Author: JR Busch

 

Arlington Heights, IL (March 29, 2019) – CHINA-GEL and FAKTR have partnered together to introduce FAKTRx/CHINA-GEL Soft Tissue Therapy Creme produced by CHINA-GEL. Soft Tissue Therapy Creme is an herbal enhanced emollient developed for healthcare professionals to combine with instrument assisted soft tissue mobilization (IASTM) as well as manual therapy. Eight herbal ingredients generate a comfortable cooling sensation and a subtle herbal scent.  A light creme provides excellent glide with a non-greasy finish and easy cleanup making treatment more efficient and allowing practitioners to apply kinesiology tape without wiping or cleaning.

“We are excited about the treatment opportunities that adding Soft Tissue Therapy Creme provides,” said Justin Toups, Marketing Manager at CHINA-GEL, “and when practitioners use it along with our Topical Pain Reliever, patients get results from treatment faster and more efficiently without the mess. Partnering with FAKTR and their network of providers gives us the opportunity to help patients and practitioners with great education and great products.”

Soft Tissue Therapy Creme is available in 2 ounce and 6 ounce tubes that are easy to use and limit the cross contamination from redipping hands or instruments into jars.  The product is available at chinagel.com and faktr-store.com and from major distributors.

About CHINA-GEL LLC

Since 1995, the CHINA-GEL has produced treatment products that are pleasant to use and help practitioners care for patients in the clinic and at home.  www.chinagel.com

About FAKTR

FAKTR (Functional and Kinetic Treatment with Rehabilitation) incorporates the latest research and evidence-based soft-tissue techniques into a comprehensive rehabilitation system to treat common musculoskeletal disorders and complicated injuries. FAKTR offers a truly comprehensive rehab system that can be implemented immediately in practice. www.Faktr-store.com

 

Davenport, Iowa – Palmer College of Chiropractic has formed new academic affiliations with four Veterans Affairs hospitals: Mann Grandstaff Veterans Affairs Hospital in Spokane, Wash.; Tuscaloosa, Alabama Veteran’s Affairs hospital in Tuscaloosa, Ala.; Chillicothe, Ohio Veteran’s Affairs Hospital in Chillicothe, Ohio and Veteran’s Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare System in Pittsburgh, Pa. Palmer College now holds academic affiliations with 30 institutions across the country.

“Academic affiliations with VA hospitals provide our students with the honor of offering chiropractic care to U.S. veterans, while also gaining experience and additional training from staff chiropractors,” said Ron Boesch, D.C., CHC, CHPC executive dean of Palmer Clinics. “Acceptance to rotations is very competitive and allows students to see and participate in patient care in an integrated, multidisciplinary setting.”

Student trainees are not only exposed to chiropractic care but are able to observe procedures in numerous other medical disciplines such as nutrition, occupational therapy, physical therapy and even observe surgeries and other health-care procedures.  

Palmer College has increased its number of academic affiliations with VA hospitals by 20 percent in the last year and the number continues to grow. Palmer has held academic affiliations with VA hospitals and Department of Defense sites since 2007, and in that time approximately 160 students from its three campuses have participated in rotations. Only highly-qualified student applications are accepted to participate.

Palmer College of Chiropractic, with campuses in Davenport, Iowa., San Jose, Calif., and Port Orange, Fla., is the first and largest chiropractic college.

Palmer Chiropractic Clinics deliver more than 170,000 patient visits annually. For more information about Palmer Clinics, visit http://www.palmer.edu/clinics/ and follow them on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/PalmerClinicsQuadCities/

Roanoke, Virginia – Feb. 28, 2019 —   A collaborative partnership was announced today between Foot Levelers, the world’s leading provider of hand-crafted custom orthotics, and Women Chiropractors (WDC), a not-for-profit professional organization dedicated to raising up women leaders in the Chiropractic profession. In support of these aspirations, Foot Levelers formalized the relationship on February 14, 2019 and has made a $100,000 donation to help WDC expand its resources.

 

“This partnership comes at an important time: within the next 10 years, it’s estimated half of all Chiropractors will be women,” says Kent S. Greenawalt, CEO, Foot Levelers. “The growth of the WDC is remarkable, and we are very excited to partner with this outstanding organization.  Our entire team will work toward helping the organization to further empower female doctors in Chiropractic technique, leadership roles, educational opportunities, and practical growth. Ultimately, this will help to improve Chiropractic care at a time when drug-free pain treatment options are in high demand.”

 

WDC currently has more than 7,400 members in 58 countries. The organization is open to female Chiropractors and female Chiropractic students.  WDC provides resources that include scholarships, educational seminars, leadership opportunities, networking platforms, and an online virtual academy launching April 2019.  

 

According to a 2012 article published in The Journal of Chiropractic Education, 60 percent of Chiropractic patients are women. Additionally, research shows 78 percent of women consider themselves as the primary healthcare decision maker in their household.

 

Dr. Cyndy Shaft-Toll, WDC founder, says “WDC connects caring, compassionate, confident and charitable Chiropractors.  We know that many female patients prefer to see doctors with whom they feel a connection. Together, we are committed to keeping our minds and hearts open, elevating women Chiropractors and students by encouraging growth and igniting the change we all want to see in the world.”

