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Chiropractors,Nutrition,Korea
Dr. Merkle: Keynote Speaker at the Clinical Society for Integrative Oncology Seoul, Korea
Dr. Van Merkle was recently the keynote speaker at the Clinical Society for Integrative Oncology in Seoul, Korea.About 250 oncologists, researchers, and other medical doctors were in attendance. The audience included renowned doctors that traveled from China for the event: Dr. Jin Zhe, M.D. (urologist, professor at Peking University, in the elder care division); Dr. Zhang Jinping, (chair/director of 300 elder care hospitals in China - which covers approximately 100 million people); Dr. Seo Jungbok, O.M.D (K.M.D) vice president in DaeJung Elder Care Hospital in China; Dr. Fu Ping, (chairman of the Chinese Clinical Nutrition Association); Dr. Kim Kyungah, M.D. (G.P) team doctor of DaeJung Hospital, Korea; Dr. Park Minsoo, M.D. (G.P.) one of the most renown TV star doctors in Korea.Interpreters were helpful, but many doctors from China and Korea were medically trained using English textbooks and speak English fairly well. South Koreans can receive a free, fairly comprehensive blood test every 2 years through the government health plan. There is great potential for natural oriented doctors to use lab testing in their nutrition practice, which is why Dr. Merkle was invited to speak. Dr. Merkle spoke on laboratory testing and nutrition. He also discussed how serious problems sometimes have simple, safe, natural solutions. Maybe a week or 2 of trying a safe, natural, option might show dramatic laboratory results even in advanced cancer cases.Dr. Merkle presented several of his own cases, showing the validity of nutrition backed up with laboratory testing. Dr. Merkle’s presentation was enthusiastically received. Many doctors wanted pictures with him and he received several very nice gifts. Dr. Merkle also presented certificates to 26 doctors of the first class trained in Korea using Dr. Merkle’s Science Based Nutrition (SBN) system. The class took the doctors a year to complete and was held by a South Korean doctor that has been using SBN for approximately 10 years. It has taken a long time to develop the SBN system and translate the reports into Korean. Dr. Merkle was asked to travel to China, Dubai and Singapore and back to South Korea to lecture and train doctors on more natural care, as well as options for cancer and elder care, some of the most pressing and costly health problems. Dr. Merkle said, “Speaking at the oncology conference was very exciting. I also ate some great food and visited beautiful national landmarks but most importantly, I made some very good friends. I look forward to returning.” Dr. Van D. Merkle DABCI, DCBCN, CCN, is an August 1982 graduate of Logan College of Chiropractic. He is board certified in clinical nutrition and a board certified clinical internist, who has practiced in Centerville, Ohio for over 35 years. He is the founder, developer and president of Science Based Nutrition (SBN) - a laboratory and nutrition, patented computer analysis system. He has been the host of the talk show Take 2 Healthcare on WHIO 95.7 FM every Saturday 11AM to noon for over 25 years in Dayton Ohio. Dr. Van Merkle also contributed his talents and resources to the Chiropractic Online Nutrition Diplomate Program, teaching courses on lab testing and immunity.
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Chiropractors,Chiropractic CE,Nutrition
Florida Aims To Add Injectable Nutrients For Chiropractors
A bill has been introduced into the Florida Senate this week to allow chiropractors the ability to administer injectable nutrients. Senate Bill 1078 was introduced today by Florida senator Jeff Brandes, Republican from St. Petersburg Florida. The bill states:An act relating to chiropractic medicine; amending s. 460.403, F.S.; authorizing chiropractic physicians who have completed specified training to administer articles of natural origin; authorizing licensed pharmacists to fill such chiropractors’ orders for articles of natural origin;The legislation also calls for an additional 36-hour training course for chiropractors to be able to participate. The bill includes a list of substances that can be administered: vitamins, minerals, amino acids, fatty acids, hyaluronic acid, enzymes, saline, anti-oxidants, dextrose, glandulars, cellular components, extracts, water, botanicals, phytonutrients, and homeopathics, and may administer medical oxygen.It is too soon to tell what will happen with this chiropractic scope expanding bill, the legislative session starts March 5th and lasts for 60 days. The bill has a long road ahead before passage. It first would need to make it out of the committee, where public hearings and amendments may be offered, vote on the senate floor, another in the state house and approval from the governor.The political flames are already starting to roar among Florida's chiropractic associations. The senate bill has its origins with the Florida Chiropractic Physicians Association and is not supported by the other two state Chiropractic associations. With dueling lobbyists and competing agendas of the Florida Chiropractic Associating and Florida Chiropractic Society, the fate of this bill will be up in the air for a while.If Florida’s Chiropractic scope of practice is expanded with this bill Chiropractors in the state would join a progressive movement in the profession working on expanding services. Numerous western states (New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, Idaho) have added expanded rights including injectables in the last few years. In Oklahoma chiropractors have had the authority to be certified to give vitamin and mineral shots to patients for over 40 years.This is not the FCPA’s first attempt at passing a bill covering injectables for DCs. In 2001 the organization pushed similar legislation that was met with public discord from the International Chiropractors Association (ICA). The previous attempt was not successful.For a brief time, chiropractors in Florida starting in 1985 were allowed to withdraw blood for diagnostic purposes and certified DCs could use proprietary drugs. Close to a 100 Chiropractors in Florida still have the designation on their license. Will history repeat itself or will everything stay status quo? Check back for updates on this issue and more Chiropractic News.
