For chiropractors practicing today, Dr. Warren Hammer’s legacy is particularly visible in several areas that have become familiar components of modern musculoskeletal care: his early work with the Graston Technique and instrument-assisted soft-tissue mobilization; his extensive writing and teaching on functional soft-tissue examination and treatment; his role in bringing fascial manipulation to U.S. clinicians; and his decades spent educating chiropractors and other health professionals.
News in Brief
The Monte H. Greenawalt Health Center on the campus of Life Chiropractic College West now boasts the unique patient-education tool GoChiroTV courtesy of a partnership between the college and Dynamic Chiropractic. GoChiroTV is the in-office extension of To Your Health, DC's patient / consumer e-newsletter that reaches almost 300,000 subscribers every two weeks. GoChiroTV utilizes the latest technology to provide patients with To Your Health content that educates them on chiropractic and other wellness topics in the waiting room, encouraging more in-depth conversations with their doctor. For more information, visit www.gochirotv.com.
NBCE Fills Vacated Director Seat
The National Board of Chiropractic Examiners (NBCE) has elected Dr. Benjamin S. Lurie (Nevada) to serve as district IV director, filling the seat vacated abruptly by Dr. Ronald Tripp earlier this year. Dr. Lurie, president of the Chiropractic Physicians' Board of Nevada, will serve as district IV director until the next NBCE annual meeting in May 2018, at which time he can run for re-election to continue serving the remaining two years of the vacated seat.