Chiropractor Receives Teen Choice Award from Kim Kardashian

by: DrTirpak posted: March 13, 2013

How many times have patients shown their gratitude for your chiropractic care with a something special? Cookies, cakes, pies and even lunch are common tokens of appreciation from patients. Many Doctors of chiropractor have miniature chiropractors adorning plaques, business card holders, art and trinkets in their office, gifts from grateful patients. A few DCs also have signed pictures from notable actors, athletes and dignitaries lining the walls of their chiropractic clinic for bragging rights. Only one Chiropractor has the unique gift of a 2012 signed Teen Choice Award surfboard from Kim Kardashian, Chiropractor Stephen Jochen.

The celebrity news sites have been abuzz about Kim Kardashian’s pregnancy and interesting show of appreciation for her Chiropractor.  After a home chiropractic visit on March 7^th  at Kim Kardashian’s not so humble abode Dr. Stephen Jochen of Jochen Chiropractic and Wellness caught the eye of pavarattzi loading a surfboard into the trunk of his car. The surfboard was the 2012 Teen Choice Award Kim won for her realty tv show Keeping Up With the Kardashians as the favorite female reality star. She inscribed “"Dr. Jochen, don't know how I would survive without you! xo, Kim Kardashian”.

Dr. Jochen's practice is not stranger to celebrities, located in Beverly Hills California since 1995. His social media accounts are littered with signed headshots of many famous peope including: Gisselle, Leonardo DiCaprio and Pierce Brosnan. Besides Chiropractor to the star, Dr. Jochen also invented the StressRoller a device to help relieve trigger points at home. Dr. Stephen  Jochen is 1994 graduate of Cleveland College of Chiropractic Los Angeles.

Miami Chiropractor Mark Cereceda Arrested Over Campaign Contributions

by: DrTirpak posted: March 13, 2013

Chiropractor Mark Cereceda’s political antics finally caught up with him. Dr. Mark Cereceda was arrested on Friday February 22^nd in Hialeah FL for orchestrating illegal campaign contributions to numerous Florida State elected officials. Charges were filed against Dr. Mark Cereceda, his office Florida Wellness & Rehabilitation Center , and his brother.

The alleged crime involved Dr. Mark Cereceda asking over 30 of his employees in his 6 Chiropractic Clinics to contribute to various political campaigns throughout the state, and then he would reimburse their contributions. Florida law allows an individual or company to only donate $500 per candidate. According to the arrest warrant Dr. Cereceda is believed to have donated over $25,000 to various candidates over the past 2 years.  The recipients include Florida Senate President Don Gaetz and State Senator Joe Negron investigators reported that the candidates were not aware that the contributions were illegal. Mark Cereceda DC has been charged with one felony and one misdemeanor relating to illegal contributions.

This is not Dr. Mark Cereceda first time in the press over questionable political dealing. In May of 2007 Dr. Cereceda’s mother Nora Cereceda purchased a home from Marco Rubio, at the time Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives, coinciding with a state congressional debate over the renewal of the PIP insurance laws in Florida. Shortly after the sale and some political negotiations Rubio changed his mind and supported the bill. The sale price of the home reflected comparable home sales in the area according to public records. At the time Dr. Cecrceda had been heavily lobbying for passage of the Florida’s no-fault PIP legislation.

Last year another storm brewed around Dr. Mark Cereceda, a County Judge and his corporation Florida Wellness & Rehabilitation Center. Dr. Cereceda’s accountant sent the Florida Division of Corporations documents dissolving his corporation prematurely before he reincorporated. A Miami-Dade County Court Judge, Ana Maria Pando, wrote a letter on her official Judicial stationary to the Director of Corporations in Florida asking the agency to reinstate the Dr. Cereceda’s corporation Florida Wellness. At the time Judge Ana Maria Pando had numerous PIP suits cases before her in which Dr. Mark Cereceda was the plaintiff. (PIP suits result when providers seek payment of personal injury claims that were not paid by the insurance carrier.) Florida State documents indicated the corporation was reactivated by a "court order". Dr. Cereceda’s corporations shortly after the reinstatement contributed over $2,500 to Judge Pando’s re-election campaign.

Numerous attorneys charged Judge Pando with violating the Code of Judicial Conduct and the  Florida Judicial Qualifications Commission accused Judge Pando of not reporting a financial gift from Dr. Mark Cereceda. Earlier this year the Florida Judicial Qualifications Commission dropped all charges against Judge Ana Maria Pando following her promise never to seek a judgeship again.

Dr. Cereceda, a 1993 Life University Doctor of Chiropractic graduate, owns 6 personal injury clinics in Miami Dade county Florida.

New Exercise/Gaming Device Invented by a Chiropractor

BowBlade - Created by Dr. Ron Green

by: DrTirpak posted: March 07, 2013

What happens when you combine a tech savvy, archery loving chiropractor with the desire to get more people exercising? BowBlade

Bowblade is the latest tech in the fast paced ever-changing gaming world. This innovative device is compatible with over 35 smartphone apps and some Nintendo Wii games. The days of sitting on the floor in front of a tv playing Mario Brother is lost to the past. Today’s gaming revolution includes much more interaction than exercising your pollicus muscles. Whole body exercise and even cadio is the standard in new gaming consoles.

Dr. Ron Green DC developed Bowblade as a portable exercise device with design and technology borrowed from the modern take-down archery bow. Dr. Green designed Bowblade as a stand-alone exercise tool or it can be paired with a smartphone and gaming console.

Attach an iPod Touch, iPhone or Android smartphone and players can tap into over 35 existing first-person shooter games including archery, space shooter, hunting, sniper and laser tag. Connect with an Nintendo Wii and the BowBlade can be used like a traditional bow or it can be compressed or expanded in other ways that engage a bunch of different muscles and further expands gameplay. Its innovative trigger system represents a new way of utilizing the Wii remote and the nun-chuck. Bowblade is a natural fit with the archery game on the Sports Resorts program.

Pulling an archery bow with proper technique can be a beneficial postural exercise, just make sure to shoot from both sides. The Bowblade targets upper thoracic and posterior shoulder muscles when gaming, great exercises to combat computer desk syndrome. When the gaming mounts are removed the Bowblade becomes an exercise device capable of delivering a full-body work out in ten minutes.  It also includes three exercise programs with progressive levels of difficulty the can be utilized in a Chiropractor’s office or for at home exercise for patients.

 Interested in adding BowBlades to your Chiropractic Practice or maybe for your own personal use? They come in 3 sizes and are available for pre-order with a delivery date of May.