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Chiropractors,Chiropractic Colleges,Chiropractic Students
Sign Up For Oklahaven's Have-A-Heart Fundraiser 2019
Each year, Valentine’s Week, the non-profit “Oklahaven” Children’s Chiropractic Center asks chiropractors and chiropractic students to join forces to help severely injured children by participating in the Oklahaven’s Have-A-Heart Campaign. Hundreds of chiropractors and students in the US and around the world have raised the much-needed funds for “Oklahaven” Children’s Chiropractic Center as part of their annual Have-A-Heart Campaign.The Have-A-Heart Campaign, not only benefits “Oklahaven,” it brings awareness to chiropractic patients and the general public about the benefits of chiropractic for the children. Signing up to participate is free; it includes a fundraising kit and instructions on how to implement. Joining the campaign is simple and easy. Many chiropractic practices show the Children’s Journeys to Health video (included in the fundraising kit) in their lobby and offer fundraising hearts to purchase. Others have used the promotional materials provided to host educational events, raffles and open houses to showcase the benefits of pediatric chiropractic care.“Oklahaven” Children’s Chiropractic Center has quietly served the children for 57 years. Pediatric patients with neurologically disorganization, nursing difficulties, developmental delays, autistic spectrum, cerebral palsy, failure to thrive and many other conditions have been successfully treated at the Center with chiropractic.When asked why he participated in “Oklahaven’s” Have-A-Heart Campaign five-time Golden Heart Winner, Dr. Howard Berg, said, “It allows the community to see that you do contribute to something greater and that chiropractic makes a difference in children’s lives. That’s huge.”Chiropractors that have participated in the program have stated that the Have-A-Heart Campaign creates a positive perception of chiropractic in their community and most importantly the satisfaction of helping the tiniest of patients that are most in need. Stepping up to the challenge requires interested chiropractors to fill out an online form and free fundraising packets are mailed in January. Every year “Oklahaven” strives to promote the Have-A-Heart Campaign to a larger audience through word of mouth, Chiropractic publications, organizations, digital and social media with the ultimate goal of helping more children with chiropractic. Sign Up Here
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Chiropractors,Vermont
Access to Chiropractic in Vermont is Now A Little Easier
Way To Go Vermont! Vermonters will soon see parity with health insurance co-payments between chiropractors and primary care. Thanks to the resent passage of bill S.1, in 2019 the Vermont Health Exchange will offer health insurance plans with much lower co-pays for DCs, previously in the $70-$90 range. Motivation for the legislature to pass the bill and for the governor to sign it, came from the Vermont Chiropractic Association’s (VCA) lobbying efforts promoting chiropractic treatment for musculoskeletal injuries as an alternative to opioid prescriptions. See the Vermont Chiropractic Association (VCA) press release for more information
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Chiropractors,Logan
Ohio Chiropractor Swings Onto the Golf Channel Competition TV Show
What Do Golf Drivers and Chiropractic Have in Common? Scott Haack, DCOct 2 starts the reality contest tv show Driver vs. Driver on the Golf Channel. One of the talented 14 finalists chosen for the television show is Chiropractor Scott Haack. The second season of the show follows aspiring golf equipment designers as they compete for the opportunity to develop a driver golf club for the sporting goods company Wilson. Viewers can follow the contestants from sketches to prototypes as they are critiqued by professional golfers and other celebrities. One well designed club creator will take home a quarter of a million dollars and will see their final design available in golf stores around the world.How did a Chiropractor end up on the show? Dr. Scott Haack has not only practiced as a DC, but turned his knowledge into a career as a medical device inventor and sport gear developer. In the golf arena he has already developed a putter, a hand free bag cart, and a golf training aid (Medicus CoreLinks keeps golfers arms pressed to their sides, that improves accuracy and prevents an "over the top" swing). Scott Haack, DC, a 1998 Logan College of Chiropractic (Logan University) graduate, has a keen knack of seeing a problem and inventing the solution. After noticing structural and functional issues of the unequal weight distribution from carrying a heavy golf bag, he created Bakrol, a device that allows golfers a hands-free golf bag carrier. His successful inventions have spanned numerous industries: SoftTouch seatbelt device by Pressure Products, Inc., ALTAIR Force timepiece, Histolock resection device and the Moray EUS Microforceps by US Endoscopy. Now he has now turned his attention not only to his own creative creations, but helping others do the same. Chiro Pro Inc, Dr. Haack’s company, offers consulting from product conception, patenting, to retailing for new inventors. Watch to Golf Channel October 2nd at 9:00pm EST
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SUBSCRIBEThat Do You Do After You Win Your Biggest Tennis Title?
