Manuscripts are sought on a variety of topics regarding disease prevention and health promotion. Topics of interes t include psychological aspects of wellness, stress reduction and preventive and maintenance chiropractic care, among others. Those interested in submitting manuscripts should contact the issue editor as early as possible. A practical look at exercise and rehabilitation for the clinician is offered. Manuscripts detailing management strategies for incorporation of exercise and rehabilitation into chiropractic practice are so ught.
Office approaches, as well as referral programs, are appropriate.
August 1, 1996. Robert D. Mootz, DC, Associate Medical Director for Chiropractic, State of Washington Department of Labor and Industries, P.O. Box 44321, Olympia, WA 98504-4321. Private Practice, Tacoma, Washington Symptoms of neck pain and restriction are common complaints in chiropractic practice and are frequently the result of mechanical dysfunction in the joints and soft tissue of the cervical spine. Cervical symptoms may also result from mechanopathology in r egions other than the cervical spine and from nonmechanical organic pathology. The potential overlap of findings and shared symptoms among different etiologies creates a challenge for the clinician in the diagnostic work-up.