Mark King, DC, is a Life graduate and an Ohio practitioner who has been president of the Motion Palpation Institute (MPI) for the past year. Dr. King was chosen by the institute's board to succeed Keith Innes, DC, who stepped down from his position in 2001 to pursue other interests.
"I have been teaching with MPI since 1994 and have been on the board since 1997," said Dr. King. "I have been running its day-to-day operations since joining. I have also maintained a successful clinic in Cincinnati since 1987."
MPI is a nonprofit organization founded in 1981 for the purpose of promoting education and research within the chiropractic profession. MPI was the original publisher of Dynamic Chiropractic in 1983, and perpetuates the teaching of motion palpation, a technique used to locate joint dysfunction within the spinal column and extremities.
Dr. King defined the institute's mission: "We are focused on instructing students and doctors in ways to improve their clinical skills. We have student representatives in most of the chiropractic schools that help us organize classes locally. MPI is nonpolitical, and we don't deal with legislators or the general public. Our classes help provide license renewals for doctors in the field."
Thousands of chiropractors use motion palpation as a diagnostic tool. Numerous textbooks and charts for doctors have been published through MPI Publishing; many are "required materials" for chiropractic college students.
"One of the most important things about the mission of MPI is that we stay on the cutting edge of new information," said Dr. King. "We will constantly strive to improve our knowledge base, and then share that with doctors in the field."
"I feel honored to have an opportunity to give back to my profession," he added. "The future is very bright for MPI as more nonchiropractic health care practitioners realize the benefits of our conservative care."
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.
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