Thank Your Chiropractor
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Poster Profile:
Name: DrTirpak
Email: Amy@cecruncher.com
Age: ????
Location: Tampa, FL
Position: Owner
Sign: Gemini
Bio:Helping Chiropractors find some class is my job.
Experienced Chiroprctor and Internet lover, Amy Tirpak, DC, started CE Cruncher with the support of the Advertising Agency that she co-owns.
by: DrTirpak posted: April 12, 2018
The Miami Open just concluded with a stellar win by John Isner over Alexander Zverev. At 32, this is John Isners most prestigious win on the court. Exuberant and visibly weathered by the match he gave a heartfelt victory speech following the game showing immense gratitude to this opponent and those closest to him. One person that stood out in his praise was his Chiropractor of 6 years Dr. Clint Cordial.
"Clint is my Chiropractor. You know I am almost 7 feet tall and 32 years old. It takes a lot to keep me on the court," proclaimed the champion. John Isner according to baseline also remarked "It's not anything that he did this week. It's what he's done through the course of the six years that we have been together." "And I have been very healthy for six years, as well, I will knock on wood. That is in large part to him: adjusting, putting this machine on me, or massage. It's everything. There is so much that goes into it."
The 2009 Palmer grad is not new to the professional sports arena having worked with tennis pros and NFL players. Dedicated to sports chiropractic, he holds a CCSP (Certified Chiropractic Sports Physician from the ACBSP) and a Masters Degree in Exercise and Sports Science from Western States University The previous six years Dr. Cordial has been working exclusively with the some of top American tennis players on tour.
Watch the video of the speech at Baseline
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A Story for Whovian DCs
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Poster Profile:
Name: DrTirpak
Email: Amy@cecruncher.com
Age: ????
Location: Tampa, FL
Position: Owner
Sign: Gemini
Bio:Helping Chiropractors find some class is my job.
Experienced Chiroprctor and Internet lover, Amy Tirpak, DC, started CE Cruncher with the support of the Advertising Agency that she co-owns.
by: DrTirpak posted: September 24, 2014
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The BBC recently released a statement about the upcoming season of Dr. Who and the newest Doctor Peter Capaldi. The studio revealed that a chiropractor is on call during the taping of Dr. Who should the 11th incarnation of the Time Lord injure himself during any particularly vicious fights with Cybermen or Daleks.
Since the 2005 rerelease of the show all of the most recent Doctors (Matt Smith, David Tennant and Christopher Eccleston) have had a chiropractor available on quick notice as well as paramedics on set. BBC stated, "Being the Doctor involves lots of stunts and action sequences, including hanging from harnesses for long periods of time. All our Doctors have found chiropractor appointments helpful."
If you are considering treating a Time Lord on this side of the pond the new ICD-10 diagnosis codes are almost prepared for travel through space and time. V95.43 refers to a Spacecraft crash injuring occupant, not sure if the Tardis would be offended by the term spacecraft. Although we could not find a code for weeping angles, sonic screwdriver failures or multiple hearts.
The eighth season of Dr. Who airs in the US on BBCA.
SC Chiropractor Center Stage on The Ruckers: Southern Royals
a New Reality Show on the WE NEtwork
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Poster Profile:
Name: DrTirpak
Email: Amy@cecruncher.com
Age: ????
Location: Tampa, FL
Position: Owner
Sign: Gemini
Bio:Helping Chiropractors find some class is my job.
