again. For the chiropractor who helped them, these moments are […]
Why Your Choice of Continuing Education Matters Your Patients Won’t Tell You What They Have. Your Training Has To. Every day, patients walk into chiropractic offices with presentations that look routine and aren’t. Neck pain that could be a vascular event. Back pain that could […]
The Sacroiliac Joint Is Not a Diagnosis of Exclusion Written by James Demetrious, DC, DABCO Board Certified Chiropractic Orthopedist A review in Skeletal Radiology (Waldman et al., 2024), co-authored by a Palmer College radiology faculty member, reminds us that 15-30% of axial low back pain […]
Former NFL Players, CTE, and the Questions We Should Be Asking Written by James Demetrious, DC, DABCO Board Certified Chiropractic Orthopedist A Recent Study A study in The BMJ by Daneshvar and colleagues identified 1,712 former NFL players who died between 2008 and 2021. Of […]
Degenerative Coupled Hypomobility: Restoring Intersegmental Motion By James Demetrious, DC, DABCO Board-Certified Chiropractic Orthopedist – Founder, PostGradDC Coupled Motion Is Three-Dimensional Spinal movement does not occur in isolated X-Y-Z planes. Flexion, extension, lateral flexion, axial rotation, and translation occur in coordinated combinations known as coupled […]
I Defend Chiropractic for the Benefit of our Patients By James Demetrious, DC, DABCO Board-Certified Chiropractic Orthopedist – Founder, PostGradDC To My Colleagues and the Legal Community: My advocacy for chiropractic begins and ends with patient welfare. Having practiced for 40 years, I witnessed the […]
Insurance Dependence or Clinical Independence? Written by: James Demetrious, DC, DABCO Board-Certified Chiropractic Orthopedist Founder and CEO, PostGradDC A $12 Lesson When I entered chiropractic practice 40 years ago, an insurance intermediary denied payment for a $12 office visit because I had incorrectly completed a […]
The Deceptive Expert Witness: Bias and Manufactured Authority Written by: James Demetrious, DC, DABCO Board-Certified Chiropractic Orthopedist Founder and CEO, PostGradDC Expert witnesses occupy a position of considerable trust. Their obligation is not to the plaintiff, defendant, retaining attorney, or financial outcome of litigation. Their […]
Defending Chiropractic and Protecting Patients Written by: James Demetrious, DC, DABCO Board-Certified Chiropractic Orthopedist Founder and CEO, PostGradDC Red Flags Cervical artery dissection (CeAD) presents a recognized diagnostic challenge. Its early manifestations may resemble common neuromusculoskeletal complaints. This uncertainty has important implications for patient safety. […]
Wild-Type ATTR Amyloidosis: A Window for Earlier Diagnosis Written by: James Demetrious, DC, DABCO Board-Certified Chiropractic Orthopedist Founder and CEO, PostGradDC Introduction Wild-type transthyretin amyloidosis (ATTRwt) has long been framed as a cardiac disease of older adults. It is important to recognize that ATTRwt is […]