 

Shaft-Toll added: “Foot Levelers’ generosity will help our organization provide resources to raise up women leaders in the Chiropractic profession. This long-term partnership will help our grassroots organization grow stronger. Foot Levelers shares our commitment and passion in supporting this altruistic endeavor, and furthering our position as a safe, sacred, non-judgmental community for female Chiropractors.”

 

Foot Levelers has a long history of supporting the Chiropractic profession. The company has opened several Chiropractic health centers and educational campus buildings, funded Chiropractic research studies, established college scholarships for aspiring DCs, and more. Foot Levelers also hosts hundreds of educational seminars and free webinars each year, all aimed at supporting Chiropractors.

 

“We all know Chiropractic is the answer to so many issues,” concludes Greenawalt. “That’s why it’s vital to support Chiropractors in several ways. We are honored to have this relationship with the WDC and look forward to working with them for many years to come.”

 

About Women Chiropractors

Women Chiropractors is a not-for-profit 501c3 organization launched from a collective dream of female Chiropractors around the world and founded as an inclusive, multi-generational gathering of Chiropractic women. The WDC community offers education and support that empowers all women Chiropractors in technique, human resources, philosophy and life skills. The goal is to help women connect to a sisterhood that supports each individual to turn her purpose into action. WDC is committed to elevating women Chiropractors and students by encouraging growth and igniting change worldwide. Visit www.womenchiropractors.org; and follow on Facebook (@womenchiropractors), Instagram (@womenchiropractors) and Twitter (@womenchiroassn).

 

About Foot Levelers

Foot Levelers, the world’s leading provider of hand-crafted custom orthotics, has been serving healthcare professionals since 1952. Stabilizing Orthotics help properly support the back, knees, hips, pelvis, and even neck by providing a balanced and symmetrical foundation. Foot Levelers orthotics are proven to reduce LBP by 34.5%.Visit www.footlevelers.com; and follow on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram (@FootLevelers).

Gig Harbor, WA, location to host patient clinic and research laboratory on-site

ALISO VIEJO, CA, January 24, 2019 – Metagenics, Inc., a health sciences company, today announced the opening of the Personalized Lifestyle Medicine Center (PLMC), a clinical research laboratory and patient clinic, at its Gig Harbor, Washington, location.

A shared vision of Jeffrey Bland, PhD, Joseph Lamb, MD, and Metagenics CEO Brent Eck, the PLMC will be a research laboratory, as well as a state-of-the-art medical clinic with insurance-billing capabilities. It will be staffed with practitioners for the purpose of providing healthcare to members of the public. The Center will follow a personalized lifestyle medicine approach, tailoring its therapeutic programs to each individual patient.

Dr. Jeffrey Bland stated, “I am so pleased to see the opening of the Gig Harbor Personalized Lifestyle Medicine Center that — through its excellence in patient management and research efforts — will accelerate the availability and adoption of this important approach to the prevention and management of chronic disease.”

Heading up the PLMC will be Dr. Joseph Lamb.

“It is with great pleasure that I return to Gig Harbor,” said Dr. Lamb. “Thanks to Brent Eck and Dr. Bland, this unique collaboration is actually re-creating the best elements of a research center that had done groundbreaking studies in Functional Medicine and is now combining those with the best practices of a personalized medicine approach. Good healthcare should be widely available, and our delivery of care in an insurance-based reimbursement model will make this care available in our community.”

“The fundamental goal of the PLMC is to match a personal approach to health to each individual’s needs and capabilities,” said Brent Eck. “Our belief is that much of our health is a very learnable set of skills — a series of small behaviors performed day in and day out, repeatedly over the long term. We also believe that the healthcare practitioner is the key advisor on that individualized learning journey. That’s personalized lifestyle medicine; that’s the future of healthcare.”

PLMC to Employ Clinical Trial Model to Build Unique Data Set Certain chronic diseases are related to lifestyle and aging, and they are taking an increasing toll on individuals’ efforts to maintain good health. As a result, there is a significant unmet need to identify the value of a personalized lifestyle medicine approach for improving health measures, through diet, nutritional supplementation, exercise and mind-body programs.

A significant element of the PLMC will be its groundbreaking research program, which eventually will be used to develop therapeutic tools and programs that will permit personalized lifestyle practitioners to meet this need.

Metagenics is supporting a team of investigators in this research program — the LIFE-HOUSE Team (“Lifestyle Intervention and Functional Evaluation—a Health Outcomes Survey). Team members Joseph Lamb, MD; Michael Stone, MD; Deanna Minich, PhD; and Sara Gottfried, MD have built a truly unique clinical- trial model. Their model utilizes a tent-umbrella-bucket design to gather data on individuals, both as individual patients and as members of an overall employee health population. The vision for this project is that excellence of care will benefit the individual participants, with widening ripples of influence upon their workplaces, their families, their communities, and ultimately upon the way medicine is practiced in the 21st century.

The initial data for this program are being gathered in order to make correlations among genes, the microbiome, diet, blood markers, and similar factors, with the goal of helping to make predictions for therapeutic programs.

Opening to the public January 24, the PLMC will be a separate entity from Metagenics, Inc.

