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VOL 38 | ISS 2 | 2017

THE MAGAZINE OF LIFE CHIROPRACTIC COLLEGE WEST

When Science Met Subluxationwith Dr. Heidi Haavik

IN THIS ISSUE

Be the Mentor You Wish You Had

The Story of Connection

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LIFE STYLES MAGAZINE VOLUME 38, ISSUE 2

PUBLISHER Ronald Oberstein, DC

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Mary Lucus-Flannery, DC

CREATIVE DIRECTOR Laura Johnston Bratt

MANAGING EDITOR Margarita Ablaza

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Raymond Ibale

DIGITAL DIRECTOR Rich Choe

WEB MANAGER Steven Sarmiento

CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Crisselle Garrido

Jim Hawkins Nancy McKillican Dan Murphy, DC

CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS Wyland Luke Dan Trotter

ADVERTISING [email protected]

BOARD OF REGENTS Jimmy Nanda, DC, CHAIRMAN

Kristen Giles, DC Cameron Hastings, AASME, AASEM

Mark Kimes, DC Angel Ochoa-Rea, DC

Jeanne Ohm, DC Steven Silk, DC

Scott Turner, CPA

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Be the Mentor You Wish You HadOur Champion doctors believe that mentorship is the bedrock of the chiropractic profession. We want to make it easy for you to do what you already do — help others discover this wonderful career.

Hawk TalkAdventures on the Road

Alumni + FriendsNews

In Memoriam

GraduationCelebrating the Winter/Spring/Summer Classes of 2017

NewsBoard of Regents Update

WSCUS Accreditation

Spring for Life 2017 — The Force Awakens

Snapshots

Book ReviewA Nation in Pain: Healing Our Biggest Health Problem

From the PresidentThe Importance of Philosophy and Subluxation

Donor Roll

SPI at Life WestWhat we’ve been up to

Champions for LifeChampion Doctor Profile — Dr. Douglas DiSiena

Student Champion — Rupina Khanna

On CampusThe Magic of Friday Seminar

Athletics2017 National Rugby Champion Gladiatrix

Team Update

Continuing EducationOnline CE at Life West

When Science Met Subluxation with Heidi HaavikEvery chiropractor values the science, art and philosophy of chiropractic — but science and research often get lost in daily practice. What if science and research could catapult your practice to greatness?

The Story of Connection with Jordan FairleyWe all have patients who touch our hearts and souls and leave us forever changed. This young chiropractor shares his story of a patient who taught him to connect and trust himself.

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LIFE STYLES MAGAZINE VOLUME 38, ISSUE 2

PUBLISHER Ronald Oberstein, DC

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Mary Lucus-Flannery, DC

CREATIVE DIRECTOR Laura Johnston Bratt

MANAGING EDITOR Margarita Ablaza

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Raymond Ibale

DIGITAL DIRECTOR Rich Choe

WEB MANAGER Steven Sarmiento

CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Crisselle Garrido

Jim Hawkins Nancy McKillican Dan Murphy, DC

CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS Wyland Luke Dan Trotter

ADVERTISING [email protected]

BOARD OF REGENTS Jimmy Nanda, DC, CHAIRMAN

Kristen Giles, DC Cameron Hastings, AASME, AASEM

Mark Kimes, DC Angel Ochoa-Rea, DC

Jeanne Ohm, DC Steven Silk, DC

Scott Turner, CPA

CONTACT INFO Life Chiropractic College West


+1 (510) 780-4500 [email protected]

www.lifewest.edu

@LifeWestCollege LifeChiropracticCollegeWest

LifeWestChiropractic life_west

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@lifewest_spi JUNE 17, 2017

“Proud of our Sports Performance Institute at Life Chiropractic College West for providing care at the USA Sumo Open this weekend in Long Beach. Great seeing 4 of our SPI elective students there using the knowledge

they learned for better performance with athletes! Thank you to Dr. Aundi Mevoli ’06 and Dr. Robert Logan for taking the lead on this trip! #sportschiropractic #SUMO #LifeWestSPI #Erchonia #RockTape”

@lifechiropracticcollegewest MARCH 30, 2017

“Let this moment live in your heart forever because you have earned every minute of it. Congratulations to the March graduating class 2017! Now go forth and serve!” VIA STEVEN SILK

“A year after winning the DII National Championship, our Gladiatrix are DI National Champions over the Raleigh Venom to cap off an undefeated season! #gladiatrix #nationalchampions”

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“The camaraderie of Life West graduates holds strong seven years later! Dr. Norquitta Haynes ’10 and Dr. Jennifer Carauddo ’10 came to support Dr. Reanna Plancich ’10, Dr. Bridget Monaghan ’10, and Dr. Jackie Steel ’10 as they shared their experiences and tips on how they became the powerful chiropractic women that they are!”

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“The Life West Health Center was honored to help support the New Haven Schools Foundation Earth Day run this past weekend by helping educate the public on Chiropractic Care. Thank you for all that you do.” VIA DENNIS LAFLAM

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FROM THE PRESIDENT

THE IMPORTANCE OF PHILOSOPHY AND SUBLUXATION

“ IF I DID MY JOB OF CORRECTING THEIR SUBLUXATION, AND TAUGHT THEM WELL ABOUT INNATE INTELLIGENCE, THEY WILL RETURN AND HEAL.” — HERBERT ROSS REAVER

In the early 1900’s, chiropractors built the profession by getting sick people well — people who had been told there was nothing the medical community could do for them. At that time, there wasn’t a need for “evidenced-based” practitioners, as the proverbial “proof was in the pudding!” People simply experienced regaining their health and improving their lives through the chiropractic adjustment.

Back then, we did not have the ability to conduct scientific studies that showed when and how pressure was released in the nervous system when we corrected a misaligned vertebrae (subluxation). The science was always there however. Those chiropractors were working with the same science that exists today. Much like gravity and the law of relativity — scientific principles are present and in effect long before they are “discovered.” Does man really discover something, or are we finding what is already in existence?

military, or even abuse victims?

Currently we have an epidemic of opioid use in the USA. As chiropractors, we know the answer to increased health is not in a pill or potion. We understand the inherent, recuperative power that is within each of us will work better when there is no interference impeding its action. Whether we can scientifically validate the recuperative power has no effect on whether or not it is there. In fact, could it

be that the power that heals us is the identical energy that allows us to think through research projects?

Yet, part of our profession continually downplays the philosophical aspect and compares it to someone being a “religious zealot.” The same debunkers sit with the same philosophical “zealot” at church on Sunday, singing the same hymns, and feeling the same fulfillment when they are driving home. It is interesting how humans tend to compartmentalize areas of their

lives that don’t need to be separated. In fact, if all these parts were integrated, there would be more like-minded people in the world — and more chiropractors!!

Finally, let’s look at the underlining premise: Our philosophy drives everything we do in chiropractic. It drives our research, our certainty and the correction of vertebral subluxation. Whether someone understands the philosophy or not, and delivers an adjustment, the patient will heal. However, the person who owns the philosophy will communicate the “why” to their patients, which in turn will create a deeper connection for chiropractic within that person, thus having them refer others and ultimately become lifelong chiropractic advocates.

I remember the day in the mid 90’s when I heard Herbert Ross Reaver say of his patients, “If I did my job of correcting their subluxation, and taught them well about innate intelligence, they will return and heal.” That’s the important connection between our philosophy and subluxation.

Dr. Ron Oberstein, Interim President

It is vital that chiropractic philosophy is the basis for modern chiropractic research. Our philosophy informs the questions we ask. As our knowledge of science moves forward, chiropractic research will allow us to describe and validate our philosophy. When we “discover” through research that chiropractic philosophy describes the world accurately, why do our “evidence based” practitioners look unfavorably on those who are more philosophically aligned?

In my experience, philosophical chiropractors are more advanced and forward-thinking than their “evidence based” brethren, as they are utilizing the philosophy to ground themselves in their certainty while helping humankind through the correction of vertebral subluxations.

Is chiropractic research important? Yes. Should we, as a profession, invest in research programs and projects? Again, my answer is an emphatic YES!! Research validates to the world what the philosophically oriented chiropractor already has experienced is true.

Imagine there is a research project on chiropractic and PTSD, and this research shows the correlation of the correction of subluxation with decreased post-traumatic stress. Think of the incredible ways we would be able to use this research for the

Since the late 1800’s, chiropractors have hung their hats on two hooks — the vertebral subluxation and chiropractic philosophy.

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I remember the very moment I knew that I would become a chiropractor. I was at Dr. Brett Jones ’13 practice. It was a beautiful day and there was a steady flow of prac-tice members. Each person was there to be connected to their higher purpose and to experience a welcoming community. No matter how busy he was, Brett gave each person his full attention. He was smiling and laughing and enjoying every moment of it. He was in the zone. And he was happy! He was serving others and loving to serve others.

It was as if Brett could read the subtitle in my mind — which read, “I want to find THAT sense of purpose for myself.” He grabbed a book with D.D. Palmer’s name on it, and flipped to a story titled, That Something. When he handed me that book, I knew that what I was about to learn was going to be important. All he said was, “this is my favorite story.”

I went out on his back patio to sit with si-lence in the garden. It was sunny outside, and with the cool breeze on my face, I de-voured every word of that story. The man in the story started out completely lost, like I had been. Then that man found that something — something which cannot be put into precise words.

