RSD – Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy | Testimonial Tuesday – Episode 32
September 28, 2010 by drhambrick
Filed under Testimonial Tuesday, Upper Cervical Forest
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Testimonial Tuesday Episode 32: RSD – Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy
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In this episode, Dr. Hall tells the story of a young lady who suffered with RSD, or reflex sympathetic dystrophy, a mind boggling neurological condition.
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Palmer Lyceum Was Great | BJ Palmer on the Radio
August 20, 2010 by drhambrick
Filed under Upper Cervical Forest, Upper Cervical in the News
Hi Docs-
WOW, what a great Lyceum at Palmer
Iowa last week. Upper Cervical was highly represented throughout the program. At
the Delt house (see attachment) I met up with Drs. Andy
Roberts and soon to be Dr. Lauren Millman
(008). Lauren is just finishing up at Life College and is writing a paper on a
patient of mine with ‘reflex sympathetic dystrophy’ who has gone from a
wheelchair to the soccer field! Andy also has Drs. Cailen
Wells and Shana McLaughlin in his Detroit
area office all learning from him…they will all go far with that HIO
schooling!
WOW, what a great Lyceum at Palmer
Iowa last week. Upper Cervical was highly represented throughout the program. At
the Delt house (see attachment) I met up with Drs. Andy
Roberts and soon to be Dr. Lauren Millman
(008). Lauren is just finishing up at Life College and is writing a paper on a
patient of mine with ‘reflex sympathetic dystrophy’ who has gone from a
wheelchair to the soccer field! Andy also has Drs. Cailen
Wells and Shana McLaughlin in his Detroit
area office all learning from him…they will all go far with that HIO
schooling!
Speaking of top UC docs from Michigan, I spent
quite a bit of time with Dr. Rick DiGregorio of
Monroe, MI. I even bought him lunch…once I found the tab was all of
$6.00! Anyway, we spent a couple hours checking out his new
digital x-ray conversion system. Here is the scoop! The x-ray pics are hospital
quality. You convert your existing x-ray unit to a ‘direct digital’ via his
bucky system. Films take 7 seconds to go from exposure to computer screen. The
graphic tools allow for NUCCA, AO, Grostic, Blair,…analysis and the line
drawing and angles can be easily accomplished. One excellent feature is the
stereo capacity. Using a 1″ tube shift, the computer automatically offsets the
two stereo films on a special overlapped dual screen monitor and using
simple 3-D glasses (that look like sunglasses) the images really pop out at you.
The stereo BP was like standing over a jack-in-the box as the cranium projected
upwards. The stereo laterals came out in almost a holographic fashion as
you could move your head around and the image would move with you (almost like
the portraits in the Disney Haunted Mansion) Anyway, I think I have Rick
convinced to bring the digital 3-D to FUSION next month so you can get a
personal look at these amazing films…unless you’d rather pay 70 grand for a
new DR system!!!
quite a bit of time with Dr. Rick DiGregorio of
Monroe, MI. I even bought him lunch…once I found the tab was all of
$6.00! Anyway, we spent a couple hours checking out his new
digital x-ray conversion system. Here is the scoop! The x-ray pics are hospital
quality. You convert your existing x-ray unit to a ‘direct digital’ via his
bucky system. Films take 7 seconds to go from exposure to computer screen. The
graphic tools allow for NUCCA, AO, Grostic, Blair,…analysis and the line
drawing and angles can be easily accomplished. One excellent feature is the
stereo capacity. Using a 1″ tube shift, the computer automatically offsets the
two stereo films on a special overlapped dual screen monitor and using
simple 3-D glasses (that look like sunglasses) the images really pop out at you.
The stereo BP was like standing over a jack-in-the box as the cranium projected
upwards. The stereo laterals came out in almost a holographic fashion as
you could move your head around and the image would move with you (almost like
the portraits in the Disney Haunted Mansion) Anyway, I think I have Rick
convinced to bring the digital 3-D to FUSION next month so you can get a
personal look at these amazing films…unless you’d rather pay 70 grand for a
new DR system!!!
Roger Titone had a
booth at the Lyceum and showed off his wonderful Tytron Infrared Scanner. He
also had his updated toggle monitor, so I felt it appropriate to challenge Dr.
DiGregorio to a toggle-off. The speeder was smoking after I adjusted,….
crushed after he adjusted…ENUF SAID!!!
booth at the Lyceum and showed off his wonderful Tytron Infrared Scanner. He
also had his updated toggle monitor, so I felt it appropriate to challenge Dr.
DiGregorio to a toggle-off. The speeder was smoking after I adjusted,….
crushed after he adjusted…ENUF SAID!!!
While on the subject of UC equipment, I’ve talked
to the people at Lloyd Table Co. for years about the need for an easier access
side posture table. A few years ago they developed one that could be raised
straight up horizontally towards the ceiling, which could also then be utilized
as an exam table. They just introduced their new prototype at Homecoming
and here are the pics. Pic 004 is not DD Palmer but Dr.
Lloyd Steffensmeier, who founded of the company in 1963, demonstrating
the table in the middle position….it lowers just as low as the standard Lloyd
side posture table, but can be raised up for taller doctors. Note the headpiece
raises and lowers electronically. This new table can be raised horizontally (pic
007) but also can be raised and lowered like a HiLo for easy access for elderly,
hot low backs,…(pics 005, 006) The guy you see being lowered onto the table is
Dr. Dave Phillips from Minneapolis who used to work
with Dr. Addington in the Blair Clinic and was Dr. Todd Hubbard’s roommate at Palmer (pic 002). Check out
pic 003 as you will see Dave trying to use an inferior line of drive on
BJ!!! (you can get more info on the toggle table by contacting them
at sales@lloydtable.com. Note the
table sells for $10,000 but supposedly $5,000 comes right off your final tax
total due to ADA/handicapped equipment tax benefits.)
to the people at Lloyd Table Co. for years about the need for an easier access
side posture table. A few years ago they developed one that could be raised
straight up horizontally towards the ceiling, which could also then be utilized
as an exam table. They just introduced their new prototype at Homecoming
and here are the pics. Pic 004 is not DD Palmer but Dr.
Lloyd Steffensmeier, who founded of the company in 1963, demonstrating
the table in the middle position….it lowers just as low as the standard Lloyd
side posture table, but can be raised up for taller doctors. Note the headpiece
raises and lowers electronically. This new table can be raised horizontally (pic
007) but also can be raised and lowered like a HiLo for easy access for elderly,
hot low backs,…(pics 005, 006) The guy you see being lowered onto the table is
Dr. Dave Phillips from Minneapolis who used to work
with Dr. Addington in the Blair Clinic and was Dr. Todd Hubbard’s roommate at Palmer (pic 002). Check out
pic 003 as you will see Dave trying to use an inferior line of drive on
BJ!!! (you can get more info on the toggle table by contacting them
at sales@lloydtable.com. Note the
table sells for $10,000 but supposedly $5,000 comes right off your final tax
total due to ADA/handicapped equipment tax benefits.)
While bringing up the subject of B.J., third
generation UC doc, Dr. Meg Banitch of Montclair, NJ
forwarded me this:
This is cool. If you think it is appropriate, pass on to your list
Tom. Talk to you next week. Meg
Tom. Talk to you next week. Meg
Subj: BJ Palmer on the
Radio
Here is the link…I believe there are four different shows highlighting
actual talks from BJ
As mentioned earlier, great times over at the Delt
house in Davenport as the speakers were amazing and I found it quite
interesting that a large amount of the audience was able to hear the speakers
20 feet away while lounging in the pool! Anyway, one of the brothers in
attendance was Dr. Kevin Leach(pic 010). Kevin
has practiced in the San Marino UCHC office in central Italy. Another UC doc
will be taking that practice over as Kevin moves to the new office in Trapani,
near Venice. Apparently the new office is state-of-the-art and adjacent to the
hospital, making UC research a top priority. If you ever wondered what
starting this whole process of the phenomenal interest in Upper Cervical in
Italy, check out the latest Testimonial Tuesday by Dr.Paul
Hambrick as interviews Dr. Drew Hall. Here
is a brief overview:In this episode, Dr. Hall tells the story of a
lady from Italy who suffered with cerebellar ataxia for 10 years and how an
upper cervical correction changed her life, and how it changed the course of
upper cervical chiropractic in the country of Italy. (www.UpperCervicalDocs.com)
Got to spend quite a bit of time with Dr. Brett Bolton (when he wasn’t roughhousing with his
rugby buddies) Brett is a 3rd generation UC DC. Met his father, Dr. Stanley Bolton, who at one time had 28 UC clinics in
Australia. He regaled me with stories of his HIO education, working at BJ’s
Clearview Sanitarium, and the bright future for Upper Cervical…a delightful
man.Also spent quite a bit of time with Dr. Todd Hubbard, Certified Advanced Blair
Instructor& Palmer Instructor, who just completed his masters in clinical
research. He just sent me this today:I started a female patient on march 31st. Her
main complaints were tremors and migraines. After 4 months of care the
migraines are down from 2-3 per week to less than 1 per month. Her tremors
used to be constant in both hands and are now transient at the most. She can
go 2-3 days were she doesn’t notice any tremor at all. When they do come back,
she can control them by doing her posture exercises we gave her. Her initial
lateral cervical x-ray showed a c-spine curve of 17 degrees. Now, 4 months
later, her c-spine curve is 30 degrees. She has only been adjusted C1 and C2.
No weights or traction or any other adjusting. It goes to show, get the upper
neck right and the rest will take care of itselfI need to get a little serious with you. Dr. James Fiore, super Blair doc from Santa Ana, CA, sent
me a great article by a heart surgeon who readily admits that lowering
cholesterol has had little effect in cardiovascular disease and gives reasons
why this disorder which was rare six decades ago is commonplace now. It
is probably too long of an article to read right now, but read it next time
your are bored…or taking one of my classes!!!If you’d like a little ‘practical health advice’
from an Chinese medical doctor, check out the info below sent to me by Dr. Linda Savage, a UC oriented instructor at Life West.