About Metagenics, Inc. Metagenics was founded on a revolutionary idea: Our genes do not predetermine our health potential and, through nutrition, we can impact how our genes express themselves. Embodied by our company motto — “genetic potential through nutrition” — this groundbreaking principle drives us to deliver high-quality, science-based nutritional supplements, medical foods, and lifestyle programs. We support healthcare practitioners in their efforts to help patients achieve their health goals. With a range of nutritional solutions designed to support individual lifestyles — including non-GMO, gluten-free, and vegetarian offerings — we remain committed to supplying practitioners around the world with advanced tools to help improve patient outcomes.

Media Contact: For additional information contact Kelly Sorrentino at [email protected] or 949-369-3440.

 

DETROIT, MI – Locally based health organization announced today that their new study has revealed that standing more and sitting less is correlated with less neck and back pain and a more optimal BMI.  Start Standing researchers have come to these conclusions after analyzing survey data from office workers who typically sit and/or stand at their desks during a typical workday.

 

The first major finding is that “standers” (respondents who stand 20% or more of the time) experience 31% less back pain than “sitters” (respondents who stand less than 20% of the time), on average.  The study also found that “standers” experience 28% less neck pain than their “sitters” counterparts.  The final major finding was that “standers” report having an average BMI of 24.9 while “sitters” reported an average BMI of 27.1 – a difference of 8%.  Thus, standing more at work is associated with neck and back pain and a more optimal BMI for office workers.

 

Author Dr. RJ Burr asks, “Is the difference maker of the statistics really standing versus sitting, or maybe people who stand at work already tend to be health conscious, practicing other health-conscious habits like walking, exercise, and diet/nutrition?… I believe, at very least, standing at work imparts active behaviors and a healthy mindset, which leads to overall wellness.”

 

About Start Standing

Start Standing was founded by Ryan Fiorenzi, in partnership with Dr. RJ Burr, following years of debilitating back.  After having talked to dozens of chiropractors, physical therapists and other experts his pain was gone and his mission became to help others by introducing them to the power of a movement-based lifestyle.  Ryan assembled a team of passionate and knowledgeable health professionals to help him create step-by-step programs to that show people how to lead a more active lifestyle. Start Standing provides comprehensive product guides and consumer reviews to help people make better and more informed choices. For more information on this study please visit https://www.startstanding.org

 

Contact

To learn more about this study, please contact

Aaron Karns, Director of Communications

[email protected]

 

 

 

 

SEMINARS
January 26-27, 12 CEU SEMINAR (Wichita, KS)

Jennifer Illes, DC | The Kinetic Chain from the Ground Up
CE Provided by Texas Chiropractic College

12 CEU

January 26-27, 2019

Saturday 12pm to 6pm
Sunday 8am-2pm

Aloft Wichita
3642 N Oliver St.
Wichita, KS 67220
(316) 744-1100

What you’ll learn:

• Skillfully perform and define basic (i) physical, (ii) neurological and (iii) orthopedic exams related to the extremities.
• Perform a gait and postural evaluation, with a special focus starting from the feet up the kinetic chain.
• Skillfully perform and define selected soft tissue and joint manipulative procedures for the extremities.
• Apply appropriate basic corrective and preventative measures to disturbances affecting the health of the extremities.
• Apply appropriate basic corrective and preventative measures to disturbances affecting the health of the extremities.

Registration link: https://www.footlevelers.com/seminar-jilles-jan2019-01-26

 

 

January 26, 8 CEU SEMINAR (Boston, MA)

 

Tim Maggs, DC | Biomechanics, Imaging and Caring for the High School Athlete: The clinical application for this growing population

8 CEU

CE Provided by Logan University

January 26, 2019
Saturday 9am to 6pm

Boston Marriott Copley Place
110 Huntington Ave
Boston, MA 02116
(617) 236-5800

What you’ll learn:

• Become the sports doctor at your local high school
• Learn how to perform a top sports biomechanical exam
• Maximize the use of imaging (x-ray and MRI) with your athletes
• The best therapy possible for acute injuries – cold laser therapy
• Why every athlete needs custom orthotics

Registration link: https://www.footlevelers.com/maggs-biomechanics-apr-2018

 

 

February 9, 8 CEU SEMINAR (Covington, KY)

 

Tim Maggs, DC | Biomechanics, Imaging and Caring for the High School Athlete: The clinical application for this growing population

8 CEU

CE Provided by Logan University

February 9, 2019
Saturday 9am to 6pm

Courtyard Cincinnati Covington
500 West 3^rd Street
Covington, KY 41011
(859) 491-4000

What you’ll learn:

• Become the sports doctor at your local high school
• Learn how to perform a top sports biomechanical exam
• Maximize the use of imaging (x-ray and MRI) with your athletes
• The best therapy possible for acute injuries – cold laser therapy
• Why every athlete needs custom orthotics

Registration link: https://www.footlevelers.com/maggs-2019-02-09

 

February 16-17, 12 CEU SEMINAR (Savannah, GA)

 

Mark Charrette, DC | New Charrette’s Extremities: A 21^st Century Approach
CE Provided by Palmer College of Chiropractic

12 CEU

February 16-17, 2019
Saturday 12pm to 6pm
Sunday 8am to 2pm

Savannah Marriott Riverfront
100 General McIntosh Blvd
Savannah, GA 31401
(912) 233-7722

What you’ll learn:

• Explain and demonstrate the components of postural analysis.
• Explain and demonstrate the components of the Structural Fingerprint Exam
• Explain and demonstrate how to digitally scan a patients’ feet.
• Explain and demonstrate the components of x-ray analysis for the pelvis.
• Explain and demonstrate the 7 adjustments in the pronation protocol.