Ron Green DC is a 1990 graduate of Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College. Dr. Ron Green practiced for over 20 years. During that time Dr. Green provided Chiropractic care at numerous sporting events, including the 1999 Pan Am Games. In 2008 he returned to his hometown of Toronto to explore the fitness industry.

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Snow Day for National, Cleveland, and Palmer

National University of Health Science in Lombard IL, Cleveland College of Chiropractic and Palmer Co

by: DrTirpak posted: February 26, 2013

At the start of a second snow storm in less than a week NUHS announced today due to inclement weather, classes on the Lombard campus have been canceled for the rest of today, February 26 beginning at noon. National University of Health Science suggested that Chiropractic students and faculty check NUHS ‘s website for information concerning the class schedule for tomorrow, Wednesday, February 27, 2013.

This treacherous midwest storm caused the Mayor of Kansas City to declare an emergency and advised residents to stay at home. Cleveland College of Chiropractic heeded that warning and cancelled classes for Tuesday. An alert on the homepage of their website read: College and Health Center closed Tuesday, Feb. 26 due to weather conditions.

Palmer College of Chiropractic also closed the Davenport campus today. Palmer posted on their FaceBook page : Due to current weather conditions, the Davenport Campus and Quad-City clinics will close at 2:30 p.m. today, Tuesday, Feb. 26.

To all of the faculty, staff and Chiroractic Students - Be safe and enjoy the snow day.

 

Liberty Ross Spotted Visiting a Chiropractor

by: DrTirpak posted: February 26, 2013

 

 

Liberty Ross, Queen Eleanor in the 2012 hit film Snow White and the Huntsman, caught the eye of photographers on her way to Khalsa Chiropractic.  The 34 year old actress and model graced the covers of Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar, walked the runway in Alexander Wang's NYC Fashion Show last fall, and also starred in W.E. and Thinly Veiled.

No HIPPA rules were violated in the writing of this story, it came from celebrity sites.

Need Chiropractic Continuing EducationThat is Easy on the Wallet?

Economical Chiropractic Seminars

by: DrTirpak posted: February 22, 2013

Chiropractic Seminars are a way of life for every DC. Choosing Chiropractic Continuing Education can be based on many criteria: time, location presenter, wanting to learn something new discovering a new product, or just satisfy your state's requirements.
CE Cruncher decided to highlight courses that are easy on the wallet . . . let's call them Economical Chiropractic Seminars. All of the Continuing Ed courses below range in cost from $5 to $20 per credit hour.
Save a few bucks on a seminar and turn the weekend into a destination vacation or, with the savings buy yourself a new plastic spine!

Science Based Nutrition: $59 for 12 credit hours at one of 8 seminars offered throughout the US, with Chiropractic Continuing Ed available in most states. That's $5 per credit hour.

Logan's Homecoming and Midwest Conference: Logan College of Chiropractic/University Programs campus June 13-16, 2013. Up to 28 hours of Chiropractic Continuing Education are available with registration fees starting at $129 - 28 Hours of Chiropractic Continuing Education equals less than $5 per CE hour.

Miami Chiropractic Conference: Minutes from the beach, 26 hours of Chiropractic CE credits for $395. That's $15 per credit hour.

DC Seminars: Offering a Whiplash Class including 12 hours of Chiropractic CEUs for $179. That's less than $15 per credit hour.

State Associations:
Florida Chiropractic Physicians Association: The FCPA biannual Seminar this weekend in Orlando offers 29 CEs for $175. That's $6 per credit hour. At last check, it is accredited for 36 states and has over 40 vendors.

Florida Chiropractic Society: The FCS offers between 20 to 25 Chiropractic Continuing Education hours in 2 or 3-day seminars for $395; just over $15 an hour.

California Chiropractic Association: 2 days and 12 hours of Chiropractic continuing ed in diverse topics for $235 (a little over $19 per credit hour); free for CCA members.

 

 

 

Logan Has Announced their Next President – Clay McDonald, D.C., M.B.A, J.D

by: DrTirpak posted: February 04, 2013

Dr. Clay McDonald, a 1982 Logan Graduate, makes the move to President of Logan College of Chiropractic/University Programs from his previous position as Provost of Texas Chiropractic College. He will assume the position on March 1st upon the retirement of Dr. George Goodman after 20 years in the position. Dr. McDonald education and experience at three Chiropractic Colleges offers an unique for the University. After eight years in private practice he joined Palmer College of Chiropractic in Davenport Iowa in 1990 as a faculty clinician and progressing to the positions of Dean of Clinics and Special Advisor to the President. While on staff at Palmer Dr. McDonald earned his MBA Emphasis in Healthcare Administration from St. Ambrose University.After Palmer Dr. Clay McDonald attended law school at Valparaiso University in Valparaiso, Indiana earning a law degree and certificates in Healthcare and Elder Law & Alternative Dispute Resolution. He returned to Chiropractic education in 2002 as the Dean of Academic Affairs at New York Chiropractic College and then the Executive Vice President of Academic Affairs. While in the position he developed the Master of Science in Applied Clinical Nutrition, Master of Science in Diagnostic Imaging and Bachelor of Professional Studies degrees. He returned to Palmer College of Chiropractic in 2007 as Assistant Chancellor, Vice Chancellor for Strategic Development & Chief Compliance Officer leading the multi-campus strategic planning and creating the Office for Institutional Compliance. In 2010 he left Palmer again to accept his latest Chiropractic academic position as Provost and Senior Vice President of Texas Chiropractic College for the last 3 years.  In a statement, from Logan College of Chiropractic Dr. Clay McDonald stated "I am humbled by the opportunity to follow in the footsteps of Logan's past leaders,. As an educator and Logan alumnus, I look forward to returning to the University as it prepares new generations of chiropractors to serve the communities and build on Logan’s outstanding legacy."  Dr. George A. Goodman has presided over Logan for more than 20 years. Prior to serving as President of Logan, Dr. Goodman held the position of Logan's Vice President of Chiropractic Affairs, Clinic Director and Dean of Postgraduate Education. Dr. Goodman will end his educational career serving on the faculty for 44 years. More Article about Logan:  Logan Awarded $700,000 Standard Process Grant Chiropractic College President Chiropractic College News - Logan, Sherman & NorthWestern The Expansion of Master Programs at Chiropractic Colleges

Colorado’s Chiropractic Injectable Law Update

by: DrTirpak posted: February 01, 2013

According the Colorado Board of Chiropractic Examiner's website -The Colorado Board of Chiropractic Examiners voted unanimously to adopt an emergency rule to repeal the amendment to Rule 7(C) regarding injectables that the Board adopted on November 15, 2012. This emergency rule is effective January 24, 2013.