Words of wisdom to live by!!!Take care-Tom
Old Fashioned Upper Cervical
May 13, 2010 by drhambrick
Filed under Upper Cervical Forest
The younger students and docs continually give me a hard time for having an elastic string on the x-ray tube to determine the exact direction of the central ray. They prefer to use the collimator light exclusively. My light burnt out yesterday and it was very nice to have that old fashioned string to align the tube. Now I’ll just get out my sliderule…!!!
Of course, everyone is a critic. A couple weeks ago I sent our a wrong contact address and Dr. Kirk Eriksen replied: Quit drinking while you put together the UC Stuff…I am sure you can hold off a day or so…just a friendly suggestion!
While on the subject of equipment, Dr. Jeremy Maxwell (IMOVEBONES@aol.com) has a ‘primo condition’ Tytron 3000 for sale. Hardly used, it can be purchased for $3,500 and he will pay for the $260 transfer fee to get your office name on the unit to make it yours. He is also seeing some pretty wonderful results in his Fayette, Missouri office:
Had a 34 yr old female who was trampled by a horse 4 years back and broke pelvis and injured left shoulder. After 4 years of pain and told she needed her SI joint fused she finally committed to care. She had called 3-4 times prior but did not commit because her insurance did not cover it. Long story short after about 4-6 weeks of time and two uc corrections her pain has substantially decreased and her SI joint is 75% improved. She now wants to write all the doctors a letter telling them how much better her SI joint is and that she will no longer need that fusion. She told me on one of the visits that before coming to see me she had radio frequency nerve ablation done on her low back to make the SI pain go away. She said that the pain was so bad that if she could have gotten up out of bed and to her gun cabinet she would have taken her life. She said praise the Lord I couldn’t move because now here I am seeing you and getting my life back.
Dr. Craig York sent this:
I wanted to convey a case history that relates to recent discussions of CSF flow, Chiari “0″ malformations, cervical hypolordosis and in this case, blackouts or drop attacks. Last fall I met Dr. David Harshfield, an interventional radiologist in Little Rock, who had just completed soon to be published research with Dr. Scott Rosa which demonstrates CSF flow improvements post UC (Atlas Orthogonal) adjustments in patients with a Chiari “0″ malformation (as evidenced on upright MRI) secondary to loss of cervical curve. I recently adjusted a patient who meets the above criteria after being totally unresponsive for an hour prior to his wife calling me at 1:00 am on a Sunday morning. I met them at my office as the patient’s wife, her father and brother carried him into my office, unconscious emanating foaming saliva. After a brief rest on the waiting room floor, they carried him to the adjusting room where he returned to normal after an adjustment from a Laney Torque Specific instrument. Within 15 min. he sat up and requested his family take him for a ham and cheese omelet at Waffle House (did I mention we’re in Arkansas?) . In 20 years of practice, I’ve never seen anything so dramatic- talk about “turning on the power”!! Sadly, I didn’t capture it on film, didn’t think of that until it was too late!
Lots of UC docs using innovative ways to fill their offices with informed new patients;
Dr. Jack Truong of Elk Grove, CA had an ‘open house’ (patient appreciation day) last Saturday and his office was packed when I stopped by. The fact that when I showed up the patients then ran out screaming indicates my reputation is spreading!!!
Dr. Dennis Campbell wrote me this: I’m doing a dinner with doc this next week and I already have several new patients who couldn’t wait to see me. I’m giving them a big discount off my newly raised prices to see me, which means they pretty much are paying the same they always pay me. I had to rent a whole pizza parlor to get the crowd in. Let you know the finally tally when it’s all over. X-rays are good, Can take a picture and know in seconds how good I am, and dam — I’m good. Always ready to come up an assist you with your seminars, gives me time to catch up on my napping!
Dr. Steve Forest came up with an innovative method of being in two places at once. He had a ‘super excited” patient do a spinal screening at one location while he was at another. The patient signed up 14 new patients. This great idea was probably due to all those years of my getting him in a headlock (a wrestling term for wrapping your arm tightly around ones head) increased the blood flow to his cranium!!!
Got some excellent UC technique seminars coming up:
(1) Drs. Ray Drury, Thad Vaugniaux, and Randy Kale will be at their best teaching you to ‘turn on the UC power’. Attached you will see the May 14,15 Knee Chest seminar to be hosted in Charlotte, N.C. It will included 12 hours of CE (in many states) and will focus on infants/children and difficult cases.
(2) Dr. Johnny Truong will be hosting a Blair Intermediate at his LA office:
Blair Upper Cervical Technique Intermediate Seminar
May 22 (Sat. 9-5:30pm) and May 23 (Sun. 9-1pm)
3600 Wilshire Blvd. 16th Floor Conference Room
Los Angeles, Ca 90010
contact information: Johnny Truong 858-218-5881 cell ; email: js268@hotmail.com
Instructor: David Topping, D.C.
“Educational Investment” (pre-register by May 18):
$245 for Doctors ; $145 for Students After May 18th: $295 for Doctors; $195 for Students.
May 22 (Sat. 9-5:30pm) and May 23 (Sun. 9-1pm)
3600 Wilshire Blvd. 16th Floor Conference Room
Los Angeles, Ca 90010
contact information: Johnny Truong 858-218-5881 cell ; email: js268@hotmail.com
Instructor: David Topping, D.C.
“Educational Investment” (pre-register by May 18):
$245 for Doctors ; $145 for Students After May 18th: $295 for Doctors; $195 for Students.
(3) Dr. Michael Lenarz will be instructing a Blair Intermediate in Sedro Woolley, WA on June 12,(13) and you can register by contacting him at michaellenarz@mac.com.
(4) Dr. Rob Kessinger will be hosting a Knee Chest June 11,12 in Atlanta, GA (see attachment) You will also note in the attachment that the KCUCS group will also be having a Dominican Republic Mission Trip on July 7-14. (only two spots left!)Here is your chance to change some lives…and get a tan all at the same time!!!
(5) Dr. Shawn Dill announced that there are only five spots left for the El Salvador Mission Trip sponsored by Life West (see attachment) to be held June 13-20. Even though we have passed the registration date, if you act quickly he may be able to sneak you in the back door!!!
(6) Drs. Kirk Eriksen and Michael Wagner both sent me a notice, which I’ve attached, regarding an upcoming ‘webinar’ coming up Saturday May 15th titled TITLE: Merging of Radiological and Clinical Perspectives on Spine Imaging. Understanding the relationship between UC subluxation, CSF flow, venous occlusion, cervical hypolordosis and altered brainstem function is critical to the advancement of our collective efforts to demonstrate the the world our ability to restore health through upper cervical adjusting. Next Saturday, May 15th, at 10:00 to 11:00 am CST. Dr. Harshfield will be conducting a webinar at Orthospinogy’s advanced seminar in Atlanta (Orthospinology.org) and will review his research and discuss the anatomy and neurophysiology of this region and his findings regarding UC care and pre and post adjustment improvements of CSF flow. Dr. Harshfield has a Master’s in physiology, a radiology degree, numerous publications and is an upper cervical patient making him likely the only person in the world who can tie together all the recent global information on this timely topic.Rest assured, if BJ is looking down on us, he’ll be smiling broadly as will anyone watching this amazing presentation. A discussion will follow with global participation which hopefully (they will be invited) will include the Italian MD’s working with UCHC doctors re: MS. For those unable to attend this seminar, we are inviting ALL interested doctors to attend the webinar at the above time and join in, not only will you get to participate in this historic meeting, but you can aquaint yourself with a neurophysiological model that perfectly explains the connections between UC care and brainstem function with demonstrable results using the latest imaging. You may enroll at performtec.net until 12:00am CST, Wed., May 12th. Enrollment is limited and will be on a first come, first served basis. It looks exciting! With all these advanced videoconferencing methods now available, I’ve actually planned a seminar a decade from now that I will be giving from my casket!!!
Dr. Roger Morrison of Shawnee, Kansas sent me an article out of Radigraphics, which I’ve attached, dealing with the difficulty in evaluating pediatric x-rays. The article failed to mention my unique method of limiting motion of a young child being x-rayed which consists of duct taping them to the bucky..but I’m sure that was just an oversight!!!
Switching over to the negative, at one time we had 70,000 attorneys in California, not sure of the current number. As you can imagine in a tough economy, everyone is looking to branch out and “create” new business. You probably have heard that the trial lawyers have a multitude of seminars on “How to sue chiropractors.” Attached you will find that a Washington D.C. lawyer is pulling out all stops as he tries to save the world (and line his pocketbook!) Maybe someone should familiarize him with the LATEST study which states the chances of a CVA following a manipulation is EXACTLY the same risk as experiencing one following a visit to the G.P.!!!…in other words, almost too small to measure!
In the continuing saga of Upper Cervical recoveries experienced in Dr. Drew Hall’s life, check out Dr. Paul Hambrick’s www.UpperCervicalDocs.com and hear about an infant with encephalitis and her ‘life restored by UC” in Dr. Dan Kuhn’s office. Makes you proud!!! (I had one patient mention this week that she really enjoys the “Testimonial Tuesdays” and I have no idea how she heard about it…talk about free advertising!!!)
Atlas Profilax at it Again
May 6, 2010 by drhambrick
Filed under Upper Cervical Forest, Upper Cervical in the News
Might as well get
the negative out of the way
first. Atlas Profilax is at it again. Dr. Kirk
Eriksen forwarded this very impressive site
the negative out of the way
first. Atlas Profilax is at it again. Dr. Kirk
Eriksen forwarded this very impressive site
http://www.atlasevolution.com/
I believe this may be the ‘therapist’ who was banned in Oregon…so he
just
trotted down to California. (We seem to have issues at stopping people
from
crossing our borders!!!)
While continuing my
negative theme, my associate,
Dr. Allen
“Tiger”Cox, attended a one day 12 hr CE course last Thurs, so
keep in
mind he may have been sleepy when he heard this info…but here is the
latest
regarding the ‘proposed’ National Health Care (based on the Medi-Care
model):
negative theme, my associate,
Dr. Allen
“Tiger”Cox, attended a one day 12 hr CE course last Thurs, so
keep in
mind he may have been sleepy when he heard this info…but here is the
latest
regarding the ‘proposed’ National Health Care (based on the Medi-Care
model):
(1) ONLY M.D.’s and Osteopaths will be
considered
Primary Physicians.
considered
Primary Physicians.