Registration link: https://www.footlevelers.com/charrette-2019-02-16

 

 

March 2-3, 12 CEU SEMINAR (Roanoke, VA)

 

Jeff McKinley, DC | The 3 R’s of Chiropractic: Reduce, Restore & Rehab
CE Provided by Logan University

12 CEU

March 2-3, 2019
Saturday 12pm to 6pm
Sunday 8am to 2pm

Foot Levelers Biomechanics Institute
518 Pocahontas Ave
Roanoke, VA 24012
(800) 553-4860

What you’ll learn:

• How to reduce pain, inflammation, and subluxation; restore balance, posture, and movement; and to rehab for strength and stability
• How to create a more efficient examination system, establish effective treatment protocols, and become a more confident provider
• Demonstrate powerful correlation of orthopedic, biomechanic, x-ray, and posture exams
• Invigorate your biomechanical exam and give more purpose to your x-ray evaluation
• Produce proficient posture rehab protocols

Registration link: https://www.footlevelers.com/mckinley-2019-03-02

March 9-10, 12 CEU SEMINAR (Saint Louis, MO)

 

Mario Fucinari, DC, CCSP, APMP, CPCO, MCS-P | Management of the Functional Patient

12 CEU

CE Provided by Northwestern Health Sciences University

March 9-10, 2019

Saturday 12pm to 6pm
Sunday 8am to 2pm

Crowne Plaza St Louis Airport
11228 Lone Eagle Dr
St. Louis, MO 63044
(314) 291-6700

What you’ll learn:

• Be able to define “Medical Necessity” in various carriers
• Determine Function’s Role in Insurance
• Learn how to quantitatively assess function
• Learn Examination Techniques to Uncover Functional Loss
• Learn Therapeutic Procedures to Restore Function
• Questions and Answers

Registration link: https://www.footlevelers.com/fucinari-examination-documentation-coding-patient-3

 

 

March 9-10, 12 CEU SEMINAR (San Diego, CA)

 

Kevin Wong, DC | Adjusting the Extremities and the Spine the WONG WAY
CE Provided by Cleveland University – Kansas City

12 CEU

March 9-10, 2019
Saturday 12pm to 6pm
Sunday 8am to 2pm

Courtyard by Marriott San Diego Downtown
530 Broadway
San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 446-3000

What you’ll learn:

• Understand the importance of the foot/arch anatomy and how excessive pronation can negatively affect the entire axial kinematic chain from toes to nose.
• Assess and adjust the extremities and spinal regions keeping in mind common subluxation patterns seen in clinical practice.
• Hone communication skills and discuss business applications of orthotics, pillows, shoes, kinesiotaping and other tools used for patient care.

Registration link: https://www.footlevelers.com/wong-2019-03-09

 

 

March 16-17, 12 CEU SEMINAR (Phoenix, AZ)

 

Mark Charrette, DC | New Charrette’s Extremities: A 21^st Century Approach
CE Provided by Palmer College of Chiropractic

12 CEU

March 16-17, 2019
Saturday 12pm to 6pm
Sunday 8am to 2pm

Sheraton Grand Phoenix
340 N 3^rd St.
Phoenix, AZ 85004
(949) 892-2158

What you’ll learn:

• Explain and demonstrate the components of postural analysis.
• Explain and demonstrate the components of the Structural Fingerprint Exam
• Explain and demonstrate how to digitally scan a patients’ feet.
• Explain and demonstrate the components of x-ray analysis for the pelvis.
• Explain and demonstrate the 7 adjustments in the pronation protocol.

Registration link: https://www.footlevelers.com/charrette-2019-03-16

 

 

March 16, 8 CEU SEMINAR (Atlantic City, NJ)

 

Tim Maggs, DC | Biomechanics, Imaging and Caring for the High School Athlete: The clinical application for this growing population

8 CEU

CE Provided by Logan University

March 16, 2019
Saturday 9am to 6pm

Sheraton Atlantic City Convention Center
2 Convention Blvd
Atlantic City, NJ 08401
(609) 441-2911

What you’ll learn:

• Become the sports doctor at your local high school
• Learn how to perform a top sports biomechanical exam
• Maximize the use of imaging (x-ray and MRI) with your athletes
• The best therapy possible for acute injuries – cold laser therapy
• Why every athlete needs custom orthotics

Registration link: https://www.footlevelers.com/maggs-2019-03-16

 

 

April 6-7, 12 CEU SEMINAR (Newark, NJ)

 

Mario Fucinari, DC, CCSP, APMP, CPCO, MCS-P | Management of the Functional Patient

12 CEU

CE Provided by Northwestern Health Sciences University

April 6-7, 2019

Saturday 12pm to 6pm
Sunday 8am to 2pm

Renaissance Newark Airport
1000 Spring Street
Newark, NJ 07201
(908) 436-4600

What you’ll learn:

• Be able to define “Medical Necessity” in various carriers
• Determine Function’s Role in Insurance
• Learn how to quantitatively assess function
• Learn Examination Techniques to Uncover Functional Loss
• Learn Therapeutic Procedures to Restore Function
• Questions and Answers

Registration link: https://www.footlevelers.com/fucinari-20190406

 

 

April 6-7, 8 CEU SEMINAR (San Jose, CA)

 

Brian Jensen, DC | The 3 Power Patterns of Health and Healing

8 CEU

CE Provided by Northwestern Health Sciences University

April 6-7, 2019
Saturday 12pm to 6pm
Sunday 8am to 2pm

Aloft Santa Clara
510 America Center Court
San Jose, CA 95002
(408) 263-3900

What you’ll learn:

• Explore the relationship between the adaptive neurological responses when exposed to environmental and subconscious stimuli and the effect it has on physical, emotional and physiological responses.
• A practical clinical approach to the complex challenges we face in this current environment of super stress.
• How to evaluate and treat the patient relative to: Adaptive Neurological Responses, Postural Integrity and Functional Movement.
• Get hands on experience related to patient assessment, treatment and rehabilitation which can be easily incorporated into practice.
  Registration link: https://www.footlevelers.com/brian-jensen-3-power-patterns-of-health-apr20190406

 

April 13-14, 8 CEU SEMINAR (Seattle, WA)

 

Kurt Juergens, DC | Tools & Techniques for a Sports Chiropractic Practice
CE Provided by Texas Chiropractic College

8 CEU

April 13-14, 2019
Saturday 2pm to 6pm
Sunday 8am to 12pm

Courtyard Seattle Federal Way
31910 Gateway Center Blvd
Seattle, WA 98003
(253) 529-0200

What you’ll learn:

• Learn how to develop relationships of trust with other healthcare professionals.
• Learn your role as a member of a sports medicine team.
• Gain an understanding of health issues affecting the young athlete.
• Become familiar with special considerations regarding the female athlete.
• Learn how and when to co-manage common and uncommon lower extremity conditions/injuries.
• Learn sideline functional testing for returning the athlete to competition.
• Gain an understanding of lower extremity rehab protocols

Registration link: https://www.footlevelers.com/juergens-2019-04-13

 

April 13-14,12 CEU SEMINAR (Bloomington, MN)

 

Jeff McKinley, DC & Alicia Yochum, DC | A Successful Practice:  Examination, Imaging and Great Patient Care
CE Provided by Logan University

12 CEU

April 13-14, 2019
Saturday 12pm to 6pm
Sunday 8am to 2pm

Sheraton Bloomington Hotel
5601 W 78^th St
Bloomington, MN 55439
(952) 835-1900

What you’ll learn:

• Demonstrate the powerful correlation of orthopedic, biomechanic, x-ray, and posture exams
• Gain a biomechanical perspective from imaging
• Understand the information provided by a digital foot scan
• Create a plan of care based on exam, imaging, and foot scan findings
• Recognize the influence of posture on biomechanics
• Incorporate posture rehab protocols into the plan of care

Registration link: https://www.footlevelers.com/mckinley-yochum-2019-04-13

 

April 27, 8 CEU SEMINAR (Toronto, ON)

 

Jennifer Illes, DC | The Kinetic Chain from the Ground Up
CE Provided by Texas Chiropractic College

8 CEU

April 27, 2019

Seminar Hours: 9am to 6pm

Courtyard Toronto Downtown
475 Yonge Street
Toronto, ON M4Y 1X7
(416) 924-0611

What you’ll learn:

• Skillfully perform and define basic (i) physical, (ii) neurological and (iii) orthopedic exams related to the extremities.
• Perform a gait and postural evaluation, with a special focus starting from the feet up the kinetic chain.
• Skillfully perform and define selected soft tissue and joint manipulative procedures for the extremities.
• Apply appropriate basic corrective and preventative measures to disturbances affecting the health of the extremities.
• Apply appropriate basic corrective and preventative measures to disturbances affecting the health of the extremities.

Registration link: https://www.footlevelers.com/seminar-jilles-apr2019-04-27

 

 

May 4-5, 12 CEU SEMINAR (Columbia, SC)

 

Mario Fucinari, DC, CCSP, APMP, CPCO, MCS-P | Management of the Functional Patient

12 CEU

CE Provided by Northwestern Health Sciences University

May 4-5, 2019

Saturday 12pm to 6pm
Sunday 8am to 2pm

Courtyard by Marriott Downtown at USC
630 Assembly Street
Columbia, DC 29201
(803) 799-7800

What you’ll learn:

• Be able to define “Medical Necessity” in various carriers
• Determine Function’s Role in Insurance
• Learn how to quantitatively assess function
• Learn Examination Techniques to Uncover Functional Loss
• Learn Therapeutic Procedures to Restore Function
• Questions and Answers

Registration link: https://www.footlevelers.com/fucinari-20190504

 

May 4-5, 12 CEU SEMINAR (Philadelphia, PA)

 

Brian Jensen, DC | The 3 Power Patterns of Health and Healing

12 CEU

CE Provided by Northwestern Health Sciences University

May 4-5, 2019
Saturday 12pm to 6pm
Sunday 8am to 2pm

DoubleTree by Hilton Philadelphia Airport
4509 Island Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19153
(215) 365-4150

What you’ll learn:

• Explore the relationship between the adaptive neurological responses when exposed to environmental and subconscious stimuli and the effect it has on physical, emotional and physiological responses.
• A practical clinical approach to the complex challenges we face in this current environment of super stress.
• How to evaluate and treat the patient relative to: Adaptive Neurological Responses, Postural Integrity and Functional Movement.
• Get hands on experience related to patient assessment, treatment and rehabilitation which can be easily incorporated into practice.

