The ProSport Chiropractic Annual Hands-On Workshop is an event that you don’t want to miss! You will learn the most current, researched information, on a variety of topics that you can use Monday morning. With a line up of exceptional speakers, fantastic exhibitors, and the highest quality continuing education, all in a town that doesn’t sleep, you are sure to have an amazing time! Join us in Las Vegas for our 21st Annual Hands on Training Workshop.

Margaret A. Seron, DC, DACBR, DABCO

Spinal Disc Pathology

Diagnostic Imaging and Management Recommendations

This program is a focused review and update on the current knowledge base regarding intervertebral disc pathology. The goals of the five hours are to: ensure an expert level of disc evaluation on plain films, increase understanding of advanced imaging procedures and terminology, and establish an evidence-based approach to patient treatment and management.

Dr. Seron will show x-ray films and other images and discuss differential diagnoses and management options. She will present clinical decision points for obtaining consultations and advanced imaging for the various types of spinal disc pathologies seen in chiropractors’ offices.

Dr. Seron is a 1982 graduate of Los Angeles College of Chiropractic (SCUHS) and has earned a chiropractic diplomate in both orthopedics and radiology.  Presently based in Boulder, CO, she has maintained an x-ray consulting practice in Colorado for more than 25 years.  Dr. Seron reads MRI studies as a staff radiologist at MRI of America in Centennial and at Family Health West Imaging in Fruita. A postgraduate faculty member at several chiropractic colleges, she has presented seminars on radiology, advanced imaging and other subjects throughout the United States and Canada. Dr. Seron has also been a consultant to the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners since 1987.

Daniel Murphy, DC, DABCO

Management of Common Clinical Syndromes

Dr. Dan Murphy is a recognized and popular instructor who teaches internationally and maintains a part-time clinical practice, while serving as part-time undergraduate faculty at Life Chiropractic College West, where he is currently teaching classes to seniors in the Management of Spinal Disorders. He has taught post-graduate classes for a long list of chiropractic colleges and individual programs. He is a contributing author to several books and a quarterly columnist in the American Journal of Clinical Chiropractic. Dr. Murphy has received the highest awards from various Chiropractic organizations. From 2003 – 2009 Dr. Murphy served as the Vice President of the International Chiropractic Association.

Mitch Mally, DC

Extremity Adjusting Featuring Achillodynia, Heel Spur Syndrome & Plantar Fasciitis

Attending Drs will learn the etiologies, biomechanics and radiology, as well as Dr. Mally’s corrective procedures for achilles tendon injuries, heel spurs and plantar fasciitis. Learn Dr. Mally’s “Sniper-Specific” Extremity Adjusting procedures as he teaches world-wide, and how you too can become the Leading Extremity Expert in YOUR community. 

Dr. Mitch Mally has been a speaker and educator for nearly 30 years. He has been sponsored and requested as a speaker by Chiropractic Associations across the country and around the globe. Dr. Mally has also been a featured speaker for numerous Chiropractic Colleges, the ECU, C.E.P.A, Parker Seminars, Parker College, multi-disciplinary audiences, including and not limited to Orthopedic Surgeons, PT’s, OT’s, and many State Associations worldwide. Dr. Mally is a Post-Graduate faculty for several Chiropractic Schools and organizations. He is the founder/developer of the International Academy of Advanced Chiropractic Orthopedics and the founder of the Institute for Repetitive Strain Injuries (IRSI).

Tim Brown, DC

Functional Treatment and Training of the Elite Athlete

Attendees will learn the philosophy behind functional approach to the care of the elite and professional athlete. You will also understand the role of the sports chiropractor working with an interdisciplinary medical staff and what unique skill sets we can bring to the team.

Dr. Brown will review the Upper and Lower Crossed Syndromes, Posture, Core and relevance during examination, treatment, applying functional support, rehabilitation and training. You will also review SPRT (Specific Proprioceptive Response Technique) functional taping and sensorimotor supports.

