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It’s time we rethink one of the core principles that has long influenced …

  We all know life’s pace is faster than ever, and for Millennials, this …

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  In today’s healthcare landscape, patients are more informed and discerning than ever before. …

  Chiropractic care has always been about optimizing…

  When we talk about healing in chiropractic, it’s all about neurology. Neurology …

  At CLA we make a lot of word connections. I love …

What is the science behind scanning? Scanning the nervous system has taken …

  What Role does INSiGHT Scanning play in Neuro-Based Care Planning? Neurofunctional care …

  We have so many great Blogs on the topics of Dysafferentation, Dysponesis, …

When most people think of chiropractic care, they picture spinal adjustments. But here’s …

Continuing Our Discussion on the 4 D’s Have you worked your way through …

Using the INSiGHT to Assess Dysautonomia  Dysautonomia, the dysfunction of the …

Part 4 in The Destructive D series   The title of …

How INSiGHT Technology Evaluates Dysautonomia Dysautonomia, the dysfunction of the autonomic nervous system, …

Dysponesis and the INSiGHT In the quest to address vertebral subluxation, chiropractors recognize …

The Impact of Dysafferentation Dysafferentation, the disruption of normal sensory input to the …

Part 3 in The Destructive D series   As we journey through life, our …

Part 2 in The Destructive D series When we consider health, we often …

Part 1 in The Destructive D series Imagine your nervous system …

The Destructive D’s The D’s represent biological and neurological processes that describe situations …

Our patients use their own terms to describe spinal anatomy. Hips are femurs, backs …

Every parent’s calendar has a Back to School date highlighted. Does your office marketing …

I’ll be honest. I don’t love looking at the calendar and seeing that Back …

Back to School brings a whirlwind of new routines and activities for families, often …

As you know, our nervous system adapts and reorganizes itself over time… it’s constantly …

“There is no process which does not require time.”  This profound statement is the 6th …

In today’s digital age, patients increasingly expect detailed, visual, and digital reports about the …

CLA understands the challenges chiropractors face in providing comprehensive care while effectively communicating the …

Digital reporting is a reality in today’s health care. When was the last time …

Inspired and comprehensive reporting is crucial for building patient trust and showcasing the value …

Clinical excellence is the backbone of any successful chiropractic practice. It’s about using advanced …

We are always looking to attract new patients into our offices and so it …

We juggle many roles: doctor, small business owner, trusted advisor, and sometimes, social media …

As practitioners dedicated to the art and science of chiropractic, we understand the profound …

Sixty times a minute your patient’s beating heart tells the story of stress adaptation. …

Do you play chess? The wellness journey, much like a chess game, involves strategic moves …

Imagine if your nervous system had a report card, and instead of …

Making The Invisible… Visible. Every  shiver, laugh, heartbeat, memory and emotion are orchestrated …

Hey Doc, Dr. David Fletcher here, and guess what? I want you to be infinitely …

Looking forward to a great new year! It seems like every 365 days the …

Table talk is the perfect time to affirm your role in a …

As I enjoyed my morning coffee today, my thoughts wandered back to …

When D.D. Palmer adjusted Harvey Lillard’s spine, he was on to something …

As chiropractors, we know that communication is key to building strong relationships …

Remember the days when our trusted hands were the prime examination tools?  Well, there …

Ever since D.D. Palmer, the luminary behind chiropractic, penned down his insights in, “The …

The Tone of the Nervous System and Expression of Health We’ve …

Measuring the Tone of the Nervous System Chiropractors love to talk …

Care Planning begins with the mindset of values and abundance Your …

Care Planning has traditionally been the mic drop moment after a consultation, …

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Are you ready to dig deeper into using HRV in …

The Pot of Gold Solution  Everyone has heard about the pot …

We are meant to move  Movement feeds the brain invaluable information. …

Set the direction for your care plan  When you are driving …

Stress sucks!   It literally sucks the life out of tissues and …

I love the CORESCORE! It has made reporting and care …

The CORESCORE is the key for retention and referrals CLA’s CORESCORE …

How the CORESCORE began A branding and communication guru once shared with me …

Hey docs, We all wear many hats as chiropractors. We are doctors, small businesspeople, trusted …

Imagine that I’m on a street corner, asking people walking by to …

Do you use the most efficient strategies to bring patients in and keep them …

Read an interview with Dr. David Fletcher as he talks about what it means …

Read an interview with Dr. David Fletcher as he talks about how Heart Rate …

It seems that each and every day I get a request to share how …

Dr. Fletcher was a guest on The Underdog Curse with Dr. Don MacDonald discussing …