Registration link: https://www.footlevelers.com/brian-jensen-3-power-patterns-of-health-may201904

 

 

May 18-19, 8 CEU SEMINAR (Dubuque, IA)

 

Mark Charrette, DC | New Charrette’s Extremities: A 21^st Century Approach
CE Provided by Palmer College of Chiropractic

8 CEU

May 18-19, 2019
Saturday 2pm to 6pm
Sunday 8am to 12pm

Hotel Julien Dubuque
200 Main St
Dubuque, IA 52001
(563) 556-4200

What you’ll learn:

• Explain and demonstrate the components of postural analysis.
• Explain and demonstrate the components of the Structural Fingerprint Exam
• Explain and demonstrate how to digitally scan a patients’ feet.
• Explain and demonstrate the components of x-ray analysis for the pelvis.
• Explain and demonstrate the 7 adjustments in the pronation protocol.

Registration link: https://www.footlevelers.com/charrette-2019-05-18

 

 

May 18-19, 12 CEU SEMINAR (Milwaukee, WI)

 

Kevin Wong, DC | Adjusting the Extremities and the Spine the WONG WAY
CE Provided by Cleveland University – Kansas City

12 CEU

May 18-19, 2019
Saturday 12pm to 6pm
Sunday 8am to 2pm

DoubleTree by Hilton Milwaukee Downtown
611 W. Wisconsin Ave
Milwaukee, WI 53203
(414) 727-2273

What you’ll learn:

• Understand the importance of the foot/arch anatomy and how excessive pronation can negatively affect the entire axial kinematic chain from toes to nose.
• Assess and adjust the extremities and spinal regions keeping in mind common subluxation patterns seen in clinical practice.
• Hone communication skills and discuss business applications of orthotics, pillows, shoes, kinesiotaping and other tools used for patient care.

Registration link: https://www.footlevelers.com/wong-2019-05-18

June 1-2, 8 CEU SEMINAR (Rochester, NY)

 

Kurt Juergens, DC | Tools & Techniques for a Sports Chiropractic Practice
CE Provided by Texas Chiropractic College

8 CEU

June 1-2, 2019
Saturday 2pm to 6pm
Sunday 8am to 12pm

Holiday Inn & Suites Rochester – Marketplace
800 Jefferson Rd
Rochester, NY 14623
(585) 475-9190

What you’ll learn:

• Learn how to develop relationships of trust with other healthcare professionals.
• Learn your role as a member of a sports medicine team.
• Gain an understanding of health issues affecting the young athlete.
• Become familiar with special considerations regarding the female athlete.
• Learn how and when to co-manage common and uncommon lower extremity conditions/injuries.
• Learn sideline functional testing for returning the athlete to competition.
• Gain an understanding of lower extremity rehab protocols

 

 

June 1, 8 CEU SEMINAR (Ronkonkoma, NY)

 

Tim Maggs, DC | Biomechanics, Imaging and Caring for the High School Athlete: The clinical application for this growing population

8 CEU

CE Provided by Logan University

June 1, 2019
Saturday 9am to 6pm

Courtyard by Marriott Long Island MacArthur Airport
5000 Express Drive South
Ronkonkoma, NY 11779
(631) 612-5000

What you’ll learn:

• Become the sports doctor at your local high school
• Learn how to perform a top sports biomechanical exam
• Maximize the use of imaging (x-ray and MRI) with your athletes
• The best therapy possible for acute injuries – cold laser therapy
• Why every athlete needs custom orthotics

Registration Link: https://www.footlevelers.com/maggs-2019-06-01

 

 

June 8-9,12 CEU SEMINAR (Providence, RI)

 

Jeff McKinley, DC & Alicia Yochum, DC | A Successful Practice:  Examination, Imaging and Great Patient Care
CE Provided by Logan University

12 CEU

June 8-9, 2019
Saturday 12pm to 6pm
Sunday 8am to 2pm

Providence Courtyard by Marriott
32 Exchange Terrace
Providence, RI 02903
(401) 272-1191

What you’ll learn:

• Demonstrate the powerful correlation of orthopedic, biomechanic, x-ray, and posture exams
• Gain a biomechanical perspective from imaging
• Understand the information provided by a digital foot scan
• Create a plan of care based on exam, imaging, and foot scan findings
• Recognize the influence of posture on biomechanics
• Incorporate posture rehab protocols into the plan of care

Registration link: https://www.footlevelers.com/mckinley-yochum-2019-06-08

 

June 8-9, 12 CEU SEMINAR (Denver, CO)

 

Kevin Wong, DC | Adjusting the Extremities and the Spine the WONG WAY
CE Provided by Cleveland University – Kansas City

12 CEU

June 8-9, 2019
Saturday 12pm to 6pm
Sunday 8am to 2pm

Courtyard Denver Downtown
934 16^th Street
Denver, CO 80202
(303) 893-2233

What you’ll learn:

• Understand the importance of the foot/arch anatomy and how excessive pronation can negatively affect the entire axial kinematic chain from toes to nose.
• Assess and adjust the extremities and spinal regions keeping in mind common subluxation patterns seen in clinical practice.
• Hone communication skills and discuss business applications of orthotics, pillows, shoes, kinesiotaping and other tools used for patient care.

