San Francisco attorney Arnold Laub, who specializes in chiropractic and personal injury law, has pledged $10,000 towards the purchase of a high-tech learning and review system for Life Chiropractic College West (LCCW). This state-of-the-art computer system, to be located in LCCW's library, combines the qualities of computers and high-resolution visual images of videodiscs. Mr. Laub presented his initial check to LCCW President Dr. Gerard Clum on June 5th.
Life West's first acquisition of software and images for the system will be the updated medical interactive radiology and teaching file. This program includes 40,000 x-rays and images from other sources such as computed tomography (CT), and magnetic resource imaging (MRI). Other software programs available in interactive videodisc format include neuroanatomy, microbiology, clinical pathology, and many other subjects.
Four faculty and alumni from LCCW are among the contributors to the two recently published volumes of Appleton & Lange's Review for the Chiropractic National Boards. Contributing to the publication were LCCW alumna Pam Shanks, D.C. (class of '90); Basic Science Faculty member Doug Thorp, M.S.; Associate Academic Dean Dorothy Voight, M.S., and Sciences faculty member Dr. Lawrence Nordhoff (class of '84).
Student members of the Gonstead Club at LCCW, a club comprised of students who are specializing in the chiropractic techniques developed by the late Dr. Clarence Gonstead, recently donated 10 cervical adjusting chairs to the college's technique department. The club members raised funds through donations and contributed lecture fees from supportive field chiropractors.
DCs who made donations included: Drs. Darald Bolin, Jason Araghi, Jeanne Taylor, Roger Kasperbauer, John Whitney, Rod Campbell, Randy Yano, and Joe Martin.
Life West conferred D.C. degrees on 70 graduates during the June 14th spring commencement ceremonies. The commencement speaker was Dr. James M. Sigafoose, an internationally renowned lecturer on chiropractic and 16-year member of the LCCW board. For the winter quarter the valedictorian was Pamela J. Adams and the salutatorian was Tina Marie McGinnis. Spring quarter honorees were valedictorian Mark David Campbell, and salutatorian Karen A. O'Brien.
The LCCW student body has elected officers for its student council. The new president is junior David Heffer, from Webster, New York; Sean B. White, a junior from Canyon, California was elected vice president; the new secretary is Susan H.C. Mosley, a freshman from Newport Beach, California; and treasurer is sophomore Ronald G. Crawford from Concord, California.
When sports chiropractors first appeared at the Olympic Games in the 1980s, it was alongside individual athletes who had experienced the benefits of chiropractic care in their training and recovery processes at home. Fast forward to Paris 2024, where chiropractic care was available in the polyclinic for all athletes, and the attitude has now evolved to recognize that “every athlete deserves access to sports chiropractic."
It is estimated that 61% of patients with CTS avoid taking surgical options due to postoperative complications and costly surgical procedures. Chiropractic care offers a comprehensive and effective treatment for carpal tunnel syndrome, addressing the condition from multiple angles. Recent studies also have unveiled a game-changing adjunct to chiropractic treatments for CTS: nerve flossing.
Some doctors thrive in a personality-based clinic and have a loyal following no matter what services or equipment they offer, but for most chiropractic offices who are trying to grow and expand, new equipment purchases help us stay relevant and continue to service our client base in the best, most up-to-date manner possible. So, regarding equipment purchasing: should you lease, get a bank loan, or pay cash?
