The ASRF Research for Practice Podcast

Chiropractic and the Cervical Curve- Featuring Dr. Michael Hall (DC)

The ASRF Research for Practice Podcast

Show Notes

Dr Michael Hall joins us in this bumper episode to talk about the vital importance of the cervical curve. In this episode we talk about everything from movement, to neuroplasticity, to neurodiversity and much more. Its one you'll need to listen to over and over, we are sure, but if you've ever been in doubt about the potential of chiropractic, this episode will blow your mind. Dr Daniel Knowles also joins us to talk about Network Spinal and Epihealth. If there's a theme to this episode, its putting the health back into healthcare. And thats what we love. The direct links for the upcoming events areMar 16-17 - Daniel Knowles & Richelle Laurich Knowleshttps://bit.ly/DiscoverCareMelbourne-March2024Mar 23-24 - DCE - Auckland, New Zealandhttps://bit.ly/DiscoverCareAuckland-March2024Use the savings code ASRF-DC to save $100 dollars off registration (or ASRF-ST for $50USD off student registration)For more information including research on EpiEnergentics, go to the website listed below.https://epienergetics.com/welcome-networkspinal/https://epienergetics.com/https://www.epienergetics.org/Dr. Michael talks through a lot of research in this episode. The references are here: 1. Effect sizes for changes in health and well-being following treatment with the One-to-Zero (OTZ) Technique in individuals with occipito-atlantal joint dysfunction – UshaniAmbalavanar,MHSc,aVictoriaBerkers,BHSc,aHeidiHaavik,PhD,DC,bandBernadetteAnnMurphy,PhD,DCa JCM Dec 2023 2. Anxious: How to use the brain to understand and treat fear and anxiety https://www.everand.com/book/270235488/Anxious-Using-the-Brain-to-Understand-and-Treat-Fear-and-Anxiety 3. Leading causes of death in Australian Men https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/health/causes-death/causes-death-australia/2022 4. Tseng, J. & Poppenk, J. (2020). Brain meta-state transitions demarcate thoughts across task contexts exposing the mental noise of trait neuroticism. Nat Commun, 11, 3480 .https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-17255-9 5. Christoff, K., Irving, Z., Fox, K. et al. (2016). Mind-wandering as spontaneous thought: a dynamic framework. Nat Rev Neurosci 17, 718–731. https://doi.org/10.1038/nrn.2016.113 6. How many thoughts per day: https://www.healthline.com/health/how-many-thoughts-per-day

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