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President’s Message 

6 -9 Maybe It’s Just Not As Simple As We Think 

contents 

Features 

10 Re-election Support: CCA Endorses Evan Low 

11 - 13 Celebrating Dr. Michael Pedigo 

14 - 15 Chiropractic Recognition: DC Saves Baby 

16 Random Research: Acute and Chronic Whiplash 

17 - 19 Patient Info: Illiotibial Band Syndrome 

20 - 21 Thanks, Doc. I Couldn’t Have Done it Without You 

23 CCA and ACA Collaborate to Resolve Insurance Problems 

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22 CCA’s Social Networking Site 

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26 Chiropractic Health Advocacy Mobilization Project 

27 2010 CCA Calendar 

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president’s message 


Maybe It’s Just Not As Simple As We Think 

The switch sometimes just turns on. What flips the switch? 

By Kenneth Winer, DC 

CCA President 

The other day I was listening to a 

local NPR station when the discussion 

centered around a newly published 

article in JAMA (Journal of 

the American Medical Association). 

It stated the genes associated with 

hereditary breast and ovarian cancer, 

are called B-R-C-A-1 and B-R-C-A-2. 

Women with harmful mutations of 

these genes are at increased risk for 

developing these and other types of 

cancer. A new study shows women 

who undergo preventative breast or 

ovarian surgery can decrease their 

risk of developing both these cancers 

and improve their overall survival. In 

the insanity of the moment the radio 

moderator received many calls from 

women who were actually considering 

having these procedures done 

out of fear of death. 

And then I know someone who was 

recently diagnosed with a very rare 

form of a chronic leukemia. A quite 

healthy 52-year-old male who eats 

well; mostly natural organic whole 

foods with little chemicals. Gets adjusted 

regularly by his chiropractor 

and has for the past 20-plus years. 

Exercises lightly to moderately on a 

regular basis. Emotional stress level 

moderate at times but manageable. 

Ken Winer, DC 

Happy with a wife and family. Takes 

no medications except a very occasional 

ibuprofen to relieve the effects 

of multiple sports injuries that have 

taken its toll on an old athlete’s body. 

So he reaches out to his community 

and asks, “What do I do now?” I 

should mention that by the time he 

is diagnosed he is already in crisis as 

his WBCs and RBCs are so low that 

he has fatigue and neutropenic fever 

with night sweats. Do nothing and 

opportunistic infections will surely 

take over and kill him. So the dilemma 

lies in the course of treatment. 

Leave it alone and die. Go the natural 

route with its uncertainty and essentially 

no viable research regarding the 

efficacy of this therapeutic approach 

and risk death. Go the conventional 

route with chemotherapy where the 

neutrophil counts will certainly go 

dangerously low and quarantine may 

be necessary in order to avoid infection 

- and probably survive, but at 

what other cost. This is the dilemma 

faced by thousands of patients every 

day. “What do I do now?” 

Medical research tells us that we all 

have genes that for some reason or 

another just “turn on.” But if you 

carry these genes, do they really just 

turn on or is there some environmental 

trigger, a key that unlocks the genetic 

door so to speak that opens up 

a cascade of events. It turns out that 

the development and maintenance 

of an organism is orchestrated by a 

set of chemical reactions that switch 

parts of the genome off and on at 

strategic times and locations. The 

study of these reactions and the factors 

that influence them is called epigenetics. 

The genome dynamically 

responds to the environment. Stress, 

diet, behavior, toxins and other factors 

activate chemical switches that 

regulate gene expression. 

And how long must this environmental 

exposure endure? Is there 

a cumulative effect that lingers and 

produces a latent switch or is the environmental 

response immediate? 

When you’re perfectly healthy, or 

so you think, there is a certain arrogance 

that comes with this perceived 

vitality. I’m healthy and he/she is sick. 

They must have eaten poorly. They 

must have been exposed to chemicals. 

Their stress level must be out 

of control and unmanageable. They 

must be unhappy. They made themselves 

sick. This will never happen to 

me. Sound familiar? 

In the United States and certainly 

in California we are in a health care 

crisis. More and more people cannot 

afford health insurance, even the 

most basic life and death protection. 

And the ones who do have coverage 

are finding that their deductibles and 

co-pays, even in the HMO model, 

are rapidly rising. We are now seeing 

doctors both from the allopathic 

model as well as in the chiropractic 

profession who will no longer accept 

any insurance re-reimbursement in 

their offices. 