That something, once acquired, guides you to live a meaningful life of purpose. I realized that I had been looking for that something too. That something keeps me up late at night and gets me out of bed early in the morning. That something gives me a sense of purpose, and guides me every day in each moment. It tells me how to be, how to treat other people, how to live in the present, and how to serve others in my community.

That something is the place where you no longer question whether what you’re do-ing is right or not. It just is. And it just is ex-actly what it needs to be, because you are what you need to be just by being you.

It took 29 years of my life to find chiro-practic as my higher purpose, my calling. It took 29 years, but ever since I found it I’ve been set on a focused laser beam path that speaks to my authentic purpose.

My focus has shifted from myself to oth-er people. I want to help people become the most awesome version of them-selves that they possibly can become! I want everybody to spring out of bed, greet the sun, and pinch themselves at how amazing their life has become — just to make sure they’re actually awake!

I want to live with that something. That same something allowed me to meet Dr. Fred Schofield who was unable to refrain from screaming into my soul, “You couldn’t have stumbled into a better room!” at my first Champions Weekend at Life West. Dr. Fred is so excited about what he does and who he has become, it is contagious.

That same something consistently brings amazing people into my life. That same something kept poking me to consider chiropractic. That same something has sent me on tangents looking for my truth.

When I really search for the reason why I want to become a chiropractor, I realize that I’ve ALWAYS wanted to become a chiropractor! I want to work hard, love deeply, realize my full potential, go be-yond that full potential, and assist others to come along with me.

What better way to connect others to their higher purpose than chiropractic? The best way to find connection is to start with the body, and the function of the mind and the nervous system. This is exactly what chiropractic does. A chi-ropractor helps others to feel. A chiro-practor promotes a healthy lifestyle for others to optimize their mind and body connection. A chiropractor helps others to connect to their higher purpose, and to live in alignment with their values!

My something is still screaming, this time with excitement for being on its laser focused track to help and serve others, and to love the entire process along the journey.

I am ready to become the person I need to be, in order to do the things I need to do. And I’m even more empowered for finding my “why,” my something, that will guide me on my journey.

FROM THE ADMISSIONS ESSAY OF Patrick Martens

THAT SOMETHING

Have them shadow you for a day or afternoon. Show them

patient care and share success stories and some behind the scenes insights into your practice success. What are you most proud of in your practice?

Contact the Life West Enrollment Concierge at [email protected] or 510/780-4501

Explain why you love your job and why chiropractic is differ-

ent than other health professions. Help them understand the vitalistic philosophy and why a salutogenic approach allows your patients to be empowered in their lives.

Encourage student to do more research by visiting Life West

for Champions Weekend at www.lifewestchampions.com

Hook them up with a colleague who practices differently than

you to do a half day shadow.

Get your student connected to Life West and help them research

admissions at www.lifewest.edu/prospective-students

If your student wants to know more about admissions –

connect them directly to the Life West Admissions team at 510/780-4501 or [email protected] – where we can walk them through the requirements (be aware – some of the require-ments have changed) and make the application process as simple and painless as possible. Or direct them to our webpage to review their options at www.lifewest.edu

THE DAY I MADE THE DECISION THAT I WANTED TO BECOME A CHIROPRACTOR WAS THE SAME DAY THAT I APPLIED TO LIFE WEST. THAT SOMETHING THAT HAD BEEN WHISPERING “CHIROPRACTIC” IN MY EAR WAS NO LONGER WHISPERING. IT WAS SHOUTING: “THIS IS IT!” AND I WENT FOR IT.

HOW TO MENTOR A POTENTIAL CHIROPRACTOR

HOW CAN I GET MATERIALS FROM THE COLLEGE?


ENROLLMENT

So many of you had a mentor who helped you find your true path to suc-cess. Your mentor helped you discover your interest in helping people to heal naturally and become empowered in their health. Your mentor showed you

the incredible difference you could make in people’s lives every day. Your mentor showed you your own capacity to become the best version of yourself and to keep moving even when if felt uncertain or scary.

The chiropractic profession is filled with incredible mentors who have shep-herded so many potential chiropractors into a path to their own greatness and possibility. Chiropractic success is built on mentorship and connection.

BE THE MENTORYOU WISH YOU HADONCE UPON A TIME YOU WERE LOOKING FOR A CAREER. YOU KNEW YOU WANTED TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE. YOU KNEW YOU WANTED TO HAVE MEANINGFUL WORK. YOU KNEW YOU WANTED TO BE A SUCCESS. YOU KNEW YOU WANTED ALL THAT BUT YOU REALLY DID NOT KNOW HOW OR WHAT WOULD MAKE THAT HAPPEN. YOU WERE CONFUSED AND LOST. ENTER YOUR MENTOR.

We love to work with the students who are referred to Life West by chiropractors. They have become attracted to chiropractic because they connect to the idea of making a difference through natural health care. They have a vision for themselves that can carry them through the challenges of admissions and completing the program. They have a heart for service that they have learned by watching your dedication to your profession.

For more information and to register for a Champions Weekend visit www.LifeWestChampions.com

Not sure how to best encourage a prospective student? Send them to a Champions Weekend!Champions weekend is a two day event for prospective students which is held on Life West’s campus four times a year. Each January, April, August and October we host prospective students and their guests at an immersive on-campus experience. Students meet faculty and staff, spend time with current students and workshop the chiropractic education experience. This is the perfect way to connect your student with our resources and mentors.

OF STUDENTS WHO APPLY TO LIFE WEST ARE REFERRED BY A CHIROPRACTOR

30%

OF STUDENTS COMING TO CHAMPIONS WEEKEND ARE

REFERRED BY A CHIROPRACTOR

40%

What WASC Accreditation Means to Life West Students and Graduates Now that Life West has achieved regional accred-itation, students who graduate with a DC degree from LCCW can transfer those credits to other accredited undergraduate or postgraduate programs, depending on the institution.

Effective Date These benefits are retroactive to all those who have graduated since Life West received candidacy status with WSCUC on July 15, 2015.

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WSCUC AccreditationLIFE WEST ACHIEVES

The Life West Board of Regents and Interim President, Dr. Ron Oberstein were delighted to announce, in March of 2017, that Life Chiropractic College West had successfully achieved re-gional accreditation from WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC).

Dr. Oberstein congratulated the Life West team, “The Life West communi-ty continually impresses me with the level of service and commitment to excellence I see on campus every day. This victory is a win for each and every one of us and most importantly for the students who graduate from Life West and shape the future of this great profession.”

Accreditation with WSCUC represents a great step for Life West and demonstrates the quality of a Life West education. Life West began its candidacy status on July 15, 2015 and since that date many hours of diligence and plan-ning have led to this exciting news.

The Chairman of the Life West Board of Regents, Dr. Jimmy Nanda, thanked the entire community who pulled together to make the moment a reality. “I never doubted that this team would accomplish this important goal. The team at Life West is unparalleled in their passion, determination and commitment to producing the very

best chiropractors on the planet. The entire Board of Regents feels great pride in this accomplishment and as an alumnus of Life West, I have never been more proud.”

“This achievement would not have been possible without the incredi-ble work of so many brilliant people across campus. We have had tremen-dous assistance from faculty, staff and administrators, working countless hours to make this vision come to life for Life West,” reports Life West Vice President of Academic Affairs, Dr. Scott Donaldson.

The future of Life West is very bright. Dr. Oberstein reminds us, “Thank you for your support and your shared vi-sion for what we can achieve together

in chiropractic. Life West is shining at its brightest today, and I am excited to see the great accomplishments Life West will bring to the profession and to the world.”

Life Chiropractic College West is ac-credited by the CCE (Council on Chiro-practic Education) and WSCUC (WASC Senior Commission of Universities and College).

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NEWS

In November of 2016, The Life Chi-ropractic College West Board of Re-gents unanimously elected Dr. Amit (Jimmy) Nanda ’03 as its new Chair. Dr. Nanda has served on the Life West Board since 2014 and as the Chair of the Governance Committee since 2015

The election of Dr. Nanda, which followed the appointment of former board Chair, Dr. Ron Oberstein to become the college’s Interim Presi-dent, is especially notable since he is believed to be the first Chiroprac-tic College Board Chair of Indian origin. Dr. Nanda is an Ontario-based chiropractor and founder of the India Association of Chiropractic Doctors. He has focused significantly on pro-moting diversity — including through enhanced recruitment efforts and in-ternational seminars — for Life West and throughout the profession.

In March of 2017, The Life Chiroprac-tic College West Board of Regents welcomed two new board members, Dr. Angel Ochoa-Rea and Mr. Camer-on Hastings.

Dr. Angel Ochoa-Rea ’03 is a suc-cessful alumnus of Life West who practices in San Diego, California and is also the President and Found-er of the National Gay and Lesbian Chiropractic Association. Mr. Camer-on Hastings is a business consultant and has a background as an execu-tive in a multi-national corporation. Mr. Hastings lives in Toronto, Ontar-io, Canada and has been involved in chiropractic business development for many years.

The Life West Board of Regents looks forward to the positive outcomes brought forth by these changes within the board.

NEW BOARD OF REGENTS CHAIR AND MEMBERS

The day long celebration was broken up into a morning seminar hosted on campus and an off-site picnic filled with fun, games, and good ‘ole Life West tribe bonding.

In the morning, Life West welcomed Dr. Alex Nunn, Dr. Jack Bourla and Dr. Natasha Fallahi ’15 – and students Patrick Martens, Travis Rodman, and Christian McCallum. Each brought a unique passion and stories to inspire and teach the Life West communi-ty in the packed Standard Process Assem-bly Hall.