The Board is believed to have initiated the removal of the 7c rule rather than face a vote by the Colorado legislature after the Colorado Legislature’s Committee on Legal Services voted to repeal the rule 3 weeks ago. Sources in Colorado mentioned that a rewritten rule might surface in the near future redefining the areas targeted by the medical and chiropractic groups lobbying against the injectable measure.

In previous meetings prior to the controversial Rule 7c of the Nutritional Remedial Measures the Colorado Board of Chiropractic Examiners has stated that Chiropractors in Colorado may inject. So with the repeal of 7c rather than a no vote in theory a Chiropractor could continue to inject and would not be breaking the law. 7c not only interpreted administer to include injecting nutrients for Chiropractors, but also mandated training and certification.

So for now Colorado’s Chiropractors can administer nutrients, whether that includes injecting is a matter of opinion. A rule allowing it will have to wait.

 

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Colorado Chiropractors Providing Injectables Has One Last Shot

by: DrTirpak posted: January 24, 2013

The Colorado Legislature’s Committee on Legal Services voted 8-0 on January 8^th to repeal the Colorado Board of Chiropractic Examiners recently approved Rule 7c allowing Chiropractors to provide injectable nutrients. During the next congressional session the Colorado Legislature will have the final vote on the legality of new change to the Colorado Chiropractor’s scope of practice.

It all started in November of 2012 when the Colorado Board of Chiropractic Examiners added Rule 7c to the Nutritional Remedial Measures. The Nutritional Remedial Measures allows Chiropractors in Colorado to administer vitamins, homeopathic, other similar compound and non-prescription drugs. The Colorado Board interrupted administer to include by injection and described the qualifications a Doctor of Chiropractic would need to provide injections in Rule 7c.

Nutritional Remedial Measures: 12-33-102(1), C.R.S., means that a Doctor of Chiropractic may administer, prescribe, recommend, compound, sell and distribute homeopathic and botanical medicines, vitamins, minerals, phytonutrients, antioxidants, enzymes, glandular extracts, non-prescription drugs, durable and non-durable medical goods and devices. 

7 (c) All Chiropractors that choose to administer homeopathic and botanical medicines, vitamins, and minerals, phytonutrients, antioxidants, enzymes and glandular extracts by means of injectable procedures shall be certified by the Board. Applications for certification in lnjectables shall be made in a manner approved by the Board. Certification in lnjectables by the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners may be obtained by complying with the following:

1. Successfully complete a minimum of a combined total of 24 hours of theoretical study and supervised clinical instruction obtained from a college of chiropractic approved by the Council on Chiropractic Education (CCE) or the equivalent hours of study and clinical supervision obtained from an instructor recognized by the postgraduate facility of a Chiropractic institution or approved by CCE to teach this course and
2. Passing a nationally recognized Injectable certification examination recognized by a CCE accredited Chiropractic college."

Following the 7c rule addition the International Association of Chiropractors (ICA), the Colorado Medical Association and various other medical groups started a letter writing campaign opposing the new rule 7c to the Colorado Attorney General. The ICA letter contained "... ICA recommends that you heed the call from our members in your state to reject Rule 7 C. as adopted by the Colorado Board of Chiropractic Examiners," according to their December 11, 2012 Facebook post. The ICA lists 57 Colorado Chiropractors as member on their website. The State of Colorado has over 2,500 practicing Chiropractors.

In December of last year the Colorado Attorney General’s office issued an opinion that the changes to Rule 7c exceed the legislative scope of authority granted to the Board of Chiropractic Examiners.  The basis for the decision is believed to be the Colorado Administrative Procedures Act governs all of Colorado’s Boards, including the Chiropractic Board. The Act states, "No rule shall be issued except within the power delegated to the agency and as authorized by law... any rule or amendment to an existing rule issued by any agency ... which conflicts with a statute shall be void." The Attorney General of Colorado’s opinion does not void the new rule.

Following the Attorney General’s opinion the Colorado Board of Chiropractic Examiners board filed an emergency rule to delay the implementation of 7c from January 2013 until April 30^th 2013, to allow the legislature to consider.  

The Colorado Medical Society along and a dozen other Colorado medical and osteopathic associations filed a lawsuit in Colorado state district court also in December to halt the implementation of 7c. The Colorado Medical Society’s Attorney Susan Koontz, J.D commented that the group would not withdraw the lawsuit until the matter is settled completely by the Colorado Legislature.

Prior to the Colorado Legislature’s Committee on Legal Services vote against Rule 7c a public hearing resonated with dissenting speeches from the Colorado Medical Society’s President and Lawyer, along with Chiropractor Dr. Ken Spresser.

Dr. Ken Spresser, a former board member of the Colorado Chiropractic Association and former Colorado ACA delegate, stated during the hearings, "Chiropractors do not have the appropriate training to administer drugs by injection," and ended with "... this small interest group and the Board of Chiropractic Examiners only want to make more money by exceeding their statutory boundaries.”

In 1997 during an earlier attempt to pass similar legislation in Colorado Dr. Spesser in a legislative hearing presented a statement from various National Chiropractic Associations stating ‘"Chiropractic has been a drug-free profession since its inception 102 years ago, and we'd like to keep it that way."

The American Chiropractic Association has not released a statement regarding the rule change and when questioned stated that this is a state issue.

While Colorado’s Chiropractors injectable fate will hang in the balance until the next legislative session a few other stated have already expanded their scope of Chiropractic. In Oklahoma Chiropractors can provide IV chelation and prolotherapy. New Mexico last year passed a bill with similar language to 7c, creating an Advanced Practitioner Chiropractor with 90 hours of specific Chiropractic Continuing Education. Chiropractors in Oregon can prescribe various substances, provide minor surgery and participate in midwifery with advanced training. Last fall Arizona started the process of seeking approval for an Advanced Practice Chiropractic Certification including injectables.

How Can a Chiropractor Become a DOT Medical Examiner?

All of the New Rules and Regulations Explained

by: DrTirpak posted: January 18, 2013

Chiropractors are among the approved providers that qualify to administer physical exams for commercial drivers and now have the opportunity to become Certified Medical Examiners (CME). Chiropractors are adding DOT Medical Examiner to expand their list of services, provide a potential new patient base, and diversify their revenue stream.

The US Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMSCA) passed regulations last year for Chiropractors and other providers that will require them to become Certified Medical Examiners by May 2014 in order to perform physical exams for commercial drivers.  To help facilitate this the FMSCA created a National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners that went live at the end of last year. Currently only a handful of providers are registered.