While the business economics of 

these doctors’ choices seems reasonable, 

it also presents an elitist health 

care approach. It says, “If you want to 

stay healthy pay me your hard earned 

dollar and I will keep you be healthy. 

I will coach you on how to eat properly, 

how to exercise, how to manage 

your stress level and keep your 

nervous system operating as best as 

possible so that your body can best 

adapt to the stressful assaults that 

are encountered on a daily basis. I 

will advise you on what supplements 

to take to stimulate healing and ward 

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off sickness and disease.” Who can 

afford this? And, who can’t? 

Our current health care delivery 

system is broken. While our federal 

government thinks it has the 

answers with the passage of the Patient 

Protection and Affordable Care 

Act (PPACA), I have my doubts about 

its full implementation and success. 

The provisions that recently went 

into effect in late September of this 

year seem to be a positive initial step 

moving us in the right direction (see 

the CCA Advantage Summer 2010 issue). 

While these appear to be good 

changes, the most controversial 

parts of the plan have yet to be implemented. 

The fundamental roles, 

relationships and financial structure 

of health care in the United States 

is being shaken to its core. We must 

also still deal with the rising cost of 

medical technology and the consumer 

frenzy to acquire pharmaceuticals 

whose demand is artificially created 

by billions of dollars spent on media 

advertising and direct marketing to 

doctors and consumers. 

What we must be sure to do is be 

included as an equal player in this 

health care delivery system. Your CCA 

leaders are researching ways to create 

legislation so that doctors of chiropractic 

will have parity in the way 

that services are reimbursed by insurance 

carriers. It seems reasonable 

that a particular procedure be paid 

equally no matter who is providing 

the service. In California this equality 

does not exist today. There is disparity 

in how services are paid depending 

on what type of health care practitioner 

is providing the service. We 

want to level this playing field. 

One of the ways to ensure that the 

long and sometimes tedious process 

of creating legislation, acquiring a 

lawmaker to author and eventually 

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having it passed over often times 

significant, well-financed opposition, 

is to get out and vote for the candidates 

that CCA and its districts have 

researched and endorsed. It doesn’t 

matter what your party affiliation is. 

Your affiliation and obligation is to 

vote for your livelihood, your way of 

life, your philosophy and your profession. 

In this time of health care upheaval it 

is more important than ever to create 

alliances in all branches of our state 

government. 

Will we as chiropractors be players 

in this new health care delivery system? 

Wouldn’t it be nice if we could 

just turn on a switch and make it happen? 

Maybe it’s just not as simple as 

we think. 

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• Insurance companies can no longer cancel your policy unless you intentionally misrepresent yourself 

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• New consumer appeals rights take effect. People have the right to appeal a decision by their insurance company 

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e-election support 

CCA Endorses Evan Low, 

Mayor of Campbell, for Re-Election 

celebrating dr. michael pedigo 

Celebrating the Life and Legacy of 

CCA Past President Michael Pedigo, DC 


representatives attended a fundraiser 

for Campbell Mayor Evan Low on 

Tuesday, August 17, and announced 

CCA’s endorsement of Low’s candidacy 

for re-election to the city council 

of Campbell. 

Evan Low is a fervent chiropractic 

supporter. Additionally, his strong 

background in community activities, 

local government fiscal accountability 

and innovation along with his interest 

in the health care needs of the 

citizens of Campbell garnered CCA’s 

high commendation and support. 

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The California Chiropractic Association 

(CCA) mourns the loss of 

past President Michael Pedigo, 

DC, who passed away on Sunday 

morning, October 10, 2010, following 

a long battle with cancer. 

A tireless champion for unity 

within the chiropractic profession, 

Dr. Pedigo served as president 

of CCA from 1995-1997 as 

well as of the American Chiropractic 

Association (ACA) and the 

International Chiropractors Association 

(ICA). To this day, he is the 

only doctor to receive the Chiropractor 

of the Year Award from 

both ACA and ICA and serve as 

president of both those national 

chiropractic associations. 

Within the profession, Dr. Pedigo 

is probably best known as 

one of the lead plaintiffs in Wilk, et 

al. v. AMA, et al., the federal antitrust 

lawsuit that exposed and—after 

a 14-year legal battle—defeated 

the American Medical Association’s 

(AMA) effort to “first contain and 

then to eliminate the profession of 

chiropractic” in the United States. 

