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How many times do some

patients need to hear what

you are saying to them, in

terms of recommendations? A

good friend said ten times, at

least.

This means we need to let them know what we expect

from them and what they can expect from us, over and

over and over. I find myself tiring of repeating my

recommendations, and sometimes I wonder either what

is wrong with me or what is wrong with them. It’s not

nice either way I say it.

All the parents reading this know even more so that

what I am saying rings true. Maybe you can even still

hear your mom saying “How many times do I need to

tell you…” (clean your room, take out the garbage or

not pick a fight with your sibling?) It must’ve worked

then and it still works now. It takes a long time to make

a responsible grown up and I am presuming all of you

who are reading this are responsible grownups. Mostly,

anyway.

Now for the ouchy part; we have heard it and heard it

but when does anything change? What does it take to

get you involved – all of you who are reading this

message? It only takes a bit of your time. You read this

message, then look for one of our phone numbers, call

and say hello, tell us your ideas, your comments, or

your complaint. Please, if you have a complaint, I

would hope you are a Chiro-PAC dues-paying cus-

tomer. Be like a good maintenance patient … don’t just

show up and get involved when it hurts; be proactive,

get involved.

This is what we did this year, with you and without

you:

Scoliosis screenings

Facebook page launch

Tallahassee trip

Baseball game

Hockey game

Annual golf tournament

Sportsfest

Supported Florida politics with our donations

Can you just imagine what else we can do to make a

difference so the public and our patients hear the

Chiropractic message again? You are not done hearing

from me, it just won’t be from the presidents’ message

platform. Which reminds me - I’d like to take this

opportunity to introduce our incoming president, Dr.

Justin Mitchell. I’m sure I speak for everyone when I

say we wish him a stellar upcoming year with the

PCCS.

Thank you to all my board members for making this

past year a great year.

Dr. Marcy

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Board of Directors

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President:Dr. Marcy [email protected] S Belcher Rd # 1Largo, FL 33773

President Elect:Dr. Justin [email protected] 66th Street NorthPinellas Park, FL 33781

Immed. Past President/Ethics ChairDr. Steve [email protected] Tyrone BlvdSt Petersburg, FL 33710

Secretary:Dr. Woody [email protected] 1st Ave SWLargo, FL 33770

Treasurer:Dr. Tom [email protected]

510 Pasadena Ave S.St. Petersburg, FL 33707

FCA Director:Dr. Michael [email protected] West Bay DriveLargo, FL 33770

FCA Alternate:Dr. Al ComeyO-581-3800F- [email protected]

10225 Ulmerton RoadSuite 3ALargo, FL 33771

Directors:

Dr. Regina BennettO- [email protected] C Drew StreetClearwater, FL 33765

Dr. Mark [email protected] Tampa Rd.Palm Harbor, FL 34684

Dr. Colby [email protected] Central AveSt. Petersburg, FL 33710

Dr. Cris [email protected] Box 1287Tarpon Springs, FL 34688

Dr. Anthony [email protected] East Bay DrLargo,FL 33771

Executive Director

Jennifer Comey

P.O. Box 7515, Seminole, FL, 33775-7515

email: [email protected]

727-398-5303

The Audible Releaseis published 10 times per year

and unlimited downloads available online.

The Audible Release provides news and information that is both

educational and informative to the chiropractors and their associates

in the Pinellas County area.

Society news, staff changes, personal announcements, photos and

success stories are welcome. Articles about chiropractic procedures

and issues concerning the practice of chiropractic should be submit-

ted to the editor. Advertising inquires should be made to the publisher

or visit us online at www.pccschiro.org

The deadline for ads and

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EditorDr. Al ComeyO-581-3800F- [email protected]

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9 12:30pm Board of Directors Meeting

Location: Café Ponte

30 6:30pm, General Meeting

PAC 50/50 Raffle 1 ticket $10.00, 3 tickets for $20.00

Location: Craft St Petersburg

(used to be Vincenzo’s Grill)

Speaker: Jason Napuli, D.C.

(VA Chiropractor at Bay Pines)

Topic: Caring for our Nations Veterans.

