CAREER SUMMARY
Kirk Eriksen, D.C. is licensed in Alabama and Georgia and
has been in private practice since 1991. He is the vice president of the Society
of Chiropractic Orthospinology, which teaches and certifies doctors in the
Grostic Procedure of precision spinal care. Dr. Eriksen is on the postgraduate
faculty of Life University and is on the editorial review board for the Journal
of Vertebral Subluxation Research and Chiropractic Research Journal. He is also
on the faculty of Northwestern Health Sciences University where he teaches the
Orthospinology procedure on a part-time basis. Dr. Eriksen has been appointed to
the College of the Upper Cervical Spine, a five-member board responsible for
developing a curriculum and administering tests for a 300-hour Diplomate of the
Upper Cervical Spine postgraduate program. In 1997, Dr. Eriksen was awarded “Chiropractor of the Year” by the Alabama Chiropractic Council (ACC). The
Society of Chiropractic Orthospinology awarded him this same prestigious
distinction in 2004. In 2006, the World Chiropractic Alliance designated him
"Researcher of the Year." He is a renowned lecturer and has taught around the
world on various topics. He has published several research studies, and in 2004,
he authored the landmark text, Upper Cervical Subluxation Complex, A Review
of the Chiropractic and Medical Literature. The prestigious Lippincott
Williams & Wilkins also published his latest textbook, Orthospinology
Procedures: An Evidence-Based to Spinal Care, in 2007.
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
· Society of Chiropractic
Orthospinology
·Academy of Upper Cervical Chiropractic Organizations
·
International Chiropractic Association
PUBLISHED
RESEARCH/PAPERS/BOOKS
Eriksen, K, Rochester, RP. Othospinology Procedures:
An Evidence-Based Approach to Spinal Care. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams
& Wilkins, 2007.
Eriksen, K. Long-Standing Axis Odontoid Fracture in
Patient Presenting with Acute Low Back Pain. Clin Chiropr, 2005; 8(2):
81-92.
Eriksen K. Upper Cervical Subluxation Complex, A Review of the
Chiropractic and Medical Literature. Baltimore: Lippincott Williams &
Wilkins, 2004.
Eriksen K. The Upper Cervical Subluxation Complex. Today’s
Chiropr, 2004; 33(2).
Eriksen K. The Orthospinology Adjustment and
Outcome Assessments. Today’s Chiropr, 2002; 31(2):44-48.
Eriksen K. The
Development and Protocol Of The Grostic/Orthospinology Procedure. Today’s
Chiropr, 2002; 31(1):32-34.
Eriksen K. The Sigler and Howe Study. Vector,
1999; 2(4).
Eriksen K. Management of Cervical Disc Herniation with Upper
Cervical Chiropractic Care. J Manipulative Physiol Ther, 1998;
21(1):51-56.
Eriksen K., Owens EF. Upper Cervical Post X-ray Correction
and Its Relationship to Symptomatic Improvement and Spinal Stability. Chiropr
Research J, 1997; 4(1):10-17.
Eriksen K. Correction of Juvenile
Idiopathic Scoliosis After Primary Upper Cervical Chiropractic Care: A Case
Study. Chiropr Research J, 1996; 3(3):25-33.
Eriksen K. Comparison
Between Upper Cervical X-ray Listings and Technique Analyses Utilizing a
Computerized Database. Chiropr Research J, 1996; 3 (2):13-24.
Eriksen K.
The Grostic/Orthospinology Procedure. AL Chiropr Council J, 1996;
2(4):7.
Eriksen K. The Grostic/Orthospinology Procedure. FL Chiropr News,
1996; 5(3):11.
Eriksen K. Reducing X-ray Exposure. The Atlas, 1996;
1(2):2,3.
Eriksen K. Effects of Upper Cervical Correction on Chronic
Constipation. Chiropr Research J, 1994; 3(1):19-22.
POST GRADUATE
STUDIES
| Technique/Patient Care | HOURS | |
| Chiropractic Orthospinology | 576 | |
| Atlas Orthogonality | 18 | |
| National Upper Cervical Association | 23 | |
| Other Chiropractic Techniques | 40 |
| Practice / Risk Management | 396 | |
| Spinal Trauma / Med-Legal | 185 | |
| EMG / Radiology | 80 |
| Upper Cervical Spine Conference | 163 | |
| Other Research Conferences | 70 |