Bartlett - Palmer College of Chiropractic

Summer Quarter 2016
THE BARTLETT
A publication of Palmer College of Chiropractic’s West Campus
“Corporate Chiropractic” panel-session features
alumni from tech-based health centers.
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Palmer speakers top the line-up at CCA Sports
Symposium.
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SHOWING LEADERSHIP THROUGHOUT THE PROFESSION!
Meet the new ASG officers!
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Highlights of Palmer-Life softball/soccer games!
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Sports Council helps walkers “go the distance” (and raise $4.5-million for breast-cancer support-programs) at Avon 39 event in San Francisco
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From your Editors...
H
ello there, Palmer! Welcome to the 2016 Summer edition of the Bartlett! To start off this edition, we, Jeff Wong and Nav Sohi, would first like to introduce ourselves as your new co-editors of the Bartlett! We’re honoured to take on this role, and will
do what is needed to bring you an enjoyable read! In addition, we welcome Alexandra
Andersson as our new supporting writer!
Summer quarter had its fair share of events. This was the first quarter for our new ASG
council; our Sports Council helped treat nearly one fourth of the 1,900 walkers at the
Avon walk for breast cancer; we held a corporate chiropractic panel; and the Rio Summer
Olympics happened!
Jeff Wong
Co-editor
Within this issue, you’ll find a wide variety of material! From information about FAKTR, to
an interview with Dr. Ti Pence, to a recap of the AVON 39 walk for breast cancer. Hopefully there is something within that will stimulate you!
A special thanks to Chuck Bustillos for being a key part of the Bartlett over the past few
years and really capturing the essence of what it is to be part of Palmer San Jose West
family.
Keep your head up and hope you enjoy the read!
Nav Sohi
Co-editor
Good luck on your finals!!
Table of Contents
1 - From your Editors...
14 - Inspiration
2-3 - Welcome Summer 2016!
15-16 - Sports Council AVON 39 Walk
4 - Results of Gallup Study
17-18 - Interview with Dr. Ti Pence
5 - Palmer on YELP!
19 - Note from your ASG President
6 - Palmer West Vs. Life West
20 - New ASG Officers
7 - Intra-Abdominal Pressure?
21-22 - Keys to being a Successful Clinician
8-9 - FAKTR
23-24 - Strong Palmer Presence at CCA
10-12 - Corporate Chiropractic Panel
25- Movement Variability
13 - Comic Relief
26 - CONGRATULATIONS!
The Bartlett welcomes your comments, articles, etc. Please send to: pccw.thebartlett.ca@palmer.edu
Alexandra Andersson
Writer
Chuck Bustillos
Publication Advisor
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Welcome Summer 2016
1st Quarter Class!
Raymar Adams
Los Angeles, CA
Trevor Agnitsch
Benecia, CA
Ilan Green
Mill Valley, CA
Joanna Holleran
Chester Springs, PA
Mary-Kathryn Brazil
Salinas, CA
Nicole Kasper
Calgary, Alberta
Olivas Galapon
Salinas, CA
Montre-
Ti Liu
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Mat Mancuso
Denver, CO
Molly McFarland
Costa Mesa, CA
Sean McTarggart
San Mateo, CA
Todd Morgan
Bartlett, IL
Nicolas Muhn
Morgan Hill, CA
Micheal Risher
Palatine, IL
Erik Sanchez
San Jose, CA
Shantai Watson
Adrossan, Alberta
“Foster an environment that breeds
a culture of sympathy, empathy, and
respect towards fellow peers”
Tim Windsor
Reno, NV
Coln Yan
San Mateo, CA
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Palmer West Vs. Life West!
Jennifer Gordon (7Q)
ASG Sports Director
Jennifergordon11@live.com
“Battle of the Bay” with Life West
on Friday, July 29th and Saturday,
July 30th was just that - a battle!
Friday night at Twin Creeks
Sports Complex in Sunnyvale:
The Men’s softball team fought
hard but ended the game with
a loss. The co-ed softball team
worked together and dominated
the field to trying to bring home a
win, but inevitably leaving it a tie.
Saturday at Bladium Sport and
Fitness Club in Alameda:
The Men’s team sprinted hard,
keeping it neck and neck the whole
game but unfortunately ended with
a loss. The coed soccer team then
stepped onto the field and finished
the weekend off with a big win!
Overall, the Palmer teams went
out, played hard, and enjoyed
competing against our cross bay
rivals. We will have to settle the
score next quarter, showing Life
West what we’re made of!
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Intra-Abdominal Pressure?
I’ve Heard of it -- But what is its Purpose?
Jeff Wong (8Q)
Bartlett Co-editors
Jeffrey.wong1217@gmail.com
I’ll start off by saying that this is not a
DNS (Dynamic Neuromuscular Stability) article, but will use concepts
from DNS. Now with that established,
I’m going to try and simplify the why,
the what, and some of the how of intra-abdominal pressure.
Let’s start off with…
The What:
The core is made up of musculatures
surrounding the abdominal region.
It’s easiest to think of the core as a
barrel that is surrounding the spine
in a 360 degree direction. Anteriorly
and laterally the big players are the
transverse abdominous and obliques
(external and internal), as well as
the rectus abdominous. Posteriorly
(and slightly lateral) is the quadratus
lumborum and the back musculature
(erector spinae, multifidus…ect). The
bottom of the barrel is made up of the
pelvic floor, and the top of the barrel
is the diaphragm.
Now on to…
The Why:
If you think of the human spine, you
have a lordotic cervical and lumbar
portion with a kyphotic thoracic portion in-between. The curvatures of
the C and L spine are the same (or
similar), but the muscular attachments vary greatly. If you think about
the anatomy, the cervical spine has
muscles attaching directly to the
anterior aspect of the vertebrae (deep
neck flexors: longus colli and capitis),
and directly to the posterior aspects of
the vertebrae (splenius capitis and cervicis, multifidius…etc). Now with that said,
any flexion in the cervical spine will be
counterbalanced directly by extensors,
and any extension counterbalanced by
the flexors. This keeps the cervical spine
STABLE through both movements. Now
if we travel down to the lumbar spine,
things are a little different. Here, muscles attach directly to the posterior aspect (and lateral aspect: Psoas) of the
vertebrae, but no muscles attach directly to the anterior aspect. Thus extension
in the lumbar spine has nothing on the
anterior aspect to counterbalance the
movement and keep stability. THIS IS
THE REASON WHY WE NEED INTRA-ABDOMINAL PRESSURE… It’s
a counterbalance to the posterior musculature of the lumbar spine, and help
keeps neutrality through extension and
through hip flexion (no intra-abdominal
pressure can result in an anterior sheering created by the psoas; think about
gait).