Tow truck, tractor trailer, and bus drivers are required to obtain a medical evaluation every 2 years, or less if certain health issues exist to maintain a commercial drivers license (CDL). The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) estimates they will need 40,000 Certified Medical Examiners to provide physical exams for the current 4 million commercial drivers. Plus the new federal guidelines will require the 7 million inactive commercial drivers to have a current exam.

Presently the only requirements for any DC, MD, DO ARNP or PA to qualify to provide a physical exam for a commercial driver’s license is a state license and a clear understanding of the rules and regulations of the FMCSA. The new regulations require providers to take an approved seminar, pass a certification exam and register with the National Registry.

 Steps to take:

1. Register with the National Registry System and receive a unique identifier.

Signing up as a Certified Medical Examiner should not be taken lightly. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Guidelines outline the regulations for various health conditions and certain physical requirements that must be maintained to hold a commercial driver’s license. CMEs must agree to keep their accounts with the National Registry current, transmit CMV driver exams performed at least monthly to the FMCSA via the National Registry system and commit to continued training.

2. Complete a PACE Certified DOT Medical Examiner Continuing Education Course.
Pro Health Seminars offers weekend chiropractic continuing education seminars accredited through NUHS that meet the FMCSA National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners (NRCME) guidelines and prepares Chiropractors for the exam.

The ACA in connection with Western States Chiropractic College offers live Chiropractic Seminars and online courses for Chiropractors are available from Team CME and NCRME Training Systems.

3. Take the Medical Examiner Certification Test.
The FMCSA has approved PSI Services to administer the Certified Medical Examiner Test at their testing facilities located in most major metropolitan areas across the US. The cost for the exam is $79.00

4. Continuing Education is required every five years and recertifying by passing the Medical Examiner Certification Test every 10 years

The FMSCA also offers an administrative assistant registration, that will be created soon, to insure that all documentation is properly logged and up to date. They will receive a login and instruction on how to transmit the exam information and update contact information.

 

Edmonton Alberta Chiropractor on CTV Morning Live on Wednesday

by: DrTirpak posted: January 08, 2013

Watch Edmonton Chiropractor Dr. Wendy Coburn of West Edmonton Family Chiropractic Studio, she will be on Edmonton CTV’s Moring Live Show again on Wednesday Jan 9th. Dr. Coburn will be discussing the link between back health and Pregnancy. She will also offer some suggestions for expecting moms.

Chiropractic Legend Dr. Sid Williams Died Thursday Morning December 27, 2012

by: DrTirpak posted: December 27, 2012

Chiropractic Legend Dr. Sid Williams died Thursday morning December 27 due to complications from pneumonia.

Dr. Sid Williams was born in Rome Georgia on March 18 1928. His early life met with much athletic success, landing the young Sid a football scholarship to Georgia Tech. An injury on the field that medical doctors failed to fix led the acclaimed athlete to a chiropractor and served as a catalyst to his monumental career.

After finishing a bachelor's of science degree in industrial management from the Georgia Tech, Palmer School of Chiropractic in Davenport Iowa became his next stop with college sweetheart and new bride Nell Williams. Dr. Sid Williams and Dr. Nell Williams graduated from chiropractic college in 1956, with diplomas in hand they returned to Austell Georgia to open a chiropractic practice. Their success turned into 19 chiropractic clinics covering the southeastern United States.

1964 marked Dr. Sid Williams assent to stardom in the Chiropractic profession with the start of the Dynamic Essentials. Dynamic Essentials or DE as it later became known, offered chiropractic motivational seminars that drew DCs from around the country and Canada. Chiropractors, staff and their families alike listened to the principled lectures of chiropractic and learning how to spread the word of a growing profession.

The success of DE and the related chiropractic business aided Dr. Sid and Nell Williams in creating the Life Foundation in 1965. Originally structured as a nonprofit chiropractic organization dedicated to the purpose of service, education and research.  Early projects included a newspaper with chiropractic patient success stories distributed by chiropractors to their patients. Having sites on educating the world about chiropractic The Life Foundation created a public service announcement featuring Robert Goulet, published brochures, and built the a mobile chiropractic clinic that toured the country called the Health Mobile.

From the success and visibility of their other projects Dr. Sid Williams along with his wife Dr. Nell Williams founded Life Chiropractic College in 1974. The first class of twenty-two students taught by 3 faculty members started in 1975 in rented trailers in Marietta Georgia. Over the next 20 years under his leadership Life Chiropractic College became Life University and grew into the largest chiropractic college with an expansive 100 acre campus and more than 3,500 students at its peak.

After years of empowering the profession Dr. Sid Williams was elected the president of the International Chiropractic Association (ICA) in 1982 and that same year reached an agreement with the struggling Pacific States Chiropractic College to establish Life West in California. 

Dr. Sid Williams retired from Life University in 2003 continuing to his spread his vision of Chiropractic until his death at the age of 84.

Visitation is set for from 2 to 4 p.m. on Saturday and Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, at Mayes Ward-Dobbins, located at 3940 Macland Road in Powder Springs Georgia.

The family request that, in lieu of flowers, donations be made to The B. J. Palmer Historic Home Foundation.

"Chiropractic should be universally utilized as a major tool for disease prevention, extending longevity, improving the health of children, of working adults, of athletes, and of aging people alike." Chiropractor Dr. Sid Williams

Weekly Chiropractic Seminar Highlight - FIT Institute

The Functional Integrated Therapy Institute (FIT)

by: DrTirpak posted: December 27, 2012

The Functional Integrated Therapy Institute, FIT Institute for short, offers Chiropractic Continuing Education Seminars in Canada and the US. Their mission is to help Chiropractic Physicians improve the management of painful musculoskeletal conditions and sports injuries through practical and applied training programs. They strive to help Chiropractors understand and develop the skills required to treat the real causes of their patients’ problems. The FIT Institute offers a variety of Chiropractic Seminars: Fascial Abrasion Technique (fascial instrumentation), Synergy Performance Taping (kinesiology taping), and Functional Integrated Needling (dry needling).

Facial Abrasion Technique (F.A.T.) tool is a specially designed instrument used to both identify and to treat areas of fascial restriction.  The contoured shape of the instrument allows clinicians to use the tool to scan the body and locate the presence of fascial restrictions.   The same instrument is then used to apply precise pressure to reduce fascial tension.  

Synegry Performance Taping will educate Chiropractors to assess their patients for muscle imbalances and learn how to apply Performance Tape using the Performance Taping method, to normalize nervous system activity, balance muscle activation and improve quality of movement for associated exercises.