(2) Physical Therapists will be Doctors
of
Physical Therapy.
of
Physical Therapy.
(3) Physical Therapist will get up to 60
office
visits per condition.
office
visits per condition.
(4) Chiropractors will get 12 office
visits.
(Before you blow your stack, I cannot validate this info but want you to
keep in
mind that our lobbiests ‘suck’ compared to the big buck lobbiests… as
usual
“they got the gold mine and we got the shaft!!!”)
visits.
(Before you blow your stack, I cannot validate this info but want you to
keep in
mind that our lobbiests ‘suck’ compared to the big buck lobbiests… as
usual
“they got the gold mine and we got the shaft!!!”)
One other thing Dr. Cox mentioned is the
term
medical doctors understand for subluxation is “Articular
Neurodyskinesia”…just
rolls off the tongue doesn’t it???
term
medical doctors understand for subluxation is “Articular
Neurodyskinesia”…just
rolls off the tongue doesn’t it???
One of Tiger’s best friends in high
school was
Dr. Drew Hall, current prez of the Blair
Society. You
may remember last week that I’d mentioned he had an anesthesiologist
come in for
care due to severe vertigo, bilat. TMJ, and C-sp pain from walking into a
school was
Dr. Drew Hall, current prez of the Blair
Society. You
may remember last week that I’d mentioned he had an anesthesiologist
come in for
care due to severe vertigo, bilat. TMJ, and C-sp pain from walking into a
lamppost while in college and he ‘knew’ the problems
were cervicogenic. He looked up UC on the internet, got his first
adjustment last week, and came in for a re-check this past Saturday…
reporting
that his vertigo of 10 year duration was already 80% better. He said,
“Next week
I am sending in three of my friends who are neurologists. This work is
amazing!”
(Now THAT’S how we spread the word of Upper Cervical!)
Dr. Hall’s partner in the LA (Koreatown)
office is
Dr. Johnny Truong (who has been on fire
giving Blair
Primary seminars in his office this year). Anyway, this weeks
Testimonial
Tuesday narrated by Dr. Paul Hambrick goes
as
follows:
office is
Dr. Johnny Truong (who has been on fire
giving Blair
Primary seminars in his office this year). Anyway, this weeks
Testimonial
Tuesday narrated by Dr. Paul Hambrick goes
as
follows:
Testimonial Tuesday Episode 11: High
Blood
Pressure & Ankle Swelling
In this episode, Dr. Truong’s future mother-in-law suffered from high
blood
pressure, and a chronic ankle swelling which was the result of a serious
fracture she had experienced to the affected ankle a few years ago.
Hear how both conditions were affected by an atlas correction from
Dr.
Truong. Check out www.UpperCervicalDocs.com
for “the rest of the story!”
We certainly do attract very
’interesting’
cases in UC offices. I wrote you a couple weeks ago about an 18 y/o who
’interesting’
cases in UC offices. I wrote you a couple weeks ago about an 18 y/o who
had moderate GERD and dysphagia for 3 years being observed and treated
at
Stanford…with minimal results. The first week following the atlas
correction,
the symptoms completly abated and she remains asymptomatic 8 weeks into
care.
Anyway, her 23 y/o brother came in yesterday and mentioned that he flew
over the
handlebars of his bike four years ago. X-raying him required me to
rotate
the chair about 30 degrees to get his head aligned for a good base
posterior.
One of his symptoms is that immediately after the injury, he has lost
his
ability to perspire on the entire left side of his body! Anyway, the
Blair
films revealed a 1/2 mm PIR atlas displacement. Regarding atlas
misalignments…
“Size does not matter!!!”
Got a practice for sale or lease in
downtown
Oakland, CA Dr. Thanh Dang associated with
me
for a while (until she wised up!) and opened an office fully equipped to
downtown
Oakland, CA Dr. Thanh Dang associated with
me
for a while (until she wised up!) and opened an office fully equipped to
practice UC. The x-ray unit has stereo shift, Blair headclamps,….
scanner,
Lloyd side posture table,…are included in the purchase. Contact Dr.
Dang, if
interested, by calling 510-508-6395.
Dr. Amanda Dunn
has a,
hard to find, tilting bucky for sale. She wrote: I have an 8×10 tilting bucky that I want to sell.
I am
keeping the head clamps. This is what it looks like. I bought it
used 3.5 years ago. http://s72.photobucket.com/
has a,
hard to find, tilting bucky for sale. She wrote: I have an 8×10 tilting bucky that I want to sell.
I am
keeping the head clamps. This is what it looks like. I bought it
used 3.5 years ago. http://s72.photobucket.com/
and
http://s72.photobucket.com/
http://s72.photobucket.com/
You can contactg Dr. Dunn at dunnma@hotmail.com
UC icon, Dr.
Daniel
Kuhn of Huntington Beach, CA, is looking for an associate.
We are currently looking
for a new
Upper Cervical associate. The following requirements must be met to be
interviewed:
> Completed chiropractic college courses
>
Passed all
state boards in California
> Passed x-ray certification
> Is
an
outgoing self-starter willing to put in the time to build your
>
practice.
> Practices Upper Cervical HIO or Blair techniques only
>
Daniel
Kuhn of Huntington Beach, CA, is looking for an associate.
We are currently looking
for a new
Upper Cervical associate. The following requirements must be met to be
interviewed:
> Completed chiropractic college courses
>
Passed all
state boards in California
> Passed x-ray certification
> Is
an
outgoing self-starter willing to put in the time to build your
>
practice.
> Practices Upper Cervical HIO or Blair techniques only
>
Send resumes to vicki.kuhndc@verizon.net or mail them to:
>
Kuhn
Chiropractic Offices
> c/o Vicki Dorvall
> 16052 Beach
Blvd., Suite
130
> Huntington Beach, CA 92647
> Each resume will be
reviewed and
we will call you with available interview
> times. Please include
your
phone number and e-mail address.
Surfing skills are not
mandatory!!!
mandatory!!!
Dr. James Fiore
has
been practicing UC in Southern California for a few decades having had
his
training from the late Dr. Weldon Muncy
(the revered
leader of the Blair technique following Dr. Blair’s death) After he read
about
the last Upper Cervical Evolution, he wrote me this: Just read your report on the uc conference.
Seems
that there was an educational time had by all. My stepson who is
12 had ms, severe asthma and chronic ear infections when his mom and I
started seeing each other 6 years ago, Two years after we met, he was
playing flag football. The tubes in his ears fell out on their own, he
had
stopped taking meds of any kind and was walking normally. Needless to
say, I was
adjusting him Blair specific ASR when he needed an adjustment.
Interesting
insight those Italians have about ms, No?
has
been practicing UC in Southern California for a few decades having had
his
training from the late Dr. Weldon Muncy
(the revered
leader of the Blair technique following Dr. Blair’s death) After he read
about
the last Upper Cervical Evolution, he wrote me this: Just read your report on the uc conference.
Seems
that there was an educational time had by all. My stepson who is
12 had ms, severe asthma and chronic ear infections when his mom and I
started seeing each other 6 years ago, Two years after we met, he was
playing flag football. The tubes in his ears fell out on their own, he
had
stopped taking meds of any kind and was walking normally. Needless to
say, I was
adjusting him Blair specific ASR when he needed an adjustment.
Interesting
insight those Italians have about ms, No?
Take care-
Tom
Upper Cervical Evolution 2010
April 24, 2010 by drhambrick
Filed under Upper Cervical Forest, Upper Cervical in the News
WOW, did we have a great time at the Upper Cervical Evolution in Charlotte this past
weekend!
The cohesiveness of the UC docs is amazing and let me get you the
details:
weekend!
The cohesiveness of the UC docs is amazing and let me get you the
details:
(1) The highlight of the program was Prof. Giuseppe Marceca, M.D. (a top cardiologist
in Italy)
as he acknowledged a groundbreaking undertaking of UC research upon
which they
have embarked. He introduced Sandro Mandolesi,
M.D. who took us through the very technical research on
vascularity
of the brain stem region and measurable changes in outflow in patient
supine and
upright positions. He discussed the different types of Multiple
Sclerosis as it
relates to disturbed microvacular circulation. The conclusion based
upon four
female MS patients is that it is highly likely that UC subluxations play
a role
in the etiology of MS and correction may have corrective or preventative
in Italy)
as he acknowledged a groundbreaking undertaking of UC research upon
which they
have embarked. He introduced Sandro Mandolesi,
M.D. who took us through the very technical research on
vascularity
of the brain stem region and measurable changes in outflow in patient
supine and
upright positions. He discussed the different types of Multiple
Sclerosis as it
relates to disturbed microvacular circulation. The conclusion based
upon four
female MS patients is that it is highly likely that UC subluxations play
a role
in the etiology of MS and correction may have corrective or preventative
potentials….and this isn’t based upon
opinions, it is legitimate
research utilizing the most advance vascular scanning devices currently
available in the medical field! They would like to get 500 to 1,000 MS
patients involved in the study.
(2) Dr.Marceca mentioned that presently Drs. Steve Conicello (Rome), Kevin
Leach (San Marino), and Jake Hollowell
Leach (San Marino), and Jake Hollowell
(Sicily) are a great start, but he mentioned 7 other cities (including
the city
many think is the most beautiful in the world…Florence) in which he
would like
to start UCHC clinics in conjunction with his partner, Dr.
Ray Drury. It was great seeing all three of
these
Italia UC docs at the Evolution and know we are really represented by
top notch
dedicated doctors…who also are dedicated at breaking down walls and
getting a
legitimate relationship with these medical
researchers!!!
(3) Dr. Patrick
Gentempo had an excellent talk on the need for accurate equipment
to
detect subluxations and confirm that they have been corrected. If
any
method of health care is to be respected, it MUST be accurate and it
MUST
be reproducible.
