Dr. Perle operated a practice in New York City upon graduation from Texas Chiropractic College in 1983. In 1987 he earned his certification as a sports chiropractor from the American Chiropractic Board of Sports Physicians (ACBSP), of which he is a past member, and on whose ethics committees he served for many years.
In 1991, Dr. Perle was appointed to the faculty of the University of Bridgeport, where he is a professor of clinical sciences, and an adjunct professor of mechanical engineering. He serves on the steering committee of the University of Bridgeport's Institute for the Study of Values and Ethics, and is chairman of the school's Institutional Review Board for the Protection of Human Research Subjects. Dr. Perle also serves as one of the consultants to the Connecticut Department of Public Health, which reviews complaints against chiropractors.
Dr. Perle received his MS degree in exercise science from Southern Connecticut State University in 2001, with a thesis on the effects of ankle manipulation. He has published on a variety of topics in peer-reviewed literature and chiropractic textbooks, and has served on the faculty of New York Chiropractic College, and on the postgraduate faculty of several other chiropractic colleges.
A member of the Connecticut Chiropractic Association and the American Chiropractic Association, he serves as the Chairperson of ACA's Faculty Council and was awarded ACA's 2004 Academician of the Year. Dr. Perle practices with Connecticut Chiropractic Specialists, LLC, where he specializes in the care of clinical failures.
Previous Articles
"Turn, Turn, Turn"
December 15, 2014 (Vol. 32, Issue 24)
Knowing When to Mind Our Own Business
June 1, 2014 (Vol. 32, Issue 11)
Are You Guilty of Paternalism in Your Approach to Patient Care?
April 15, 2014 (Vol. 32, Issue 08)
Where's the Research? Where's the Research Funding?
January 15, 2014 (Vol. 32, Issue 02)
No Credible Moral Argument?
October 15, 2013 (Vol. 31, Issue 20)
"Dictated But Not Read"
August 1, 2013 (Vol. 31, Issue 15)
Chiropractic Research: A Moral Issue
June 1, 2013 (Vol. 31, Issue 11)
When Practice Management Influences Clinical Management
March 1, 2013 (Vol. 31, Issue 05)
Skepticism or Cynicism?
January 1, 2013 (Vol. 31, Issue 01)
Going the Extra Mile
November 18, 2012 (Vol. 30, Issue 24)
The Patient, Stupid
September 23, 2012 (Vol. 30, Issue 20)
Spine Care: An Unlimited Opportunity for DCs
August 26, 2012 (Vol. 30, Issue 18)
Who's Watching the Hen House?
July 29, 2012 (Vol. 30, Issue 16)
Keeping Up-to-Date: The Power of Research
June 3, 2012 (Vol. 30, Issue 12)
Practicing Away From the Office, Part 2
April 22, 2012 (Vol. 30, Issue 09)
Practicing Away From the Office, Part 1
March 12, 2012 (Vol. 30, Issue 06)
Are You a Bagel or a Donut?
January 15, 2012 (Vol. 30, Issue 02)
How's Your Rep?
October 21, 2011 (Vol. 29, Issue 22)
Who Are You? Who, Who, Who, Who?
September 9, 2011 (Vol. 29, Issue 19)
Truth and/or Consequences
May 20, 2011 (Vol. 29, Issue 11)
The Value of What We Do
March 26, 2011 (Vol. 29, Issue 07)
The No Chiropractic Association: Professional Duty Not Required
January 29, 2011 (Vol. 29, Issue 03)
Are We All Ignoring the Golden Rule?