Functional Integrated Needling is a biomedical approach takes the best of various dry needling modalities and combines them with key lessons and findings derived from Dr. Scappaticci, and Dr. Yun-tao Ma’s combined 60 years of clinical and research experience in the management and treatment of chronic pain and sports injuries.

The FIT Institute is under the direction of Dr. Scappaticci, a 1992 CMCC graduate and completed his Fellowship in Chiropractic Sport Sciences. He practices in Niagara Falls Ontario as well as Toronto Ontario. Dr. Scappaticci is registered with the National Sports Centre of Canada.  He has worked with World Class Track and Field Olympic athletes from several Nations, and has played a role in the last 3 summer Olympics and last 2 winter Olympic games. He is a consulting chiropractor with the Toronto Blue Jays and Toronto Maple Leafs as well as consults with several teams and athletes in the NHL, NFL, NBA, and MLB.

Win Free CEs for Life from the Miami Chiropractic Conference

by: DrTirpak posted: December 19, 2012

Every Chiropractor with an active license needs continuing education, so why not take a few minutes and sign up for a great promotion from the Miami Chiropractic Conference. They offer a chiropractic convention with excellent education and no politics in sunny South Florida.

The Miami Chiropractic Conference is holding a drawing for a grand prize of free registration for the rest of your natural Chiropractic life to their annual chiropractic seminar plus 2 runners up will receive free registration for their 2013’s Chiropractic convention. You do not have to register for the convention to enter just fill out the Miami Chiropractic Conference online form.

The second annual Miami Chiropractic Conference wil be held March 8 -10 in Miami Florida with over 26 CE credit hours for Chiropractors and 120 hours of classes to choose from. One of only a handful of Chiropractic seminar providers in the state offering Florida’s required Chiropractic CEs. They also offer Acupuncture CEs for Florida DCs certified in Acupuncture and 24 hours of CEs for LMTs. A dynamic CA Bootcamp program with also be offered including 3 days of classes.

A wide range of classes will be available from well know figures in the Chiropractic Profession.
Including :
Dr Chris Colloca
Dr Kevin Jardine
Dr Van Merkle
Dr Jonathan Walker
Dr Todd Narson
Kathy Mills Chang
Dr Robert Stein
Dr Tom Hyde
Dr Jay Kennedy and many more

Included in the conference admission is entrance to The Expo. This year it features over 50 Chiropractic vendors offering product demonstrations, sample and a glimpse and new and exciting offers in healthcare. The Miami Chiropractic Conference will be held at DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Miami Airport & Convention Center, just blocks from the Miami International Airport.  The convention is a few miles from the beach, nightlife, museums and amazing restaurants of Miami Beach Florida.

Indian Association of Chiropractic Doctors Partnered with D'Youville

by: DrTirpak posted: December 14, 2012

Chiropractic’s introduction to India came a mere 6 years ago. Currently the country of over a billion potential patients contains only seven chiropractic clinics. To help fill the void with qualified Doctors of Chiropractic the Indian Association of Chiropractic Doctors has established a partnership with D'Youville College’s Chiropractic Program.

The idea for the partnership came when IACD President Dr. Amit (Jimmy) Nanda, who lives on Toronto Canada, noticed television ads for D’youville’s Doctorate of Chiropractic program across the border in Buffalo New York. The Indian Association of Chiropractic Doctors (IACD) intends to refer interested future Indian Chiropractors to D’Youville so they can return home to India to open Chiropractic practices.

In February a two-week trip has been planned to New Dehli, Mumbai and Hyderabad India including Ron Dannecker the director international admissions and marketing from the D’youville College and other recruiters from the college, accompanied by members of the Indian Association of Chiropractic Doctors.

"We're going to talk to medical students and professors in prominent positions to introduce the chiropractic profession," Dannecker said.

The Indian Association of Chiropractic Doctors launched in 2006 by Dr. Amit (Jimmy) Nanda, a 2003 Life Chiropractic College West Graduate. With the help of Dr. Ricky S. Rana also an Indo-Canadian Chiropractor they chartered the organization with the World Federation of Chiropractic (WFC). Their members, Canadian, American and Australian Chiropractors of Indian descent, are currently working on national legislation that has been submitted to the government of India for approval to regulate Chiropractic as a profession.

D’Youville started its multidisciplinary chiropractic program in 2004 and today enrolls less than 100 Chiropractic students. The liberal arts college’s Doctor of Chiropractic (DC) program integrates the natural and social sciences with practice experience in a team-based setting. The four-year professional program prepares doctors of chiropractic as primary healthcare professionals capable of responding to the changing demands of society in an ever-evolving, integrative healthcare system.

Chiropractor Joseph Wagner Sentenced to over 15 Years in Prison

by: DrTirpak posted: December 12, 2012

This should be the last story about Chiropractor Joseph Wagner’s fraudulent behavior, his sentencing this week included 188 months in federal prison and almost $2 million in restitution. U.S. District Judge G. Kendall Sharp handed down the sentence claiming Dr. Wagner had relegated the trust he had as a chiropractor, and now taxpayers will have to pay the price for his fraud.

The Dayton Beach Chiropractor was arrested, pled guilty and was convicted of illegally prescribing controlled substances and healthcare fraud. According to court records Dr. Joseph Wagner had written narcotic prescriptions for 12 patients that overdosed while under his care, one patient had to be hospitalized for a seizure due to Xanax withdrawal.

"I am truly, truly sorry for injuring people," Dr. Wagner said while weeping at his sentencing hearing. His attorney argued Chiropractor Joseph Wagner had a legitimate chiropractic office for many years prior to the insurance prescription and Medicare fraud.

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Logan Awarded $700,000 Standard Process Grant

by: DrTirpak posted: December 05, 2012

Logan College of Chiropractic University Programs has been awarded a Standard Process competitive research grant totaling $700,000. The recipient of the two-year grant is Cheryl Hawk, DC, PhD, CHES, CWP, FICC, Logan’s director of clinical research. Her research project is entitled “Chiropractic Care and a Specific Regimen of Nutritional Supplementation for Patients with Acute Ankle Sprain: a Multisite Randomized Controlled Trial.” This is the first research grant awarded by Standard Process Inc and was announced during the Congress of Chiropractic State Association’s gala event held in Atlanta Georgia.

The goal of the randomized placebo-controlled trial is to understand the role of nutrition in supporting chiropractic care of the musculoskeletal system.  The study will compare the short- and long-term effect of chiropractic care combined with a specific nutritional supplement regimen to chiropractic care with a placebo supplement for patients with ankle sprains, in terms of improvement in physical function and pain.The trial will follow a sample patient population treated at: Logan Chiropractic Health Centers; Performance Health Care in St. Louis Mo, and Sport and Spine Rehab, Washington D.C., a group of seven chiropractic clinics.