Experienced Chiroprctor and Internet lover, Amy Tirpak, DC, started CE Cruncher with the support of the Advertising Agency that she co-owns.
by: DrTirpak posted: November 05, 2013
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Dr. Ellen Rucker Carter along with two of her sisters will have their TV debut on the new reality show “The Ruckers: Southern Royals” on the WE network this January. The show follows the lives of 3 of 8 siblings of the prominent South Carolinian Ruckers family: Ione Rucker Jamison, Ruby Rucker Cooper and Ellen Rucker Carter, DC. Previews highlight an educated family with glamorous dinners, decadent evenings and all of the drama associated with being wealthy socialites.
For Dr. Rucker Carter being in the spotlight is not new to the 2002 Life University graduate. Ellen is the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill college sweetheart and ex-wife of basketball player Vince Carter of the Dallas Mavericks. Currently she is dating South Carolina State represented and candidate for the South Carolina Lt Governor’s office Bakari Sellers.
Dr. Rucker practices in Lancaster South Carolina at Rucker Chiropractic. The same community where her father became the first African-American Dentist and her grandparents were instrumental in integrating the educational system. A local middle school, A. R. Rucker, bares her grandfather’s name.
Besides their elegance and education this prominent southern family is also know for their philanthropy. Recently Dr. Ellen Rucker Carter along with her sisters, mother and aunts hosted a fashion show fundraiser for Rucker Education Scholarship Fund. Providing scholarships for first generation college students that attended their namesake middle school.
“The Ruckers: Southern Royals” trailer follows self-proclaimed perfectionist Dr. Ellen Rucker into the office while performing a thoracic adjustment. Most Chiropractors will recognize her Patient Media’s Road to Recovery poster caught in the background of the 11 minute promo video.
Chiropractor Ellen Ruckers and her sister’s new one hour show The Ruckers: Southern Royals will air Thursday nights in January on on the WE network.
The Bachelorette Receives Chiropractic Care during Primetime
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Poster Profile:
Name: DrTirpak
Email: Amy@cecruncher.com
Age: ????
Location: Tampa, FL
Position: Owner
Sign: Gemini
Bio:Helping Chiropractors find some class is my job.
Experienced Chiroprctor and Internet lover, Amy Tirpak, DC, started CE Cruncher with the support of the Advertising Agency that she co-owns.
by: DrTirpak posted: July 16, 2013
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Six Millions of viewers last night watched Bachelorette Desiree Hartsock on her hometown visit with Chris Siegfried have an adjustment from his Dad, Chiropractor Dr. George Siegfried. Not only did he provide a thoracic adjustment and cervical rotary break, he also preformed the nasal specific technique on his son with a disturbing nostril close up.
Not familiar with the reality show the Bachelorette? A brief synopsis: An attractive 20 something woman is jet-setted around the world on dates with a dozen men with the expectation of a proposal at the end of the season. Each episode she eliminates one or more with a symbolic rose ceremony. The episode being discussed is referred to as the hometown visits which has occurred for the past 13 seasons when the field in narrowed to 4 potential suitors. Visits are planned for the bachelorette to meet with the prospective families. They usually include dinner with immediate family, a one on one discussion with a parent and a quirky interaction.
The quirky interaction for contestant Chris Siegfried’s trip home to Middleville Oregon occurred in his Dad’s basement Chiropractic office. Dr. Siegfried at the dinner table with a glass of wine in his hand offered to treat Bachelorette Desiree after a story about falling off of a rock during a previous adventure on the show. Down the stairs into the first floor walk-out office with walls lined with Meric and trigger point charts the Chiropractic father is shown diversified adjusting the tentative bachelorette.
A following scene shows Dr. Zeigler, a 1981 Western States Chiropractic College graduate, preforming the nasal specific technique by inserting a finger cot, affixed to a sphygmomanometer bulb into the nostrils of his son. The resulting camera close up after the inflated balloon was removed with mucus attached left this Chiropractor horrified and I imagine along with million of other viewers.
Primetime television with a live audience of millions and more onlie is the exposure that chiropractors everywhere dream of, but is this message what we want presented to the general public? We all know one Chiropractor does not represent the entire profession, but last night Dr. George Siegfried did. Unfortunately without exams, histories and orthopedic tests the Chiropractor appeared to be conducting well timed parlor tricks. We will never know what was cut on the editing floor, except it was less entertaining than the Former Vice President of the Oregon Board of Chiropractic Examiners Dr. Siegfried’s supine cervical and p-a thoracic adjustments with grossly exaggerated noises.
The conversation about Chiropractic on the Bachelorette has already begun, Tweets appear throughout the live show.
This one appeared on TV
I found these with the hashtags #bachelorette and #BacheloretteNation on Twitter.