And now finally…
The How:
So now when you take a breath in, the diaphragm moves from its domed, resting
position, into its flattened, active position.
This (if the core is functional) causes a
reduction in volume creating an increase
in abdominal cavity pressure. This pressure is only maintained if the muscles
surrounding are working correctly. The
surrounding muscles SHOULD NOT
be contracting CONCENTRICALLY to
increase the pressure. The only type of
This diagram from Frank, C., Kobesova, A., & Kolar, P. (2013). Depicts the pressure contained within “the barrel” AKA the core. The blue arrows
show how the summation of pressure acts upon the
lumbar spine to create stability of the segments.
Reference: Frank, C., Kobesova, A., & Kolar, P. (2013). Dynamic Neuromuscular Stabilization & Sports Rehabilitation. The International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy, 8(1), 73.
muscle contraction here should either be
ISOMETRIC or slightly ECCENTRIC. To
sum this up, essentially the diaphragm flattening creates the pressure in the inside of
the cavity, and causes a reflexive isometric contraction of the surrounding muscles
causing them to resist the pressure that is
trying to travel outwards.
Dysfunction of this system can occur in
many different ways, but that’s a story for
another time. A quick, chiropractic relevant,
side note: the end result of this dysfunction
is not always, but can be low back pain.
Anyway’s, I’ll admit that this way of thinking
is DNS biased, but hopefully this gives you
a good starting point, and a very general
idea of the why, the what, and the how of
intra-abdominal pressure.
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An Introduction to FAKTR
Alexandra Andersson (8Q)
Bartlett Writer
Alexandra.andersson@1897.palmer.edu
It was down the street, another convenient luxury of Silicon Valley. A quick
lunch outing to refuel our brains for the
next round in an amazing weekend-long
educational deluge. Whole Foods in all of
its glistening and gleaming (and mostly
over-priced, i know BUT) goodness. Dr.
Greg Doerr D.C., makes his way around
the food court animated, looking at this
and that, here and there, hands in his
pockets, and a big beaming smile with
an exuberant radiating energy. It was refreshing. He was willing to take on any
question, including unrelated, personal and completely adorable! He met his
wife on a train on the east coast when
she started up conversation with him;
being as it was New Jersey he assumed
she couldn’t possibly be sane starting
up casual conversation with a chance
stranger. He quizzically and amusingly
asked her where she was from and she
claimed to be an east coast native. The
spell had been cast; they spent the entire train ride unable to pull their loquacious selves apart from one another.
And, to top it off, it turned out she wasn’t
from the east coast after all… she hailed
from the exotic land of South Africa.
They arranged to have dinner together and the rest is, as they say, history.
Dr. Greg Doerr is a very amiable and
approachable guy. Add to that highly
intelligent, knowledgeable, relatable
and well-spoken and you’ve got yourself a first rate instructor. Go to an ACA
Sports Symposium; Dr. Greg’s presentations are regularly overwhelming
popular. Go to an MPI seminar; they
regularly give Dr. Greg an acknowledging shout-out. Graston? Dr. Greg
was one of the original instructors.
Functional and Kinetic Treatment with
Rehab (FAKTR) was co-developed
by the highly reputable and respected
Dr. Greg Doerr and Dr. Tom Hyde in
2002, both of whom have an impressive collection of alphabet soup after
their names. Seriously. Up to the point
in time before FAKTR had come into
being, these two docs had gotten their
hands dirty with just about every technique imaginable. Though they appreciated and embraced a lot of what they
had learned over the course of their
careers, they also recognized that there
was something they wanted but still had
not been taught. There was a niche to
fill and they wanted to fill it for themselves and for the advancement of the
profession. Thus, FAKTR was forged.
Dr. Doerr and Dr. Hyde each created
Dr. Greg Doerr, co-developer of the FAKTR
technique
their own similar, yet distinct, ideology under the FAKTR umbrella.
FAKTR is a marriage of evidence-based soft tissue techniques,
the latest research and a ridiculously
impressive accumulation of clinical
expertise. The seemingly endless
scope of FAKTR in treating neuromusculoskeletal issues is appropriately summed up by its acronym:
Functional and Kinetic Treatment with
Rehab. As the name implies, FAKTR
is a malleable approach to treatment, not a predetermined checklist.
A patient walks through your door
with this, that or the other thing. What
do you do? Where do you start?
What’s your road map look like?
What are the clues to help you get
through the case? As students, these
are the sorts of questions that cause
us to hit the panic button, regress
20 years and pee our pants! These
are the sorts of questions Dr. Doerr
wants to help us learn how to answer quickly, confidently and effectively and in a way that creates trust
and compliance with our patients.
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An Introduction to FAKTR
Over the course of a weekend with
FAKTR you will learn immediately applicable strategies for how to approach
everyday ailments such as tendinopathies, sprain/strains, nerve entrapments, shin splints, diaphragmatic
release and TOS. You will be expertly
trained in the different applications of
IASTM. We will constantly be working through assessing whether we’re
dealing with a primary mobility or stability issue. Movement assessment
will be pervasively present through the
course. Critical thinking will constantly
be used to simplify what we see and
why we see it. Over the course of the
weekend we will treat the entire body,
and not just statically but we will treat
through functional movement! We will
learn to assess and recognize when
the patient needs rehab before our
soft tissue work is going to have
any effect for them. And we’ll even
get a sneak peek at some of Dr.
Greg’s innovative taping methods!
We will also dispel some widely
misunderstood concepts regarding
IASTM, like: did you know petechial bruising should only occur in the
first 1-3 visits? Or that the appropriate use of soft tissue instruments
requires different methods based on
presenting condition? Or that soft
tissue therapy has instantaneous
effects NOT because we’re breaking
up scar tissue or adhesions but because we’re using afferent stimulation to reset the neurological system.
If this isn’t enough for you, FAK-
TR has placed the nitty gritty didactic material online. On there you will
find not only references for what we
cover over the weekend course but
you can also take an illuminating dive
into the more intricate physiological details for why we do what we do.
If you’re looking for a fun weekend of
constructive hands on learning, come
join us! This is a clinical course that
looks at the big-picture and is designed
to teach you impeccable skills in critical
thinking, assessment and treatment.
As Dr. Greg likes to say, “sometimes
you need to build the road before you
can pave it.” Come hungry to learn
and you will leave with more skill and
knowledge than you bargained for.
