MARIETTA, Ga. - On July 22, 2004, Dr. Guy Riekeman was inaugurated as the fourth president of Life University. In front of a crowd of more than 1,000 students, alumni and community representatives, Dr. Riekeman said those committed to the success of chiropractic and of the university must possess a "revolutionary sense of the truth" about chiropractic and health care. He also outlined goals for his tenure, which include raising $75 million in private funds, allowing chiropractic to break free from constraints associated with federal funding and mandates to limit research.
In other university news, five distinguished educators recently accepted positions on the Life University Board of Trustees, expanding the board from 10 to 15 members. New appointments to the board are: William Harris, DC, president of the Foundation for the Advancement of Chiropractic Education (FACE); William F. O'Brien, PhD; Don Betz, PhD; Linda Rassel, DC; and Joseph Lupo, DC.
As part of the World Federation of Chiropractic's 8th Biennial Congress in Sydney, Australia, DCs are invited to submit original research for presentation at the WFC/Foundation for Chiropractic Education and Research (FCER) International Conference on Chiropractic Research, to be held June 16-18, 2005.
Awards of $7,000, $4,000 and $2,500 will be given for best research papers, and $1,500 for the best paper from a clinician in a private practice. Approximately 100 papers will be given platform and poster presentation. Award-winning papers and selected other papers will be published in the Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics (JMPT).
Abstracts should focus on one of the following four categories of research: basic sciences; diagnostic sciences; clinical management; and special interest (history, anthropology, epidemiology, cost of care, standards of care, educational methods). The submission deadline is Dec. 31, 2004; all abstracts must be submitted by e-mail.
Complete submission instructions are available at www.wfc.org/secure/wfc_fcer_cfp.asp.
The Vickie Anne Palmer Foundation recently announced the purchase of a three-story building just one block removed from where Daniel David Palmer performed the first chiropractic adjustment on Sept. 18, 1995.
Following necessary renovations, the former Schneff's Jewelers building on the northwest corner of 3rd and Brady streets will become home to the Palmer Family Museum. The museum is a project of Vickie Anne Palmer, the great-granddaughter of D.D. Palmer, and the Palmer family, not Palmer College of Chiropractic. "We established the foundation in 2003 for a number of reasons," said Ms. Palmer, "including preservation of the Palmer family heritage in chiropractic and broadcasting."
The museum will chronicle the Palmer family's 107-year involvement in chiropractic and its pioneering role in Iowa broadcasting, which began with WOC-AM, the first radio station west of the Mississippi river. Various historical items from chiropractic and broadcasting will be on display when the museum is completed and opens to the public.
Chicago will host the 23rd Annual American Black Chiropractic Association Convention, to be held Sept. 22-26, 2004. "Harambee - Bridging All Aspects of Chiropractic" is the theme of this year's event. "Harambee" is Swahili for "pulling together"; according to the ABCA, this theme represents the spirit of a community combining resources to accomplish targeted goals.
An African-American man, Harvey Lillard, received the first chiropractic treatment more than a century ago - yet 109 years later, African Americans comprise only a small percentage of the chiropractors in the United States. This year's convention is about bridging that gap.
The ABCA invites one and all to attend. Call (800) 279-7732 for more information.
Terry R. Yochum, DC, DACBR, has developed an exclusive fellowship for diagnostic imaging residents at Southern California University of Health Sciences' Los Angeles College of Chiropractic. The fellowship is a month-long educational experience open to third-year residents at LACC.
"It's designed for those who have passed Part I of their American Chiropractic Board of Radiology Diplomat examination, the written part, and prior to taking Part II - the OSCE part," explained SCUHS Diagnostic Imaging Department Chairman, Dr. Todd Knudsen.
Selected students will be guests in the Yochum family home and will have access to his imaging pathology files, participation in educational imaging rounds at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, and other hospitals and imaging facilities. The Yochum fellowship is expected to be presented next summer.
"[Dr. Yochum's] generosity through this fellowship will impact an important group of practitioners who will subsequently enter the marketplace better prepared to serve their patients and other chiropractic practitioners," said SCUHS President Dr. Reed Phillips.
Dr. Carl Nelson was presented with the Alabama Chiropractor of the Year Award during the Alabama State Chiropractic Association's recent annual convention. Dr. Nelson, who is currently serving his second term as president of the association, will assume the position of association trustee after his term expires in November.
Dr. Nelson holds professional memberships in the American Chiropractic Association and the Central Alabama Chiropractic Association. A 1981 graduate of Life University, he is also serving his second term on the Alabama State Board of Chiropractic Examiners.
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?