Chiropractor B.J. Hardick Chimed In
View a brief clip of the show: Chris’ Dad Works on Desiree’s Back or the entire episode: Bachelorette Week 8 Episode
We want to know what Chiropractors think about the Season 9 Episode 8 of the Bachelorette and Chiropractic’s reputation in the media. Leave a comment and share your thoughts.
What Happens When a Ellen DeGeneres Injures Her Back….
She Does a Monologue About her Chiropractor
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Poster Profile:
Name: DrTirpak
Email: Amy@cecruncher.com
Age: ????
Location: Tampa, FL
Position: Owner
Sign: Gemini
Bio:Helping Chiropractors find some class is my job.
Experienced Chiroprctor and Internet lover, Amy Tirpak, DC, started CE Cruncher with the support of the Advertising Agency that she co-owns.
by: DrTirpak posted: June 14, 2013
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On a recent episode of the Ellen Degeneres Show she discussed her visit with a Chiropractor after a back injury. In her usual comedic way she relayed to her tv audience that averages 4 million viewers how she tried moving a large table which resulted in her hunched over with lower back pain. Toward the end of the humorous rant she discussed how her Chiropractor utilized myofascial release during her treatments.
Chiropractor Receives Teen Choice Award from Kim Kardashian
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Poster Profile:
Name: DrTirpak
Email: Amy@cecruncher.com
Age: ????
Location: Tampa, FL
Position: Owner
Sign: Gemini
Bio:Helping Chiropractors find some class is my job.
Experienced Chiroprctor and Internet lover, Amy Tirpak, DC, started CE Cruncher with the support of the Advertising Agency that she co-owns.
by: DrTirpak posted: March 13, 2013
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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 7th 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.
Liberty Ross Spotted Visiting a Chiropractor
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Poster Profile:
Name: DrTirpak
Email: Amy@cecruncher.com
Age: ????
Location: Tampa, FL
Position: Owner
Sign: Gemini
Bio:Helping Chiropractors find some class is my job.
Experienced Chiroprctor and Internet lover, Amy Tirpak, DC, started CE Cruncher with the support of the Advertising Agency that she co-owns.
by: DrTirpak posted: February 26, 2013
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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.
Guess who danced their way into the Chiropractor yesterday? Emmitt Smith
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Poster Profile:
Name: DrTirpak
Email: Amy@cecruncher.com
Age: ????
Location: Tampa, FL
Position: Owner
Sign: Gemini
Bio:Helping Chiropractors find some class is my job.
Experienced Chiroprctor and Internet lover, Amy Tirpak, DC, started CE Cruncher with the support of the Advertising Agency that she co-owns.
by: DrTirpak posted: November 02, 2012
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Retired NFL running back Emmitt Smith tweeted yesterday “Got back from LA last night!!! This morning at the chiropractor office”, which included a picture of him supine on an adjusting table. Notice the face paper under his head.
Emmitt Smith has been a long time proponent of Chiropractic. He was quoted in a Fort Worth Star-Telegram Article in 2002, “After that season, I decided to invest in me, to keep me going.” He went on to say about chiropractic, “You can have a Ferrari body, but your wheels need balancing. I felt if I took care of my body, I could still function when I got older.”
Emmitt is currently a contestant on the ABC reality show Dancing with the Stars All-Stars season 15. The Pro Football Hall of Famer danced his way to victory in 2006 on the show with professional dance partner Cheryl Burke . During that season of DWTS Emmitt’s Chiropractor Dr. Rob Parker, third generation Chiropractor and grandson of Dr. Jim Parker of Parker Seminars and University, was shown during the training footage of giving Emmitt an adjustment.
After a successful career in the NFL, the Pensacola FL native incorporated Emmitt Smith Enterprises, Inc., which includes Pat & Emmitt Smith Charities, EJ Smith Construction and real estate company E Smith Legacy.
What does a Day Time Television Star do After a Car Accident?
Lisa Rinna goes to the Chiropractor.
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Poster Profile:
Name: DrTirpak
Email: Amy@cecruncher.com
Age: ????
Location: Tampa, FL
Position: Owner
Sign: Gemini
Bio:Helping Chiropractors find some class is my job.
Experienced Chiroprctor and Internet lover, Amy Tirpak, DC, started CE Cruncher with the support of the Advertising Agency that she co-owns.
by: DrTirpak posted: September 18, 2012
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Friday the daytime TV star tweeted about the car accident she had on Mulholland Drive after dropping her daughter off at school. A driver in the lane next to her turned right into the side of her Mercedes 400.
The former Dancing with the Star contestant stated she had soreness in her neck and back and is planning on going to the Chiropractor to get the injuries checked out.
