On Saturday, the first speaker I had the pleasure of listening to was Dr. Mitch Mally. He is very well known for his adjusting techniques. He has training in martial arts and incorporates those breathing and movement techniques into his adjustments. In this instance he spoke on several common foot problems and walked us through the way he would evaluate and adjust to correct those issues. Many people are unaware of how important proper foot function is to proper spinal mechanics, not to mention the role it plays in knee and hip joint motion. In our office we evaluate the feet of every patient as well as observing walking gait. This seminar will only enhance our ability to evaluate and treat foot and ankle issues. I have already applied this treatment method to a patient and the results were very good. An interesting note about Dr. Mally is that he uses information from Medical and Orthopedic journals and textbooks to support his treatments. In this way he is able to provide a viewpoint with less bias and one that can be accepted by even the most skeptical medical professional.
The second speaker that presented was Dr. Laney Nelson. Dr. Nelson is a very accomplished in the field Sports Chiropractic and he currently heads the Sports Rehab department at Logan college in St. Louis. He has been the team chiropractor for a number of different high school, college, semi-pro and pro sports teams. He has a long list of credentials and he knows how to use them! He talked about on-field, sideline, and locker room evaluation procedures for concussions and common sports injuries. He also spent time emphasizing the importance of chiropractic in the sports medicine field. Dr. Nelson did not diminish the role of Physical Therapists, Orthopedic Specialists, or Athletic Trainers, rather he discussed how working with these skilled professionals is the best way to keep an athlete safe and keep them performing at his/her best.
On Sunday the key note speaker was Dr. Frederick Carrick. He has a paragraph of letters behind his name a professor of Neurology at Life Chiropractic College in Georgia. He is basically House, DC. For those who don't know, House M.D. was a Fox TV show where Dr. House diagnosed and treated only the toughest medical cases that no one else could figure out. Dr. Carrick is the real life chiropractic version of this show. He knows the brain like Google knows maps. Ask him how the brain functions and he can give you multiple routes so to speak as well as turn by turn directions. There is a 3-year waiting list for patients to see him at this point. He treated Sidney Crosby, a famous hockey player for the Pittsburgh Penguins, as well as many other famous athletes from around the world. Suffice it to say that Dr. Carrick is smarter than I, but to be fair he had a head start on me. It is nice to be in close proximity to brilliant people because it may just rub off. I am excited that I had the opportunity to learn even a little bit from such a brilliant and skilled diagnostician. He discussed many of the cutting edge techniques he uses in his clinic to diagnose brain injuries such as concussions. Several of these techniques will be incorporated in our clinic when they are deemed necessary. Here are a few links showing some videos of Dr. Carrick on national broadcasts:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tQtAs3d05E
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dr-Pe85UiII
Beyond the speakers, many of the team chiropractors from the NFL were present to answer questions and provide insight on how to evaluate and treat athletes. This was an excellent seminar that helped me grow my knowledge and direct me toward new avenues of further study. Now I am excited to be home and get back to work. Thanks for reading.
Dr. Drew
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