To learn more, go to: www.faktr.com
Corporate Chiropractic PanelSession Shows Palmer’s Leadership
in Growing Field of Care
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Chuck Bustillos
Palmer Marketing & Communication
Chuck.bustillos@palmer.edu
With more and more companies emphasizing wellness in the workplace in the
form of corporate-based health centers,
students at Palmer’s San Jose campus had a unique opportunity to learn
about the unique skills required to be
the chiropractic member of the multidisciplinary team when Palmer alumni
from the campus-based health centers
for several top companies in the Silicon
Valley recently participated in a special
“Corporate Chiropractic” panel-program
presented by the San Jose campus Student Ambassadors of the Palmer Center for Business Development (PCBD).
Panel-members included: Rhiannon
Dickison, D.C. (San Jose, ’12), Google;
Daniel Lord, D.C., (San Jose, ’08), Facebook; Patrick Lum, D.C., (San Jose, ’98),
Google; Matthew McCormack, D.C., (San
Jose, ’14), Motiva Health; Kale Ptacek,
D.C. (San Jose, ’14); and Morgan Young,
D.C. (San Jose, ’07), Cisco Systems.
“The Palmer Center for Business Development aims to ease the transition from
student to graduate through guest-speaker presentations, and other skill-building resources,” said Jennifer Nathan,
Student Services Specialist, and staff
advisor to the PCBD Student Ambassadors at Palmer’s San Jose campus.
“Our campus-location in the Silicon Valley provides a unique opportunity for
our students to learn about the growing
opportunities in the field of corporate-chi-
Acknowledging photo includes speakers, PCBD Student Ambassadors for West Campus, and
Jeniffer Nathan Student Service Specialist
ropractic care, and we’re grateful to our
distinguished alumni currently practicing in several of the tech-based clinics
for sharing their knowledge and experience with students who aspire to practice in similar multidisciplinary settings.”
Clinical and cost-effectiveness (along
with convenience to the employees)
are among the major reasons for the
rise in the number of corporate-based
clinics, which a recent report by the
Foundation for Chiropractic Progress
stated are expected to grow annually by approximately 15-20 percent.
And based on statistics (and patient-demand), the availability of chiropractic
care is a big reason for overall efficacy – and why the appointment of
additional chiropractors at each location has grown at a more rapid pace
than other health care providers.
“We’re here today, standing on the shoulders of the greats, like the Souzas and
the Updykes of the profession, who’ve
done an amazing job in giving us the
opportunity to be part of an amazing
and growing way to reach a segment
of the population who otherwise may
not have been introduced to, or benefited from, chiropractic care,” said Dr.
Lord, appointed to the Facebook Health
Center in 2012, where he is now Physical Medicine Lead, who, in addition to
management of the team of chiropractic doctors (which includes San Jose
campus alumna Danielle Correa, D.C.,
’12) also has oversight of acupuncture and physical-therapy services.
When he joined the Facebook
health-center team four years ago, Dr.
Lord said the number of chiropractors
at other Silicon Valley-based health
centers was relatively small. He now
estimates approximately 30 DCs are
currently involved with the delivery
of some type of on site care – which
is having an impact well-beyond the
company-communities they serve.
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Corporate Chiropractic PanelSession Shows Palmer’s Leadership
in Growing Field of Care
“At each of our clinics, we’re exposing
a percentage of the general population
who otherwise may never have gone to
a chiropractor – and when the patient experiences positive outcomes, it’s a real
game-changer, because the ripple effect
of that experience ultimately touches the
entire profession,” said Dr. Lord, a past
president of the San Jose Sports Council,
and featured speaker at the most-recent
San Jose and Davenport Homecoming
programs, who is involved with the expansion of the new Facebook Health
Center scheduled to open at the Menlo
Park headquarter-campus in November.
When Dr. Young was appointed Cisco Systems “LifeConnections Center” team in 2010, he brought the
experience of working in a multidisciplinary setting, as a result of serving
as the chiropractic consultant for Kaiser Hospital in San Jose – which has
served him well in his role at Cisco.
“Getting exposed to other disciplines,
and understanding other health care
professions, is very important for anyone who aspires to a position in a mul-
tidisciplinary clinic, because it fosters
the necessary understanding of each
providers set of skills, and their respective roles, in the patient-care
process,” said Dr. Young, a San Jose
campus faculty-member since 2008.
Dr. McCormack said he was grateful for Palmer’s VA/DoD Internship program, and appreciated
the experience for providing him
with the first-hand perspective of
a multidisciplinary team-dynamic.
“My (VA) internship was invaluable,
because it enabled me to see other
providers in an active setting. I came
away from the experience with an incredible level of understanding and experience, which benefits the provider,
and the patient,” said Dr. McCormack
who graduated as class valedictorian, with Summa Cum Laude honors.
Dr. Lum encouraged students who aspire to work in a corporate setting to take
advantage of seminars, and broaden
their scope of health care mentors.
“Look outside the box – in addition
to seeking strong chiropractic mentors, shadow some medical doctors, to see how a medical office
operates – it makes you that much
stronger of a candidate to work in a
multidisciplinary clinic,” said Dr. Lum.
Dr. Dickison works with Dr. Lum
(and several other San Jose campus alumni, including Rob Murray,
D.C., and Nicole Chan Murray, D.C.)
at Google – and she, too, emphasized the importance of mentorship.
“Surround yourself with a good group of
mentors, who are diverse in how they
practice, and who help build your confidence – I think that’s huge,” said Dr.
Dickison, who has served as a clinician
at multiple Sports Council events, and
in addition to her participation in the
Corporate Chiropractic panel-program,
participated in the alumni-panel session
at the San Jose Homecoming prospective student event earlier this year, and
was the special guest-speaker at the
Summer ’16 “Welcome Back” assembly.
(Continued on page 12)
(From left) Rhiannon Dickison, D.C., Google; Patrick Lum, D.C., Google; Daniel Lord, D.C., Facebook; Mathew McCormack, D.C., Motiva Health;
Kale Ptracek, D.C., Motiva Health and Morgan Young, D.C., Cisco Systems
Corporate Chiropractic PanelSession Shows Palmer’s Leadership
in Growing Field of Care
“I’m humbled and thankful to be starting
my career in a corporate setting. I love
my job. It’s incredibly gratifying. I didn’t
think I’d have an opportunity like this
for 10 or 15 years. But we get a great
education at Palmer, which provides
multiple opportunities to gain valuable
experience. And when you present all
that experience in a strong CV, you
can find yourself in a position similar to
mine, just a few years after graduating.”
small to medium-sized companies in the
Silicon Valley to forge on site relationships that yield equally positive outcomes
as the care provided at the Google,
Facebook and Cisco-sized companies.
