Michael Schneider, DC, PhD

Dr. Michael Schneider is a 1982 graduate of Palmer College of Chiropractic and was in private practice for over 25 years. He obtained a PhD in rehabilitation science from the University of Pittsburgh in 2008, where he transitioned from private practice into an academic research career. He has achieved full professor status at the University of Pittsburgh, where he was appointed as the inaugural director of the first DC program to be offered at a research-intensive public university in the U.S.

Previous Articles

From Classroom to Clinic: How Early Exposure to Patients Is Shaping Future DCs
June 1, 2026 (Vol. 44, Issue 6)
Spine Care: An Unlimited Opportunity for DCs
August 26, 2012 (Vol. 30, Issue 18)
Chiropractic: The Original Version of Health Care Reform
March 12, 2011 (Vol. 29, Issue 06)
Reliability and Validity of the Prone Leg Check
January 15, 2009 (Vol. 27, Issue 02)
The Ethics of Research, aka Marketing
June 20, 2006 (Vol. 24, Issue 13)
Mainstreaming Chiropractic: The Miserable Medicare Model
November 7, 2005 (Vol. 23, Issue 23)
Growing Pains? We Don't Think So!
September 13, 2002 (Vol. 20, Issue 19)
Fibromyalgia Syndrome: Reclassification is Definitely Needed
March 25, 2002 (Vol. 20, Issue 07)
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Ken Kaufman, DC
X-ray / Imaging / MRI
A National Turning Point: N.J. Board Rejects Insurer Medical X-Ray Rules for DCs
A National Turning Point: N.J. Board Rejects Insurer Medical X-Ray Rules for DCs

The New Jersey Board of Chiropractic Examiners has made a precedential decision, concurring with the Association of New Jersey Chiropractors' (ANJC) position paper on chiropractic X-ray guidelines. In plain terms, the board ruled, consistent with the ANJC position, that insurance companies cannot use medical X-ray rules or recommendations, like those written by the American College of Radiology (ACR), to decide whether a chiropractor's X-ray was necessary.

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Jeff Randolph, Esq.
Your Practice / Business
The Relationship Behind the Referral
The Relationship Behind the Referral

For decades, chiropractors have been told the answer to more professional referrals is simple: educate medical doctors about chiropractic. There is some truth in that advice; but it is also incomplete. The modern challenge is not simply getting another healthcare professional to know that chiropractors exist. It is becoming the kind of clinician (and building the kind of professional relationship) that makes collaboration easy and sustainable.

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