A Look At Chiropractic Within The VA System


Location: Holiday Inn, Clearwater Beach

30 6:30pm, Joint Meeting (NOTE THIS IS A THURSDAY)

Location: Laser Spine Institute

3031 N. Rocky Point Dr W, Suite 300

Tampa, Fl 33607

Speaker: Atty Kim Driggers with the FCA

Topic: IPA - Independent Provider Association


Location: Café Ponte

NO GENERAL MEETING THIS MONTH

13 INAUGURAL Trap Shoot (see Page 14 for details)

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What Side Are You On?

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but rather to your familiarity with the correct manner in

which to identify laterality on a radiograph. The num-

ber of times that images are either incorrectly labeled or

not labeled at all is all too frequent, resulting in a time

consuming and frustrating experience for the radiolo-

gist. Often, the soft tissue anatomy, such as the heart or

liver shadows, are not seen or cannot be relied upon to

determine left from right and, without a side marker,

extremity laterality cannot be determined to any degree

of certainty. The radiologist must arbitrarily designate

a side as a reference point which may result in

confusion at a later date. However, much of this can be

avoided by adhering to simple rules and meticulous

attention to detail.

ALWAYS use a side marker. This includes chest films.

(Remember situs inversus?)

The marker MUST be inside the collimated field of

view but not obscure pertinent anatomy.

Verify that the marker does not shift by patient contact

or with movement of the image receptor or cassette

tray.

Use a marker to indicate the correct extremity.

The marker must indicate the side closest to the image

receptor (film) on lateral and oblique views.

For many practitioners, the correct identification of

oblique views of the cervical and lumbar spines is

confusing. This is unfortunate, since accurate

description of the cervical foramen and lumbar pedicles

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visualized on the oblique view, requires correct place-

ment of the side marker. If you use a marker that indi-

cates the position of the patient (i.e. LAO or RPO for

example) the marker position is not as critical. Just

remember that one sees the homolateral IVFs on an

anterior oblique and the contralateral IVFs on the

posterior obliques. When a single right or left marker

is used, just follow this simple rule: Indicate the side of

the patient closest to the image receptor by placing the

marker on the correct side of the patient. That is, place

a right marker on the right side of the patient (or left

marker on the left side of the patient). If you do this on

cervical images, the homolateral IVFs are seen if the

marker appears on the image, under the occiput (behind

the spine). The contralateral IVFs are seen if the mark-

er appears under the mandible (in front of the spine)

regardless if one is positioned as an anterior or a poste-

rior oblique. In the lumbar spine a marker seen posteri-

or to the spine demonstrates the contralateral pedicle

(“Eye of the Scotty Dog”) and the homolateral pedicle

is seen if the marker appears in front of the spine.

When performing motion studies indicate the direction

of the motion. For example, mark images with the

word flexion, extension, rotation, etc.

If films are obtained with the patient in an upright posi-

tion, the word “Upright”, “Standing” or an “Up” arrow

should be used.

FYI, by convention, advanced imaging such as MRI

and CT demonstrates the patient’s right side on the

viewer’s left on axial images.

Understanding and adhering to these simple principles

will improve the accuracy of the interpretation of the

imaging study and make life just a bit less stressful.

Terry D. Sandman, DC, MPH, DACBR

[email protected]

© 2014 by Terry D. Sandman

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Daniel Alexander, D.C.

Christopher Arick, D.C.

John Banacki, D.C.

Sue Bedair, D.C.

Brian Brill, D.C.

Woody Brown, D.C.

Regina Bennett, D.C.

Vincent Bryan, D.C.

Al Comey, D.C.,

D.A.C.N.B.

Murray Collector, D.C.

Charles Crandall, D.C.

Frank Farkas D.C.

Brandon Fields, D.C.

Larry Free, D.C.

Albert Gadomski, D.C.

Marguertite Gerger,

D.C.,D.A.B.C.I.

Roy Gowing, D.C.

Rudy Heiser, D.C.,

D.A.C.B.R.

Brett Herrington, D.C.