Gentempo had an excellent talk on the need for accurate equipment
to
detect subluxations and confirm that they have been corrected. If
any
method of health care is to be respected, it MUST be accurate and it
MUST
be reproducible.
(4)
Michael Gerber (E-myth author) discussed the concept of marketing
a
reproducible product in an exacting fashion. This well known author
utilized
many corporate examples of running a system in a predictable and
efficient
manner.
Michael Gerber (E-myth author) discussed the concept of marketing
a
reproducible product in an exacting fashion. This well known author
utilized
many corporate examples of running a system in a predictable and
efficient
manner.
(5) Dr. Paul
Hambrick
covered the methods of educating patients to UC using the electronic
media,
patient communication,…BTW check out Dr. Hambrick’s www.UpperCervicalDocs.com and you will find an episode by Dr. Drew Hall on a very interesting dysphasia
patient.
Hambrick
covered the methods of educating patients to UC using the electronic
media,
patient communication,…BTW check out Dr. Hambrick’s www.UpperCervicalDocs.com and you will find an episode by Dr. Drew Hall on a very interesting dysphasia
patient.
(6)
Dr. Robert Brooks gave an amazing and humorous talk on NUCCA and
he
has a superb website in which the patient can type in their x-ray
listing and
the animated spine moves into that subluxated position.
Dr. Robert Brooks gave an amazing and humorous talk on NUCCA and
he
has a superb website in which the patient can type in their x-ray
listing and
the animated spine moves into that subluxated position.
(7) Dr. Brook’s longtime
colleague/friend Dr. Julie Mayer Hunt (see
pic 018)
discussed UC as it relates to kids. She showed the tie in between
erector spinae
muscle rigidity and upper cervical subluxations and explained how
to perform a leg check on a typical six month old…bow legged,
kicking, and screaming. It ain’t easy, but for
Dr. Hunt it
seems effortless.
colleague/friend Dr. Julie Mayer Hunt (see
pic 018)
discussed UC as it relates to kids. She showed the tie in between
erector spinae
muscle rigidity and upper cervical subluxations and explained how
to perform a leg check on a typical six month old…bow legged,
kicking, and screaming. It ain’t easy, but for
Dr. Hunt it
seems effortless.
(8) Upper Cervical Health Centers of
America
(UCHCA) Billy Doherty gave
a
great presentation on practice management and high tech marketing. Billy
always
presents his high energy talks from a very businesslike vantage
point…making
you think, why didn’t I think of that?
America
(UCHCA) Billy Doherty gave
a
great presentation on practice management and high tech marketing. Billy
always
presents his high energy talks from a very businesslike vantage
point…making
you think, why didn’t I think of that?
(9) Dr. Jon Schwartzbauer discussed the need for us
to not only
expand the number of UC docs worldwide (send more students to chiro
colleges
that teach and support UC) and then finally picked up a guitar and put
his
message to lyrics titled Taking Upper Cervical Door to Door.(see
pic
024 and you may be able to read the lyrics)
to not only
expand the number of UC docs worldwide (send more students to chiro
colleges
that teach and support UC) and then finally picked up a guitar and put
his
message to lyrics titled Taking Upper Cervical Door to Door.(see
pic
024 and you may be able to read the lyrics)
(10) Dr. Stan
Pierce,
Jr. did an awesome job of explaining the intricacies of using an
orthogonal technique in a 9,200 sq. ft. office. Dr. Pierce and his
father (the
famous Dr. Stan Pierce, Sr.) train docs in
this
ultraprecise care and are both strong advocated of UC unity while
remaining
steadfast in their beliefs.
Pierce,
Jr. did an awesome job of explaining the intricacies of using an
orthogonal technique in a 9,200 sq. ft. office. Dr. Pierce and his
father (the
famous Dr. Stan Pierce, Sr.) train docs in
this
ultraprecise care and are both strong advocated of UC unity while
remaining
steadfast in their beliefs.
(11) Dr. Bo
Rochester
(co-author of the Orthospinology text with Dr.
Kirk
Eriksen) kept the audience enthralled with the precision of the
work.
This researcher implored us to never be accepting of
mediocrity!
Rochester
(co-author of the Orthospinology text with Dr.
Kirk
Eriksen) kept the audience enthralled with the precision of the
work.
This researcher implored us to never be accepting of
mediocrity!
(12) Dr. Bart Patzer discussed precision orthogonal chiropractic in a high
volume
clinic.How he can be on the board of UCHCA, run two practices, find
buyers of clinics to replace retired UC doc, teaching technique,…I’ll
never know?
volume
clinic.How he can be on the board of UCHCA, run two practices, find
buyers of clinics to replace retired UC doc, teaching technique,…I’ll
never know?
(13) Dr. Bryan Duff gave one of the best
talks
on the history of instrumentation and pattern work.His father, Dr. Stephen Duff, Sr. was an admirer of BJ’s
Research
Clinic and purchased a general hospital in the Napa Valley with the
intention of duplicating the B.J.’s clinic out west. (Bryan is seen in
pic 27 with Dr. Marceca) and he is a carbon copy of his
dad!
talks
on the history of instrumentation and pattern work.His father, Dr. Stephen Duff, Sr. was an admirer of BJ’s
Research
Clinic and purchased a general hospital in the Napa Valley with the
intention of duplicating the B.J.’s clinic out west. (Bryan is seen in
pic 27 with Dr. Marceca) and he is a carbon copy of his
dad!
(14) Dr. James
Sigafoose started out low key and then kicked into overdrive
keeping
everyone laughing at his common sense approach to BJ type UC
chiropractic.
Sigafoose started out low key and then kicked into overdrive
keeping
everyone laughing at his common sense approach to BJ type UC
chiropractic.
(15)The audience heard me speak on the
life of
Dr. Blair and letters from his daughters
about Upper
Cervical tripling his life span…and how he would scold them if they
drank Coke
or Dr. Pepper prior to being scanned! I did wrap
up my
talk with a 10 minute tribute to our great friend, Dr. Kirk Eriksen!
life of
Dr. Blair and letters from his daughters
about Upper
Cervical tripling his life span…and how he would scold them if they
drank Coke
or Dr. Pepper prior to being scanned! I did wrap
up my
talk with a 10 minute tribute to our great friend, Dr. Kirk Eriksen!
(16) Greg Buchanan was in rare form as he
led us on
a journey from a life of misery to one of joy (he also showed some great
led us on
a journey from a life of misery to one of joy (he also showed some great
dance moves during a music video!)
(16) Dr. Drew Hall
(pic 023) was in his usual dynamic form, but this
time did a
tribute to his mentor, Dr. Dan Kuhn.
(pic 023) was in his usual dynamic form, but this
time did a
tribute to his mentor, Dr. Dan Kuhn.
(17) Dr. Kuhn gave a
wonderful talk at the Saturday luncheon
imploring us to use the right terminology (not therapy, treatment,
manipulation,chiropractic physician…but use adjustment, Upper Cervical
wonderful talk at the Saturday luncheon
imploring us to use the right terminology (not therapy, treatment,
manipulation,chiropractic physician…but use adjustment, Upper Cervical
doctor,…
(18) Drs. Ray Drury and Thad Vaugnaiux (pic 001) updated us on the amazing progress of UC in
Italy but
reminded us of the need to produce a very identifiable and efficacious
product
that consumers can not only get excited about, but also need to know it
isn’t
Jones Chiropractic office (which means nothing to them), it is an Upper
Cervical
Clinic…which can be easily defined!!!
Italy but
reminded us of the need to produce a very identifiable and efficacious
product
that consumers can not only get excited about, but also need to know it
isn’t
Jones Chiropractic office (which means nothing to them), it is an Upper
Cervical
Clinic…which can be easily defined!!!
It wasn’t all
serious stuff, there was a lot of
laughter and fun. As we dined outdoors in the rain Friday night (pic
006) you
will see from left to right, Dr. Hollowell’s interpreter, Drs. Hollowell, Meg Banitch, Scott Glocke, Rob Ohlsen,
Frederick
Schurger, Johnny Truong, John Hilpisch, me, Drew Hall, Jack
Truong, Jeanne
Schurger, and Liz Hilpisch.
serious stuff, there was a lot of
laughter and fun. As we dined outdoors in the rain Friday night (pic
006) you
will see from left to right, Dr. Hollowell’s interpreter, Drs. Hollowell, Meg Banitch, Scott Glocke, Rob Ohlsen,
Frederick
Schurger, Johnny Truong, John Hilpisch, me, Drew Hall, Jack
Truong, Jeanne
Schurger, and Liz Hilpisch.
The vendors were pretty amazing also,
just too
many to mention. The Upper Cervical Store (maker of the new Blair
headclamps) showed off their new elevating side posture table for those
of you
tired of bending over to make leg checks. James and Rhonda Tomasi were energizing the
whole group
with their “whole world needs Upper Cervical” attitude!”Titronics was
there(pic
015) and the photo shows Roger Titone, Rick DiGregorio (who is working on a holographic
3-D x-ray
image), and Boris Karloff!!!
just too
many to mention. The Upper Cervical Store (maker of the new Blair
headclamps) showed off their new elevating side posture table for those
of you
tired of bending over to make leg checks. James and Rhonda Tomasi were energizing the
whole group
with their “whole world needs Upper Cervical” attitude!”Titronics was
there(pic
015) and the photo shows Roger Titone, Rick DiGregorio (who is working on a holographic
3-D x-ray
image), and Boris Karloff!!!
DON’T KNOW WHERE
UPPER CERVICAL
EVOLUTION 5 WILL BE HELD, BUT MAKE SURE YOU ARE
THERE!!!
UPPER CERVICAL
EVOLUTION 5 WILL BE HELD, BUT MAKE SURE YOU ARE
THERE!!!
Take Care-
Tom
Best Way To Market An Upper Cervical Practice | Internal Marketing & Patient Referrals
February 11, 2010 by drhambrick
Filed under Upper Cervical Forest
WOW, what a weekend for UC seminars. Dr. Dave Topping, assisted by Dr. Jim Fiore, gave a great Blair Intermediate in LA last weekend and apparently the docs were so fast that the side posture tables are still smoking!!!