The halls of Life West were turned into bat-tlefields as light sabers were drawn by costumed Jedis and Darth Vader’s, along with ‘droids, rebels and creatures like Han Solo and Jabba the Hut, all ready to compete in the Star Wars costume contest.

More good-natured battles continued at Central Park in Fremont, CA as each class had the opportunity to compete for cash prizes in a quarter vs. quarter tug-o-war match. The picnic provided tons of great food, raffle prizes and fun, all

hosted and planned by Student Council.

In the midst of midterms, it’s events like these that fuel our students with the “Life West Special Sauce” that is so frequently mentioned with affection by our tribe. Students, staff and faculty were able to bond and strengthen friendships that will last a lifetime - sharing a love for chiro-practic and innate ability.

NEWS

SPRING FOR LIFE AT LIFE CHIROPRACTIC COLLEGE WEST BROUGHT FORTH A LOVE FOR CHIROPRACTIC, INNATE INTELLIGENCE, UNIVERSAL FORCES, AND ALL THINGS STAR WARS. THE ANNUAL STUDENT COUNCIL EVENT FELL ON MAY 4TH, “MAY THE FOURTH BE WITH YOU” DAY AND THEREFORE WAS TITLED “SPRING FOR LIFE – THE UNIVERSAL FORCE AWAKENS.”

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1) Peyton O’Connor and Chee Kue; 2) Alex Nunn; 3) Ulysses Espinosa.

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BY Mary Lucus-Flannery, DCILLUSTRATION BY Laura Johnston Bratt

DR. HEIDI HAAVIK WASN’T ALWAYS A CHIROPRACTIC RESEARCH GURU.

Heidi was once a young chiropractor who was curious about how and why things worked. There was little scientific evidence that could explain WHY adjusting

the spine would impact the body as she was observing in practice. She simply had to know more.

After graduating from New Zealand College of Chiropractic, Heidi began a post-graduate course in adult education at the University of

Auckland, simply for fun. She bumped into her chiropractic instructor, Dr. Bernadette Murphy, who talked her into doing post-graduate papers in neuroscience across four different departments.

Heidi did not see herself as smart enough to do a PhD, but with Bernadette’s encouragement and top grades in all four departments, she

started a PhD anyway. Once she began, she was bitten by the “science and research bug” and fell in love with the pursuit. What could be more exciting than discovering

the mechanisms of chiropractic care?

It was clear to Heidi that we were missing a biologically plausible mechanism for why adjusting the spine could make people feel and function better. She wanted to understand what happens within the central nervous system when we adjust the

spine — especially when we adjust dysfunctional segments called vertebral sublux-ations. Heidi wanted to figure out why spinal function was so important to brain function.

Heidi did not care what the results of her research would be. She only cared that chiroprac-tors could better understand HOW chiropractic works through careful, systematic, high quality, basic science research experiments. She wasn’t trying to prove or disprove any-thing. She sought only to understand.

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THE RAPIDLY EVOLVING WORLD OF CHIROPRACTIC RESEARCHAs her work progressed, Heidi began to see how we can use research to understand and better explain what we do. In the past, chiropractors have considered research boring and of little use in practice. As a research fanatic, Heidi makes it her personal mission to demonstrate how fun, exciting and useful research can be.

Most practicing chiropractors don’t read or use research much. Aside from the odd publication that gets shared on Facebook, most chiropractors do not see chiropractic research articles. For Heidi, this is a shame. The public loves solid science and research – and they deserve to be told about the latest research by their family chiropractor.

Heidi’s team has created an online monthly program where members are given the latest information and resources to help them do exactly that. By staying up to date with the latest science (on a variety of topics) chiropractors are able to easily share this information with their patients, the public and with other health care providers.

“I believe that chiropractic care is currently under-valued and under-utilized. Our history has been a turbulent one, and rightly or wrongly, we remain marginalized and on the fringe of conventional health care. We have survived as a profession for two main reasons. First and foremost because of our great clinical results. Also because of our unique philosophy. With-out our philosophy we probably would have lost our identity and been swallowed up by the medical profession.”

Heidi believes that chiropractors have incredible opportuni-ties right now to integrate with other health care profession-als, for the benefit of our patients.

“By integrate, I don’t mean that we should just see the back pain patients that other professions don’t want to see. We should work with other professions in integrated settings, providing chiropractic care so our patients can better adapt, self-regulate and heal, irrespective of what condition they may have.”

HOW TO DESCRIBE A

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A subluxation is when the brain is not moving things properly in a portion of the spine given the task at hand.

For example, the spine may be moving when it should not (e.g. while lifting), or not moving when it should (e.g. while running), or not reflexively responding to help us maintain balance and prevent falls.

Because we cannot see our spine, the brain relies on the messages it gets from the small muscles close to the spine and skull to be able to ‘see’ what is happening in the spine.

When parts of the spine are not moving properly this affects the way the brain perceives what is going on in our bodies and the environment around us, making our brain’s knowledge of what is going on less accurate.

When we are subluxated — we may notice this as clumsi-ness. We may notice we keep hitting our head getting into our car, or knocking our elbow on door frames, or tripping over our own feet. This can also manifest as back pain, neck pain and headaches, as well as other musculoskeletal pain.

Even more interesting, is that it can also manifest as other symptoms, such as colic in babies, bedwetting trouble in kids, hypertension in adults and/or altered emotional and/or immune responses.

Based on the research findings, when we adjust dysfunc-tional areas of the spine (chiropractic vertebral sublux-ations) we affect parts of the brain known as the control or command centers (such as the pre frontal cortex and the cerebellum).1,2

When the brain does not get adequate or accurate infor-mation from the spine, it can make the brain confused, and it can end up thinking (and therefore manifesting) that it has a problem, even when it does not. Sometimes when we adjust the spinal subluxations and suddenly the brain realizes it actually does not have that problem, the symp-toms ‘miraculously’ disappear.

REFERENCES1) Lelic, D., Niazi, I.K., Holt, K., Jochumsen, M., Dremstrup, K., Yielder, P., Murphy,

B., Drewe,s A. M., & Haavik, H. (2016). Manipulation of dysfunctional spinal joints affects sensorimotor integration in the prefrontal cortex: A brain source localization study. Neural Plasticity, 1.doi:10.1155/2016/3704964.

2) Daligadua, J., Haavik, H., Yielder, P., Baarbe, J. & Murphy, B.A. (2013). Alter-ations in cortical and cerebellar motor processing in subclinical neck pain patients following spinal manipulation. Journal of Manipulative and Physiolog-ical Therapeutics. 2013;36:527-537.

We live in a time where evidence-informed patient care is highly valued. Evidence-based means making decisions about each patient based on three equally important factors:

1} The best available evidence

2} Your own clinical experience

3} The patient’s own values and wishes

Awareness about the best available research is both important and practical for chiropractors to pay attention to. It’s not the only thing you should base your care plan on, but is one of the three important pillars of practicing in an evidence-informed manner.

However, this also places the emphasis on us as a pro-fession to create the evidence that chiropractors will use to make day to day decisions about best care for each unique patient encounter.

THE CASE FOR EVIDENCE BASED CHIROPRACTIC

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THE FUTURE IS NOWHeidi sees a very bright future for chiropractic, both in research and in practice. Luckily more and more young, bright chiropractors find chiropractic research interesting and valuable.

We have only just scratched the surface of what we need to know about chiropractic care. Chiropractic needs more than basic science neurophysiology research. We need clinical research, epidemiology research, and qualitative research. Heidi hopes that in 30 years we will have far greater insights into how spinal dysfunction impedes the brain’s ability to positively adapt, grow and heal.

We all have much to gain from doing this research. We will have a far greater understanding about those who respond to chiropractic care and those that do not. We could assess, up front, for objective markers to identify who is likely to benefit from our care, and what type and frequency of chiropractic care will best help them. The potential protective nature of chiropractic care will be better understood.

“For example, I’d love to know the impact on development for a child who receives chiropractic care vs. kids that don’t. All we have so far is our own observations from our own children who have received chiropractic care all their lives, and the positive stories we hear from patients in our practices. But we need to run a proper large prospective study exploring the ef-fects of chiropractic care on children’s development and disease/disorder/injury prevention.”

Heidi sees much more work to be done in relation to sports performance and function. And due to all the evidence that we have of the impact on brain function, we also need to continue to explore the science behind chiropractic care for people suffering from different brain injuries (such as stroke or con-cussion) or chronic neurodegenerative conditions (such as Parkinson’s, Huntington’s or Alzheimer’s Disease).

The benefit of research snowballs from there. The more we understand the benefits of chiropractic care and the more we share this information world-wide, the more demand there will be for our services. Heidi is convinced that as we better understand how chiropractic works that this will have a signifi-cant positive impact on all of us, from scientists to clinicians to the public.

“The way we explain chiropractic care now absolutely has to change. Gone are the days where it was ok to talk about a bone out of place squashing a nerve! This is not accurate. We impact brain function. We enable the brain to more accurate-ly perceive and appropriately respond to both internal and environmental cues. And these changes are most likely due to changes in the movement pattern of the vertebrae (after an adjustment) due to changes in the signaling from the deep paraspinal muscles.”