A classmate and wonderful humanist wrote a recent blog on how in the early …

Using instruments in a chiropractic examination is essential to observe and objectify the practice …

People have these great ideas, they call them resolutions. The end of the year …

Las Vegas, Nevada – To end off 2017, SchubelVisionElite.com has posted a list of …

Las Vegas, Nevada – As part of CLA’s ongoing support of chiropractic education and …

Las Vegas, Nevada – Chiropractic Leadership Alliance (CLA) introduces digital neural scanning technologies to …

Las Vegas, Nevada – Following the internal organizational and structural changes made within Chiropractic …

Heart Rate Variability: Linking today’s technologies with timeless, healing principles In the cluttered health care …

Ample research has surfaced in recent years documenting a dramatic rise in stress levels …

CLA has a big vision and that is led by Dr. David Fletcher. We …

This story is told by Dr. Jason, and a call that would change his …

How many times have you resolved to lose weight, only to quit mid-month? This …

Circumstances create leadership opportunities. This past week has been tumultuous for our dear friends …

The new COREscore from CLA represents a powerful and simplified way to measure and …

Question: If HRV can vary from day to day, how can we …

Scanning the spine and nervous system is a great idea, however, the greatest benefit …

One of the major requirements for maintaining a successful chiropractic practice is building strong …

Today’s chiropractic practices face a seemingly never-ending list of challenges. Increased competition, high interest …

Using validated instrumentation and COREscore reporting as an essential practice growth strategy. …

October 2, 2012 — ChiroTouch, a leader in chiropractic software, and the Chiropractic Leadership …

CLA ANNOUNCES CORESCORE New Patient Reporting That Elevates A Practice To New Heights. June 8, 2012. …

Talking with doctors and CA’s about their experience at our recent Summit 2013 can …

Scanning can be the most informative and inspiring experience for both the patient and …

Getting Familiar With PWP (HRV) Scans As you are aware, Heart Rate Variability (HRV) is …

Inevitably, patients come to our offices to have problems solved. Whether they are focused …

The global population is aging fast, placing more pressure on chiropractic professionals to provide …

If you understand Latin, you might know that the clinical term “subluxation” refers to …

Mobility problems are a major issue for older adults today, and with the Baby …

It’s a common misconception that chiropractic care is a reactive treatment meant …

Dr. Christopher Kent explores Tone, Tensegrity and Chiropractic. “Alterations in the tone of the somatic …

It is appropriate to consider the direction our profession should take in …

Alterations in skin temperature patterns are associated with aberrations in the function of the …

Mahatma Gandhi stated, “Every action that is dictated by fear or by coercion of any …

Previous columns (1,2) have explored the history of the chiropractic concept of the mental …

Demonstrating the health benefits of chiropractic care presents a challenge. Many chiropractic researchers have …

One of the rites of passage every student of chiropractic must endure …

Each day, thousands of parents present their children for vaccination at schools, clinics, and …

Many chiropractors have found the Mercy Guidelines to be inconsistent with the principles of …

A previous column (1) revealed the news that physical therapy is no …

A perception that medicine is “scientific” and chiropractic is “unproven” seems to pervade a …

Media reports of a recent article in the New England Journal of Medicine (1), …

The last two years have been marked by some very exciting research publications related …

In both Canada and the United Stares, reports have appeared in the popular media …

Vertebral subluxation represents the heart and soul of chiropractic. It is our “raison d’etre” …

It is obvious that the neurobiological models of subluxation are not mutually exclusive, and …

The last 30 years have seen radical changes in the chiropractic profession. Chiropractic was …

Many students of chiropractic are being taught that chiropractic is a subset of medicine, …

By Dr. Christopher Kent As a collector of chiropractic memorabilia, I am awed the breadth …

A growing number of chiropractors are supporting a four year prerequisite for admission to …

Recreational drugs, including cocaine and heroin, are responsible for an estimated 10,000 American deaths …

Somatovisceral relationships have been described in the medical literature of the early 20th century, …

There are doctors of chiropractic who employ physical therapy modalities in clinical …

An important issue when selecting clinical examination procedures is reliability. Reliability is …

The randomized clinical trial (RCT) is considered by some (including a few chiropractors) to …

Unlike conventional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), which discloses only anatomy and pathology, functional MRI …