Meanwhile in Davenport, Drs. Todd Hubbard, Rob Ohlsen, and I gave the Blair Advanced seminar this weekend and examined 24 students for proficiency (allows them to use the technique in clinic) Regardless of your UC technique, you’d be proud of the accuracy and dedication of these young students. They are sharp!!!
If the next time you see me I am wearing a tweed jacket with arm patches and have a ‘professorial’ (nose in the air) aura as I strut around, it is because I am ‘published’! What am I rambling on about? The Journal of Chiropractic Medicine has informed us that they are publishing our Inter and Intra examiner reliability study on Blair Protracto views. We took one hundred atlas-condyle views and had 26 students and doctors view the films…twice. The amount of agreement regarding the misalignments was impressive. Nice to know we are all seeing the same subluxation we are trying to correct. Although Drs. Hubbard and Brett Vowles (with an assist from Dr. Susan Hooper, DC, Ph.D.) did most of the work, I did get credit…so as my high school football coach told me, the last guy on the pile gets his name announced as the tackler!!!
Speaking of being published, Dr. Mike Burcon has done it again! He just had a Trigeminal Neuralgia case study printed. Rhonda Tomasi forwarded me this: Dr. Burcon also published a paper on Meinere’s case study of 157 patients. He is offering a seminar in June for young UC DC’s and patients. Contact him in Grand Rapids (drburcon@sbcglobal.net) for a pdf information brochure. Check out the attached paper from JVSR and I think you may be impressed with the conclusion:Conclusion: This case study demonstrates the effectiveness of cervical specific care as an alternative to medication or surgery for the control of pain associated with TN.
At lunch on Saturday, we brought in pizza and showed The Power of Upper Cervical (there must be some reversed Dorian Gray thing going on as I look older each time I watch it!) Anyway, the students loved the video and I wrapped it up talking about some amazing pediatric recoveries seen in Dr. Dan Kuhn’s office and then encapsulated the What Time Tuesday? story of James Tomasi. Rhonda Tomasi wrote me this: Check James’ calendar at www.whattimetuesday.com if they are interested in asking him to speak at a Patient Appreciation Dinner? He is in CA, TX and MI in the next few months. Check out the attachment regarding James speaking at the ‘Open House’ at the new UCHC clinic in Rome this upcoming weekend. Does he ever stay home???
Need some UC equipment? Dr. Eric Russell, instructor at Parker College, has a nice collection for sale. Check out the details: http://s858.photobucket.com/
One of the best ways to promote your practice is ‘in house’. A referral practice in which patient already know you fees; that you don’t adjust on each visit (HOLDING IS HEALING); that you will not be manipulating the lower back; that have a support group of like-minded friends already under UC care;…takes the worry out of a practice. With ‘in house’ education, posters are imperative and the UC poster guru is Dr. Daniel Clark. Check out the attachment of his latest. I hung one upside down just to see if the patients are paying attention!!!
After all that feelgood stuff regarding the growth and acceptance of Upper Cervical, now I have to deal with the latest Atlasprofilax (or whatever their name is this week, as they leave town the moment an adverse reaction is seen!) Anyway, they are starting to advertise that they are “better” than Upper Cervical!
Here is the latest:
Here is the latest:
My opinion as expert of the first 2 cervical vertebrae:
The method of Upper Cervical is based on a wrong principle – therefore the gotten results are limited – without counting the fact, that the treatment must continually repeated with considerable costs.
The cervical zone of the atlas is a so important and central point, that alone a slight movement of the zone give benefits. Different techniques have been developed – almost all of these techniques have in common that they have to be continuously repeated to maintain some benefit. The method of Upper Cervical doesn’t make an exception.
The problem is:
The ligaments and the articular capsule that hold together the atlantooccipitale (occipitocervical) are very tight, the ligaments almost doesn’t have at all elastic structures – together with the strong and short musculature this zone become a special character respecting the impulses given to this zone (as in the case of the solenoid of the Upper Cervical) – the given impulses are pulled back as with a spring. As soon as the treatment is finished everything which was moved returns as before – exactly as before. However, some benefits remains because there are many receptors which are stimulated and as I pointed out already alone a slight movement of the zone give benefits. Unfortunately this benefits don’t remain for long time.
To move really the first cervical vertebra and to achieve permanent results one requires other methods:
Not an impulse – but a strength also of a certain entity that extends the vertebra in the course of time to the correct points. Of course, previously (before the treatment) the relevant musculature must be loosened carefully.
This is done with the atlantotec method and the obtainable results are of a completely different significance. The correction is made in the most greater parts of the cases in only one time and a definitive disappearance of the symptoms often was noticed.
Another defect of the Upper Cervical is, that it is only tried to correct the lateral misalignment, while the greater part of the people also have a rotation of the atlas up to 8 degrees. This is not corrigible with giving an lateral impulse (correction) as it is done with Upper Cervical.
The Atlas has a three-dimensional move on more aces – therefore with a treatment “a blow and ready” much cannot be reached. The AtlanticTec treatments lasts well 80 minutes in those are done different things and not only some “milliseconds”.
The things I affirm, I can show with spiral CT and I am very open for the one who wanted to show me the opposite. Through a direct comparison one always can learn something.
With this writing I don’t denigrate the method Upper Cervical – since UC is the opinion, to do something is better as nothing at all – since it is not dangerously and in the worst case happens. The normal chiropractors do many more damages trying to manipulate the upper cervical zone
Alfredo Lerro is from Atlantotec (swiss) – www.atlantotec.com
That’s OK, I’m changing professions next week as I just finished my weekend brain surgery course!!!
This wonderful profession, discovered by D.D. Palmer, developed by B.J. Palmer, and advanced by many luminaries who have gone before us sacrificing substantial time from their families refining chiropractic and even being jailed for their convictions, obviously has enemies…from both within and without! The above ‘Profilax’ is an obvious example of an external enemy (along with MD’s, DO’s, P.T’s, Orthopedists, Physiatrists, massage therapists, Homeopathic Physicians, pain management clinics,…and everyone else touting ‘manipulation’) But another enemy is within! Read Dr. Christopher Kent’s article in the February 12th Dynamic Chiropractic titled Drugs, Chiropractic, and Boiled Frogs and you will find how extensive a small part of our profession is pushing (literally) drug inclusion (Oklahoma and New Mexico especially). Imagine the tarnished image of our profession as iatrogenic drug illnesses, needle infections, unnecessary deaths,… develop because a small % of our profession doesn’t get THE BIG IDEA. Imagine our malpractice rates!!!
Back to UC. Here is a case of Dr. Stan Pfeifroth we could all learn a lesson from regarding referring: Had an interesting case, a 14 year old boy, had been under my care before for low back pain, presented with posterior headache (base of the skull) of about 3 weeks, the last 7 days or so it was worse with swallowing, had been to an internal medicine doctor and an EENT doctor, who could find nothing, meningitis was ruled out, had a slight low grade fever off and on, an elevated c reactive protein blood test, the headache was relieved with meds but came back quickly, we did cervical x rays, and had obvious atlas axis misalignments, had 1.5 inch short leg with positive cervical syndrome, adjusted him C1 ASR and C2 ALS and tapped his coccyx, after I adjusted him he reported immediate relief from headache and the swallowing did not exacerbate headache as it did before, but during the evening after the adjustment he felt extremely bad, worse than before, checked him the next morning, legs balanced no cervical syndrome but still feeling terrible, I never had seen a case of swallowing causing headache, so I sent him immediately that morning for MRI. He had a huge retropharyngeal abscess, with some fluid from base of skull down the neck, was operated immediately to drain cyst and treat the infection. The doctors told me it was a life threatening situation and is very hard medically to treat since the infection was in the deep fascia, do not know if Innate could have handled it on its own but his parents were grateful that we found the source of his problem and I was glad to clear out the upper cervicals to help his recovery. It was not a chiropractic triumph but I was glad not to be one of the doctors that missed the diagnosis and glad that I did not perform a classic cervical rotary adjustment as that could have possibly ruptured the abscess. So far he is doing fine
I know, this e-mail is as long as your tax form! So I will have to wait until next week to tell about the amazing RETRACING experience of one of Dr. Rob Ohlsen’s patients…how’s that for a cliffhanger???
In case you wondered what our fearless leader, Blair Society prez Dr. Drew Hall, has been up to, I’ve attached a summary of his ardous week of fly fishing in Argentina! His “Day in the Life” will be printed in the next Palmer Beacon and here is a snipped of what has happened since he returned to the office: My first day back was met with five new patients. One family brought their five year old in with autism, and after hearing the introduction to Upper Cervical, her four year old daughter who had been battling a four week long sinus infection also started. Both were corrected and scheduled two days later for their follow appointment. The mom was shocked that her daughter, who had had green boogers for four weeks, mysteriously woke the next morning with clear nasal drainage. And the following morning had no drainage whatsoever! Isn’t Innate great? I’m going to suggest Drew write this up as a case study but would suggest he change the “green nasal discharge” terminology!!!
Take care-
Tom
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New Upper Cervical Care Website | Upper Cervical Doctor Directory
February 4, 2010 by drhambrick
Filed under Upper Cervical Forest
About a year ago at a Blair seminar in Davenport I was having lunch with Roger Titone, developer of the Tytron infrared scanning device. He lives on a number of acres outside of Iowa City and expressed some very serious concerns regarding what Monsanto was doing to the soil and how they seem to be virtually unregulated. Check out the brief video http://films.nfb.ca/monsanto/, keeping in mind that “YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT!!!”
While on negative subjects, I might as well make you aware of a judgment against a chiropractor in Canada regarding manipulation and hearing loss. Sadly, it seems like a groundswell movement against neck adjustments is taking place just north of our border and I certainly hope the momentum can be stopped and the DC’s start to recognize that ‘done right’ neck adjustments produce results that are amazing, done wrong…You can check out
http://www.nationalpost.com/
Got some reading time? I have attached the most recent data regarding ‘adverse reactions to prescription medication’ sent to me by Dr. Roger Morrison. It is longer than War and Peace and really makes you think of that famous quote from O. W. Holmes, M.D.-Professor of Medicine, Harvard University “If all the medicine in the world were thrown into the sea, it would be bad for the fish and good for humanity.”