“Our goal with Motiva is to position chiropractors as the ‘gatekeepers of musculoskeletal care’,” said Dr. Ptacek,
whose company serves as a “chiropractic broker” of sorts, looking to help
these companies enjoy healthy profits
With their company “Motiva Health”, Drs. achieved by the larger Silicon Valley
McCormack and Ptacek are targeting firms, in part, due to a healthy workforce.
“We are aiming to fill a niche not just
here in the Silicon Valley, but with the
infinite number of companies throughout the U.S.,” added Dr. Ptacek,
who with Dr. McCormack provides
on-site care for a company of 300
employees in South San Francisco.
“We’re trying to position chiropractic
as their first-thought process. You
start by showing what a couple of
days of treatment can do for their
staff – and if you’re able to extend that
to five days, and show what you can
truly offer, the potential is limitless.”
Palmer In the Community!
SPEAK Club co-president Jessica Young (8th Q) discussed
health benefits of chiropractic care, and promoted the services
of the Palmer Chiropractic Clinics, at the Festival of Arts &
Musique in San Jose on Aug. 27. Fellow SPEAK club member
Nikita Predtechensky also participated
Palmer students enjoying a day off with a watermelon eating contest!
Thank you West Chapter Foundation for Chiropractic Progress
(F4CP) for providing prizes!
Winners were:
1st – Mike Risher, 1Q (Chipotle gift card & Theraband stability disc)
2nd - Ismeil Hachem, 7Q (Theraband stability disc)
3rd - Dustin Johnston, 8Q (Palmer water bottle)
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Comic Relief
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Inspiration
Dr. Souza being an inspiration to us all!
Photo courtosy of Dr. Therresa Whitney, If you have a photograph you wish to share to the
barlett please email us at thebartlett.ca@palmer.edu!
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Sports Council Helps AVON 39
Walkers “Go the Distance”
Palmer-team interns included Sports Council
members: Christina Goulart, Jeff Grykuliak,
Daniel Hopper, Will Lee, Danny Louie,
Brittni Melnychuk, Dixon Mosseau, James
Perry, Tyler Poland (Sports Council co-president), Tanya Simard, Erica Yu, and Courtney Wilson (Sports Council co-president).
Chuck Bustillos
Palmer Marketing & Communication
Chuck.bustillos@palmer.edu
the availability of Palmer sportscare services, and more than 350
received chiropractic treatment.
Doctors and interns from the Palmer Chiropractic Clinics in San Jose
played an instrumental role in helping
several-hundred participants “go the
distance” and raise nearly $4.5-million
at the AVON 39 Walk to End Breast
Cancer in San Francisco, July 22-23.
Ti Pence, D.C., (San Jose, ’06),
served as captain of the Palmer team, and was assisted by fellow clinicians Rhiannon Dickison,
D.C. (San Jose, ’12), and Richard
Robinson, D.C. (San Jose, ’96).
AVON 39 San Francisco (the fifth
of seven events across the country) drew 1,900 participants from
37 states and Washington, D.C.
— including 222 breast cancer
survivors — who walked a total of
39.3 miles over two days along a
course route that began near the
“base camp” at Fort Mason, crossed
the Golden Gate Bridge, passed
through scenic Sausalito, and concluded in the countryside of Marin.
The Palmer team initiated their
event-care services at the “base
camp,” and then moved to different spots along the course. Nearly 500 participantsbenefitted from
“I was very impressed with the commitment and dedication of each and
every Palmer team-member who
was involved in this event,” said Dr.
Pence, who has served as a clinician
at multiple Sports Council events, including the Silicon Valley Turkey Trot.
“These interns worked all day, in extreme heat, doing everything possible to help the walkers reach the
finish line. Several worked 13 hours,
until nearly 11 p.m. on Saturday
evening, were up by 4 a.m. on Sunday morning, and treated walkers at
the finish line until after 3 p.m. The
Palmer team really showed what
they were made of at this event – and
their efforts were well appreciated.”
Student-assistants included: Alix Boyer,
Troy Davis, Corey Diamond, Christopher
Duong, Alex Fonseca, Jacob Friedman,
Marc Gusse, Jackson Hymphrey, Jong
Kim, Amy Jones, Bradley Kufske, John
Lin, Angelica Malek, Ledia Mati, Vanessa Ng, Dane O’Brien, Nikita Predtechensky, Monica Rizkalla, Dianna Rocha,
Robert Sanders, Michael Simele, Molly
Sparks, Danielle Walsh, and Brian Wang.
“Working the event was very inspiring and
moving to hear the stories of so many
strong women,” said Anne Marie Vicencio,
Sports Council event coordinator, who had
a particularly memorable experience with a
breast-cancer survivor who finished eighth
overall, and credited her achievement to the
care she received from the Palmer team.
“I’m lucky to say that I was able to help
these women walk 39 miles -- and it’s incredibly rewarding when they tell you that
without us, they wouldn’t have finished.”
“For me, the AVON 39 walk was a unique
event, unlike any other I have attended
throughout my three years of involvement with the Sports Council,” said Courtney Wilson, Sports Council co-president.
“It was an extremely proud moment for
me looking up between adjustments to
see my peers relentlessly treating patients, their passion for chiropractic
and helping patients reach their goal
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Sports Council Helps AVON 39
Walkers “Go the Distance”
“The enthusiasm, energy, and determination of the walkers was indescribable. It was an experience I will
never forget, and an absolute highlight
of my chiropractic career thus far!”
“Avon 39 was an amazing event,
and an amazing experience for our
Sports Council team,” said Tyler Poland, Sports Council Co-President.
“To be able to help the participants who
were giving everything they had for an
amazing cause reach the finish line, and
to help them benefit from chiropractic
care when many of them were physically breaking down, was truly a special experience for everyone involved.”
“I heard nothing but great things about
how incredibly helpful the Palmer
team was to ensure the wellbeing of
our participants,” said Daniel Sanchez, crew and volunteer manager for
the Avon 39 event in San Francisco.
“You guys rocked it out there both at
Base camp, and at the Finish festival.
After walking a long 39.3 mile journey,
our walkers and crew were able to relax
under the care of Palmer Chiropractic!”
Since the AVON 39’s launch in
2003, more than 220,000 participants
have
raised
nearly
$590,000,000. Funds raised are
distributed to local, regional and national breast cancer organizations.
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Q&A: Dr. Ti Pence Reflects on his
Rotation at Olympic Training Center
Chuck Bustillos
Palmer Marketing & Communication
Chuck.bustillos@palmer.edu
Ti Pence, D.C., is a 2006 graduate
of Palmer’s West campus. Dr. Pence
has maintained practices in Colorado
and California, and also enjoyed the
unique experience of working in a multidisciplinary clinic in Susuno, Japan.