WHAT CAN EVERY CHIROPRACTOR DO NEXT? Heidi implores all chiropractors to learn about the new re-search in chiropractic and to understand and communicate

the science behind the adjustment. Our new understanding about the mechanisms of the adjustment is far more profound than the old ‘bone out of place’ theories.

“When we adjust a subluxation we don’t just relieve pressure off that particular nerve root - we change the master control system of the body! We change the brain! We change the brain’s awareness of not only what is happening in the spine, but it also appears to influence how accurately the brain can ‘see’ what else is going on in the limbs as well as the environ-ment around it.

This can explain all kinds of other observations chiropractors see in practice. Because we influence the brain - this could be why patient’s moods change, or immune function is improved or why visceral problems get better. If the brain sees more clearly what is going on with these systems then it would ex-plain why these things improve as well as aches and pains.”

The chiropractic profession benefits from a new conversation about our science and about our future. Now that we better understand how chiropractic care works, we have an incred-ible opportunity to change the way we communicate and interact with our patients, the public and the rest of the health care community.

Heidi envisions a united team, which works together to share the science of chiropractic and enlighten the world with this knowledge.

“We can do this by communicating chiro-practic using simple language to everyone. If we keep harping on about bones out of place squashing nerves - the public will not listen. They know this is not true. We need to fully own our science and share an updated current understanding about chiropractic – the neuroplasticity model!”

LEARN MORE ABOUT WHAT TODAY’S SCIENCE TELLS US ABOUT CHIROPRACTIC. Heidi is so passionate that all chiropractors have access to the latest research that she is offering her ebook for free at www.therealitycheck.nz. She has also put together a free webinar www.chiropractic.how on how to run a successful awareness campaign.

Heidi’s enthusiasm for science and research is contagious. She has become one of the most highly sought speakers and leaders in chiropractic. Heidi didn’t start her chiropractic ca-reer as a research guru but her passion and understanding of the science of chiropractic is influencing chiropractors and pa-tients around the globe in ways she never dreamed possible.

It’s time for us all to step up and communicate the profound science of chiropractic with as much clarity and passion as we do the philosophy of chiropractic, using the very latest in chiropractic research.

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“ When we adjust a subluxation we don’t just relieve pressure off that particular nerve root — we change the master control system of the body! We change the brain!” — DR. HEIDI HAAVIK


Lars Sigl ’95 Dr. Lars Sigl practiced in Marin County. He died of pancreatic cancer on February 7, 2017. He was 59 years old (6/7/57 – 2/7/17). He is survived by his wife, Nancy.

Bob Nguyen ’97 Dr. Bob Nguyen practiced in San Jose, California. He died of a heart attack on June 2, 2017. He was 47 years old (12/3/70 – 6/2/17). He is survived by his wife, Thuy Mong Pham and four children, Sophie, Rosie, Nathan and Vernon.

The latest updates from the Life West Alumni + Friends community.NEWS

IN MEMORIAM

In 2008, Dr. Gregg C. Anderson ‘96, with founder Dr. Bruce Broughton, helped re-launch the VDP International Company, which was on the brink of extinction. With Dr. Anderson’s enthusi-asm and dedication as co-inventor and owner, they revamped and created a stronger and more user-friendly instrument.

DCs use this instrument to reduce IVD herniations and relieve facet syn-drome. The VDP-PRO is an a revolu-tionary hand-tool made of strong but lightweight die-cast aluminum, nylon and steel. The VDP-PRO is easy to

learn and can be put into practice quickly

We ran into Dr. Anderson recently at the 2017 California Chiro-practic Association Convention and Marketplace.

For more information on the VPD-PRO visit www.vdp-pro.com.

CO-INVENTOR OF THE VDP-PRO

Although Dr. Jandy Collins ’13 has only been out in the field for a few years, she is making her mark in the foothills area of Sacramento, winning the Reader’s Choice #1 Chiropractor for the Folsom and El Dorado Hills area two years in a row (2015 & 2016).

Dr. Collins purchased the Broadstone practice in 2014 from another award winning chiropractor and Life West alumna, Dr. Suzanne Roberts ’03.

Award winning Broadstone Chiropractic

The Life West Alumni & Friends attending this year’s Cal Jam in Costa Mesa, CA had the opportunity to catch up with old friends as well as make some new ones at our luncheon

which was held on Friday, February 24th at the event. Huge thank you to everyone who came out and helped create the welcom-ing tribal experience that we cherish so much at Life West.

Grab your clubs, practice your swing and come to our 34th Annual Golf Classic! This year’s event will be Saturday, Oc-

tober 5th at the Poppy Ridge Golf Club in Livermore, CA. Dinner buffet, golf cart, tees and more are included in the registration fee and will feature many levels of prizes and raffle items. Don’t miss out on this awesome opportunity to go 18 holes with the Life West tribe!

Register TODAY at www.lifewest.edu/lifewestgolf

COMING TOGETHER AT CAL JAM 2017 THE LOVE TOUR

Join us for Life West’s 34th Annual Golf Classic

Dr. Leslie Hewitt ’99, Dr. Leo Meltvedt Jr ’99, Dr. Pat McLean, Dr. Michael McLean

Dina Anderson, Dr. Mark Zeigler and Dr. Gregg Anderson

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2016 was an epic year for Dr. Jason Bergerhouse ’08. He started out the year by opening his new office, Thrive Spine Center, in Folsom, CA. He held his grand opening on April 22, 2016 and has had a thriving practice. He topped off the year by marrying the woman of his dreams, Ashley Bergerhouse, in December of 2016.

Dr. Joshua Pollack ’15 opened his El Cerrito, CA practice in 2016 where he is adjusting his patients thinking and health. He celebrated with a ribbon cutting on June 4th. Check him out at www.elcerritochiropractic.com

ALUMNI + FRIENDS

WHAT DO CHIROPRACTORS LOVE? CONNECTION. WE WANT TO CONNECT WITH YOU SO THAT WE CAN NOT ONLY KEEP YOU IN THE LOOP WITH WHAT IS HAPPENING AT LIFE WEST — BUT ALSO SO WE CAN COLLABORATE.

The Give-Do-Love-Serve Tour is about the values we share and making connections so we can all do more — together.

We also extended the Give-Do-Love-Serve Tour to chiropractic events. Our crew was delighted to meet with many of you at Cal Jam, the ICA Fitness Symposium, the New York Chiropractic Council conference, and the California Chiropractic Association annual conference.

Look for us to keep the giving, loving and serving flowing at Focus OKC, Mile High, ChiroFEST and other events near you!

The GIVE DO LOVE SERVE Tour

Dr. Bergerhouse’s Year of Thriving

THE LIFE WEST TRIBE WOULD LOVE TO HEAR WHAT YOU’VE BEEN UP TO!

Submissions may be published (space permitting) in subsequent issues of Vital Times and Life Styles, or on social media. Please submit your updates via email [email protected] or call +1 (510) 780-4500 Ext. 2425.

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ALUMNI ASSOCIATIONNEWS

Dr. JP Yurgel ’14 celebrated the grand opening of his new office Hands of Hope Chiropractic & Wellness Center, in Fredericksburg, Virginia by offering a special program for discounted services to all the local heroes! Through Dr. Yurgel’s commit-ment to Lasting Purpose, all military, police officers, fire fighters, and teachers are welcomed in so they can experience optimal living!

HEROES WELCOME

Alumni at The WAVEThe Life West Alumni Association is excit-ed to host our largest ever reunion party on Thursday, August 3rd to ramp up for The WAVE 2017. The entire Alumni board will be on hand to welcome our 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 and 30 year classes. Special thanks to Dr. Jim Hawkins, Nancy McKillican and Sharon Thompson for helping to make this event one that we will talk about for years to come!

The WAVE 2017 is also the site for our an-nual Alumni Luncheon. This is a wonderful opportunity for all alumni to join in and break bread (or kale depending on your taste). For 2017, we have record numbers of alumni attending including over one hundred who will experience their first WAVE!

Board Members Andrea Mosca was appointed student representative for the Alumni Association Board.

Life West Alumni Mentorship Program Dr. Jeremy Steel ’10 launched an alumni mentorship program called L.A.M.P. There will be three talks scheduled each quarter with speakers ranging from 1-3 years in practice. This series will give students information on all the things they need to prepare for life after graduation.

Safety Pin Project This scholarship program helps pay for National Boards and is intended for students active in chiropractic leadership while in school. We will be looking for the next recipients soon. For more information on the program and how you can help with this scholarship program, please con-tact Nancy McKillican at 510/342-4223

Alumni Association Board Elections LOOKING TO BECOMING INVOLVED? Now is the time! Please feel free to reach out to any of the alumni board members about becoming a board member. Annual elections will be held at The WAVE.

For more information about the Alumni Association, please reach out to our current Alumni Board President, Dr. Eric McKillican, at [email protected] or [email protected].

This spring President Dr. Ron Oberstein and Vice President of Institutional Advancement Dr. Mark Ziegler, hosted Give-Do-Love-Serve events for alumni and friends in the following cities:

Washington DC | Los Angeles | Orange County Toronto | Orlando | Spokane | Seattle | San Francisco

Joshua Tree Chiropractic Opens

1) Tour dinner in Toronto, Canada; 2) Gathering in Seattle, WA.

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HAWK TALK

ROSEVILLE, CACongratulations to Dr. Nicki Borba ’05 at Eternal Life Chiropractic on the birth of her son, Caden, born July 5th!

Dr. Jenna Rivett Land ’03 at A Perfect Curve Chiropractic has an obviously busy life, shuffling her thriving practice and raising her two sons.

