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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