 Thirteen pre-proposals were received and seven institutions were invited to submit full proposals following Standard Process’ research grant announcement during the Association of Chiropractic Colleges and Research Agenda Conference annual meeting held this past March.

“The level of quality of proposals was very high,” said David Barnes, Ph.D., director of research and development for Standard Process. “We were excited about the research capacity of the chiropractic profession and this is our way of supporting it.” An external group of reviewers with many years of experience in clinical and outcomes research evaluated and ranked the final proposals.

 In addition to Dr. Hawk, who is the principal investigator, research team coinvestigators include: Weiwen Chai, MS, PhD, director of Logan’s Nutrition and Human Performance MS program; Dennis Enix, DC, MBA, Logan associate professor; Harrison Ndetan, MSc, MPH, DrPH, associate professor at Parker University; Laney Nelson, DC, DACBSP, director of Logan’s sports and rehabilitation center; Jay Greenstein, DC, CCSP; Clint Daniels, DC, MS; and project coordinator Michelle Anderson.

“We are extremely proud of Dr. Hawk’s accomplishment is competing for and securing this major research grant. She has assembled a strong collaborative team to conduct this study,” said George A. Goodman, DC, FICC, Logan president. “Being selected for this research is a major accomplishment for Logan and builds on the strength of our study of nutrition and our Master of Science degree in Nutrition and Human Performance.”

Dr. Hawk has 35 years of experience in chiropractic and nearly 20 years in clinical research, including 26 clinical studies and more than 90 articles in peer-reviewed journals. She serves as the Chair of the Scientific Commission of the Council on Chiropractic Guidelines and Practice Parameters (CCGPP), as well as the Team Lead for non-musculoskeletal conditions, health promotion and special populations. In 2010, CCGPP named her the “Person of the Year” and The Integrator named her as one of Top 10 People in Integrative Medicine/Integrated Health Care.” In that same year, she added the Certified Wellness Practitioner certification from the National Wellness Institute to her credentials. She has been named “Researcher of the Year” by both the American Chiropractic Association (2003) and the Foundation for Chiropractic Education and Research Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES). She received her Doctor of Chiropractic degree in 1976 from the National University of Health Sciences and practiced full-time for 12 years.

Source: Logan College of Chiropractic University Programs and Standard Process

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TICAA Forced to Give Funds to Palmer

by: DrTirpak posted: December 03, 2012

Palmer Chiropractic College’s former alumni association, The Chiropractic International Chiropractic Alumni Association (TICAA), lost a court battle this month and is required to pay an estimated $1 million dollars to Palmer College of Chiropractic. The International Chiropractic Alumni Association is no longer associated with Palmer.

The battled started in 2004 when the TICCA formerly known as Palmer College of Chiropractic International Alumni Association (PCCIAA) sought a change in their position on the Boards of Trustees at Palmer. They wanted to change their ex-officio seat on the board to a full voting seat. Under the direction of Palmer Board Chair Vickie Palmer negotiations started over the seat on the board and the organizations desire only to fund the Palmer Davenport Campus. Negations broke down and the college asked for PCCIAA to no longer represent the college and turn over all funds after emails were sent criticizing the Board CEO/COO Larry Patten’s spending.

Iowa's Seventh Judicial District ruled in December of 2006 in a lawsuit brought Palmer College of Chiropractic Board of Trustees against Palmer College of Chiropractic International Alumni Association. The judge ruled in favor of PICAA regarding the funds claiming the group had not misused the funds and they would use them in the same manner as the college, to support the chiropractic college and chiropractic student scholarships.

The judge ruled in favor of Palmer College of Chiropractic “The Court thereby finds the Respondent Palmer College of Chiropractic International Alumni Association in contempt of Court in connection with its continued use of the acronym 'PCCIAA' in violation of the supplemental ruling of the Court filed on January 30, 2006." Plus PCCIAA was fined $500 for continued use of Palmer’s name.

Following the ruling Palmer College of Chiropractic International Alumni Association changed its name to The Chiropractic International Alumni Association (TCIAA) and then a few years later reincorporated to The International Chiropractic Alumni Association (TICAA) in Illinois. The current legal battle started in 2009 on behalf of Palmer College of Chiropractic and 60 DC former members of TCIAA were seeking dissolution of the organization, an accounting of the organization’s finances, and damages. Claims were made that the new corporation in Illinois left the former TCIAA a shell corporation without the consent of the membership.

Scott County Iowa District Judge Marlita Greve ruled, “for the purpose of merging the old corporation with it so that they could change their corporate domicile and avoid lawsuits, ” regarding the new TICAA in IL. She also ruled that the merger and transfer of money was improper because the membership of the organization was not given an opportunity to vote on the changes.

The court ruled that The International Chiropractic Alumni Association should be dissolved and gave them 30 days to turn over the assets that used to belong to TCIAA to Palmer. “The money should go to Palmer because it was the intended beneficiary of the funds to begin with,” Judge Greve.

Palmer College of Chiropractic Board of Trustee president Dr. Trevor Ireland stated they will use the funds for scholarships for Chiropractic students at the Davenport campus and is willing to attribute the fund raising to the organization.

TICAA is fighting the ruling. Their attorney Patrick Roby said he was filing a motion asking the judge to reconsider her decision. He declined any further comment.

According to their website The International Chiropractic Alumni Association TICAA strives to: enhance the public perception our alma mater the “Chiropractic College On the Hill”, increase the value of our Chiropractic degrees, attract more prospective students to Palmer College of Chiropractic in Davenport Iowa, prepare chiropractic students for future success, enhance the success of our fellow Palmer alumni, create a self-perpetuating organization.

Help for Guitar and Bass Playing Chiropractic Patients

by: DrTirpak posted: November 30, 2012

Sit back and imagine you are watching Jimmy Hendrix, Eric Clapton, or Kurt Cobain strum out one of their famous guitar solos. As a chiropractor did their ergonomics ever horrify you? Were you just dying to straighten them out?

If your practice is on Beale Street this might be bad for business, but help has arrived for every guitar and base players plagued by the results for years of poor posture. Gruv Grear has just released the DuoStrap Signature, a double strap for a guitar or bass player to improve help their ergonomics, posture and comfort.

They even have the endorsement of Chiropractor Dr. Randall Kertz. Besides his bass playing, Dr. Kertz is known for his work with musicians and his book The Bassist's Guide to Injury Management, Prevention and Better Health.