(BTW-UCHCA has a boatload of UC posters (I have 5 of them!) at their site that really portrays the Upper Cervical message with beautiful natural pics and quotes like above or some of BJ’s. I’d highly recommend them for your office, keeping in mind that we learn by seeing!)
Speaking of UCHCA, I contacted Billy Doherty regarding the new UC site (www.uppercervicalcare.com) they announced and asked if it would be just for UCHC members or if it was for any UC doc. Here is his answer:
This site is for EVERYONE. It is a patient website designed to create awareness of upper cervical. We are selling placement to all UC docs who want to list their practices. UCHC offices will get their own subsite and preferred placement under the listings.
This is NOT a UCHC thing, This is an Upper Cervical thing. UpperCervicalCare.com is a separate company! Docs that want to be listed on the site will pay (prices TBD). A portion of their fee will go to Upper Cervical Research and the other will go to Uppercervicalcare.com to keep up the website.
The intent with this site is to:
- Create a greater awareness of upper Cervical across the world
- Have all UC docs refer family, friends, patients to the site because it is the MOST comprehensive place to find answers related to upper cervical!
- UC docs will want to be listed here
- This site will continually evolve with the help of all upper cervical doctors across the globe
It is so exciting to see young docs getting excited about UC. We had a Blair elective class last night at Life West and I discussed the fact that 99% of your patients will have had a trauma that initiated their health challenges but oddly enough will frequently deny such injuries…as if the mind does not want to relive that trauma. Dr. Dena King of Novato, CA has such a case worth reading: My “MS” patient made me cry the other day (for joy for her) - after her toggle I asked her if I could help her get up and straight back to the resting chairs. She looked at me clearly (remember her eyes used to roll around in the sockets and she couldn’t focus- too much effort) and said: “no, I can just lay her for the five minutes…it doesn’t hurt anymore. At home I’ve been getting to the point where I can lay on my right side for 15 min. before it hurts – but now I can lay here…I haven’t been able to lay on my right side my whole life…well, since the accident.” She then asked if her hip could really get better. (the entire Quadratus Lumborum was seized to the point of pulling her over severely to the left. Her legs would wobble like they were going to drop her with the knees going helter skelter and the hip was twisted into a pretzel.) - Now her low back has gained tremendous suppleness (still twisting but 78% better) I said to her: “you know you haven’t really told me about the accident before…” (piecemeal – but confusing…) She said in a quiet husky tight voice: “bad…really bad memories…don’t like to go back there….”
This is what she told me Tom: “I was 12 and my head was just about the height of the window – a little more – it was the top of the door that fractured my skull. The drunk hit us while we were doing 65 on the freeway overpass. He hit us so hard that we hit the guardrail and flipped over it (falling down to the underpass). Funny how I only remember little things from it like waking up and being pissed; reeaally pissed, that I couldn’t wash my hair for weeks of the blood and cerebral spinal fluid that was matting it. My jaw was fractured from the right side to the left- gapping on the right about this much (she used her fingers to show about 1-2 inches). My skull was fractured from the right side around the back like a new opening for the spine to come through and my pelvis was shattered….”
There was a looongg pause while I watched her remembering.
She said: “You know, I don’t hurt anymore like I did. Those headaches made me want to die and the “curse” was even worse…Now – its not so horrible – I can even tolerate it and its like I can go on now and even maybe have hope…”
I told her because of the progress we’ve seen – I’m pretty sure we can expect you to continue on this path so long as we keep your brainstem free of interference.
Did I tell you? She has a double Anteriority in the atlas AND in C2. Holy moly. The book doesn’t have an adjustment for C2 dble anteriority…
I do one side and then the other. I can finally feel the lateral masses which in the beginning were crammed SO far up they were actually behind the jaw muscles -REALLY hard to get a good contact. Now it appears they are realigning themselves more normally. Phew.
This is trust from a woman who had so many doctors over the years doing surgeries.(She loves to make a sound like a Ninja after I toggle her! 
When they first came in she was intimidating with her anger and distrust towards anyone who said they could help her. Now she hugs me and laughs a lot. (Thank God!!!)
Take care-
Tom
Is The Word “Chiropractic” Doing Upper Cervical Docs a Disservice?
January 21, 2010 by drhambrick
Filed under Upper Cervical Forest
Dr. Kevin Leach, the first UCHC practitioner in Europe, practices in San Marino. A friend of his, Dr. Steve Nagel is selling his practice in Colorado and although he is not UC, I thought I’d pass on the opportunity to you:The practice is located in Longmont, Colorado, just 40 minutes from the Denver Airport, 50 minutes from Downtown Denver, and 15 minutes from downtown Boulder. It is a family-oriented community of about 90,000, with a plenty of outdoor recreation–mountain biking, hiking, and other outdoor activities very nearby.The building is set up for a family wellness practice, with open bay adjusting area, x-ray, ROF room with view-boxes, exam room, storage area,front desk/reception area, Kid’s play area. Plenty of parking, in complex with 3 restaurants, a coffee shop, among other things. All that you would need are your adjusting tables and the head clamps for the bucky. There is
4 years left on the lease. Current equipment in office is negotiable, depending on your needs. I’m essentially looking for a motivated buyer who wants to take over the property lease, xray machine, and whatever else is needed. I can find a place for everything else, or we can discuss purchase
of the remainder. Please call 720-684-9404 or email drsteve@nlcwellness.com for questions.
of the remainder. Please call 720-684-9404 or email drsteve@nlcwellness.com for questions.
While on the subject of Upper Cervical in Italy, the Grand Opening of the Rome UCHC office is February 13th. So if you need a tax deductible trip to one of the most beautiful cities in the world and be a part of UC history, hop on over. Here is what UCHC co-founder Dr. Ray Drury has to say about the Grand Opening:It is going to be an awesome Grand Opening. Many Italian dignitaries, senators, politicians, medical doctors, Vatican officials, etc. will be there. I hope you can come and meet them all. We will then have a personal tour of the Vatican by the head of the Vatican police and who knows what other events we will have. We WILL get to know Rome like few tourist get to.
Dr. Lee Angle and his wife are opening a Blair UCHC clinic in Knoxville, TN. Here is the info and make SURE you add him to your referral list: My wife Margaret and I are opening a Blair UCHCA office in Knoxville, Tennessee. We are opening February 1st and are ready to schedule appointments. If anyone has a patient to refer, our number is 865-249-7276. I would appreciate it if you would put this info in the next newsletter. Thanks and have a great day.
Dr. Lee Angle
Dr. Lee Angle
Don’t know if you checked out the first page of the most recent Dynamic Chiropractic but it details a study Palmer is doing on UC care and hypertension reduction. They are performing the study in conjunction with a Florida and Iowa hospital, so it looks like two of the three campuses will be involved. A quote from Palmer lead investigator of the study, Dr. Christina Goertz: “Although many medical treatments for diagnosed hypertension are available, only about 30% of the patients achieve blood pressure goals. Many patients report that they are unable to tolerate medication side effects and find it difficult to sustain significant lifestyle changes.Thus, a non-pharmacological therapy that lowers blood pressure could become an attractive option to many patients and their physicians.” Cardiovascular scientist Dr. Gervasio Lamas of Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami states, “The concept that manipulation of the upper cervical spine could reduce blood pressure is both novel and appealing at the same time. It is novel because of its originality of thought, and because it is backed up by preliminary data. It is appealing because any treatment for high blood pressure that does not expose the patient to drugs and their side effects should be investigated.”
Rhonda Tomasi, UC Advocate Supreme, wrote me the following food for thought:What would happen if every (1760) UC DC put a $100 a month into a mass advertising campaign? Of course, you’d need to be under banners like UPCspine.com and UpperCervicalAdvocates. IF the ADS came from us, it would set you ahead of Atlas Profilax.
Right now, your worst problem is that patients call us saying they ask
their chiropractor if they do Upper Cervical, and they respond “YES”.
Hmmm…..problems in both camp. Atlasprofilax is one name, set apart and
advertising for anyone under their banner.
We should learn from failures and success. Rhonda
Ierano Joseph wrote:
> it turns out i get more inquiries about atlasprofilax these days than
> people inquiring about chiropractic
> what are we doing wrong?
> the word chiropractic is doing us a disservice?
Got a list of the some of the very best NUCCA doctors all gathered together for a dynamic seminar coming up in Vegas. My copy got cut off a little, so I’ve enclosed theirs also or contact www.nucca.org/practice-
I am continually asked the same question…WHY AREN’T THERE MORE UPPER CERVICAL DOCTORS? In my opinion one of the major reasons for the shortage is that we do what we are familiar with…if your field doc was full spine, you probably will be also. Thus, a paradigm shift is needed and “it aint easy.” So, I would implore all UC docs to get on campus and talk about your technique, have students visit your office, (I had two Life West students in the office last week and barely had time to hide that colonic machine in the basement!), and most importantly…bring in associates so they can not only master the technique, but learn the business aspect of a UC practice. Drs. Patrick and Jackie Newhouse, super UC docs in Moline, Ill, are doing just that…check out what Patrick wrote me:Dear Blair society, I have some good news regarding the Blair society at Palmer. This past Friday we had about 10 students over at the office on Friday afternoon going over BP’s , xray positioning, scanning, etc. Many of which were early tri students! This is a very good sign we have a huge interest in the Blair club on campus. I have agreed with Kyle, the Blair club Prez to have interested students over every Friday afternoon that I am in town. In the future if any of you have a trip planned for the Quad Cities, perhaps you could stop in and teach some eager young minds the wisdom you all have amassed over the years. Look forward to seeing several of you this weekend!!! Have a great rest of the week.