Correction: The April 2000 “Research on Purpose” column incorrectly stated that all states provide religious …

Many students of chiropractic are being taught that chiropractic is a subset of medicine, …

Many individuals have been duped into believing that vaccines are completely effective. We have …

In his book “Galileo’s Revenge,” attorney Peter Huber describes “junk science” as “A hodgepodge …

Dishman developed and popularized the five component model of the …

By Christopher Kent, D.C. A recent NGO (Non-Governmental Organization) briefing at the United Nations featured …

The future of chiropractic is immensely rich with clinical promise! In the last …

The term “subluxation” has a long history in the healing arts literature. According to …

The discoverer of chiropractic, D.D. Palmer, wrote extensively about the concept of tone. According …

Subluxation degeneration has been described as a progressive process associated with abnormal …

Interest in the role stress plays with the dynamics of health has resulted in …

The term “mental impulse” was used by D.D. Palmer in his 1910 text. Palmer …

In my November 1998 column (“The Mental impulse,” page 32), I presented an historical …

In traveling throughout the chiropractic world, I frequently encounter D.C.s who mindlessly regurgitate misinformation …

Recently, a Calgary radiologist began a movement to restrict the availability of x-ray services …

Variability in heart rate reflects the vagal and sympathetic function of the autonomic nervous …

Chiropractors and their attorneys sometimes contact me for help in legal entanglements. A typical …

In addition to techniques of skin temperature measurement, sweat gland activity is another indicator …

By Dr. Christopher Kent Many doctors of chiropractic employ orthopedic and neurological examinations as the …

By Dr. Christopher Kent In traveling throughout the chiropractic world, I frequently encounter DCs who …

By Dr. Christopher Kent Some doctors have asked if they can avoid the scrutiny of …

By Dr. Christopher Kent The mental impulse, as described by the Palmers, is not synonymous …

By Dr. Christopher Kent I was mortified when I first heard that some third party …

By Dr. Christopher Kent The Good Two exciting studies were recently published which received extensive play …

By Dr. Christopher Kent Health care in the United States currently consumes about one in …

By Dr. Christopher Kent The neurological dysfunction associated with a vertebral subluxation may take many …

By Dr. Christopher Kent “Upper Cervical Techniques are considered Experimental or Investigational because current scientific evidence has …

By Dr. Christopher Kent In a previous column , I discussed the history and definition …

By Dr. Christopher Kent, Esq. Implications of three new papers A growing body of literature is …

By Dr. Christopher Kent There weren’t many exciting days in my high school biology class. …

By Dr. Christopher Kent The 21st-century chiropractor is faced with many challenges. As noted in …

By Dr. Christopher Kent Evidencebased practice (EBP) is the hot buzzword today. The concept is …

By Dr. Christopher Kent Evidencebased clinical practice is defined as “The conscientious, explicit, and judicious …

By Dr. Christopher Kent In its eleven decades of existence, the chiropractic profession has faced …

By Dr. Christopher Kent The Heart, the Brain, and the Autonomic There is a twoway communication …

By Dr. Christopher Kent Health care in the United States currently consumes about one in …

By Dr. Christopher Kent This month’s column is by Dr. Galen Politis NOTE: For the first …

By Dr. Christopher Kent Many scientists and clinicians consider the placebocontrolled trial the “gold standard” …

By Dr. Christopher Kent The National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity will be …

By Dr. Christopher Kent The story of Harvey Lillard and the birth of the chiropractic …

By Dr. Christopher Kent Ask a person to define placebo, and most will say “a …

By Dr. Christopher Kent An article titled, “Expense Without Benefit” appeared in a recent issue …

By Dr. Christopher Kent The scope of chiropractic is as broad as the scope of …

By Dr. Christopher Kent Many chiropractors today face challenges in their quest to realize the …

By Dr. Christopher Kent By the time you read this, you will undoubtedly have been …

By Dr. Christopher Kent Recreational drugs, including cocaine and heroin, are responsible for an estimated …

By Dr. Christopher Kent An article in the online journal Chiropractic & Osteopathy should be required reading …

By Dr. Christopher Kent Ten years ago, I was surprised by an exchange of online …

By Dr. Christopher Kent Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) enables clinicians to obtain clear images of …

By Dr. Christopher Kent Previous columns have discussed the bidirectional communication that occurs between the …

By Dr. Christopher Kent The media constantly bombard readers, viewers, and listeners with news of …