November 18, 2010 (Vol. 28, Issue 24)
Chiropractic, Stroke Risk and Informed Consent
May 20, 2010 (Vol. 28, Issue 11)
Leopards Don't Change Their Spots
April 9, 2010 (Vol. 28, Issue 08)
Sailing in Gale-Force Winds: Braving the Challenges of Today
January 29, 2010 (Vol. 28, Issue 03)
A Time to Refer, a Time to Discharge
December 16, 2009 (Vol. 27, Issue 26)
Ethical Purchasing and Selling by DCs
November 4, 2009 (Vol. 27, Issue 23)
Insurance Fraud: Tell Me Why
September 9, 2009 (Vol. 27, Issue 19)
The Danger of Truthiness
July 15, 2009 (Vol. 27, Issue 15)
The Inalienable Rights of Man
May 20, 2009 (Vol. 27, Issue 11)
Treating With Hi-Fi
March 26, 2009 (Vol. 27, Issue 07)
The Impenetrable Boundary
January 29, 2009 (Vol. 27, Issue 03)
We Have Met the Enemy...
November 4, 2008 (Vol. 26, Issue 23)
But What About Medicine?
September 9, 2008 (Vol. 26, Issue 19)
Risks vs. Benefits: The Ethics of Radiography
July 15, 2008 (Vol. 26, Issue 15)
"Lies, Damned Lies and Statistics"
May 20, 2008 (Vol. 26, Issue 11)
Let's Talk About Values
March 25, 2008 (Vol. 26, Issue 07)
Gratitude and Courage of One's Conviction: The Ethical Lessons of Joe Keating
January 29, 2008 (Vol. 26, Issue 03)
Intellectual Honesty
November 19, 2007 (Vol. 25, Issue 24)
Good Advertising
September 10, 2007 (Vol. 25, Issue 19)
Professionalism and Self-Regulation
July 16, 2007 (Vol. 25, Issue 15)
A Lesson in Ethics
May 21, 2007 (Vol. 25, Issue 11)
Informed Consent
March 26, 2007 (Vol. 25, Issue 07)
The Eighth Habit: Empower Your Patients
January 29, 2007 (Vol. 25, Issue 03)
You Can't Handle the Truth!
December 3, 2006 (Vol. 24, Issue 25)
Quomodocunquize, Ultracrepidarian, Boundary Violation
October 12, 2006 (Vol. 24, Issue 21)
Gaming
August 15, 2006 (Vol. 24, Issue 17)
The Ethics of Research, aka Marketing
June 20, 2006 (Vol. 24, Issue 13)
Poisoning the Well
April 24, 2006 (Vol. 24, Issue 09)
It's All Greek to Me
January 15, 2006 (Vol. 24, Issue 02)
NHL Syndrome - Fear of Change in Chiropractic
September 27, 2005 (Vol. 23, Issue 20)
Argumentum Ad Hominem
July 30, 2005 (Vol. 23, Issue 16)
St. Crispin's Day - Activism For Patients
June 4, 2005 (Vol. 23, Issue 12)
What's Good for the Goose Is ... Ethics and Vaccinations
February 12, 2005 (Vol. 23, Issue 04)
Ethical Analysis of Vertebral Subluxation Based Chiropractic
December 16, 2004 (Vol. 22, Issue 26)
Two Wrongs Don't Make a Right
October 21, 2004 (Vol. 22, Issue 22)
Professional Courtesy
August 16, 2004 (Vol. 22, Issue 17)
J'Accuse...! (I Accuse)
May 20, 2004 (Vol. 22, Issue 11)
Morality and Ethics: An Introduction
March 11, 2004 (Vol. 22, Issue 06)
Teach What They Will Pay For
January 1, 2004 (Vol. 22, Issue 01)
"Team Chiro" on ESPN
August 16, 1991 (Vol. 09, Issue 17)
The Sports Medicine Team
February 14, 1992 (Vol. 10, Issue 04)
Sign Out the Sign-in Sheet
November 18, 2002 (Vol. 20, Issue 24)
Growing Pains? We Don't Think So!
September 13, 2002 (Vol. 20, Issue 19)
One Bad Apple
October 6, 2003 (Vol. 21, Issue 21)
Scientific Misconduct, Error or Willful Ignorance?
June 30, 2003 (Vol. 21, Issue 14)
Ethical Pragmatic Skepticism
April 21, 2003 (Vol. 21, Issue 09)
Credat Emptor
January 1, 2003 (Vol. 21, Issue 01)
