Dr. John Cerf, a 1985 graduate of New York Chiropractic College (NYCC), is the chief of the department of chiropractic at Meadowlands Hospital Medical Center in Secaucus, N.J. In 2001, he became one of the first chiropractors in the United States to be granted privileges to see patients in a hospital emergency department.
Vice president of the American Academy of Hospital Chiropractors and a member of the American Chiropractic Association's Hospital Relations Committee, Dr. Cerf has lectured to chiropractors and medical physicians on the role of chiropractic in hospital and outpatient settings. He is also the author of a number of articles published in the Journal of the American Chiropractic Association.
Dr. Cerf is certified in electrodiagnostic testing and manipulation under anesthesia. He has taught at Berkeley College in Manhattan, N.Y., and is an NYCC postgraduate division instructor for both hospital protocols and manipulation under anesthesia.
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.
Some doctors thrive in a personality-based clinic and have a loyal following no matter what services or equipment they offer, but for most chiropractic offices who are trying to grow and expand, new equipment purchases help us stay relevant and continue to service our client base in the best, most up-to-date manner possible. So, regarding equipment purchasing: should you lease, get a bank loan, or pay cash?