By Dr. Christopher Kent The creativity of some state boards staggers the imagination. It is …

By Dr. Christopher Kent There is a growing body of evidence that wellness care provided …

By Dr. Christopher Kent Medical practitioners seem to be obsessed with the diagnosing and naming …

By Dr. Christopher Kent In a previous column reasons for our limited marketshare were …

By Dr. Christopher Kent Chaos theory In the world of Newtonian physics, everything appeared predictable and …

By Dr. Christopher Kent Interest in the role stress plays with the dynamics of health …

By Dr. Christopher Kent Several disturbing reports have come to my attention. It appears that …

by Dr. Christopher Kent Concern is growing over declining student enrollment in chiropractic colleges. It …

By Dr. Christopher Kent A longterm challenge that has attracted recent attention is that only …

By Dr. Christopher Kent Null et al have published the most comprehensive and welldocumented …

By Dr. Christopher Kent In previous columns, elements of the mental impulse have been discussed …

By Dr. Christopher Kent A recent article in the Journal of Vertebral Subluxation Research (JVSR) is must …

By Dr. Christopher Kent Chiropractors frequently ask me for literature that supports subluxation centered chiropractic. …

By Dr. Christopher Kent A visit to the website of the American Physical Therapy Association …

By Dr. Christopher Kent Last year, I was honored with the opportunity to present testimony …

An open letter to the VA Committee by Dr. Christopher Kent, President, Council on …

By Dr. Christopher Kent The Chiropractic Advisory Committee of the Veteran’s Administration recently voted for …

By Dr. Christopher Kent Some chiropractors fear that their profession will follow the course of …

By Dr. Christopher Kent In a previous column, I discussed the lack of scientific …

By Dr. Christopher Kent A recent article titled “Retail Therapy” caught my attention. It …

By Dr. Christopher Kent In a recent issue of Scientific American, Michael M. Merzenich noted, “The brain …

By Dr. Christopher Kent The cover of the August, 2003 issue of Scientific American asks, “Are you …

By Dr. Christopher Kent Previous columns have addressed the role of the nervous system in …

By Dr. Christopher Kent The chiropractic profession has been on the receiving end of another …

By Dr. Christopher Kent By now readers are familiar with the situation surrounding CCE. After …

By Dr. Christopher Kent In a world where we are faced with antibiotic resistant bacteria, …

By Dr. Christopher Kent In his book “The Wellness Revolution” , economist Paul Zane Pilzer …

By Dr. Christopher Kent Crystalline substances, when subjected to mechanical stress, produce an electric current. …

By Dr. Christopher Kent A recent article from Germanydescribes experimental evidence that cardiac function in …

By Dr. Christopher Kent Our understanding of the role of neurotransmitters in physiology has undergone …

By Dr. Christopher Kent Chiropractors throughout the world were pleased by the passage of Public …

By Dr. Christopher Kent Antonovsky coined the term “salutogenesis” in 1979. It is derived from …

By Dr. Christopher Kent Many scientists and clinicians consider the placebo-controlled trial the “gold standard” …

By Dr. Christopher Kent Controversy surrounds the medical treatment, indeed the very existence, of Attention …

By Dr. Christopher Kent A key to a healthful, fulfilling life is freedom from vertebral …

By Dr. Christopher Kent The importance of autonomic tone is implicit in chiropractic practice. D.D. …

By Dr. Christopher Kent Conventional wisdom concerning the function of the human brain is being …

By Dr. Christopher Kent A recent article in a chiropractic publication offered advice on how …

By Dr. Christopher Kent The future of chiropractic is dependent upon preserving our unique contribution …

By Dr. Christopher Kent Last month’s column described a “check list” approach for cervical spine …

By Dr. Christopher Kent The primary purpose of spinal radiography in chiropractic practice is the …

By Dr. Christopher Kent Recent reports of the spread of anthrax through letters, has resulted …

By Dr. Christopher Kent Many chiropractors today face challenges in their quest to realize the …

By Dr. Christopher Kent In the book “Signs of Intelligence,” Dembski and Kushiner describe …

By Dr. Christopher Kent The body of evidence supporting the intimate, two-way communication system between …

By Dr. Christopher Kent A frequent question asked by chiropractors is, “To what extent do …

In Response to Dr. Troeger Legal boundaries By Dr. Christopher Kent Thank you for taking the time …

By Dr. Christopher Kent Analysis of posture provides important information concerning vertebral subluxation. Posture may …

