CHRIS KEMPER, D.C. -- CURRICULUM VITA

PROFESSIONAL DEGREES:

Doctor of Chiropractic-Palmer College-1978

TECHNIQUES:

• Geometry-based spinal analysis and treatment
• Coccygeal relocation
• Palmer full spine adjusting

LICENSURE:

California License number 12200

PRIVILEGES:

Allied staff physician 

RESEARCH:

•  Kemper C., Wooley J. Hypothesis: Is Sacrococcygeal Hypomobility related to chronic low back pain and stiffness? Journal of Orthopaedic Medicine. 1998: Vol. 20, No. 3, 17-20.

•  Is Sacrococcygeal Hypomobility related to chronic low back pain and stiffness? In: University of California San Diego , proceedings of the 3 rd International Congress on Low Back and Pelvic Pain. Vienna : Third Interdisciplinary World Congress on Low Back and Pelvic Pain; 1998. P. 222-224.

•  Kohlbeck FJ, Haldeman S, Hurwitz E, Dagenais S. Supplemental Care with Medicine-Assisted Manipulation Versus Spinal Manipulation With Chronic Low Back Pain. J Manipulative Physiol Ther 2005: 245-52.

A prospective cohort was conducted in 2000-2001 by Kohlbeck & Haldeman et al with Jim Wooley, D.C. and Chris Kemper, D.C. providing clinical services for 68 patients with chronic low back and/or pelvic pain. The study compared outcomes of two groups. Both groups received chiropractic care (Pettibon, Sweat and Palmer Package technique), deep tissue massage, myofascial stretching, and therapeutic exercises. Patients in the control group did not receive coccygeal manipulation. Every patient in the "medicine assisted manipulation" group did receive coccygeal manipulation. The goal, in providing sedation and analgesia, was to be able to apply a standard degree of traction and manipulation for the hypomobile coccyges, regardless of patient pain tolerance. (Note: only a small percentage of patients, in day-to-day practice actually require sedation or analgesia in order to tolerate and potentially benefit from coccygeal manipulation.)

The group who received the coccygeal manipulation overall experienced greater improvement in pain (4) and in lumbopelvic range of motion (1). The following categories of improvement were documented: Lumbar flexion; Straight Leg Raise; Motor deficit; Disc bulging and protrusion; and change in position of conus medullaris, confirmed with before and after MRIs.

•  Kemper C, Wooley J, Dagenais S. Can an asymptomatic coccyx cause chronic low back and pelvic pain? Submitted for publication consideration in Journal of Manipulative Physiologic Therapeutics October 2005.

PROFESSIONAL GOALS:

• To contribute to the body of evidence related to the "SacroCoccygeal" Syndrome. Identify neuromusculoskeletal complications associated with spinal cord tension caused by trauma at the coccygeal hinge
• Documentation of impaired spinal flexibility and chronic spinal subluxation and its axial imbalance as measured in the X, Y and Z plane
• Establish the role of coccygeal and pelvic floor injuries in difficult labor and need for Caesarian section
• Incorporation of Geometry-based chiropractic into routine orthopedic and neurologic assessments before late stage medical/surgical intervention becomes necessary
• Helping bridge the gap between the medical and the allied/preventative health care professions
• Providing Certification for D.C.s in management of the SacroCoccygeal Syndrome

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