Dr. Kertz states, "As a player and practitioner, when a product comes out that is geared towards helping musicians to stay healthy and avoid injuries, I like to take notice of it. So I am particularly pleased to talk about the DuoStrap as it fulfills all of these requirements."

The innovative double strap provides thoracic and cervical support as well as distribution the weight of the instrument evenly.  Dr. Kertz believes it will reduce injuries bassists and guitarists sustained while performing or practicing for extended durations. The manufactures of DuoStrap believe it provides a more optimal playing position than other double straps while improving posture and reducing a player’s fatigue.

Gruv Gear is a California-based company founded by a musician and product designer. Their goal is to designs and builds innovative utility gear and accessories that make life easier for creative professionals and beyond, including career musicians, DJs, photographers, filmmakers, mobile producers and more.

Dr. Randall Kertz, D.C. is a chiropractic physician in practice in the suburbs of Chicago Illinois. A graduate of National College of Chiropractic, he specializes in the treatment of musicians' injuries. Dr. Kertz is a respected columnist and speaker on the subject of injury prevention in musicians, and author of The Bassist's Guide to Injury Management, Prevention and Better Health.

ACA President Speaks at Life University Amidst Protesters

by: DrTirpak posted: November 27, 2012

Thursday November 15^th marked an interesting day on the campus of Life University and it just may be an historical day for the Chiropractic profession.  The guest speaker for the student assembly was Dr. Keith Overland President of the ACA.

Why is this possibly historic? For Chiropractors educated at institutions outside of Life or a principled chiropractic college having the speaker of the American Chiropractic Association is unheard of. Dr. Overland has spoken at many Chiropractic Colleges. In October he made a presentation at National University of Health Sciences, but never Life. According to the ACA Dr. Keith Overland was the first American Chiropractic Association President to publicly speak at Life University.

Ask a Chiropractor that graduated from Life about going to assemblies and they will recollect a memorable story. The entire campus comes together throughout each semester for these assemblies. As part of the Doctorate of Chiropractic educational curriculum these attendance required gatherings date back to the beginning of Life and the founder Dr. Sid Williams. Legendary Principled Chiropractors Reggie Gold and Fred Barge have previously graced the Life assembly stage motivating and inspiring the future of chiropractic, but never arousing this much attention.

Campus was a buzz for a week before the assembly according to students at Life. The University even sent an email to students from President Dr. Guy Riekeman personally reminding them to be "respectful and open to discussion".  Philosophy Club and student ICA members started a public discussion on Facebook, calling for a protest before the assembly.

According to campus reports around 40 students held signs and were adorned with t-shirts pronouncing their ’straight values’. Signs included: Remove subluxation from people not Chiropractic, Drugs and Surgery are not the Future, Keep Chiropractic in our Hands. Walking past the crowd before entering the assembly the ACA President conversed with the protesters professing his commitment to the Chiropractic profession.

Dr. Overland’s lecture covered numerous topics from healthcare reform to the personal discrimination he has faced as a Doctor of Chiropractic. He also mentioned the recent Chiro Summit meeting, discriminatory language of the Family and Medical Leave Act, chiropractic in the VA hospitals and the future of the Chiropractic profession. The American Chiropractic Association President concluded his speech with a quote by hockey great Wayne Gretzky "Skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been."

Following the lecture a five students were chosen by the administration to ask a few questions of Dr. Overland. Most of the questions asked pertained to the ACA’s stance on chiropractors acquiring prescribing rights and American Chiropractic Associatin’s support of the changes with the CCE (Council for Chiropractic Education). He stated that the ACA fully supports the CCE considering there role as the federally approved agency that accredits chiropractic education, even though they might disagree on certain issues.  He also maintains the ACA  has a drug-free position.

Rumbling on campus after the assembly rang even loader, louder than Sid’s key hitting the floor. (Inside joke to Life Grads). Life University the following day posted on Facebook:

ChiropracTIC looks like a cap locks problem to some, but for many DCs it symbolizes a philosophy and mentality very different from the principles of the American Chiropractic Association. Life University founded in the 1970 by Chiropractor Sid Williams boasts a vitalistic mission rooted in the original teachings of DD & BJ Palmer.

One assembly at one Chiropractic University has caused a stir within the profession and a rare glimpse of divergent viewpoints coming together to expand the education of future Chiropractors. In the lecture Dr. Keith Overland, DC poignantly said "Our profession is too small to remain divided, and that in fact there is high agreement on about 95 percent of issues confronting us.”

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Special thanks to future Chiropractors Gabriel Busquets and Mike Moratto for their help with this story.

CMCC has Teamed Up with UOIT for Healthcare Research

by: DrTirpak posted: November 24, 2012

Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College has teamed up with University of Ontario Institute of Technology to create the Centre for the Study of Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation. The research-focused initiative will focus on evidence-informed approaches to health-care delivery in Canada.

The Ontario Minister of Health and Long-Term Care, Honourable Deb Matthews, cut the ribbon for the inauguration for the new joint venture. She stated, “The new Centre will help Ontarians better manage their chronic conditions and disabilities.”

The UOIT-CMCC Centre for the Study of Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation will be under the direction of Pierre Côté, DC, PhD, an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Health Sciences at UOIT, who also holds appointments at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto and at CMCC. The Centre is supported by a $2.8 million grant awarded to Dr. Côté from the Financial Services Commission of Ontario to develop a Minor Injury Treatment Protocol.

 “I am delighted to be part of the UOIT and CMCC partnership,” said Dr. Côté. “I look forward to working with researchers from both institutions and collaborating with them on these innovative research projects that will benefit the lives of individuals affected by chronic conditions and disabilities.”

Canadian Memorial President Dr. Jean Moss said ”CMCC is delighted by this second collaborative project with UOIT, which stands to create lasting benefits by informing health policy and demonstrating the dynamism and potential created through inter-institutional collaboration.”

UOIT and CMCC signed an articulation agreement in February 2012 that enables qualified students to complete a Bachelor of Health Sciences (Honours) in Kinesiology degree and a Doctor of Chiropractic degree in seven years, instead of eight.

Watch "Doctored" at Mercola.com for Free- Limited Time Only

by: DrTirpak posted: November 16, 2012

Mercola.com and the Producers of Doctored are offering a free viewing of this documentary for a limited time. Doctored is also available for sale on the site.

Since being released in September of this year the movie has been screened in a varitey of places; Chiropractic Offices, Washington State Chiropractic Association, Logan University, Southern California University of Health Sciences, film festivals and a few theaters.