Gregory Hollstrom II, D.C.

Clayton Hopkins, D.C.

Thomas Hughes, D.C.

Julie Hunt, D.C.

Russell Janssen, D.C.

Rod Jones, D.C.

Bartley Kerr, D.C.

Ric Lenholt, D.C.

Andrew Levin, D.C.

Cris Langheier,D.C.

Paul Ligertwood, D.C.

mark Lipkin, D.C.

mark mcCutcheon, D.C.

Samuel meyers, D.C.

Jason miller, D.C.

Justin mitchell, D.C.

Derek moore, D.C.

Jason Napuli, D.C.

Stephen Nedd, D.C.

Stephen Nickse, D.C.

Glen Pettersen, D.C.

G. Stanford Pierce, D.C.

Ken Peluso, D.C.

John Postlethwaite, D.C.

David Preston, D.C.

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michael Roberts, D.C.

marc Rogers, D.C.

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Terry Sandman, D.C.,

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marcy Smurthwaite, D.C.

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PCCS PAID MEMBERS 2014 “Thank you to the chiropractors below that are supporting the PCCS and PAC in 2014”

See page 11 for the 2014 Membership Application if you have not already mailed it in.

Contact Jennifer Comey, Executive Director, with any questions regarding membership at

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mARK YOuR CALANDERS:

PCCS HOLIDAY

PARTY!

FRIDAY DEC 5th

Details to follow in the next issue

By the FCA News

Wednesday, 10 September 2014

Tampa, FL (September 3, 2014) The University of SouthFlorida’s John Mayer, DC, PhD, recently received a $1.3million Department of Homeland Security/Federal EmergencyManagement Agency (FEMA) Assistance of Firefighters grant— an award that will help build upon cumulative researchevaluating the effectiveness of targeted exercise programs toreduce the risk of low back pain and disability in firefighters.The grant total includes a 5 percent extramural funding matchfrom the Florida Chiropractic Research Foundation.

Dr. Mayer is the Lincoln Endowed Chair of Biomechanical &Chiropractic Research and Coordinator of Research for theUSF School of Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Sciences,Morsani College of Medicine. The new funding supports thethird phase of an ongoing FEMA-funded research projectinvestigating the link between poor back muscular fitness andlow back pain in firefighters and ultimately identifying exerciseinterventions that would be safe and effective in helpingprevent low back injury and illness in this at risk population.

For the latest study, a full-scale randomized controlled pre-vention trial, USF will partner with the Tampa Bay region’sthree largest fire departments, employing a total of 2,000firefighters: Tampa Fire Rescue, Hillsborough County FireRescue, and St. Petersburg Fire Rescue. The researcherswill compare the clinical effectiveness of two interventiongroups – one receiving a directly supervised exercise regimenat the fire station and the other receiving the same exerciseregimen only as a web-based, remote interaction – with acontrol group.

A smaller randomized controlled trial conducted by Dr. Mayerand colleagues published online earlier this year in theAmerican Journal of Health Promotion demonstrated that atwo-time a week, 24-week supervised exercise programtargeting back and core muscles in firefighters was safe andeffective. Firefighters in the supervised exercise programexperienced 12 percent and 21 percent greater gains in backand core muscular endurance, respectively, than didfirefighters performing the usual physical fitness regimen(control group).

Back injuries are the leading cause of permanent disabilityand early retirement among firefighters, who in theirphysically demanding jobs often carry more than 50 poundsof protective gear, haul heavy fire hoses, and lift andmaneuver stretchers around tight corners or contortthemselves to extract accident victims from cars.

“Our research thus far indicates that worksite exercisetraining for back and core muscles is a potentially usefulcountermeasure to reduce risk of low back pain infirefighters,” Dr. Mayer said.

