Rehabilitation and Maintenance Care: An Evidence-Based Critique
The story of the first chiropractic adjustment is one we all know well. Every student to pass through the halls of Life Chiropractic College West has repeatedly heard this same […]
Concussions: A chiropractic opportunity
Concussions occur much more often than we think. In 2014, the CDC reported approximately 2.53 million traumatic brain injury (TBI) related visits to the emergency department; 812,000 were pediatric cases. […]
It’s Time To Catch Up
Rehabilitation. A word that tends to make the average chiropractic student squirm. But our definition of rehabilitation tends to be limited to tiresome and monotonous exercises and physical therapists. It […]
The Real Vitalistic Life
Vitalism. The emphasis on the non-physical, non-chemical aspect of the human experience. It seems as if vitalism is one of those terms with multiple definitions and general descriptions. What exactly […]
Simple Exercises for the Chiropractor or Student
Chiropractic is a profession that draws people from all walks of life under one common cause: Clearing interference in the nervous system to restore proper function to the body. With […]
As the World Burns: On Rehabilitating the Chiropractic Profession Before It’s Too Late
When I was in University, I went on a delirious late-night rant about climate change one night in which I made a number of dramatic and outlandish claims about overpopulation […]
Chant Your Naad: Exercising The Right to Use Your Sacred Voice
Many of those who know me know that I am an avid and devoted practitioner of Kundalini Yoga, the yoga of awareness. This style of yoga was famously taught within […]
What is the healthcare professional looking for?
Research is the language the healthcare world speaks. It is like the saying, “pics or it didn’t happen.” Without it, making a claim about the efficacy of a particular technique […]
Exercise, Sleep, and Brain Function
There is no doubt that when you exercise you get a rush and an instant release of endorphins. Endorphins reduce your pain perception, triggering a positive feeling and making you […]
‘Subluxation’ in chiropractic research: The Great Semantic Debate
Most people within the chiropractic profession are aware of a divide that exists among us between those who are mechanists seeking to expand evidence-based practice and those who are vitalists […]