Dr. Alan Beck ’83 at Goldenstate Chi-ropractic Center has been a fixture in Roseville/Granite Bay for more than 30 years. His practice is filled with photos of NFL Hall of Famers and Superbowl Champions from his time providing chi-ropractic care for members of the San Francisco 49ers during their “Golden Years” when the team did their presea-son training at Sierra College in Rocklin. Alan is actively looking for a doctor to join his practice.

Dr. Alicia Tsounis ’15 at The Specific Chiropractic is a very active member of the community. She often hosts events in her office to increase local awareness of upper cervical specific care.

SACRAMENTO, CADr. Richard Belli ’84 and Dr. Randy March ’94 at Spectrum Applied Kinesi-ology, Sacramento, CA

Dr. Richard Belli ’84 is an internationally recog-nized instructor in Applied

Kinesiology and Neurolo-gy. He and Dr. Randy March ’94 practice together at Spectrum Ap-plied Kinesiol-ogy. A recent Life West grad, Dr. Jake Gilly

’16 has just joined the practice. I am pleased to say that he is now caring for one of my Sacramento neighbors who I referred to the practice.

Speaking of neighbors, Dr. Aleksander Chung ’99 at Arena Chiropractic is the local DC in the North Natomas part of Sacramento where I live.

ROCKLIN, CAWhen I visited Dr. Jason Thornton ’97 at his beautiful new location in Rocklin, he told me how excited he was about his upcoming 20 year reunion at this year’s WAVE. Dr. Jason is a proud Gon-stead practitioner.

Dr. Tim Smith ’10 at New Life Chiro-practic has a very busy CBP practice with his wife, Dr. Catherine Smith.

NAPA, CADr. Ron Williams ’85 at Williams Chi-ropractic Clinic is now the sole doctor in the practice after Dr. Tim Yates ’84 retired recently

BENICIA, CADr. Megan McConnell ’01 at Benicia Wellness Center runs a single doctor office with massage therapists.

Dr. Kerry Lilley ’11 recently purchased Chiropractic Center Benicia from Dr. Judith Wilson who has retired.

Dr. Lara Baeza Fernandez ’97 and her husband, Johnny, offer workshops aimed at helping people create space in their personal lives to form healthy new relationships.

VALLEJO CADr. John Harrington ’86, Dr. James Kunsman ’11 and Dr. Zach Rushing ’13 with Vallejo Chiropractic with another office in Vacaville, recently moved to a new location in Rocklin. Dr. Harrington was delighted to see me, and is still loving practice after 31 years.

Former Alumni Board member, Dr. Bashar (BJ) Amso ’00 at Amso Healthy Chiropractic currently has a one doctor, no CA office and feels that this arrangement is working very well for him.

1) Dr. Hawkins with Dr. John Harrington ’86; 2) with Dr. Lynn Peterson-Gerner ’04;

3) with Dr. Amy Van Quaethem ’99; 4) with Dr. Michael Behymer ’15; 5) with Dr. Mike Sue ’06; 6) with Dr. David Palomares ’88;

7) with Dr. Angela Lopez ’09.

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You can reach Dr. Hawkins on face-book at www.facebook.com/jhaw-kins1962 or via email at [email protected]. He would love to hear from you!

OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS, I HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT THE PRACTICES OF 250 LIFE WEST ALUMNI. THIS HAS BEEN VERY SPECIAL FOR ME AND I AM SO PROUD OF THE WORK LIFE WEST GRADS ARE DOING. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU WOULD LIKE ME TO SCHEDULE A VISIT TO YOUR PRAC-TICE. I WILL MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO VISIT YOU SOON. – DR. JIM HAWKINS

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DONOR ROLL 2016-17

Give now to support our exceptional students and our vision to create a brighter future for humanity.

HOW TO DONATE Send checks to Office of Institutional Advancement, Life Chiropractic College West, 25001 Industrial Blvd. Hayward, CA 94545

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LIFE WEST GLADIATRIX 2017 National Rugby Champions

on the field,” Gladiatrix prop Catie Ben-son said.

In their first year moving up to the Division I level, the Gladiatrix respond-ed to the challenge by posting an undefeated record of 11-0 on the way to the playoffs. There, they did not miss a beat, outscor-ing their playoff opposition by a combined score of 158-17, and ultimately winning the DI National Championship.

Gladiatrix Head Coach, Jerrod Faul, believes this is only the

TEAM UPDATES

beginning of the dominance the Gladi-atrix can inflict on the rugby communi-ty, “This team that we have now - the core of them are students at Life West, so they will be around for the next four years,” Faul said. “We’ll go from strength to strength each season. And based on our results over the last two seasons, we should continue to attract

a lot more players.”

And that they have, as this squad is led by captain Jenn Sever and vice-captain Catie Benson, who both play for the USA Eagles. As well as World Cup pool players

like Megan Foster (2016 DII National Championship MVP) and Jordan Gray (2016 WPL Championship MVP).

Life West Gladiatrix stand atop the rug-by mountain and no one appears ready to knock them off. They have caught national attention winning two Nation-al Championships in as many years. Whether or not the Gladiatrix move up to the Women’s Premier League or stay in DI, the Gladiatrix are prepared for a third consecutive championship run.

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LIFE WEST GLADIATORS RUGBYThe Life West Gladiators quest for a Division I Nation-al Championship came up short, as they were ousted in the National Quarter-Fi-nals by the Belmont Shore. The two-time National Champions seek to return to their winning ways in the U.S. National Rugby 7s this summer.

BAY AREA BASKETBALL CLASSICThe Life West Gladiators held off the resurging Palmer West

Dragons in an epic 54-51 victory in the 6th Annual Bay Area Basketball Classic. The win marked the Gladiators fourth consecutive in the rivalry with the Dragons.

The Life West Gladiatrix captured its second National Rugby Championship this past June, defeating the Raleigh Venom, 39-17, for the 2017 USA Rugby Emirates Airline Women’s Division I title in Glendale, Arizona.

Elizabeth Cairns was named Most Valuable Player of the match and Megan Foster led scoring with a team-high nine points in the championship game.

“We try to be a very dynamic team, move it sideline to sideline, and want everyone to power through tackles, pass, and do everything to make themselves threats

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ATHLETICSNEWS

FITCON CHIROPRACTIC SUMMIT SALT LAKE CITY, UT | APRIL 21-22, 2017Dr. Sean Drake presented The Foun-

dation for Progress and TIPS Program while representing the Sports Performance Institute to the Utah Chiroprac-tic Physicians Associa-

tion. He led the sports care, alongside Life West student, Anthony O’Brien, for all the many attendees on site in fit-ness, body building, weightlifting, arm wrestling, and Ninja Warrior athletes.

RUGBY NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPSDENVER, CO | JUNE 3, 2017 Dr. Robert Logan ’90 represented Life Chi-ropractic College West and Sports Performance Institute as the team doctor to the Life West Gladiatrix Rugby Team. The Gladiatrix welcomed each chiropractic adjustment to aid them in their final championship victory.

U.S.A SUMO WRESTLING INVITATIONALLONG BEACH, CA | JUNE 17, 2017 Thanks to United Kingdom Sumo Wres-tler, Mandeep “Deep” Kundi, Life West was able to provide chiropractic perfor-mance care to the best of the best in the Sumo Wrestling arena. Dr. Robert Logan, Dr. Andreana Mevoli ’06, Dr. Sean Drake and students, Brandon Mason, Peyton O’Connor, Kristen Teuscher, Nikki Loew-en, Rosie Quiroz, William Raines were on site to provide chiropractic care.

SUMMER DEW TOURLONG BEACH, CA | JUNE 15-18, 2017 Dr. Sean Drake brought a Life West del-egation on site for specialized training in sports chiropractic. The stu-dents had the opportunity to see how skaters improved perfor-mance with chiropractic and the different mechanism of injuries that chiropractic can assist with. Special thanks to Rick Bahr, Pres-ident of WMI Global, for the opportunity and personal hands on teaching he provided for Life West students. Life West faculty, Dr. Robert Logan, Life West alumnus, Dr. Shane Ott ’10 and Life West students, Brandon Mason, Peyton O’Connor, Kristen Teuscher, Nikki Loe-wen, Rosie Quiroz, William Raines were all in attendance to assist and learn at the Summer Dew Tour.

NITRO CIRCUS WORLD GAMESSALT LAKE CITY, UT | JUNE 24, 2017 Nitro Circus World Games is the largest

action sport event in the world. SPI Director, Dr. Sean Drake was named the Medical Director of the event and brought SPI doctors, Logan and Lessard, who provided

chiropractic care for the athletes all week long — alongside student, Peyton O’Connor. Again, we thank Rick Bahr, President of WMI Global for the opportu-nity. Our Life West SPI team worked with the University of Utah’s Sports Medicine Department and Weber State’s Athlet-ic Training Program, and introduced chiropractic as a primary tool for optimal performance for athletes.

The Life Chiropractic

College West Sports Performance

Institute (SPI) continues to grow and flourish at Life

West. SPI Director, Dr. Sean Drake, has spent the last eighteen

months building the foundation and creating unparalleled opportunities and

partnerships for our students. Moving forward, Dr. Drake will continue to collaborate with Life West

and the new SPI Coordinator, Dr. Scott Lessard.

