Chiropractors, medical doctors, physical therapists and engineers are among the whiplash experts scheduled to attend the 2003 International Whiplash Trauma Congress, to be held Oct. 9-10 at the Westin Tabor Center in Denver, Colo.
The 2003 Congress, sponsored by the Journal of Whiplash & Related Disorders and its non profit arm, the Spinal Injury Foundation, will feature a multidisciplinary field, including Michael Freeman, PhD, DC, MPH; Christopher J. Centeno, MD; Robert De Nardis, PT; Bogdan Radanov, MD; and Jenny Keating, PhD. Scheduled presentations include:
To view the complete list of scheduled speakers and the proposed agenda for the 2003 Congress, visit www.spinalinjuryfoundation.org. For more information on participating in the event, call 866-5SPINE5 (577-4635).
When I graduated from chiropractic college in 1981 and started practice, I heard it all, and very little was positive. “You are a quack; you do not know what a subluxation is; you couldn’t get into a real health care program, so you chose the one that is slightly above a mail-order degree; you have no proof that chiropractic works; Are you really licensed?”, and so much more.
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