Dr. Tim Brown is one of the foremost experts and leading innovators in the world of sports medicine. He has more than 25 years of experience, working with some of the world’s biggest athletes across a range of sports. With his many personal athletic injury experiences as a former college football player, pro beach volleyball player, and skilled surfer/snowboarder, Dr. Brown knows firsthand about the frustration of injury and the painstaking process of rehab and recovery.

Laney Nelson, DC, ICSSD, DACBSP

Physio-Ball Decompressive Manipulation

Registrants will learn how to adjust the spinal column in an environment that will give them an added advantage value in the sports arena.  You will learn how to manipulate articulations under decompression so that hard to adjust or manipulate lesions will respond favorably with minimal force.  You will understand how fascial mobilization prior to decompressive manipulation will render a more receptive manipulative target.

Dr. Laney Nelson has served as the team chiropractor for the Utah Grizzlies Hockey Team, the Salt Lake Stingers, and the Brigham Young University. He has worked with the 2002 Winter Olympics and the PRCA Wilderness Rodeo Circuit. Dr. Nelson has published in the field of manipulation under joint anesthesia and has been associated in two different hospital systems performing those procedures. He is currently the director for the BIOFREEZE Sports and Rehabilitation Center at Logan College of Chiropractic. Since the Center opened in 2006, Dr. Laney has served at the helm with a goal of advancing chiropractic as a critical component of the sports medicine field. Under Dr. Nelson’s direction, the clinic has reached over 1000 athletes, developed programs working with the Disabled Athlete Sports Association,  and provided care for athletes at the 2011 Pan American Games in Mexico. Dr. Nelson was named 2012 Sports Chiropractor of the Year by the American Chiropractic Board of Sports Physicians (ACBSP).

Don Aspegren, DC, MS, FICC

Advances in Rehabilitative Exercises

In the lecture to be presented, we will discuss, present and perform anticipatory forms of exercise that heighten the core stabilization, strengthening and flexibility aspects of the rehabilitative programs. We will learn and perform various types of kinetic exercise currently considered state-of-the-art. These forms of exercise can be used in any office setting with minimal financial investment. Further, anticipatory core stabilization exercises have been shown to change factors such as pain, psychological distress and fear avoidance beliefs which have a direct effect on disability, return to play and return to work.

Dr. Don Aspegren is currently a nationally recognized author, speaker and researcher in the field of chiropractic and sportsmedicine. Dr. Aspegren has chapter contributions in numerous texts and journals, and in 2004 he became the first chiropractor published in the prestigious American Journal of Sports Medicine involving research on professional golfers with hip and low back pain. He has served as a member of the official sportsmedicine team on the professional golf tour (PGA) from 2001-2007. Dr. Aspegren has taught in the post-graduate faculty divisions of chiropractic colleges on the treatment of injured athletes and rehabilitation for over 20 years. He was one of the first chiropractors selected to participate as part of the sportsmedicine team at the United States Olympic Training Center. Dr Aspegren is also a lecturer for NCMIC, the worlds largest chiropractic malpractice company, speaking on safety, rehabilitation and the use of guidelines in clinical practice.

Dan McClure, DC, CCSP, CCEP

Advanced Spinal and Extremity Manipulation

This presentation is lecture 10% and “Hands on Technique” 90%. Anatomy review and most common subluxation patterns will be given. State of the art manipulation techniques will be taught for each area then each DC will have the opportunity to perform the techniques on each other under direct supervision of Dr. McClure. The goal is to teach the practitioner the necessary skills to repeat them in their office immediately with reproducible results.

Dr. Dan McClure is a nationally and internationally renowned expert and lecturer on extremity injuries and manipulation. His extremity experience ranges over 25 years, including work with elite and Olympic-level athletes as well as “weekend warriors.” His state of the art techniques are constantly being refined, so you will learn time proven techniques as well as cutting edge techniques in the process of development. This level of commitment and experience, along with his passion for excellence in applying chiropractic extremity techniques is what makes him the best in his field.

