Don Capoferri, DC, FSTB, DAAMLP, BCN

Dr. Don Capoferri has been practicing in the Atlanta, Ga., area since 1982. After completing his undergraduate education at Rutgers University, he earned his DC degree at Pennsylvania College of Chiropractic, graduating in December of 1981. After a two-year course of study, internship and research, he was the first chiropractor in the nation to receive a fellowship in spinal biomechanics and trauma from Cleveland University, Chiropractic and Health Sciences (where he is currently an adjunct professor of clinical sciences). Dr. Capoferri has extensive postgraduate training and credentials in MRI spine interpretation, spinal biomechanical engineering, spinal trauma pathology and electrodiagnostics.

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Chiropractic Spinal Adjustments Increase Facet Gapping, Functional Outcomes
October 1, 2022 (Vol. 40, Issue 10)
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Education & Seminars
Chiropractic Colleges in Crisis
Chiropractic Colleges in Crisis

Financial pressure, enrollment declines and institutional challenges are emerging at several U.S. chiropractic colleges. Life Chiropractic College West's and Life University's struggles may be the most talked about but appear to be part of a larger story. And with recent USDE requirements threatening to hamstring federal student financing for DC degree programs, chiropractic education is facing questions for which it has no immediate answers.

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Women's Health
The Missing Link in Midlife Female Musculoskeletal Pain
The Missing Link in Midlife Female Musculoskeletal Pain

Musculoskeletal pain in perimenopause and menopause reflects a broader physiologic shift rather than an isolated structural problem. Declining estrogen, increased inflammation, metabolic dysfunction, and nervous system dysregulation collectively alter tissue quality, pain perception, and recovery capacity. Recognizing this interconnected model enables clinicians to move beyond symptom management and toward more effective, systems-based care that improves long-term outcomes for midlife women.

Sheila Payton, DC, MS
Chiropractic
Dolly Parton’s Connection to Chiropractic
Dolly Parton's Connection to Chiropractic

As the world remembers Dolly Parton following her death Aug. 25 at age 80, there is a little-known connection to the chiropractic profession worth revisiting: Dolly publicly acknowledged using chiropractic care and another famous entertainer even recalled meeting her at a chiropractor's office.

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