Voices from across the profession 

have shared memories of the life and 

legacy of Dr. Pedigo: 

• Dr. Kenneth Winer, CCA president, 

observed, “Dr. Pedigo was one of the 

giants of our profession. He was a 

man who stood up for the principles 

of the chiropractic profession as well 

as his own. He was a unique individual 

who served as president of both 

national chiropractic organizations, 

the ICA and ACA. We were very fortunate 

to also have Dr. Pedigo lead the 


as president in the early ‘90s. As the 

current CCA president, I am honored 

to be walking in the same footsteps 

of such a revered man. He will be 

greatly missed.” 

• Dr. John Bueler, Jr., remembers attending 

a briefing in the early 1990s 

that, in part, outlined the commitment 

of Dr. Pedigo and the other 

plaintiffs. “How would you like 

every document and every patient 

file that you’ve ever had 

meticulously scrutinized by hundreds 

of highly paid attorneys 

and assistants over many, many 

years for the sole purpose not 

only to embarrass you, but to use 

your documentation to embarrass 

the entire profession? Close 

your eyes for a moment and contemplate 

the enormous weight 

of that burden. How many of you 

have lost a few hours of sleep 

over a Medicare audit or a twohour 

deposition? The commitment 

of such a humble servant, 

to me, is incalculable. Rest in 

peace, Mike.” 

• Dr. Vernon Englund commented, 

“I have had the pleasure of knowing 

Mike Pedigo since his early days 

in practice. We shared the same accountant 

and even the ski slopes. At 

our last CCA convention, we sat and 

reminisced about old times and our 

families. I am in agreement; we have 

lost a warrior for chiropractic.” 

• This great doctor made history and 

left an indelible mark on the chiropractic 

profession. With my deepest 

condolences, Dr. Joseph Graziani. 





Celebrating the Life and Legacy of CCA Past President Michael Pedigo, DC 


• Dr. Randal Jones tells this story, 

“Here is a true peaceful warrior that 

made a stand for the rights of all patients 

and doctors of chiropractic. It 

is sad to hear of his passing. Although 

I personally did not know him well, I 

have always had the utmost respect 

for Michael and all he did for our profession. 

Younger doctors will not recall 

the tremendous persecution that 

the early chiropractors went through 

to deliver an adjustment. It wasn’t 

that long ago that the CMA prohibited 

their members from even socializing 

with chiropractors let alone 

ever referring to us. It was the class 

joke at med school to belittle DCs, 

and patients were routinely turned 

against their chiropractor by their 

MD and told never to go back, that 

the chiropractor “could hurt them 

or kill them,” because we were “cultists 

and quacks.” Yes, it still goes on, 

but the Wilk victory definitely made 

a difference, a huge difference. Mike 

made a stand for what he believed 

in, and if we had one out of a hundred 

chiropractors that had it in their 

heart like Michael Pedigo this would 

be a changed world. Sometime you 

should read the Wilk anti-trust trial 

story and discover what these few individuals 

did for us all. Mike was also 

state CCA doctor of the year. I know 

because I was nominated that year, 

and I was embarrassed to even be 

considered with one of the greats of 

our profession. When we finally get 

around to writing down this whole 

story, and it is the glory days, let it 

be known Michael Pedigo carried the 

flag for chiropractic!” 

• Rebecca Downing, CCA’s executive 

director at the time of Dr. Pedigo’s 

presidency, recalled that, “I respected 

Mike for his personal integrity. 

I never knew him to make a decision 

based on expedience, or to try 

to take the easy way out of a situation. 

Mike’s personal value system 

didn’t really permit shortcuts or halftruths.” 

• “Upon meeting Dr. Pedigo several 

years ago at a CCA convention, 

I would have never guessed that he 

was a plaintiff in the most monumental 

court victory the chiropractic 

profession has enjoyed,” observed 

Bill Howe, CCA executive director. He 

was just the most self-effacing doctor 

and gentleman. I recall vividly this 

past June when Dr. Wilk and he were 

reunited at CCA’s convention. Speaking 

to a packed room of doctors who 

remembered, younger doctors and 

chiropractic students, he mesmerized 

them with the recounting of 

those harrowing, sacrificial and ultimately 

jubilant years prosecuting 

the injustices perpetrated against 

the chiropractic profession and its 

patients. The humble history maker 

and the benefactors of his courage - 

a sight to behold.” 