Thursday, November 29 – 5 hours CE
Registration	2:15 pm – 3:00 pm
Dr. Peg Seron	3:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Friday, November 30 – 6 hours CE
Registration/Visit with Exhibitors	7:00 am – 8:00 am
Dr. Dan Murphy	8:00 am – 10:00 am
Visit with Exhibitors/Exhibitor Drawings	10:00 am -11:00 am
Dr. Dan Murphy	11:00 am -1:00 pm
Visit with Exhibitors/Exhibitor Drawings	1:00 pm – 1:30 pm
Lunch on your own	1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Dr. Mitch Mally / Lou Ferrigno	2:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Visit with Exhibitors/Photos with Lou Ferrigno	4:30 pm – 5:00 pm
ProSport Cocktail Party	5:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Saturday, December 1st – 6 hours CE
Registration/Visit with Exhibitors	7:00 am – 8:00 am
Dr. Tim Brown	8:00 am – 10:00 am
Visit with Exhibitors/Exhibitor Drawings	10:00 am – 11:00 am
Breakouts/Hands On Session Dr. Don Aspegren Dr. Laney Nelson	11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Visit with Exhibitors/Exhibitor Drawings	1:00 pm – 1:30 pm
Drawing for $350.00 Cash Prize	1:30 pm
Lunch On Your Own	1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Breakouts/Hands On Session Dr. Don Aspegren Dr. Laney Nelson	2:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Visit with Exhibitors/Exhibitor Drawings	4:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Sunday, December 2nd – 4 hours CE
Registration/Visit with Exhibitors	7:30 am – 8:00 am
Dr. Dan McClure	8:00 am – 12 noon

Hotel:

This seminar will be held at the all new:

Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas
3708 Las Vegas Blvd South
Las Vegas, NV 89109

To book a room under the ProSport room block, please follow this link.

The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas is a unique new luxury resort in the heart of the strip. It is an experience that’s unlike anything else in Vegas. At the Cosmopolitan, you’ll find spacious suites by award-winning designers, expansive private terrace, the country’s top chefs, three distinctive pool environments, and unparalleled service.

The City Rooms are spacious, elegant, urban-inspired retreats. Each City Room features 2 queen-size beds and a large, luxurious bathroom featuring an exhilarating shower and exquisite marble floors.

The Terrace Studios have sliding glass doors that open to an oversized private terrace. They are warm and welcoming with a large, luxurious bathroom featuring an exhilarating shower and exquisite marble floors. A meticulously designed kitchenette holds your very own microwave and Sub-Zero mini-bar stocked with unexpected treats – amenities not found in your typical Las Vegas Strip hotel room.

Check out the Cosmopolitan at www.cosmopolitanlasvegas.com

About Las Vegas:

There’s never a moment’s rest in Las Vegas, where an endless array of attractions vie for your attention. Circus performers fly overhead in one casino, while singing cowgirls entertain customers in another. In need of a thrill or two? Why not ride a roller coaster a thousand feet in the sky. Or, for a change of pace, enter the sanctuary of a gallery for some of the world’s finest works of art. For those of you who like to shop, there are specialty stores for every item you are looking for. Everywhere you turn, you’ll find something extraordinary to see or do.

Exhibitors

• Erchonia
• Biofreeze
• Footlevelers Inc.
• China Gel, Inc.
• NCMIC Insurance Company
• Thumper Massager Inc.
• Narson Table Company
• Hill Country Manufacturing
• Document Plus
• KM Distributor
• Pay DC
• Nutri-West
• Rapid Release Technology
• Demand Force
• IntelliSkin
• The Hyperbaric Therapy Center
• ChiroTouch
• Pulsed Energy Technologies
• IntelliBED
• ScripHessco
• Solutionreach
• CentriForce
• ASEA
• Future Health Software
• EM Search Consulting