The Blue Sheet

February 21– 27, 2011 HAPPY PRESIDENT’S DAY MAKE THE MARCH 1 TRIP TO MSCA LEGISLATIVE DAY IN JEFFERSON CITY On March 1, doctors of chiropractic from all around the state will be converging on the capitol in Jefferson City for the MSCA’s Legislative Day. District 1 will be providing a bus for our members and interested students and faculty from Logan to participate. This Legislative Day is very important for the future of our profession in this state. House Bill No. 146 is the bill we are backing this session. This bill, when passed and signed by the governor, will include chiropractors and chiropractic care for coverage of Medicaid patients. Currently, we are not covered. Medicaid (MO Healthnet program) coverage is what is necessary for new graduates to participate the program for serving in underserved counties in Missouri. A national program is set up so that if they serve in those counties, for each year served, 1/4th of their college debt is paid. Therefore, after four (4) years of service, their college loans are forgiven. At the same time, those counties get great chiropractic care for new DCs. Other professions get this advantage, why not us? The first set for Missouri is to get Medicaid coverage for chiropractic Please join us in Jefferson City to push for this legislation! The bus will be leaving the Logan College campus in the morning on Tuesday, March 1 for the Capitol Building and will bring us back in the afternoon. District 1 will be picking up the expense for transportation. This is a win-win situation for the cause of chiropractic in Missouri. Please register with Dr. Patrick Montgomery by February 24 for this March 1 event! If you have any questions, please contact Dr. Patrick Montgomery, president of MSCA District 1, by e-mail at patrick.montgomery@logan.edu or call him at 314-420-3503.

ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIPS PRESENTATION AND LUNCHEON IS THIS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25 Join your colleagues and fellow students at the Scholarship Awards Presentation on Friday, February 25, 2011.

Classes will be dismissed on Friday between 10:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. The Scholarship Awards Ceremony will begin at 10:45 a.m. in the Purser Center lobby. ALL students, faculty and staff are invited. At 11:30 a.m., a buffet lunch will be served in the Purser Center lobby for the scholarship recipients and their guests, faculty and staff. All other students will have a free pizza and Ted Drewes® lunch in the Logan cafeteria. (Note: Scholarship recipients taking the NBS Review will be excused during the one late morning session.)

OTHER NEWS FROM IN AND AROUND THE LOGAN CAMPUS Chabha Hocine-Tepe, director of the Learning Resources Center, would like to thank members of the Pi Kappa Chi fraternity for the time its members dedicated on Sunday, February 13 in repairing the library’s bones and models. Special thanks to Kevin Dirksen, Kenny Seger, Todd Sonquist, Scott Kelly, and Aaferti Elra Morgan who made this possible. This service allows the LRC to get the bones and models repaired in house and reallocated the funds, originally dedicated for this task, to acquiring more resources. Thanks for your time and service to the LRC and to the Logan community.

The Logan Resource Center will be closed Monday, February 21 in observance of the President’s Day holiday.

Diagnostic imaging fellow, Eve E. Bonic, DC, DACBR, is recruiting subjects for a research project entitled, “Ultrasonographic Evaluation of the Anterior Talofibular Ligament: Thickness of Normal Ligaments.”

Subjects between the ages of 18-45 who have not had ankle pain or an ankle sprain within the past year and who do not have a history of ankle fracture, surgery or diabetes mellitus qualify for this study. If you would like to participate, please e-mail Dr. Bonic at eve.bonic@logan.edu or call Dr. Bonic at ext. 1859 from oncampus, (636) 230-1859 from off-campus, or stop by the Ultrasound Suite in G103A. The ATFL ultrasound scan will take less than 30 minutes.

The Sports and Rehabilitation Department, in conjunction with the Logan Sports Council, will be providing services at Big River Running Company’s Castlewood Cup 15K Trail Race on Saturday, February 26. Dr. Connie Hayes will be the clinician on duty that morning. A few spots are still available for students to help provide coverage for the race. Trimester 10 students are needed in particular. A sign-up sheet is posted just outside of Dr. Nelson’s office within the BIOFREEZE® Center. This is a fun event with elite and competitive athletes from around the area, and it’s a great opportunity for students to gain experience handling acute sports injuries.

Dates are now posted through the end of April for students to sign up for the two-day rotation at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Students will be able to shadow Dr. Scott Gibbs in surgery on day one and in clinical rotations on day two. Dates are available weekly on Mondays and Tuesdays. Students who are currently in outpatient clinic can receive clinic hours for their time spent at the hospital. For more information or to sign up, please stop by the BIOFREEZE Center.

The Health Center Department is currently looking for a work study student to fill the position of clerk, health center data entry, as soon as possible. The job pays $8.00/hour. The student hired will work 12 hours or less per week. The duties primarily consist of filing and will not include data entry. The student must possess good communication skills and an ability to pay attention to detail. Please contact Alissa Dawson, ext. 1808, for more information.

You are invited to the 2011 Arthritis Walk Kickoff and Carnival on Wednesday, March 2 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the cafeteria of DeSmet Jesuit High School. The Carnival is sponsored and staff by Logan College of Chiropractic. The evening’s schedule is as follows: 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. — Dinner and Carnival 7 p.m. — Presentation and 2010 Awards Ceremony 7:45 p.m.—All kids and “kids at heart” turn in your tickets for great prizes!