-USF Health-

USF Health's mission is to envision and implement the future

of health. It is the partnership of the USF Health Morsani

College of Medicine, the College of Nursing, the College of

Public Health, the College of Pharmacy, the School of

Biomedical Sciences and the School of Physical Therapy and

Rehabilitation Sciences; and the USF Physician’s Group. The

University of South Florida is a Top 50 research university in

total research expenditures among both public and private

institutions nationwide, according to the National Science

Foundation. For more information, visit www.health.usf.edu

Lincoln Chair at USF awarded $1.3 million to expand

research to prevent back injury in firefighters

www.pccschiro.org 13Audible Release, October 2014

Inaugural Pinellas County Chiropractic Society “Shoot for the PAC”

Trapshooting Tournament This is a trapshooting event that will be held at the Silver Dollar Trap Club in Odessa. No previous gun handling experience or equipment is needed, as there will be registered instructors to help each participant in the safe use and handling of the shotgun. There are no age restrictions for participating. Proceeds from this FUN event will benefit the PCCS PAC and will be used to support campaigns of State Legislators that support the chiropractic profession. Date: Thursday November 13, 2014

Time: 10:00 AM for squad assignments (must be prompt)

Address: 12515 Silver Dollar Dr., Odessa, FL 33556

You MUST Per-register and entry’s must be received by no later than October 30th.

Price (includes one practice round and two tournament rounds of trap, trophies and lunch!): Current PCCS members and their guests $75/person Non-members and their guests $95/person Corporate sponsored team of five $350/team

Trophies and awards will be presented at the end of the tournament REGISTRATION

Name and phone #:__________________________________________ OR

Corporate Team Name:_______________________________________ (if applicable) Corporate Team Members: 1.________________________________

2.________________________________

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4.________________________________ 5.________________________________ Send registration and check payable to PCCS PAC to: Dr. Michael Roberts 2001 West Bay Dr. Largo, FL 33770 [email protected] If you have any questions regarding this event please do not hesitate to call me at 727-584-5737 or on my cell phone at 727-434-2002.


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New Development: No Rescreening for Chiropractic Massage Establishment Owners

By Paul Lambert, FCA General Counsel

Wednesday, 10 September 2014

Chiropractors choosing to accept non-patients for massage andkeeping the massage establishment license will not need to againbe fingerprinted and have a criminal background check by January31, 2015. The Department of Health originally took the position thatany physician fingerprinted and screened prior to January 1,2013 would need to be fingerprinted again, because it was thoughtthat the pre-2013 fingerprint and screening records are not avail-able.

On September 8 the department notified the FCA that the pre-2013records are available and will be used.

The department will be mailing a revised information packet toreflect that physicians who do not accept non-patients for massageare exempt from the massage establishment requirements andshould surrender the massage establishment licenses andphysicians choosing to accept non-patients for massage and main-tain the massage establishment license need not be fingerprint-ed and screened. All physicians are fingerprinted and screenedupon initial licensure. Those records are on file and will be used bythe department.

HB 1065, which took effect as law on July 1, 2014 requires allLMTs and owners of massage establishments to be fingerprint-ed and screened for criminal convictions by January 31, 2014.However, an exemption to the massage establishment licensestatute is granted to physicians who employ massage therapists to

perform massages only on their patients at their place ofbusiness. (The exemption does not apply if the LMT working inyour practice is an independent contractor.)

Physicians who are exempt should voluntarily surrender the mas-sage establishment licenses. The department must assume that aphysician is subject to the massage establishment statute ifhe or she holds the license.

A massage establishment license may be voluntarily surren-dered by sending the original license to Mathew Thompson,Regulatory Supervisor, Board of Massage, Department of Health,4052 Bald Cypress Way Bin-C-06, Tallahassee, FL 32399 with aletter stating:

This massage establishment license # xxx is voluntarily surren-dered. §456.043, Florida Statutes, (2014), does not apply to thispractice, because the practice is owned by (name of doctor(s)owner(s)), DC, and employs massage therapists to work solely onpatients of the practice. See §456.043(13), Florida Statutes, (2014).

The FCA thanks Lucy Gee, Director, Division of Medical Quality

Assurance, and Christy Robinson, Executive Director, Board of

Massage, for their cooperation in informing FCA members about

these recent changes and persisting in learning the existence of

pre-2013 screening records. This is an exemplar of

department/association partnership.

Information Provided From FCA Website

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