Along with the many events attended in the last few months, SPI also has new digs! The new SPI room houses state of the art

equipment including three brand new, SPI branded, Thuli adjusting tables, Standard Process supplements, two PL5, one FX, and one

Xcellerate lasers from Erchonia, RockTape sponsorship, and a full teaching lab. The Sports Performance Institute is well-equipped to teach and care for our

student athletes.

THE SPORTS PERFORMANCE INSTITUTE HAS PARTICIPATED AT NUMEROUS ELITE ATHLETIC EVENTS THIS YEAR. OUR EXCITING MODEL ALLOWS BOTH LIFE WEST FACULTY DOCTORS AND STUDENTS TO ATTEND AND TRAIN AT MAJOR ATHLETIC EVENTS IN ORDER TO ADD EXPERIENCE TO THEIR KNOWLEDGE IN SPORTS PERFORMANCE CHIROPRACTIC.


SNAPSHOTS

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at Seminar; 5) Dr. Ron Oberstein at the 2017 winter class President’s

Welcome Dinner; 6) Dr. Elizabeth Zamudio ’16 and Dr. Lindsay Donaldson ’16 at our Life West Alumni luncheon at

CCA; 7) Welcoming students at the International Student Potluck.

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8) Life West celebrating our win in the 6th Annual Bay Area Basketball Classic; 9) Prospective Students getting

upclose on a campus tour; 10) Danielle Donarski, Adrian Villalba, and Erin Murphy at graduation; 11) Dr. Scott

Donaldson and Brenda Johnson with Scholarship Winners Raymond Daniels, Allen Du, Karn Kang, Peyton O’Connor,

Rosie Quiroz, Pamela Riggs, and K Josh Hughes; 12) Jackie Biron with the Ignite Life Photography Contest winners

Zachary Kotlerman, Kaitlyn Shikada, Landon Khau, Aubrey Huey and Wyland Luke; 13) Winter 2017 Activities Fair.

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This is the story of a patient who changed Jordan Fairley’s life forever.

Dr. Jordan Fairley graduated from Life West in June of 2015 and began working at The Source Chiropractic in Oakland, CA. A few months into practice he met Jean.

At age 84, Jean hobbled in with bad knees and an arched back. She explained how she had seen the same chiropractor for over 40 years and was only seeing Jordan because her daughter had started care there. Her other chiropractor was simply too far away to continue driving to.

As part of the initial intake, Jordan ordered x-rays of her spine. You can imagine his dismay when the results came back with just about every red flag he had been taught in radiology class. Jean had a large aortic aneurysm, DISH throughout her spine, and calcifications where you don’t expect calcification. He was excited to help her — and also, truthfully — nervous and filled with self-doubt.

But despite his apprehension, Jordan told Jean: “I think I can help.”

Jordan Fairley is from Redding, CA. When Jordan was in col-lege he wanted to be a physical therapist. He was an accom-plished athlete in track and field and during his sophomore year in college he qualified for the NCAA championships in the 3000 meter steeplechase with the 5th fastest time in the country. Two weeks before what would be the biggest race

EVERYONE HAS A STORY.

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WHO WE HAVE BEEN, AND

WHO WE ARE TODAY. OUR STORIES

CREATE THE MOSAIC OF OUR IDENTITY.

OUR STORIES DEFINE US.


of his life, Jordan began to experience sharp shooting pain going down his right leg.

The steeplechase includes hurdling 35 barriers and the sciatic pain shooting down Jordan’s leg prevented him from being able to fully lift and extend his leg. He did what he had been taught to do his entire career - he sought the care of his athletic trainers and physical therapists. They put him on a steady routine of ice, stretching, inversion table, massage, TENS units and ibuprofen.

As race day rolled around, nothing much had changed. Jordan decided to compete anyway. The stakes were too high to sit out.

The gun went off and the athletes set off around the track and over the barriers. Jordan’s friends and teammates were cheering his name as he entered the second lap. Up and over the water jump barrier he went and as soon as he landed he felt an immediate stabbing pain in his right hamstring. He hobbled two steps before falling to the inside of the track.

What Jordan remembers the most is the quiet. The crowd went from chanting his name and cheering — to complete silence. He watched the other competitors run by as he laid in the cold, wet grass. In that moment he felt hurt, lost, and disappointed in himself. He was devastated by a lack of understanding of how this had happened and a sense of lost purpose.

After the race, Jordan spent a month allowing his hamstring to heal but he still had the sciatic pain going down his leg. This is when Jordan met a chiropractor, Dr. Scott Joyce ’98, in Chico, CA at a farmer’s market. Dr. Joyce explained to Jordan the function of the spine and the nerves which exit the spine. He scanned Jordan and was able to identify an area of irritation at the lower part of his back. Jordan thought the chiropractic approach made sense — so he scheduled an appointment.

By the second adjustment all the pain going down his right leg was gone. At the age of 21, Jordan was delighted to find his ability to heal. He was also angry that his physical ther-apist and athletic trainers hadn’t told him about chiropractic before the biggest race of his life!

Jordan went back to his life and continued to pursue the idea of a career in PT. Once again, an unexpected incident shaped his life’s narrative.

In 2011, Jordan was in a serious car accident and suffered a major concussion and multiple rib fractures. He couldn’t move, couldn’t breathe, couldn’t rest comfortably and most important to him, couldn’t run.

Once again, Jordan felt lost and didn’t understand why this had happened. He fell into a depression. His relationships suffered. In his misery and desperation, he returned to Dr. Scott Joyce. This time he was interested in chiropractic care for the long haul. With time and regular chiropractic care, Jordan regained function. His torso straightened up, his ribcage healed and within a couple months he was back to running pain free.

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But more importantly, Jordan was himself again. He found the person inside himself that he enjoyed — the person who treated others with respect, with presence and his innate caring nature. It was then that he realized that chiropractic doesn’t necessarily help people feel better — it helps people FEEL.

“I was able to feel what was going on in my environment and how my ability or inability to physically pursue my passions affected my entire life. After seeing the difference in the type of care my chiropractor was able to provide compared to the physical therapy offices I had been in and worked in, I decid-ed to become a chiropractor.”

Four years later, Jordan met Jean. He was nervous, but ready for the challenge of being Jean’s chiropractor.

Jordan decided to use the “Be Love Process” — a process of centering himself to his purpose which he had learned in Adjusting Ninjas. He had trained for a moment precisely like this — so he would be able to fully connect with the person on the table.

As he worked with Jean, Jordan became more confident with gently adjusting her — and she became more confident with having a new graduate as her chiropractor. The relationship unfolded innately.

Jean was feisty and effusive. Jean would sit in the corner of the open adjusting area and give other patients a hard time for taking too long. She would tease Jordan and she would pretend to act impatient as she waited for her “Jordan time.” When it was her turn, she would give Jordan a wink and tell him about her day — always leaving with a big hug and an invitation to lunch.

After a few months of care, Jordan finally went to lunch with Jean and learned about how Oakland had changed over the years and what it was like raising a family in Oakland through the 60’s and 70’s. She told stories about her colorful past, like the time she had once walked in on the Black Panther Party!

Jordan came to know this woman — not just as a patient, but as a human being and a true friend. Their connection grew to the point where she started to refer to him as her ‘grandson.’

Jordan had never had the chance to adjust his own grand-mother. While he was in chiropractic school, Jordan’s grand-ma developed sharp pain in her rib when she breathed. He figured that something as simple as a rib subluxation didn’t justify the five-hour round trip drive home to adjust her. Plus, he was a student at the time.

His grandmother sought medical help for her rib pain. The doctors injected her with a cortisone shot. Later that day she returned home and that evening, she passed away from a massive heart attack. Jordan was devastated. He wondered what might have been different if he had been there to adjust her. This fueled him to find purpose in providing an alternative means to helping others.

Jordan says, “When Jean would call me ‘Grandson,’ I felt like I was living my purpose. As Jean’s function improved, our relationship continued to grow. Taking care of Jean helped me become more confident in my adjusting skills.”

Jordan had been taking care of Jean for a year, when late one night he got a text from Jean’s daughter. Jean had suf-fered a heart attack and passed away.

“I will never forget the night Jean died. When my grandmother passed away I remembered the times we spent together. On the night Jean died, I wasn’t thinking about the times we spent togeth-er. I could feel her.

I could feel her high right ilium and the tonicity of her upper tho-racics. I could feel the dryness of her skin. I could feel where breath flowed through her rib cage. It was the first time in my life I had someone pass away who I had laid my hands on over

50 times with purpose, and presence, and ease.”

Jean changed Jordan’s life. Just as he learned to be present with her — she was present with him. She taught him to trust himself, to listen to himself and to see each patient as human beings on a deeper level than he knew was possible.

“I feel blessed every day to be in a profession where I am able to lay my hands on another human being. I am blessed to provide a loving, caring, and gentle touch to others who might be hurting, who might have a lack of understanding, or have lost hope,” Jordan explains.

Jordan is forever grateful to Jean. He sees his role as a chiro-practor differently now. He feels blessed to have been given the opportunity to lay his hands on her.

“I lay my hands on others the way I wanted someone to lay their hands on me in my times of need. I now lay my hands on each person on my table as if it is the last time. Because we never know when it may be.”

“Just as he learned to

be present with her —

she was present

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ON CAMPUS

The halls and classrooms are quiet but the assembly hall is buzzing with energy. Hugs and handshakes are exchanged as the entire student body gathers with faculty and staff to talk about our favorite subject: CHIROPRACTIC.