The day that the Life West students visited my office, one of my patients became very emotional as she related what UC had done for her teenage son. He started with us in June of 2008 and was diagnosed with Siever’s Syndrome 4 years prior. He felt constant bilateral calf pain, cramping in the feet, and walking any distance gave him a feeling that he was walking on glass and the feet would turn purple. They were very grateful for the pediatric and orthopedic care, but the symptoms were unchanged. Inability to walk 100 feet for a teenager (or anyone for that matter) is a serious impediment. Long story short, the symptoms resolved in 4 months, there was an exacerbation (which quickly cleared) a year later. Last office visit last August states:”Feet are fine!” Now that is the power of Upper Cervical!!!
So, is it really worth all the effort of straining your eyes looking for 1 mm or 1 degree C-1 misalignments? Is it worth the ‘paddling up stream’ as you try to convince a patient that they are clear and DON’T need an adjustment? (and have to pay for it!) Is it worth practicing in the minority with most of the profession feeling that what we do is ‘limiting’? Read the results of a Nicaragua mission trip by Dr. B.J. Kale’s team and I think you will know the answer:
I wanted to let you know about some great
upper cervical work going on. My team just returned from Nicaragua
where we had some true phenomenal care given. One case that stands out
from the many thousands that we delivered care to is a little 13 y/o girl
that has cerebral palsy. After giving her an initial scan and gaining
her listing, she was adjusted on the wall b/c she could not get out of
her wheelchair. We kept her in day care for the morning, checking her
every half hour. She kept a straight scan for over three hours, her
demeanor was ever so pleasant, and had a tremendous change after the
first adjustment. Then after the third hour she began to present a very
distinct movement in her scan so we elected to adjust again. After this
adjustment and with about 30 minutes of rest, her next scan was zero and
her mother started crying because she was beginning to act like she
never had before….she wanted to EAT. Something that simple. Her mom
said she would normally have to force feed her and even through that
Maria would only eat about a handful. Not this time, NOT AFTER THE
REMOVAL OF THE SUBLUXATION that has been with her since her VERY
TRAUMATIC BIRTH. She was calm, she sat, and ate an ENTIRE PLATE of food…
then began reaching for another plate and yelling “MAS..MAS”. Then we
began to notice that she was sitting up on her own without any
assistance in her wheelchair, after asking the mother was this normal,
her mother cried and said ‘NO!!” Her mother explained to us that she
has NEVER seen her sit up on her own, NOT ONCE! Then the little girl
began to stand up and began to walk. Her mother was completely blown
away with excitement. Maria took a ‘lap’ around the church we were in,
all with smiles and giggling. She was so happy. We have all this on
video of course, and will have it out soon. What a great way to
express the power of this principle. This little girl along with many
thousands of others with some really great conditions, have now been
subjected to the Specific Upper Cervical principle that you and I live
by.
upper cervical work going on. My team just returned from Nicaragua
where we had some true phenomenal care given. One case that stands out
from the many thousands that we delivered care to is a little 13 y/o girl
that has cerebral palsy. After giving her an initial scan and gaining
her listing, she was adjusted on the wall b/c she could not get out of
her wheelchair. We kept her in day care for the morning, checking her
every half hour. She kept a straight scan for over three hours, her
demeanor was ever so pleasant, and had a tremendous change after the
first adjustment. Then after the third hour she began to present a very
distinct movement in her scan so we elected to adjust again. After this
adjustment and with about 30 minutes of rest, her next scan was zero and
her mother started crying because she was beginning to act like she
never had before….she wanted to EAT. Something that simple. Her mom
said she would normally have to force feed her and even through that
Maria would only eat about a handful. Not this time, NOT AFTER THE
REMOVAL OF THE SUBLUXATION that has been with her since her VERY
TRAUMATIC BIRTH. She was calm, she sat, and ate an ENTIRE PLATE of food…
then began reaching for another plate and yelling “MAS..MAS”. Then we
began to notice that she was sitting up on her own without any
assistance in her wheelchair, after asking the mother was this normal,
her mother cried and said ‘NO!!” Her mother explained to us that she
has NEVER seen her sit up on her own, NOT ONCE! Then the little girl
began to stand up and began to walk. Her mother was completely blown
away with excitement. Maria took a ‘lap’ around the church we were in,
all with smiles and giggling. She was so happy. We have all this on
video of course, and will have it out soon. What a great way to
express the power of this principle. This little girl along with many
thousands of others with some really great conditions, have now been
subjected to the Specific Upper Cervical principle that you and I live
by.
Take care-
Tom
Upper Cervical Saves Man From Suicide
December 23, 2009 by drhambrick
Filed under Upper Cervical Forest
Dr. Charles Ward forwarded an article which I’ve attached titled Little-know chiropractic treatment saves man’s life which was printed in the September 24, 2009 The Des Moines Register. The A.C.A. News November 2009 mentioned the same article which refers to the journey UC advocate James Tomasi traveled trying to find a solution for his trigeminal neuralgia. Fortunately a solution was discovered and the story is greatly detailed in his book, What Time Tuesday? People are so desperate for solutions, so when ‘telling the UC story’, remember this quote from James, “All I had to do was kill myself and the pain would be gone. When you are hurting so bad, all of a sudden those thoughts make sense!!!”
It is about this time of year, the time for giving, that we start thinking about those less fortunate. Oklahaven Children’s Center provide Upper Cervical oriented care for kids with physical and emotional disturbance…some of these kids are quite damaged. So I have attached a flyer from Have-A-Heart program and I’m sure the director, Dr. Bobby Doscher, will be very appreciative of anything you can do!
Dr. John Goodfellow is the top notch HIO DC who took over the practice in Chicago from Dr. Jack Whaley (that bad boy who was long ago crossed off the Christmas lists of the most of the medical profession and eclectic chiropractic!) Dr. Goodfellow also provided care for Dr. Crowder’s patients in Davenport after Bud passed on. Here is the latest from John: I thought you might find this case interesting.
A female patient in her late 30′s and under regular care for at least 10 years came in Monday night. She had been dealing with laryngitis for almost 8 weeks. The ENT she consulted diagnosed her with vocal cord paralysis and scheduled her for an MRI and CAT scan the day after her visit. When she entered, she could hardly whisper and commented from the nerve chart that C5 is important in the vocal cords. Sure enough, there was irritation evident on the cervical graph and she had significant muscle tightness at C5. Now, I could have manipulated C5 as I would have been totally justified in doing such – but I decided to work the problem from an upper cervical perspective. In order to control the lower cervical spine, I modified the adjustic thrust by producing a slower deeper impulse and I raised the superior portion of the headpiece. This allowed the adjustment of the atlas to take place, but it also allowed force to transmit to the lower cervical spine allowing Innate to make the appropriate correction at the potential “subluxation” at C5. After a 20 minute rest, the graph reading reduced both at atlas and C5 and the patient had significantly more volume in her voice. I learned last evening from her mother-in-law that she had much more energy as this has been quite stressful on her body and her voice continued to gain strength. The results from the MRI and CAT scan will be interesting
A female patient in her late 30′s and under regular care for at least 10 years came in Monday night. She had been dealing with laryngitis for almost 8 weeks. The ENT she consulted diagnosed her with vocal cord paralysis and scheduled her for an MRI and CAT scan the day after her visit. When she entered, she could hardly whisper and commented from the nerve chart that C5 is important in the vocal cords. Sure enough, there was irritation evident on the cervical graph and she had significant muscle tightness at C5. Now, I could have manipulated C5 as I would have been totally justified in doing such – but I decided to work the problem from an upper cervical perspective. In order to control the lower cervical spine, I modified the adjustic thrust by producing a slower deeper impulse and I raised the superior portion of the headpiece. This allowed the adjustment of the atlas to take place, but it also allowed force to transmit to the lower cervical spine allowing Innate to make the appropriate correction at the potential “subluxation” at C5. After a 20 minute rest, the graph reading reduced both at atlas and C5 and the patient had significantly more volume in her voice. I learned last evening from her mother-in-law that she had much more energy as this has been quite stressful on her body and her voice continued to gain strength. The results from the MRI and CAT scan will be interesting
Along those same lines we have a psychologist who is a patient and her chronic cough of two months cleared post atlas adjustment, so she sent her 86 y/o mom in for care. Mom does line dancing and is very active, but has been afflicted by a chronic cough for 5 continuous years. GP and ENT have no clue what to do. The cough would occur 10-15X/hr, was intensified by cold air and lying supine, and would eventually develop into dry heaves. She was re-examined today…not once cough since her initial PIL atlas adjustment on 11-09! This stuff really works!!!
Often UC cases are more run of the mill. We had a new patient come in two weeks ago with such intense LB pain that her husband actually had her draped over his back carrying her into the office as she could not walk. Everything said HNP (ruptured L-sp disc) from the 0 degree LB ROM to the intensity of the pain. I insisted she get an MRI immediately but she wanted care prior to the imaging. Adjusted ASR atlas and within 2 days the pain dropped from a VAS of 10 to a 3-4. It is now a 0! She never did get the MRI, she didn’t follow my advice. Apparently Innate doesn’t listen to my advice either!!!
Need a UC practice? Dr. Bart Patzer has been active in trying to keep established UC practices thriving, so I’ve attached information regarding some available. Local DC’s have been predicting my retirement for ages but they don’t know that I’m the Dorian Grey of chiropractic!!!
Need some Blair headclamps? Dr. Brandon Harshe has an older set for sale: I am selling a set of Blair headclamps for anyone interested. They are older with some wear and tear, but overall, still work just fine. I am selling them for $500. email me at drbharshe@gmail.com if interested.
Got another piece of equipment for sale. Used Tytron infrared scanners are about as rare at tax cuts, but every now and then you find one. Dr. Ben Locklear of Mangum, OK is selling his lightly used one and you can contact him at 580-782-3141.
Great seminar coming up in Atlanta this January 29,30 titled I’m a doctor, now what? This program will feature famous author Michael Gerber along with Drs. Robert Rectenwald, Jeffrey Scholten • Jon Swartzbauer • Joey Miles, Ray Drury • Thad Vuagniaux • Kyle Troyer • Nick Tedder • Bart Patzer and Billy Doherty. See the attachment for registration information. Atlanta will be rockin!!!