In addition to his role in the Palmer Chiropractic Clinics, Dr. Pence,
appointed to the West campus faculty 2011, has served as a Sport
Council clinician at multiple events,
including the Silicon Valley Turkey
Trot and the Avon 39 breast-cancer fundraiser-walk (for which he
was the Palmer team-captain).
An avid martial-arts and sports enthusiast, Dr. Pence recently experienced
one of the highlights of his chiropractic career: a two-week clinical-rotation providing care at the Olympic
Training Center in Chula Vista, Calif.
Dr. Pence reflects on his OTC experience in the following “Q&A” discussion:
What inspired you to pursue an
OTC rotation, and when did you
begin the application process?
I received an invitation to apply for
the rotation, which I completed and
submitted immediately. The longest
part of the application-process was
waiting on the security check, which
takes a little while. Soon thereafter, I received a message that I
had been selected for a rotation. What are the requirements for
OTC-rotation consideration?
At minimum, candidates applying for an OTC rotation must have
earned their CCSP. Experience
working with teams also is a plus
.
What was your reaction to the
news that you’d been selected?
Total elation. I’ve wanted to do an
OTC rotation since I heard about
the possibility while completing my
CCSP. I had to read the acceptance
letter a number of times before I believed it was actually happening!
Do applicants have a choice in
the location of the OTC (California or Colorado) at which
they’d prefer to complete their
rotation – or, is the assignment
determined by the sport(s) in
which you have an interest, or
the sport(s) in which you have
experience with providing care
(such as martial arts)?
This one I am not sure of -- I think
assignments may be determined
partially by which of the two locations is closer to the doctor.
What team(s) did you work with
during your OTC rotation in
SoCal?
I was there at a very unique time.
The Paralympians were preparing to go to Rio, and many of the
Olympians were returning to the
center after winning medals at the
Summer Games. I spent most of
my time with the Paralympian track
team. They were truly inspiring –
which inspired me to do all I could
to help keep these amazing athletes
competing at the top of their game.
What was a typical day dur
ing your OTC assignment?
The day began with breakfast in the OTC
cafeteria, where we’d often meet and eat
with the Olympians we would treat that
day. This provided an informal way to
prepare for the type of care we’d provide.
The clinic opened at 8 a.m., and we’d see
a number of the athletes before training. Once we got all the athletes ready for
practice, we would head down and
see what help we could provide for
the Paralympic track team. As soon
as practice was over, we would head
back to the clinic, where we would continue treating the athletes until 6 p.m.
After we closed the sports medicine department, I would meet with one of the
Paralympians, to do their gym workout
with him. Then we would head back
to the cafeteria for dinner. We had a
short period of time for rest and hanging
out before it was time for bed -- so we
could wake up and do it all over again!
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Q&A: Dr. Ti Pence Reflects on his
Rotation at Olympic Training Center
How would you describe the dynamic of the camaraderie among
the team of providers involved
with the delivery of care?
The best way to describe the camaraderie is the comments we received
from the many athletes who received
care from me, and other team-members. They continually asked if we
were friends, and came down here
to treat together. They all thought we
had been working together for years! Meggie, my physical-therapist teammate, had limited experience with
chiropractors. She had never been
treated by one, nor really referred
anyone to a chiropractor. Within the
first day, we figured out a groove,
and were working out team-treatment plans for the athletes. By the
end of the first week, we were great
friends. The experience made it very
clear how much benefit there is to
working with other professions to provide a ‘team’ approach to health care. As far as what drew the athletes
to me, it was my skill at adjusting
both the spine and extremities. I
didn’t need to do much muscle
work or rehab. I allowed the physical therapist to shine in her skills in
these areas. I would help, if needed, but focused on the adjusting. What is the process by which
athletes can request/receive chiropractic care?
If they are a medal-contender for the
Olympics, or if they (or their coaches
pay) to have the sports medicine as
a service, then the athlete is allowed
to be seen by us. The athlete can either call or make an appointment in
sports med to see the provider of their
choice. We would also try and accommodate walk-ins, as best as we could. For any student/doctor considering
an OTC rotation, what do you see
as the most important skill or attribute to achieve a similar goal?
Be a ‘team player’ and learn the mind
of a high level athlete. Second, get
your CCSP and start working with
athletes whenever you can. Third,
try to do all you can to learn to work
with other professions, and learn to
play to each other’s strengths. It
can get a bit intense at times, and
having faith and trusting your sports
med team is a vital component. How does this experience rank
among your collective chiropractic-career achievements?
I have had the unique privilege
of being a part of many amazing
experiences within my career. I
have been mentored by some of
the great minds in chiropractic like
Drs. Bart Green, Claire Johnson,
Mark Charrette and Dan McClure. I have worked in a spine-surgery
clinic in Japan. I have helped
breast-cancer walkers finish the
Susan G Komen 3-Day walks,
and was the captain of the Palmer
team at the recent Avon 39 walk for
breast-cancer research – experiences for which I am truly grateful for all.
However, my OTC rotation was truly was the most intensely gratifying experience of my career. The
Paralympians changed my view of
athletes, and how I look at life in general. There is no way to truly express
my gratitude for what it meant to be
a part of this team for two weeks. Is your ultimate goal to provide care
at an Olympics (or similar international athletic event)?
Ultimately, I would love to provide care to
these Paralympians at the next Paralympic games in Tokyo. It would, of course,
be an honor to work at the Olympics -and I would consider myself very lucky to
be a part of the team. However, working
with the Paralympians is vastly more challenging, and ultimately more rewarding.
In reflecting on your collective career
achievements and activities, how
would you sum up your decision to
become a doctor in the chiropractic
profession?
I have been proud to be a chiropractor
since the day I walked across the graduation stage. I have never wanted to be
anything but a chiropractor. If someone
gave me the option to trade my chiropractic degree for any other degree, I
would turn them down. We truly stand
on the shoulders of giants who came
before us, and made possible all of the
opportunities that I, and many others,
are now able to enjoy as chiropractic
doctors. I just want to be able to pay it
forward, like so many did before me.
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An Insightful Note from your ASG President
you towards becoming the chiropractor
that is woven into your genetics. Everybody is unique, it becomes your own
path in which you will find some things
more difficult and stressful than others,
while also finding things easier and
more exciting!
Keira Fika (7Q)
ASG President
Fika@ualberta.ca
First off, I would like to begin with welcoming the 1st Quarters! This is the beginning of a challenging, eye opening,
and rewarding graduate program!