Friday seminar is an all-school course that provides students with insight into the chiropractic profession by showcasing diverse speakers and content every week. The speakers are chiropractors, friends of the college, and current students. And each week, the speakers bring their stories, their hearts and their insights to help us all understand chiropractic in new ways.

Each quarter we select a theme based on Life West’s values and the guest speakers tailor their presentations to reflect how the theme has shaped their practice or taught them as chiropractors.

One of the most popular sessions every quarter is the “clinic stories” seminar where our own interns share their stories of helping patients and changing lives in the Life West Health Center.

COMMUNITY was the theme when Dr. Avery Martin show-cased his chiropractic community by sharing several mi-raculous case studies. Dr. Ian Shtulman shared his goal to make chiropractic a part of the birthing community and for chiropractic to be available at every birth, for every mom and every baby, everywhere. Student representatives from WCCS (World Congress of Chiropractic Students) took us to Paris, France via their personal stories. They highlighted the need for chiropractic unity with a mutual respect for diversity within the profession.

The AUTHENTICITY theme was strong in the quarter when passionate chiropractic mentors Dr. Fred Schofield, Dr. Arno

Burnier, and Dr. Billy DeMoss electrified the room with their authentic visions and stories. All three challenged the student body to be willing to think in new ways and own who they are in chiropractic.

In the quarter of SUSTAINABILITY, Dr. Jeff Scholten shared how to create sustainable relationships with other healthcare professionals. Dr. Elizabeth Hoefer provided success tips from both the student and doctor perspective. Chiropractic advocate Bill Esteb explained how it is more sustainable to educate your patients to understand instead of talking at them in an attempt to teach.

The EMPOWERMENT quarter started off with powerful pre-sentations from health center faculty, Dr. Brian Flannery and student Tim Saltys. Dr. Flannery shared a vulnerable expe-rience and showed us that in owning your vulnerability you empower yourself. Tim Saltys gave his peers a new way to approach demonstrating chiropractic safety to the public. Life West alumni, Dr. Reanna Plancich ’10, Dr. Bridget Monaghan ’10, and Dr. Jackie Steel ’10, illustrated how em-powering friendship can be.

Life West Seminar is special. It is a time and space for the Life West community to cel-ebrate its successes as an institution and recognize our incredible faculty, staff, and students. It is a space for alumni and friends of Life West to re-connect and be reinvig-orated in chiropractic community. If you happen to visit Life West on a Friday morning be sure join us in the hottest classroom in chiropractic — Life West Friday Seminar.

IF YOU HAPPEN TO VISIT LIFE WEST ON A FRIDAY MORNING THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE YOU WILL FIND YOURSELF WALKING THROUGH EMPTY HALLS, BECAUSE EVERYONE IS GATHERED TOGETHER FOR OUR WEEKLY TRIBAL GATHERING: FRIDAY SEMINAR.


Kalish. Our unique content and quality instructors make this an online CE experience unlike any other. You’ll also be sure to see new courses released regularly.

You are a friend and supporter of Life West. You know that we take a stand for vitalistic chiropractic and work hard to make sure that the profession grows and thrives. We care about your education after chiropractic college and we understand that you need more, and better continuing education.

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We are launching our CE course modules with world-class instructors, like Dr. Bruce Lipton, Dr. Gerry Clum, and Dr. Dan

YOU KNOW YOU GOTTA DO IT. WHY NOT DO IT AWESOMELY?ONLINE @ LIFE WEST

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All programs applied to or approved by the California Board of Chiropractic Examiners for license renewal credits.

CONTINUING EDUCATION ONLINEYou’ll be engaged, connected with your peers, and you are guaranteed to learn something new to energize your practice. Make every minute of your CE count — with Life West.

FIND OUT MORE AT lifewest.org

“ THE HIGHEST EDUCATION IS THAT WHICH NOT MERELY GIVES US INFORMATION, BUT MAKES OUR LIFE IN HARMONY WITH ALL EXISTENCE.”

– RABINDRANATH TAGORE

IN CALIFORNIA ANNUAL CE MEANS 24 HOURS OF CREDITS EVERY YEAR AND 12 OF THEM MAY BE TAKEN ONLINE. YOUR GOAL IS TO USE THOSE HOURS WELL. YOU WANT TO GROW AS A CHIROPRACTIC PRACTITIONER, AS A TEACHER AND AS A LEADER IN YOUR COMMUNITY. YOU ALSO WANT TO FIND SOLUTIONS THAT ARE CONVENIENT AND AFFORDABLE. LIFE WEST POSTGRADUATE & CONTINUING EDUCATION HAS THE PERFECT SOLUTION FOR YOU!


Fractal Biology: The Philosophy of Vitalism with Bruce Lipton, PhD16 HOURS $229This course provides an illustrated and thought- provoking introduction to a long-awaited paradigm shift in the biomedical sciences.

Insurance Billing for the Chiropractic Office with Emma Calkins, CA4 HOURS $40Painlessly learn to navigate the insurance claims billing and reimbursement process with ease. Maximize your financial advantage ethi-cally and efficiently with this online seminar.

Stroke, CVA, and the Facts for Chiropractors with Gerry Clum, DC2 HOURS $35Dr. Clum delivers a clear and invigorating up-date on the safety of cervical spine adjusting and vertebral artery issues.

Ethics and Boundaries with Stu Hoffman2 HOURS $35Dr. Hoffman shares wisdom gained through his experience as a practicing chiropractor, legal/ethics coach, and CEO of ChiroSecure malpractice insurance

Kalish Method 101 with Dan Kalish, DC10 HOURS $397Dr. Dan Kalish shares his unique Method in this online functional medicine survey course

The 3 Ms: All about Methylation, Mitochondria and Metabolism with Monica Buerger, BS, DC12 HOURS $399Dr. Buerger makes functional biochemistry easy!

Don’t miss our special Lifestyles discount! Use coupon code “CEONLINE2017” to register for 20% off any online seminar. These savings are too good to miss! Share this offer with your friends and help spread the love. Offer expires September 30, 2017.

Why is Life West Online the perfect solution for your CE needs?Take courses that improve your practiceTake courses from the best teachers in the industryTake courses when you wantTake courses from the comfort of your home or officeTake courses you can afford

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GRADUATION

STRIDING INTO THE FUTURE

Life Chiropractic College West has celebrated two commencement ceremonies already in 2017. Because our graduating classes have become increasingly large, we experimented with adding an additional ceremony. While we may not stay with that schedule, the graduation

festivities and the graduates were outstanding.

The Winter 2017 graduating class and commence-ment ceremony welcomed 48 new Doctors of Chiro-practic. The Valedictorian was Courtney Golden and the Clinical Excellence Award went to Simone Raede-ke. Our student champions turned champion doctors were also recognized: Monica Green, Tyler Meier, Charlene Poderoso, Eva Tang and Kendall Sweeney.

The March graduation commencement speaker was faculty member, Dr. Jamie Motley ’09, who delivered a heart-warming speech that reminded the Life West tribe that the sky’s the limit in the chiropractic profession.

The Spring and Summer of 2017 graduating classes celebrated their accomplishment at the June commencement ceremony. The chiropractic profession welcomed 65 new DCs. The Valedictory address was presented by Spring 2017 Valedictorian, Brent Froberg and Summer 2017 Valedic-torian, Christina Temple. The Clinical Excellence Award, announced at the Health Center Recognition Seminar, was awarded to Austin Ivans.

Also recognized were graduating student champions, Christina Tem-ple, Kate Jones, John Christman, Tracey James, and Brianna Salvia.

Dr. Andreana Mevoli and Dr. Bev Scott presented at the Friday night award ceremony. From a new series of awards, the TO GIVE Award was given to Tracey James and Juan Villa, the TO DO Award was given to Cameron Penta and Sam Zhao, the TO LOVE Award was given to Emma Swartling and Brianna Salvia and the TO SERVE Award was given to Tony Murray and Gina Escobedo.

The Frank Sovinsky Award went to Darren Mur-phy, a student who represents excellence in the Philosophy, Art and Business of chiropractic.

Dr. Mary Lucus-Flannery delivered the Saturday graduation commencement speech, reminding all of the graduating and honorary millennials of their innate superpowers which they can use to change the world of chiropractic for the better.

Life Chiropractic College West prepares students to become the best chiropractors in the world and to live out Lasting Purpose to the best of their abil-ities. These new graduates exemplify all the key values Life West holds true and we are excited to see what they will accomplish in their futures.