THERE IS NO COST, BUT YOU MUST RSVP by February 28 to: Kim at (314) 991-9333 ext. 1301, or at krosenth@arthritis.org.

Welcome to Logan’s newest employees, Lynda Harris, who is an administrative assistant with the GSS Department.

LOGAN HEALTH CENTERS IN THE COMMUNITY February 23: Logan interns will offer complimentary body fat analysis and blood pressure screenings to faculty, staff and students at Fontbonne University’s Heart Health Fair.

February 24: Logan interns will present information about bones, backpack safety and the Straighten Up, America program to students and families at Rockwood School District’s Westbridge Elementary Science Fair.

February 25-27: Logan interns will offer complimentary soft tissue work to participants at the 24th Annual Working Women’s Survival Show at the St. Charles Convention Center.

NEXT APPLIED KINESIOLOGY MEETING IS FEBRUARY 22 The Applied Kinesiology Club will meet on Tuesday, February 22 at 11:05 a.m. in room G 40. Dr. Katharine Conable, associate professor in the Logan Chiropractic Science division, will teach the Tuesday meetings of the A.K. club, beginning with the most basic basics of A.K. This week’s topic is the art of muscle testing, muscle proprioceptors, muscle injuries. All trimester students are welcome to these hands-on workshops. No previous experience is required. These meetings afford students an opportunity to practice these and more advanced AK skills with the help of club officers and experienced club members. Learn to evaluate muscle function with scientific precision and to use muscle responses as functional neurological feedback. Gain certainty on your ability to correct postural deviations and to identify subluxations. Learn simple manual methods of optimizing muscle function to prevent injury and help adjustments hold. Through the trimester, videos of Dr. Goodheart telling his stories of the early discoveries in AK and then practicing those techniques will be presented.

FROM THE OFFICE OF STUDENT SERVICES SACA is saving you the trouble and doing the cooking during mid-terms. You can just stay on campus and study, then come down to the cafeteria anytime between 4 and 8pm on Wednesday, Feb. 23. ALL YOU CAN EAT spaghetti and garlic bread will be served for just $5 per person and kids eat free! Soft drinks will be available for $1 as well as a spread of delicious desserts for $1 each. Gluten-free spaghetti will also be available. Come hungry between 4 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, the 23 and support Logan SACA! TUTORING OPPORTUNITIES: Schedules for the current free group tutoring sessions are posted on the Student Services bulletin board by the cafeteria as well as in the Student Center. Also, remember that there is a notebook with the names of tutors who provide one-on-one tutoring. All students may receive up to 2 hours per week, per course of free one-on-one tutoring.

RECOGNIZING ANXIETY IN YOURSELF AND OTHERS: Feeling anxious or nervous at times is part of life for everyone. A rush of adrenaline, sweaty palms or a fast heartbeat happens in stressful life situations. Mild anxiety can help you get going, but intense anxiety disrupts your daily tasks and relationships and if not treated, can become debilitating. It turns out that Anxiety Disorders are the most prevalent of mental health issues and affect about 40 million Americans (18%) each year.

So how can you know if you or someone you love needs help?

If you are experiencing any of the following symptoms, you may be suffering from an anxiety disorder: Sudden uncontrollable attacks of terror that manifest with physical symptoms, such as heart palpitations, shortness of breath, dizziness, intense fear Excessive anxiety or worry about things such as, health or finances, or a vague sense of dread, throughout the day that interferes with activities, concentration or relationships Repeated, intrusive and unwanted thoughts that cause anxiety, often accompanied by rituals to relieve it, such as repeatedly checking for errors, or cleaning Persistent fears of certain objects or situations, such as flying in airplanes, social situations or public places

Recurring nightmares/flashbacks, avoiding certain situations and substance abuse, caused by experiencing a severe trauma such as, a crime or natural disaster Are there effective treatments for Anxiety Disorders?

Yes. Most people with anxiety disorders are successfully treated by psychologists through cognitive-behavioral therapy and mental training and can learn to manage the anxiety without medications. Anxiety medications should be closely monitored by a physician due to potential side effects. According to NIMH, 90% of people who get help improve or recover with treatment.

If you would like more information, come into Student Services (Room 147) to make an appointment, contact Dr. Christine Schutz at ext 1970 or christine.schutz@logan.edu or contact the Student Assistance Program at (314) 845 8302.

AND, FINALLY …

Congratulations to St. Louis Cardinals Hall-of-Fame star Stan Musial, 90 who received the nation’s highest honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, from President Barack Obama on February14 in a special ceremony at the White House. Musial, who retired after the 1963 season, played 22 seasons for the Cardinals, won seven National League batting titles, and held 29 National League records and 17 major league records. Several of his All-Star Game records still stand. He served as chair of then President Lyndon B. Johnson’s President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports and was an unofficial ambassador to Poland. A World War II veteran, Musial served in the U.S. Navy. A model citizen dedicated to public service, he holds the unusual distinction of never being ejected from a ballgame during his illustrious career.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT Truth is tough. It will not break, like a bubble, at a touch; nay, you may kick it about all day like a football, and it will be round and full at evening. – Oliver Wendell Holmes PARTING SHOTS Maturity is only a short break in adolescence. – Jules Feiffer If the world were a logical place, men would ride side saddle. – Rita Mae Brown Youth is a wonderful thing. What a crime to waste it on children. – George Bernard Shaw

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