This documentary film produced by Jeff Hays' tracks the history of the quackery battle between the AMA and Chiropractic. Vintage footage from the Wilks Trial is edited into commentary from notable Chiropractors. The movie also details chiropractic patients telling their stories of battles with the medical establishment and their improvements in health through Chiropractic.

Originally titled Medical Inc. the movie reveals the power and control of the pharmaceutical industry and the AMA on public perception. It offers a pivotal view of the medical paradigm of disease and the chiropractic interpretation of health.

Producer Jeff Hays and Director Bobby Sheehan recently received certificates of appreciation from National University of Health Sciences for their extraordinary documentary. “Every health care practitioner should see this film,”  Statement from NUHS.

The Movie features:  Dr. Louis Sportelli, Author Dr.  J.C. Smith DC, Dr. Michael Flynn, Dr. Rod Sheely Attorney David Chapman Smith, Dr.  Patrick Gentempo, Olympic  Skier Picabo Street,  Utah jazz  Chiropractor Dr. Buhlr, Scott Halderman DC, PhD, MD, Dr. Gilles LaMarchel, Dr. Keth Overland President of the ACA, Ted Carrick DC, PhD The Carrick Institute, Daniel Amen MD,

The Canadian premiere of Doctored, presented by Dr. John Zielonka, is at the Empire Theatres in the World Exchange Plaza in Ottawa Canada  on Thursday Novwember 29^th 2012 at 7:00pm.

Sherman College of Chiropractic Named a New President- Edwin Cordero DC

by: DrTirpak posted: November 16, 2012

Dr. Edwin Cordero's tenure as President will start Jan 1 2013 at Sherman College of Chiropractic in Spartanburg SC. Dr. Cordero will succeed Dr. Jon Schwartzbauer as the fifth president of the chiropractic college.

“I firmly believe the college has found in Dr. Cordero an outstanding leader who possesses not only vision and passion, but also an individual who has demonstrated over the years his commitment to the chiropractic profession and the vitalistic tenets upon which the profession was built,” says Peter Kevorkian, D.C., chair of the Sherman Board of Trustees

Edwin Cordero DC is a 1993 graduate of Life University’s College of Chiropractic. After graduation Dr. Cordero returned to his native Puerto Rico for a year to practice, but moved a year later to Boynton Beach FL and established Cordero Chiropractic. Professionally he has been a distinguished speaker at chiropractic associations, conferences and other organizations around the world, including Dynamic Essential. In 2011 the Florida Chiropractic Society selected him as "The Chiropractor of The Year". He has been the Team Chiropractor of the Costa Rican Central American Olympic Team for 8 years. He has also participated in numerous Chiropractic Mission Trips to Panama.

“My vision as president is to lead Sherman College in becoming the preeminent chiropractic school in the U.S. and the world, and to strengthen its cultural legacy of outstanding academics, chiropractic philosophy, excellent faculty, technique and research,” claims Dr. Edwin Cirdero.

In May the current President of Sherman College of Chiropractic Dr. Jon Schwartzbauer stated he would be stepping down after 10 years at the educational institution, 5 years as president. The Board of Trustees conducted a nationwide search and in October narrowed it down to 3 applicants: Dr. Cordero, Dr. Joe Donofrio, and Dr. Shawn Powers.

Dr. Donofrio is the current dean of clinical sciences, technique department chairmen and n associate professor at Sherman College of Chiropractic's faculty since 1997. The College stated that he will maintain his current position under the new leadership.

Dr. Powers presents for Parker Seminars, does Chiropractic Business Coaching, provides Chiropractic Seminars and is a founding member of the League of Chiropractic Women. Board President Dr. Kevorkian said the board is trying to find a way for Powers to be involved with Sherman College of Chiropractic.

A Tale of 2 Chiropractors Faced with a Moral Decision About PIP Fraud

by: DrTirpak posted: November 08, 2012

This is a tale of 2 chiropractors practicing in Florida and the consequences of their actions. Both Chiropractors were approached with similar scenarios: A non-doctor asked them to register a chiropractic clinic in their name with the intention of  circumventing Florida law to treat personal injury patients. A clinic can obtain a certification of exemption if it is owned by a physician, some facilities have had an illegal “straw” physician registered as the owner to circumvent the rigorous certification process.

Chiropractor Dr. Lisa Adams agreed to put her name on corporate documents of Ovy Rehabilitation Medical Center Inc in West Palm Beach Florida and Chiropractic Office of South Florida LLC in Palm Springs Florida. Dr. Adams’s ownership was in name only. She received a paycheck from the corporations, but had no control of the finances or business dealings.

According to court documents Dr. Adams a 1998 Life University graduate, stated she was not aware of the staged accidents that were the source of her patients initially.  The scheme perpetuated by the true owners involved paying individuals to stage accidents, then report to the clinics with a list of symptoms that they were coached to provide. Various accusation were made in court documents including: having patients sign bills for numerous dates of service when treatment was not rendered, upcoding exams and billing for more services than provided.

A joint task force from the State of Florida, the FBI and the IRS arrested 10 other individuals including the clinic owners from Palm Beach County along with Dr. Adams in June. This week in Federal Court Chiropractic Physician Jennifer Adams pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud.

Dr. Adams  did profess in the court records that she was aware of the fraud, but not at first. As a result she may be required to pay restitution of up to $250,000 to the court and 1.9 million to the 10 insurance companies that she defrauded. 1.9 million is the amount billed under her name after she was aware of the fraud.

Dr. Jennifer Adams will be sentenced in the future in federal court. She faces a maximum term of 20 years in prison, to be followed by a term of supervised release of not more than three years.

The second Chiropractor’s name in this story has not been release so let’s call him Dr. B Dr. B contacted authorities right after he was approached with the same situation in Sarasota Florida. For  months he aided the Florida Department of Financial Services’ Division of Insurance Fraud by applying for a clinic exemption for Garden Relief Center, LLC on the behalf of Nerber A. Iglesias. 

The clinic submitted almost $40,000 in fraudulent insurance claims to 6 separate insurance companies. Also while working under the direction of law enforcement Dr. B was approached by Michael Borkowski, owner of a local collision repair shop, to provide patients for a fee. Both men were arrested last week and charged with personal injury protection fraud.

What is the moral of the story? Know the laws in the state where you practice, it is your responsibility. If someone approaches you with a business proposal make sure it is legal, don’t hesitate to contact an attorney. Most states require chiropractor to report illegal activity, so do it.

As a physician you have an ethical and legal obligation for the services/care that you provide. Dr. B is left looking for a new job and Dr. Jennifer Adams is looking at prison. Not just prison, but  restitution for possibly millions of dollars for funds that she never controlled.