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Valedictorian Zachary GowerMonica Green

Student ChampionBrianna HusbyJoseph JaymeLi-Fong LinJessica LipsMichael LuuSamantha MaMatthew Marsala

Christopher BoggessJohn Christman

Student ChampionM. David CliftonVitaliy DobrogorskiyOscar ErkenswickAshley FreidelBrent Froberg

Valedictorian Conny GarefinoMiriam HashemiChong HerLara HillRyne IbarraAustin Ivans

Clinical Excellence Award

Tracey James To GIVE Award Student Champion

Shane AlborzMichael AckermanLogan BaxterMichael ChavezKristin CostanzoKenneth CrumBrian CurtisDanielle DonarskiBrenna EricksonGeorgina Escobedo

To SERVE AwardUlysses EspinosaMelanie-Anne FriasTyler GozaAmada GuzmanAustin HauserJake HennenMohammad JalayyarBrian LeeTrevor MacLeodMatthew MonaghanErin Murphy

Sarah MartinTyler Meier

Student ChampionAllyson NashAlanna PierceGabrielle PinkertonCharlene Poderoso

Student ChampionSimone Raedeke

Clinical Excellence Award

Pavindeep RakhraNeda RohaniCarlos SandovalElena SandovalMaria ScaranoKris StrangKendall Sweeney

Student ChampionEva Tang

Student ChampionZachary TannousBenjamin TerranoBrandan TongDavid WongCandy Zamora

Kate Jones Student Champion

Zachary KotlermanChesica LarsonMichael LuuBrandon MasonAnna MelendezJacob MelendezLucas MelendezDarren Murphy

2017 Frank Sovinsky Medal

Cameron Penta To DO Award

Timothy PrescottJesse SteinbergKristen TeuscherBrandon Van SetersBrittany WatsonErika Wiger

Tony Murray To SERVE Award

Cecilia ParkChase ParlettPatrick PierceBrianna Salvia

To LOVE Award Student Champion

Emma Swartling To LOVE Award

Christina Temple Valedictorian Student Champion

Erin ThorlaksonStephanie Vicens

BeardJuan Villa

To GIVE AwardAdrian VillalbaZhiyang Zhao

To DO AwardNavit Zukerman

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Dr. Douglas DiSiena is no stranger to the empowering effects of chiropractic care. In high school, Dr. DiSiena was diagnosed with asthma and later re-diagnosed with reactive airways dysfunction syndrome. He spent the next two years medicated by day and struggling to breathe at night. This debilitating cycle continued until a friend invited him to work out at a gym that was owned by a chiropractor, Dr. Dan Howard. Coupled with his gym member-ship was a coupon for a free spinal examination which, at first, he ignored. But after discovering that Dr. Howard worked out with Arnold Schwarzenegger, Dr. DiSiena’s interest in chiropractic piqued so he decided to give it a try.

Dr. DiSiena describes his experience, “Within six weeks of care I had better breathing and for the first time in two years I slept without having to call my dad into the room. As I lay on the adjusting table, I couldn’t believe I was actually taking full, deep breaths. On the table, I felt I heard the voice of God say-ing ‘You are going to help those who have lost hope, through chiropractic.’

Dr. DiSiena graduated from Cleveland Chiropractic College in 1984. After 33 years of practice, he is now thinking about where

the future is going to be. “I’m about the bigger picture and what a legacy is going to mean. There is no greater legacy than to inspire other chiropractors to be better healers, better mentors, and to expand chiropractic — much more than I could possibly do alone.”

Dr. DiSiena attended his first Champions Weekend in May of 2017 and describes it with passion. “It was ‘amazeballz’. I love the enthusiasm of the next generation. They want to pick a path

that’s different. And I love that they are inspired to find their purpose.”

Dr. DiSiena serves as a mentor for the next generation of chiropractors through the Champions for Life program. The closure of Cleveland reinvigorated his intention to make sure that Life West grows and is sustainable. He knows that when a chiropractor is first in practice, it is natural to focus inward. But chiropractic is ultimately about seeing a greater purpose. Our purpose is not one we can do on our own. When we mentor — we see that we can exponentially serve more people by inspiring others to find their purpose. Dr. DiSiena believes it is our responsibility to share the idea of becoming a chiropractor with our patients. He has had several patients grow up in his practice who are now entering chiropractic school.

Dr. DiSiena encourages other chiropractors to come to a Champions Weekend to check out the program and get con-nected. “Champions Weekend is like being around kids during Christmas time. You catch that excitement from seeing their excitement. You also realize there is a bigger purpose than what you normally see in your office. It gets you motivated to

talk to your patients. As I’m adjust-ing people I’m always looking for that person who I know will make a great chiropractor. They’ll give me clues like, ‘My job is not fulfilling.’ I’m intentional about looking for

people who I think have the potential to be a chiropracTOR.”

Dr. DiSiena encourages other chiropractors to become proactive mentors, “Be intentional about mentorship. If you feel passionate about chiropractic you shouldn’t keep it to yourself. You should be looking for people who can carry the torch. If you have lost touch with your passion you should go to Champions Weekend or The WAVE so you can reignite the passion. If you do have the passion, you should go anyway!”

CREATING A LEGACY THROUGH

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DR. DOUGLAS DISIENA

“ I LOVE THE ENTHUSIASM OF THE NEXT GENERATION. THEY WANT TO PICK A PATH THAT’S DIFFERENT. AND I LOVE THAT THEY ARE INSPIRED TO FIND THEIR PURPOSE.” – DR. DOUGLAS DISIENA

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Where are you from and when will you graduate? I’m from Toronto, Ontario. I will be gradu-ating in June of 2019.

Where do you want to practice and why? Ideally I’d like to go back to Toronto, but not right away. First I’d like to experience more of the opportunities and the culture that California has to offer.

What was your first experience with chiropractic? I was introduced to the idea of chiroprac-tic two years ago but my first experience with chiropractic was in January of 2016 at the Sant Nirinkari Mission in India. I grew up in the Sant Nirinkari Mission in Toronto and that is where I met a chiropractor who encouraged me to serve as a translator for Life West in the chiropractic tent in the India service trip. I had never seen chiropractors adjust until I was thrown into this whirlwind of service. It was non-stop. As I translated, I was hearing terminology I had never heard before. Chiropractors around me were asking questions that I had never even heard medical doctors ask! I also received my first chiropractic adjustment there.

What made you decide to become a chiropractor? Before going on the service trip I already felt chiropractic aligned with my values and ideals. After seeing the applied phi-losophy of chiropractic, what an actual adjustment looked like, what it entailed and for what purpose it was done, I was sure I wanted to be a chiropractor.

Were you mentored prior to starting at Life West? The Sant Nirinkari Mission really was my mentor. The philosophy of the mission comes down to getting rid of your vices and being able to connect with the supreme soul at the highest level. To me this completely resonates with chiroprac-tic — because what we are focusing on

is removing all the inter-ferences from our body so it can perform at its highest level.

I also had a chiropractic mentor who led to me to the right resources so that I could find out what chiropractic was for me. This experience allowed me to discover what I wanted from my pro-fession and allowed me to understand what I can give back.

Why did you become a Student Champion? When I was looking into Life West, one of the first pages I explored on the website was the Student Champions page. The Student Champs became my silent support system. Reading through their profiles and stories gave me faith and courage to believe that I myself could succeed in this path. Even though I never met or spoke to any of the Student Champions, I knew help and support was there. That experience for me made me want to be a Student Champion — a symbol of steady and (in my case) unspoken support.

What has been your favorite moment in chiropractic school so far? I love piecing everything together! You know that big “aha” moment when you are able to put together content from multiple classes? It’s hard to understand when they say “everything comes together”, but it really does!

What has been your most challenging moment in chiropractic school so far? I struggle in trusting what I know. There is so much we learn on a day to day basis and at times it feels like remem-bering everything is impossible, but I had to teach myself to have faith in the time I’ve spent studying.

Use one word to describe your chiro-practic journey so far: Enlightening

Welcome to the Tribe! NEW CHAMPIONS FOR LIFE

Winter and Spring 2017

A special thank you to our champions who referred a student to Champions Weekend

Winter and Spring 2017

Congratulations to our Champions who referred a prospective student

who started at Life West in 2017

Meet a Student Champion for Life:

RUPINA KHANNACHAMPIONS FOR LIFE IS A PROGRAM FOR DOCTORS AND STUDENTS WHO

CHOOSE TO SUPPORT THE FUTURE OF THE PROFESSION BY ACTIVELY RECRUITING AND

MENTORING FUTURE CHIROPRACTORS.

Michael Ackerman, DCSteven Adams, DCAndra Allcorn, DCCody Alme, DCTheresa Andraos, DCDavid Armstrong, DCStephanie

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Williams, DC


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BOOK REVIEW BY DAN MURPHY, DC

A NATION IN PAINHealing Our Biggest Health Problem

AUTHOR Judy Foreman (2014)

Chiropractic successfully helps millions of people with a large range of health problems. The majority of chiropractic patients initially turn to chiropractic for the care of musculo-skeletal pain syndromes.

Judy Foreman’s book, A Nation in Pain, reminds us that of the 238 million American adults, approxi-mately half suffer from chronic daily pain. As such, chiropractors should be informed about the physiology of chronic pain, the allopathic ap-proach to pain management as well as its complications and dangers, and the non-drug approaches to manage chronic pain.

Judy Foreman quantifies the pain problem in America, details the physiology and genetics of pain,

discusses the gender differences in pain perception, and even dedicates a section on newborn-pediatric pain. I found each section to be very informative.

In addition, Ms. Foreman details important contem-porary pain contro-versies, and reviews opiates (two chap-ters) and cannabis. Also, she discusses other “alternative” pain therapies, in-cluding chiropractic, acupuncture, and exercise.

Overall I rate this book as a must read

for any practitioner involved in the treatment of chronic pain patients. I was particularly interested in the sections pertaining to pain and the

periaqueductal grey (PAG) matter of the brain stem — as that is an area that is acti-vated by chiropractic spinal adjusting. For more details on PAG and the chiropractic adjustment, don’t miss my presentation at The WAVE in August.

“IN THIS BOOK, I ARGUE THAT LACK OF

ADEQUATE PAIN CONTROL IS ONE OF

THE MOST URGENT HEALTH PROBLEMS

IN AMERICA.” – JUDY FOREMAN


A NATION IN PAIN

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