Brian Budgell, DC, PhD

Dr. Brian Budgell is the director of the Laboratory of Neurophysiology at Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College. Before joining CMCC, he served as associate professor in the School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine at Kyoto University in Japan; and then professor in the Département de Chiropratique at the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières. Dr. Budgell operated a full-time clinical practice for approximately six years before turning to a career in research, and has numerous book chapter contributions and peer-reviewed papers to his credit. His current research focuses on the effects of somatic stimulation on spinal cord blood flow, and the influence of spinal cord compression on the modulation of somato-autonomic reflexes.

Previous Articles

A Fresh Look at the Meric System and Modern Neuroscience
January 29, 2012 (Vol. 30, Issue 03)
Understanding and Managing Whiplash-Associated Disorders
October 24, 2005 (Vol. 23, Issue 22)
The Subluxation, the Adjustment and Cerebrospinal Fluid Dynamics: Time for a Fresh Look
August 14, 2005 (Vol. 23, Issue 17)
Understanding and Managing Whiplash-Associated Disorders
April 23, 2005 (Vol. 23, Issue 09)
The Reflex Effects of Subluxation: The Autonomic Nervous System
October 18, 1999 (Vol. 17, Issue 22)
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