November/December 2003

Contents

 Commentary    

n MESSAGE FROM THE MEDICAL EDITOR

The Fascination with Core 
Stuart M. Weinstein, MD

n FROM THE DESK OF THE PRESIDENT

Goodwill Mission to Dominican Republic: Part I 
Thomas J. Errico, MD

n LETTERS TO THE EDITOR 

Three Cheers for "Three Simple Words" 
Robert Dimick, MD

 Current Concepts 

n INVITED REVIEW
Core Strengthening 
Scott Nadler, DO; Brett Fischer, PT, ATC, CSCS; Todd Pratt, CSCS; Stuart N. Weinstein, MD

n CURVE/COUNTERCURVE

Exercise vs Manual Therapy for Chronic Low Back Pain 
Jay Triano, DC, PhD; Joel Press, MD; Jerome Schofferman, MD

n SPECIAL FEATURE

Evaluating Medical Information on the Internet 
David A. Wong, MD, FRSC(C); Stanley A. Herring, MD

n LITERATURE REVIEW
New from the Journals 
Jonathan N. Grauer, MD; Brian Kwon, MD, FRCSC; John M. Beiner, MD; Alexander Vaccaro, MD; Robert J. Gatchel, PhD; Kenneth P. Burres, MD

n ABSTRACT REVIEW
NASS Annual Meeting Abstracts 
Susan Dreyer, MD; Scott Boden, MD

n RADIOLOGY ROUNDS

Case Report: Fong's Disease 
Donald L. Renfrew, MD; Gregory O. Munson, MD; Kenneth B. Heithoff, MD 

 Socioeconomics & Politics 

n PRACTICE MANAGEMENT
The Pros and Cons of Developing an Ambulatory Surgery Center   
Jerald P. Waldman, MD, MBA 

n CODING Q & A

n ETHICAL/LEGAL

A Case Review with Unanticipated Consequences 
Howard Morgan, MD, MA, FACS; Marjorie Eskay-Auerbach, MD, JD

n ADVOCACY/LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS/PAC

The Politics of Politics 
Tom Faciszewski, MD 

 NASS News  

NASS Calendar