Since beginning my journey to become
a chiropractor I have learned this experience is so individualized and unique. I
cannot think of another profession that
has so many avenues, streams, and
trails that you can pursue, all directing
Throughout your adventures here, upper quarter students will love to give you
advice. Which classes should you actually pay attention in, who writes difficult
exams, and what clubs and seminars to
attend. In my experience you need to
take this information in with a grain of
salt. Like I mentioned before, everybody
sees things in different ways, and every
quarter has a particular difficulties that
are relevant to your own level of experience.
First quarter is hard because you’re the
newbies, so is sixth and seventh when
you take your first round of boards with
over 34 hours of classes; Eighth and
ninth you’re preparing for clinic; Tenth
you’re trying to find patients. You need
to remember, this is a graduate program and it should be demanding! The
best way to grow is to be thrown into the
deep end and be challenged to teach
yourself swim. You must learn to adapt,
learn from yourself, and make mistakes!
Mistakes show us we are human and
no one is perfect nor has the perfect
advice for you or themselves.
This program will test you mentally, physically and emotionally. Half
way through my second quarter I
had health issues arise and had to
fly home to Canada in the middle of
the quarter to run some tests. I was
stressed with missing school, paying
for a flight, and not knowing what
those tests would say. Everything
turned out fine, but without the support of my friends and family I don’t
think I would have got through it so
well.
The people you’ll meet and the relationships you build here will be life
changing. They will help you become
a better person and an amazing chiropractor, and will open you up opportunities you never thought possible. So enjoy these next three years!
Immerse yourself in your education
and learn from others. Go explore
California, go hike and get lost, learn
to surf, go wine tasting, just fall in
love with this place and never want
to leave.
“Every accomplishment starts with the decision to try”
- Gail Devers
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Meet the New ASG Officers Officers
Alissa Banns is a native of Vancouver, B.C., and earned her B.K. (Bachelor of Kinesiology) from the University of Fraser Valley, Abbotsford, B.C.,
Canada, where she played on the
women’s and co-ed soccer teams.
Jordan Bryson served as social director for the 2015-2016 ASG. A native of Calgary, Alb., Canada, Bryson
is a graduate of the University of Calgary, where she played on the women’s soccer team.
Chuck Bustillos
Marketing & Communication
Chuck.bustillos@palmer.edu
Palmer College of Chiropractic’s San
Jose campus recently conducted elections to select the Associated Student
Government (ASG) officers who will
serve for the 2016-2017 term.
The new ASG executive council taking
office effective Summer Quarter ’16
(which begins in July) will include:
President: Keira Fika, 7Q
Vice President: Jordan Bryson, 8Q
Secretary: Brad Kufske, 8Q
Treasurer: Dustin Johnson, 8Q
Athletic Director: Jennifer Gordon, 7Q
Social Director: Alissa Banns, 7Q
Community Service Director: Tim
Haynes, 8Q
Keria Fika: “I am so happy, and grateful, to be selected as the ASG president
by the student body,” said Fika, who
attended the University of Alberta, and
has achieved Dean’s List honors in
each of her first five quarters at Palmer’s San Jose campus.
Jennifer Gordon is a native of
“It means so much to be chosen, and Hemet, Calif., and earned her B.S.
I cannot wait to make a difference with (kinesiology) from California State
our student government, and provide University-Sacramento.
support for my fellow ASG officers.”
Tim Haynes is serving his second
In addition to ASG, Fika also is a Sports term as ASG Community Service diCouncil officer who has assisted at rector. A native of Jonesboro, Ark.,
several events (including the Sea Otter Haynes earned his B.S. (biology) from
Classic, Double Road Race, and San Arkansas State University. In addition
Jose State rugby). She has also repre- to his role as an ASG officer, Haynes
sented Palmer’s San Jose campus at also serves as one of the membership
the Chiro Games, and helped carry The representatives for the San Jose camPalmer Spine at the 2015 Silicon Valley pus student chapter of the American
Chiropractic Association (SACA), vice
Turkey Trot.
president (and cofounder) of the Disc
“I have been treated by chiropractors Golf Club, and president of the San
since I was three-months-old, which Jose campus chapter of the Foundahas helped me through many sports-re- tion for Chiropractic Progress (F4CP).
lated injuries, and daily life issues,” said
Fika, who played on the University of Brad Kufske is a native of Abbotsford, B.C., Canada, and earned his
Alberta ringette team.
Bachelor’s in Human Kinetics (BHK)
“I chose to pursue a career in the chi- from Trinity Western University, where
ropractic profession because of the he played on the men’s volleyball
amazing care that I have received, team (which won two national chamwhich has helped get me back on my pionships).
feet. This made me realize how much I
want to help people maintain their over- Dustin Johnson is a native of Edall health and wellness, and provide monton, Alb., Canada, and earned
his B.S. (biological science) from the
them with the best-possible care.”
University of Alberta.
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10 Keys to Being a Successful Clinician
Kevin Hendry
Khendry@innovativefittnes.com
About the author:
Based in Vancouver, BC, Kevin Hendry is the Director of Education for RAD
Roller as well as an author, Practicing
Kinesiologist and Strength & Conditioning Coach. He is currently pursuing a
graduate diploma in Osteopathy while
working in the trenches helping people
to move and perform better. Kevin has
a decade of experience coaching NCAA
Division 1 athletes, CFL football players,
Canadian National Team athletes and
BC Hockey League players, While his
athletic background is in baseball, basketball and soccer his adventures have
taken him all over the world - covering
30 countries on 6 continents.
I get asked the following question all of
the time: How can I ensure that I’ll have
success as a clinician? My answer is
quite simple: find an amazing mentor,
get outside of your comfort zone, never
stop learning and offer something unique
that is unlike any other service that is already being provided. I would also like to
share with you RAD Roller’s Educational Guiding Principles. There will always
be new trends emerging that can make
your role as a chiropractor very confusing but if you remember these 10 points
and apply them with your own personal
flair you will never be lost.
1. Information is changing and so
should our approach.
You should reserve the right to change
your approach because we reserve the
right to learn. As new evidence emerges
and better strategies are developed your
approach should evolve.
2. Patient values, wisdom from field
experts and research guide our direction.
We are guided, but not bound, by an
evidence based approach which includes client/athlete/patient values, best
research evidence and clinical expertise.
The patient brings to the encounter their
own personal preferences and unique
concerns, expectations and values. The
best research evidence is usually found
in clinically relevant research that has
been conducted using sound methodology (Sackett, 2002). Clinical expertise
refers to the coach or clinician’s cumulative experience, education and skills.