Another UCHC sponsored seminar is a Knee Chest Technique seminar coming up January 16th in Charlotte, NC. I’ve attached the flyer and I think you will be amazed what you can learn in one day! Put on your thinking cap because this seminar will be intense and rewarding. (They wouldn’t let me attend, merely because I repeated 1st grade three times!!!)
My associate, Dr. Allen Cox, assists me when we examine and x-ray the new patient. After we do the Romberg test for balance with the patient’s eyes closed, I have them stand on the posture SAM machine looking straight ahead. Last week a patient was standing on the machine with her eyes closed and Dr. Cox told the patient she didn’t have to close her eyes. She said “They’re closed so I don’t have to look at you!!! OUCH
OK, here is the latest with my former associate Dr. Jake Hollowell in Sicily….remember you have to experience the bitter to enjoy the sweet:
How is it going? I have had every problem imaginable since opening my first office, but I hear this is normal. I’ve learned patience, and gained a sense of humor. I just have to laugh at some of the things. The following is what has happened: I got a broken side posture table and they don’t sell standard size tools here, no ear plugs, office with no furniture, no office supplies, Wobbly resting beds, pictures but no frames, files but no cabinet or storage, computer but no keyboard, printer but no way to plug it in, brochures but no holder, the x-ray marking program won’t let me log in every time windows does an update which is almost everyday, I have a fancy office software program for scheduling, but Sicilians show up when every they want so what’s the point, no person to answer the phones, the x-ray shifting locks broke, so we have to turn the machine off so I can move it, then I have to have my interpreter turn it on when I think I have it in place, bc the collimator light only works when its on. Mind you it takes 15 sec to turn it on or off. (I am lucky to have learned from the best.) And I just found out that almost half what I make goes to taxes. American tax seems like nothing to me now. But I’m still having a great time, and learning Italian is fun but hard. I know how to yell at people pretty good while I’m driving.
So the good stuff. I’m taking care of the head of the MDs in Sicily, (He has only needed on adjustment so far) and he is excited. I adjusted a boy who is paralyzed and has brain damage, He had a C2 myelic fracture 4 years ago that never fully healed instead Innate intelligence started to fuse it to C3. 4 mm misalignment of C1. His scan straightened after the first adjustment and his PT immediately noticed a difference, and I overheard someone talking about it in the bar this morning. Being a Catholic country, they are very found of miracles. Though most people are skeptical, they are willing to take a risk in hope of a miracle. When the word gets out here I will need an associate soon. I have a Parkinson patient, who has only received one adjustment. She was my first patient adjusted. Her neurologist is shocked by the changes, and she called and scheduled next week. I described what I did to another neurologist, and his comment was “So you are kinda like a neurologist!” I replied “No… I have common sense!” Of course I didn’t have that translated to him. Overall I have more patients who are MDs than anything else. It is very strange to actually get respect, and sometimes even admiration from Mds. It feels like an strange Foreign Film. So far No research is being done in my office, but Dr. Conicello in Rome has been getting good results, and an Orthopedist wants to use functional MRI to prove UC.
(GREAT WORK JAKE!)
Take care-
Tom
Know These Signs of a Stroke
December 4, 2009 by drhambrick
Filed under Upper Cervical Forest
I wrote Dr. Brian Mehl of Tom’s River, NJ and asked the top notch UC doc and surfer how life has been treating him and here is his response regarding some travels he has taken:
Life is treating me well, thanks to the last 2 weeks that I spent in St Maarten and Anguilla. Then I got back to the typical NJ winter and life went back to reality real quick. My tan faded 3 levels as soon as I landed at Newark and my skin saw the dark gray sky.
I got to see first hand how important it is to get real chiropractic to the European nations, from the time I spent in the islands which are owned by France, Great Britain, and Dutch. I ran across 3 medical offices with the word “chiropractic” on the sign, and not only were they not offering straight chiropractic, but 2 of the offices didn’t even have a chiropractor. Below is a link for one office who advertises on their sign ”a combination of osteopathic and chiropractic services” and the 2 people that work there are physical therapists. I guess the laws in those countries don’t have licensing procedures for chiropractic. I spoke to 1 guy who went to that office, and he said that they do the same procedure as their chiropractor at home (rotary breaks, lumbar rolls) which goes to show just how much skill and training that requires.
Dr. Jason Blackketter from Palmer was interning on the preceptor program in my office this summer and it looks like he will be setting up practice in Arkansas. Jason could use a S.A.M. (posture evaluation) machine and a side posture table (ideally Nicholas Lloyd) You can respond to his request by contacting him at 925-399-2453 cell or
jwblackk@chirokiddos.com We know Dr. Blackketter will be successful in Arkansas. No comments about his office theme song being “Dueling Banjos!!!”
jwblackk@chirokiddos.com We know Dr. Blackketter will be successful in Arkansas. No comments about his office theme song being “Dueling Banjos!!!”
We have been very fortunate to have a high concentration of top quality UC docs in Southern California. One of these is Dr. James Fiore from Santa Ana and he forward a message that may help you pre-screen stroke patients. Here is a brief summary of what he sent me:
Now doctors say a bystander can recognize a stroke by asking three simple questions:
S *Ask the individual to SMILE.
T *Ask the person to TALK and SPEAK A SIMPLE SENTENCE, coherently. (i.e… It is sunny out today.)
R *Ask him or her to RAISE BOTH ARMS.
S *Ask the individual to SMILE.
T *Ask the person to TALK and SPEAK A SIMPLE SENTENCE, coherently. (i.e… It is sunny out today.)
R *Ask him or her to RAISE BOTH ARMS.
If he or she has trouble with ANY ONE of these tasks, call emergency number immediately and describe the symptoms to the dispatcher.
New Sign of a Stroke ——– Stick out Your Tongue
NOTE: Another ‘sign’ of a stroke is this: Ask the person to ‘stick’ out his tongue… If the tongue is ‘crooked’, if it goes to one side or the other, that is also an indication of a stroke.
Dr. Autumn Monteiro practiced with Dr. Drew Hall for quite sometime before setting up her beautiful state of the art Blair practice in Las Vegas. She is seeing some fantastic results but it is like pulling teeth to get her to discuss any of her cases. So Drew secreted this to me:
And I guess its been awhile since I’ve updated you on stories from here.
Have a stage 4 throat cancer pt that has been thru chemo 6x and over 35 radiation treatments….holding first adjustment for 22 days….coloring immediately improved, reports that he hasn’t felt this good since 5 yrs prior to his diagnosis, actually makes it around town and has gone back to work……did spill his feeding tube (6 surgeries to expand esophagus and still can’t swallow) all over my office the other day though. NASTY.
His mother in law was taking 8 oxycodones/ day for neck pain and headaches for the last 10 years
hasn’t needed a pill since…pain free
Migraine man is finally off of all lortab, xanax, imitrex, and percocets!
Have my first “traumatic” trigeminal neuralgia patient coming in tomorrow. pretty stoked
Often it is difficult to find the etiology of an atlas subluxation, other times it is quite easy. Had a veterinarian come in this Monday with a big bandage on her forehead as a horse had kicked her in the face two days prior. Needless to say, her atlas “circuit breaker” did not appreciate the kick!!!
There is more research indicating a cervicogenic source of MS! Dr. Kirk Eriksen sent me this from the November 27, 2009 BBC News, which I’ve attached:
Multiple sclerosis ‘blood blockage theory’ tested
US scientists are testing a radical new theory that multiple sclerosis (MS) is caused by blockages in the veins that drain the brain. The University of Buffalo team were intrigued by the work of Italian researcher Dr Paolo Zamboni who claims 90% of MS is caused by narrowed veins. He says the restricted drainage, visible on scans, injures the brain leading to MS.
Also there has been a change of date in the Montana Blair Seminar. The new dates are February 12-13 and you can register by contacting Dr. Todd Hubbard at
Todd.Hubbard@palmer.edu BTW, Dr. Hubbard and I will be starting the next Blair series on the Palmer campus December 12,13.
Speaking of Dr. Hubbard, he was recently asked why there wasn’t more research on the Blair technique? I was hoping he would paraphrase the banditos in the Humphrey Bogart classic movie The Treasure of Sierra Madre and say “Research! We don’t need no stinkin research!” but Todd is too much of a gentleman to say that, so here is his response to the question:
Most of the Research we have on the Blair Technique was lost with Dr. Blair. However, we have recently been going back over what Dr. Blair did, trying to replicate his studies. To date there are numerous studies which have verified asymmetry in the cervical spine and question the reliability of palpation. I have submitted a paper to JMPT discussing the low mastoid and occluded C1 transverse process. I will be presenting this study at the 2010 ACC-RAC conference in Las Vegas. After which you will see it in the J. of Chiropractic Education. We also have a case report about Blair and a pediatric Cyclic Vomiting case and Blair and Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy. Both have been submitted to Journals (JMPT and JCM respectively). We are waiting for a reply. We also have a study of the Blair Protracto View reliability of results. This study showed a .740 kappa for inter reliability and .940 intra reliability for the Protracto view. This is exceptional results and says the Blair Protracto view is a reliable tool for analyzing the Occ-C1 articulation in the way Dr. Blair described. This paper has been sent to the J. of Chiropractic Medicine for publication. We are a bit behind some techniques in our own personal research but way ahead of most. It is nice to see chiropractic has come far enough in research that we are discussing individual techniques now. In the works for me are 4 case reports with Blair and Parkinson’s; urinary urgency; photophobia; and neck pain (hey, every now and again you have to go to the well. Also, the guy’s pain is gone after 18 months of full spine care. It only took 3 weeks with Blair care). We are also doing a study on the Base Posterior reliability. What needs to be done are studies on the upper cervical leg checks and the pattern analysis. BJ did a lot of this for us, but in today’s world the powers that be will just not accept his work. Therefore we must redo it. I know it is frustrating to find there is not much out there when you are looking for Blair research. Believe me, I know. However, that just means there is a hole to be filled. We are now filling that hole. I guarantee that this time next year, most if not all of the submitted manuscripts will be in press and we will have twice as many waiting to be published.
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