Registration link: https://www.footlevelers.com/wong-2019-06-08

 

Make sure to sign up for the next Foot Levelers Practice Xcelerator Session in your neighborhood.

 

 

Jan. 24 – Schenectady, NY – https://www.footlevelers.com/PracticeXcelerator/d/?d=px20190124-NY

 

Jan. 25 – Boston – https://www.footlevelers.com/PracticeXcelerator/d/?d=px20190125-MA

 

Feb. 1 – State College, PA – https://www.footlevelers.com/PracticeXcelerator/d/?d=BJ-020119

 

Feb. 8 – Covington, KY – https://www.footlevelers.com/PracticeXcelerator/d/?d=px20190208-KY

 

Feb. 15 – Savannah, GA – https://www.footlevelers.com/PracticeXcelerator/d/?d=px20190215-GA

 

Feb. 20 – Las Vegas – https://www.footlevelers.com/PracticeXcelerator/d/?d=px20190220-NV

 

March 15 – Atlantic City, NJ – https://www.footlevelers.com/PracticeXcelerator/d/?d=px20190315-NJ

 

March 15 – Phoenix, AZ – https://www.footlevelers.com/PracticeXcelerator/d/?d=px20190315-AZ

 

March 21 – Dearborn, MI – https://www.footlevelers.com/PracticeXcelerator/d/?d=px20190321-MI

 

March 23 – Springfield, IL – https://www.footlevelers.com/PracticeXcelerator/d/?d=px20190323-IL

 

March 24 – Pinehurst, NC – https://www.footlevelers.com/PracticeXcelerator/d/?d=px20190324-NC

 

Arlington, Va. – The American Chiropractic Association (ACA) elected Robert C. Jones, DC, of Albuquerque, N.M., as its new president last week in Washington, D.C., during ACA’s annual meeting, the National Chiropractic Leadership Conference (NCLC). Dr. Jones was elected president by his peers on ACA’s Board of Governors (BOG), which consists of five chiropractors and one public member. He replaces outgoing president, N. Ray Tuck, Jr., DC, of Christiansburg, Va. The BOG also elected Michele Maiers, DC, MPH, PhD, of Minneapolis, Minn., as ACA’s vice president. Dr. Jones was elected to the BOG in 2016 and has served as Finance Committee Chair for the past year. He also has been an active member of several ACA committees and advisory boards in the areas of investments, state advocacy and coding. He is a past president of the New Mexico Chiropractic Association, sits on the Board of Trustees of the University of Western States as past chair, and is a graduate of Palmer College of Chiropractic in Davenport, Iowa. Dr. Jones brings a deep understanding of integrative health care to his work with ACA; he is owner/partner of an integrative primary care clinic in the Albuquerque area. Dr. Maiers was elected to the BOG in 2016. She is a professor at Northwestern Health Sciences University (NWHSU) in Bloomington, Minn. She also serves as NWHSU executive director of research and innovation and is a principal at the school’s Center for Healthcare Innovation and Policy. She has been integral to ACA’s work in respect to clinical guidelines review and the opioid epidemic. In advance of BOG elections, members of the ACA House of Delegates voted to fill two open seats on the board: Kathy Boulet, DC, of Lewiston, Maine, was re-elected to the BOG and appointed as a member of the Nominating Committee. Dr. Boulet has served previously as ACA’s Maine delegate and is a past president of the Maine Chiropractic Association. She is a pioneer in hospital privileges for chiropractors and has worked as a consultant in integrative medicine with the Central Maine Medical Center. Leo Bronston, DC, of Onalaska, Wis., returns to the board. In addition to serving previously as a BOG member, he was ACA’s Wisconsin delegate for the past 14 years. He has been an active member of ACA committees and advisory boards in the areas of coding and reimbursement, integrative practice and healthcare technology. Dr. Bronston is also ACA’s representative to the American Medical Association Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) advisory panel. Continuing their service on the ACA Board of Governors this year are Karen Konarski-Hart, DC, of Little Rock, Ark., and public member Steven C. Roberts, Sr., JD, LLM, of St. Louis, Mo., who was appointed Finance Committee Chair by the new president. For a photo of the new leadership team, please email [email protected]. NCLC is the premier national conference for doctors of chiropractic, chiropractic assistants and chiropractic students. Beginning in 2020, NCLC will be called ACA Engage. NCLC has long been known for bringing together industry leaders from all over the country to meet with members of Congress on Capitol Hill, and engaging legislators will always be a priority. Over the years, the program has expanded to also include a wide variety of education offerings (with CE credit available), speeches from respected thought leaders and panel discussions that delve into important topics. The new name reflects the association’s efforts to position the chiropractic profession for success by engaging a new generation of doctors with these exciting education, career and leadership-development opportunities. ATTRIBUTION TO THE 2019 NATIONAL CHIROPRACTIC LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE IS REQUESTED IN ALL NEWS COVERAGE.  ### About the American Chiropractic Association The American Chiropractic Association (ACA) is the largest professional chiropractic organization in the United States. ACA attracts the most principled and accomplished chiropractors, who understand that it takes more to be called an ACA chiropractor. We are leading our profession in the most constructive and far-reaching ways — by working hand in hand with other health care professionals, by lobbying for pro-chiropractic legislation and policies, by supporting meaningful research and by using that research to inform our treatment practices. We also provide professional and educational opportunities for all our members and are committed to being a positive and unifying force for the practice of modern chiropractic. To learn more, visit www.acatoday.org, and connect with us on Facebook and Twitter.