3. Principles before techniques.
We act out of principles instead of executing magical techniques from a recipe
book. Those principles are very few in
number and include: create body awareness, build people’s confidence, have a
convincing therapeutic narrative, meet
people’s expectations, provide novel
input to the body to allow the individual’s nervous system to positively adapt,
get people moving, support behavioral
change and motivation to take responsibility for their own outcome.
4. The body has a hierarchy when it
comes to function and structure, follow it.
When we perform manual therapy it is
often advisable to operate in a proximal to distal manner. In other words,
address the mid-line of the body before
the extremities (ie. the cervical spine
before the forearm). The nerve root for
the muscles in the forearm are located
in the neck as well as the anchor of
the fascial line that runs down the
arm. Similarly, work on the ‘container’ before the ‘contents’. Address
the superficial structures including
muscles, fascia, tendons, joints and
sensory receptors before addressing
the organs.
5. The whole is greater than the
sum of the parts.
The body is an ecosystem in fine
balance. It is not a collection of individual structures that need to be
‘fixed’. We pay attention to the complex systems in the body including
the nervous, immune and autonomic
systems which are very sensitive to
even minor inputs and have a great
influence over how we move and
feel. We follow the Biopsychosocial
(BPS) Model of Health that attributes
ailments to intricate, variable interaction of biological factors (genetic,
biochemical, etc), psychological factors (mood, personality, behavior)
and social factors (cultural, familial,
socioeconomic, medical, etc.
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10 Keys to Being a Successful Clinician
6. Chase prevention, not pain.
We do not ‘chase the pain’ and simply
address the part of the body that hurts.
Pain is incredibly complex and is summarized well by the Pain Neuromatrix
(Katz & Melzack, 2011). The following
factors all come into play if your hip flexors are tight and ‘hurt’: memories of past
experience, attention, meaning, anxiety,
sensory signals from skin/muscles/fascia/organs, and finally emotional mechanisms related to homeostatic and stress
mechanisms. Pressing into the hip with
a tool does not magically make the pain
go away.
7. When dealing with pain or dysfunction the body requires a progressive
continuum of stimuli.
Continuum for Better Movement: assessment-> education -> awareness ->
manual therapy -> active mobility -> motor control/stability -> neuroplasticity trigger -> loaded movement -> locomotion
integration. The entire sequence needs
to be executed in the right order at the
right time. Any one element alone is not
enough.
8. The human body is incredibly durable and robust, not weak and fragile.
It needs to move and be continually
(eu)stressed.
We do not treat the body as something
that is fragile and is in need of fixing. Or
that the body is inherently weak and can
only work well when optimally aligned
with free of trigger points and adhesion.
The body has the ability to self-regulate
and express health from the inside out
but sometimes it needs a little external
push in the right direction. If you are
not careful with your words and overall
message you may be doing more harm
than good. Be sure you are not creating
a nocebo which is the opposite of the
placebo effect.
9. After trauma or repetitive stress
the body may move and feel different. By targeting the nervous system
through the body’s tissues we will
have the greatest impact.
Muscles are connected via fascia, fascia
is the body wide tensional force transmission system that facilitates coordinated motion, motions move joints, joints
drive the nervous system. The fascial
web of myofascial chains can provide valuable insight into the health
and balance of the body’s presentation. After trauma, repetitive stress or
simply due to genetics, the body can
manifest with excessive workload in
different structures and the following
is listed in ascending order in terms
of importance to treat.
muscles (least important to address)
fascial lines
joints
nervous system sensitivity (most important to address)
10. Treat every individual like a
unique case that you’ve never
come across before and assess to
see what they need.
It is imperative to take an individual’s
history and to assess their static posture, presentation through palpation,
passive movement and active movement in order to fully appreciate what
they will benefit from. No two individuals on this planet or exactly alike
so your approach should be slightly
different in every instance.
“It’s not about the breadth of tools in the toolbox, it’s about the depth of
understanding of how to use them in the simplest fashion.”
- Brett Bartholomew
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Strong Palmer Presence at CCA at CCA
Sports Symposium Sports Symposium
Chuck Bustillos
Palmer Marketing & Communication
Chuck.bustillos@palmer.edu
the chiropractic consultant for the Oakland Raiders and president of the Professional Football Chiropractic Society
(PFCS), was another Palmer-associatWith six speakers on the program, and ed speaker at the CCA Sports & Rehab
many alumni and students in atten- Symposium.
dance, Palmer College showed its leadership in the field of sports chiropractic As an “MVP Sponsor,” Palmer’s
in a significant manner at the third-an- high-profile presence extended into the
nual California Chiropractic Association Marketplace vendor-area, featuring the
(CCA) Sports & Rehab Symposium, three California chiropractic colleges
Aug. 19-21, at Disney’s Grand California and various chiropractic-product compaHotel and Spa in Anaheim, Calif., which nies. The Marketplace provided Palmer
was attended by attended by nearly 150 alumni and students an opportunity to
chiropractic doctors and students.
network and discuss current trends in
the field of sports chiropractic.
Palmer-alumni speakers included: Nick
Athens, D.C., Davenport ’82; Steven “It’s not surprising to see so many West
Capobianco, D.C., DACRB, CCSP®, alumni at an event like this, since so
West ’03; Tracy Cole, D.C., West ’89; many of us were active in the Sports
Jeffrey Langmaid, D.C., Davenport ’06; Council, and many of our patients seek
and David Paris, D.C., San Jose ’01 our care for sports-related injuries, or
(who serves as CCA vice president).
to improve athletic performance,” said
Ed Green, D.C.., CCSP®, West ’01. Dr.
Kyle Prusso, D.C., CCSP®, director of Green’s Moorpark, Calif.-based practice
Clinics at Palmer’s West campus, who is received “Readers Choice Favorite” rec-
ognition from the Ventura County Star
newspaper in 2015.
“It’s nice to connect with other Sports
Council alumni, and to speak with current students, to see how the program
has grown since I graduated,” Dr. Green
added.
“Many of us chose to attend Palmer’s
West campus because of the Sports
Council, and as graduates we share a
mutual interest in continuing to advance
the field of sports chiropractic,” said
Robert Fife, D.C., West ’10, who maintains a Lafayette, Calif.-based practice.
“The West campus has a tradition of
graduating progressive-minded doctors,
who are ‘outside the box’ thinkers, which
is why you find so many of our alumni
leading the way in sports care, and other
fields within the profession.”
In addition to many alumni, several
current West campus students also attended the Symposium. They included
Ryan Rubin, who’s completing his 13th
Quarter field-training assignment with
Eric Blum, D.C. (Team chiropractor for
the Los Angeles Dodgers, Dr. Blum was
one of the featured speakers at the CCA
Sports Symposium.)