By Dr. Christopher Kent A recent case in the Michigan Court of Appeals ruled that …

By Dr. Christopher Kent There are few human endeavors where precision in the utilization of …

By Dr. Christopher Kent Innate intelligence is a pivotal chiropractic concept. Yet, it is often …

By Dr. Christopher Kent One of the pleasant tasks in editing “On Purpose” …

By Dr. Christopher Kent Objective analysis of vertebral subluxations in children poses a challenge to …

By Dr. Christopher Kent Implicit in chiropractic is a philosophy of vitalism. Yet, many chiropractors …

When the ACA press release was distributed, calling the World Chiropractic Alliance a “fringe …

By Dr. Christopher Kent A disturbing trend is the willingness of some chiropractic researchers to …

By Dr. Christopher Kent I was recently surprised by an exchange of online posts on …

By Dr. Christopher Kent I was recently surprised by an exchange of online posts on …

By Dr. Christopher Kent Many doctors of chiropractic have encountered instances where the vision of …

By Dr. Christopher Kent Many doctors of chiropractic have encountered instances where the vision of …

By Dr. Christopher Kent I recently saw a television documentary featuring medical physicians Hamilton Hall …

By Dr. Christopher Kent I recently saw a television documentary featuring medical physicians Hamilton Hall …

By Dr. Christopher Kent In its 100 years of existence, the chiropractic profession has been …

By Dr. Christopher Kent A popular childhood fable is “The Emperor’s New Clothes.” In this …

By Dr. Christopher Kent Magnetic resonance imaging is an exciting new technology which enables clinicians …

By Dr. Christopher Kent The neurological dysfunction associated with the vertebral subluxation may take many …

By Dr. Christopher Kent A vivid memory of my chiropractic college days is a guest …

By Dr. Christopher Kent Evans describes anterior subluxation of the cervical spine as a condition …

By Dr. Christopher Kent Hippocrates stated: “Should one part of the body be hotter or colder …

By Dr. Christopher Kent Affixed surface electrodes may be employed for real time assessment of …

By Dr. Christopher Kent Traditional chiropractic analysis includes examination of the paravertebral tissues for “taut …

By Dr. Christopher Kent Compression of spinal nerves has traditionally been proposed as a mechanism …

By Dr. Christopher Kent Videofluoroscopy has a distinguished track record in clinical research and practice. …

By Dr. Christopher Kent In the last few years, a growing number of scientists have …

By Dr. Christopher Kent As chiropractic approaches its centennial, it is appropriate to consider the …

By Dr. Christopher Kent The scope of principled chiropractic is limited only by the scope …

By Dr. Christopher Kent The scope of principled chiropractic is limited only by the scope …

By Dr. Christopher Kent Many students of chiropractic are being taught that chiropractic is a …

By Dr. Christopher Kent A challenge to the modern chiropractor is objective documentation of a …

by Dr. Christopher Kent Chiropractic today is undergoing a revolution. Chiropractors who were weaned on …

By Dr. Christopher Kent Progressive degeneration of the cervical spine is thought to begin with …

By Christopher Kent, D.C., FCCI and Patrick Gentempo, Jr., D.C. Medical practitioners seem to be …

By Christopher Kent, D.C. and Patrick Gentempo, Jr., D.C. “Knowledge is the antidote of fear” …

By Dr. Christopher Kent and Dr. Patrick Gentempo, Jr. In recent years, a great deal …

By Dr. Christopher Kent and Dr. Patrick Gentempo The last 16 years have seen radical …

By Dr. Christopher Kent and Dr. Patrick Gentempo, Jr. The Michigan Board of Chiropractic and …

By Dr. Patrick Gentempo, Jr. and Dr. Christopher Kent One of the most exciting and …

By Dr. Patrick Gentempo, Jr. and Dr. Christopher Kent Chiropractic research has undergone a revolution …

By Dr. Christopher Kent and Dr. Patrick Gentempo, Jr. Paraspinal EMG scanning is becoming …

By Dr. Christopher Kent and Dr. Patrick Gentempo, Jr. Paraspinal EMG scanning is becoming …

By Drs. Christopher Kent and Patrick Gentempo, Jr. Paraspinal EMG scanning is a popular …

By Dr. Christopher Kent and Dr. Patrick Gentempo, Jr. A common problem for D.C.s …

By Dr. Christopher Kent Accurate spinal analysis is the keystone of successful chiropractic practice. To …