Jan. 14, 2019— A new chiropractic clinic for veterans and active-duty military has opened in downtown Hayward, in the East Bay of the San Francisco Bay Area.

Faculty and students from Life Chiropractic College West, also located in Hayward, will staff the clinic and provide chiropractic care at the Hayward Veterans Memorial Building on Main Street. The building, constructed in 1932, reflects the historic nature of the area, according to Alameda County.  

 

This clinic is all about community outreach, said Dr. Scott Donaldson, the Vice President of Clinical Operations at the Monte H. Greenawalt Health Center at Life West. The Health Center will work with the Hayward Veterans Center in a joint effort to provide affordable chiropractic care that’s easy to access for veterans and active-duty military.

 

“We do want to reach out to both active service and veterans in appreciation for their service to our country,” Dr. Donaldson said. “We’re connecting our student population and veterans with the local veterans center, so there will be veterans serving veterans.” Students and faculty who have served in the military will be able to give back to others who have served or are serving our country.

 

Dr. Donaldson said an initial exam is free, and other services such as x-rays and adjustments are discounted and half the normal price. For a full list of services and prices, call the  Health Center’s front desk at (510) 780-4567.

 

The clinic opened at the Hayward Veterans Memorial Building, at 22737 Main Street, on Jan. 9. Life West faculty and students from the Health Center will be available every Wednesday from 4 to 7 p.m. at the building.

 

This community outreach project has been in the works for several months, and is greatly supported by Dr. Ron Oberstein, president of Life West, who has also organized service trips to other countries such as India and Tonga. The idea of service fits well with the Life West philosophy, “To Give, To Do, To Love, and To Serve.” Dr. Donaldson also said it’s important for Life West to be a part of the greater Hayward community, and this joint project with the Hayward Veterans Center will provide Life West with a way to serve in a special segment of the community.

 

For more information about the clinic or to book an appointment, call the Health Center’s front desk at (510) 780-4567.

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About Life Chiropractic College West

 

Life Chiropractic College West traces its founding to 1976, when the institution was known as Pacific States Chiropractic College. In April 1978, the first group of students at Pacific States Chiropractic College began attending classes.

 

Life Chiropractic College West, which offers a Doctor of Chiropractic degree, is internationally recognized for leadership and innovation in chiropractic education. Life Chiropractic College West is accredited by both the WASC Senior College and University Commission and the Council on Chiropractic Education, agencies recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

 

For more information on Life West, visit https://lifewest.edu/.

 

Contact information

 

Life Chiropractic College West

25001 Industrial Blvd., Hayward, CA 94545

 

Kathy Miedema, Content Specialist and Magazine Editor

Phone: 1.510.780.4500 ext. 4020

Email: [email protected]

 

Dec. 21, 2018—Life Chiropractic College West and the Monte H. Greenawalt Health Center, where Life West students learn clinical skills, are delighted to announce that the non-profit college and adjoining health center in Hayward, California have been recertified as a Bay Area Green Business.

 

Kerri Duggins Rames, DC said the path to recertification was harder after green business standards were raised from the initial certification four years ago, but the journey has been worth it.

 

“This is an example of positive change that has occurred here at Life West due to our collective efforts across many departments, combined with leadership support and facilities follow-through,” she said. Dr. Duggins Rames is a leading member of the committee charged with implementing green programs and standards at Life West. She said she is grateful for advice from City of Hayward employees and the county coordinator who helped Life West achieve recertification as a green business.

 

Projects prompted by the desire to be an environmentally friendly business include building an air-scrubber to improve air quality, reducing water use both indoors and outdoors for campus landscaping, bringing in more and larger plants to help with oxygen flow, adding separated waste receptacles to encourage recycling and composting, and reducing the amount of plastic used on campus by, for example, using biodegradable utensils in the college café. For more on those projects, see the Life West online magazine.

 

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About Life Chiropractic College West

 

Life Chiropractic College West traces its founding to 1976, when the institution was known as Pacific States Chiropractic College. In April 1978, the first group of students at Pacific States Chiropractic College began attending classes.

 

Life Chiropractic College West, which offers a Doctor of Chiropractic degree, is internationally recognized for leadership and innovation in chiropractic education. Life Chiropractic College West is accredited by both the WASC Senior College and University Commission and the Council on Chiropractic Education, agencies recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

 

For more information on Life West, visit https://lifewest.edu/.

 

Contact information

 

Life Chiropractic College West

25001 Industrial Blvd., Hayward, CA 94545

 

Kathy Miedema, Content Specialist and Magazine Editor

Phone: 1.510.780.4500 ext. 4020

Email: [email protected]