“Not only did Palmer have the most
alumni-speakers and doctors at the
Symposium, we had he most students
present at the seminar, too,” said Rubin,
a member of the Summer ’16 graduating
class.
Kyle Prusso, D.C. West campus director of Clinics, spoke about his role as team chiropractor
for the Oakland Raiders at the CCA Sports Symposium
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Strong Palmer Presence at CCA at CCA
Sports Symposium Sports Symposium
Several other West campus alumni
and faculty have presented at the CCA
Sports Symposium since the program
debuted in 2014, including Tony Kearns,
D.C., ’07; Ed Feinberg, D.C., DACBR,
’84; and Terry Schroeder, D.C., ’86,
along with Thomas Souza, D.C., West
campus dean of Academic Affairs.
perience with great satisfaction. When
I have a chance to meet with current
Sports Council members at events such
as these, and see how they’re ‘raising
the bar’ that pride grows, which shows
why Palmer West is the place for any
prospective student who has an interest
in sports chiropractic.”
“Through its Sports Council program,
Palmer West has established a reputation for graduating some of the best
sports doctors in the profession,” said
Dr. Capobianco, who in addition to serving as medical director for RockTape,
also is the owner of Project Move, sports
specific rehab and performance institute
in Colorado.
“I’m proud to be a Palmer West graduate, and look back on my Palmer ex-
Several West campus students attended the CCA Sports Symposium
Study Break!
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Movement Variability
Nav Sohi (8Q)
Bartlett Co-editor
Navsohi3@gmail.com
Introduction
Movement variability is defined as the
normal variations that occur in motor
performance across multiple repetitions
of a task (Stergiou & Decker, 2011). An
everyday example of this would be if
we analyzed multiple jump squats with
the focus of determining the variation in
knee valgus of every jump. How far from
the normal does the knee vary for this
individual? If a person tries to repeat the
same movement twice, the two actions
will never be identical. Bernstein described movement variability quite eloquently as “repetition without repetition”
(Lockhart & Stergiou, 2013).
Relevant Information
When we look at movement variability in
young athletes, those that begin to specialize in one sport too early are at greater risk for injury in their formative years.
Studies have shown that children who
are raised on a multi-sport model are set
up for greater success later in life in the
categories or performance, motor learning and risk for decreased injury.
Clinical Significance
What is the clinical significance of movement variability and how does it apply to
us? A therapist’s role is to rehabilitate an
athlete back from injury and decrease
the risk for future injury. This is done
through challenging the athlete in different situations, forcing them to adapt.
When the athlete is exposed to enough
variations, this would allow them to have
a repertoire of movements for any new
situation. If not, then the athlete may be
at a greater risk for a future injury.
We can externally influence movement
variability by changing the environment
of the athlete, for example, stable vs
unstable surface; barefoot vs shoes;
resistance vs no resistance; fatigued vs
non-fatigued. What happens when we
change the surface from stable to unstable? We get an increase in variations of
the original movement and this is where
learning to adapt occurs. Therefore, we
increase the movement variability of the
task. As the athlete learns to adapt to the
new surface, their movement variability
decreases and therefore they become
more proficient at executing the task.
Three categories can be externally influenced to create variable movement
patterns:
1) Body Constraints – mobility, stability,
strength, power.
2) Task Constraints – initial/final, ROM.
3) Environmental Constraints – sand,
rocks, logs, gravity, weighted vests,
sleeves.
Dosage
Relating to exercise prescription, when
and where should we be using movement variability? As always, every individual is different and each case should
be evaluated on its own merits. However, a general rule is to follow the period-
ization phases. Early in the season,
movement variability is encouraged
and as the athlete adapts, progressively increase the variability. Late
in the season, closer to competition phase, variability in a program
should be maintained or decreased.
This is because movement variability
and execution of a task are inversely
related.
Conclusion
In conclusion, we can say that in
populations where the individual has
a high movement variability will be
better equipped to handle challenges
allowing for greater success. While
populations where the individual has
a low movement variability will be
poorly equipped in handling challenges leading to a lower chance of
success.
Discussion
Some of the BEST athletes understand how to match their biomechanics with a changing environment.
This can be defined as an athlete’s
ability to gauge the spectrum of variability within an environment and accurately adapt their biomechanics to
the variability of movement required
to that environment.
“Before I learned the art, a punch was just a punch, and a
kick, just a kick. After I learned the art, a punch was no longer a punch, a kick, no longer a kick. Now that I understand
the art, a punch is just a punch and a kick is just a kick.”
- Bruce Lee
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Congratulations!
Palmer’s Newest Interns: Summer 2016!
Summer 2016 Graduates!
12TH ANNUAL EVENT!
THANKSGIVING MORNING
THURSDAY, NOV. 24
It’s time to “Trot” again!
Help carry The Spine at
SVTT 2016 on Nov. 24!
The Palmer Spine has become a big part
of the SVTT tradition, and 2016 marks
the eighth year in a row that The Spine
Will provide “the backbone” of the
Thanksgiving-morning event, which has raised more than $5-million for local charities.
SVTT registration fees paid for everyone who helps carry The Spine – plus, a souvenir shirt!
For additional information: Denise Miller, President’s Office
The puck is ready to drop!
PALMER PRIDE HOCKEY:
SEASON XXIII
Good Luck
San Jose Sharks Adult Hockey League
Division-champions: 2009-2010-2011
to the West Campus
athletes competing in the
2016 ChiroGames!
Watch for details about the 2016-17 season!
Games played at Sharks Ice of San Jose
(located at 1500 S. 10th St., across from Spartan Stadium)
November 5-6/Cocoa Beach, Fla.
www.chiropracticgames.com
For information about the Palmer Pride 2016-2017
season, contact: Annelies Wentzel or Michael Sydoryk
FALL QUARTER 2016 “DATES TO NOTE” …
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Monday, Oct. 3: Classes begin
Wednesday, Oct. 5: “Welcome Back!” Assembly
Thursday, Oct. 6: Fall Quarter “Spizz Night!”
Thursday, Oct. 13: Women’s Forum
Wednesday, Oct. 19: ASG Mtg./Admin. Update
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Friday, Oct. 28: All-Intern Meeting
Thurs./Fri., Nov. 24-25: Thanksgiving holiday
Wednesday, Nov. 30: Wassail Bowl (Café.)
Thursday, Dec. 8: Fall ’16 graduation ceremony
December 17 – Jan. 8, 2017: Winter Recess