• George McAndrews, Esq., attorney 

for the doctors of chiropractic in the 

Wilk case and a long-time friend of 

Dr. Pedigo, said, “He gave unstintingly 

of his time, his knowledge and 

his personal worth, at heavy sacrifice 

to himself and his family, to guarantee 

that the truth would be told and 

justice would prevail in combating 

the AMA’s nefarious, nation-wide effort 

against the profession, but Mike 

did not stop there. He dedicated his 

life to trying to advance the profession, 

its practitioners, its patients, its 

schools and its organizations.” 

• “We all mourn the loss of our great 

friend. Dr. Pedigo was a true servantleader 

and a chiropractic warrior,” 

said ACA President Rick McMichael, 

DC. “He served as president of ACA 

and ICA with attention to bringing 

the profession together in service to 

our patients. As a plaintiff in the Wilk 

v. AMA suit, Dr. Pedigo stood up for 

the profession against powerful adversaries 

and stayed the course until 

the case was won. His courage and 

passion lifted us to new levels as a 

profession. The positive effects of his 

life will impact us for generations to 

come.” 

• “He practiced in the community 

Cathy and I live in; Cathy was a patient 

of Mike’s for some time,” recalled 

Dr. Gerard Clum, president of 

Life Chiropractic College West. “We 

sat together on the ICA Board for 

years and then on the WFC Council 

for more years. Mike was the person, 

as an appointee of the ACA, 

who nominated me, an appointee 

of the ICA, over a decade ago for a 

position on the WFC Executive Committee. 

I will be forever thankful for 

his confidence. He was a quiet, effective, 

hard-working man who went 

about his business with pride and 

confidence. Not only was he a Council 

member of the WFC, he was also 

president of ICA and then president 

of ACA and before all of those roles, 

was one of the defendants in Wilk v. 

AMA et al. He put his life on hold for 

years to deal with the demands of 

that litigation. A quiet, soft-spoken, 

gentle giant to whom generations 

of chiropractors to come will owe a 

debt beyond their ability to satisfy. 

God bless you Michael.” 

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• “Dr. Pedigo served for many years 

on the Council of the World Federation 

of Chiropractic (WFC) and was a 

personal mentor to many,” said WFC 

President J. Michael Flynn, DC. “The 

international professional community 

mourns his loss and will be forever 

grateful for the positive difference he 

made for doctors of chiropractic and 

chiropractic patients globally.” 

In a style befitting a great leader, perhaps 

the best example of Dr. Pedigo’s 

passion for chiropractic care can be 

found in his own words. In 1995, 

the year of the chiropractic centennial, 

he assumed office as president 

of CCA. His message on the election 

ballot read as follows: 

“To serve as president of CCA during 

the centennial year will be a 

great honor. The chiropractic centennial 

marks an historic landmark for 

the chiropractic profession and the 

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power of never giving up and never 

quitting. Our profession has survived 

incredible adversarial attacks. It has 

grown because we had a service the 

public wanted and needed and because 

doctors of chiropractic refused 

to quit serving the public no matter 

what! I salute all of those that made 

it possible for us to celebrate the 

profession’s first centennial! We will 

continue serving and fighting for our 

patients’ and our profession’s rights 

NO MATTER WHAT!” 

In lieu of flowers, donations in memory 

of Dr. Pedigo can be made to 

fund chiropractic research, an effort 

he supported his whole chiropractic 

career. Please send donations to: 

NCMIC Foundation 

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chiropractic recognition 

chiropractic recognition 

Deputy/Doctor of Chiropractic Saves Baby 

By Robert Chatfield, DC 

One of our board members brought 

up the fact that the life saving event 

by a local DC would be nice to be 

recognized in some way. After some 

conversation among the local board 

members, I offered to make it a Big 

Event by contacting the media and 

exploring how we could get some 

great press for the profession and 

for the participants involved. I recognized 

that this would be a great opportunity 

for a “good” news story for 

all concerned, and since I am on the 

CCA Journal Advisory Board, I saw it 

as a great story for Chiropractic and 

for the CCA Journal, as well. 

An old friend of mine through my 

days as a Rotarian in East San Jose 

was Dave Cortese, who was the Vice 

Mayor of San Jose and now is a Supervisor 

for Santa Clara County. I 

contacted Dave about our intention 

to honor Dr. Rick Chaeff for his life 

saving event and suggested that the 

County do something as well. 

I suggested we do it together, thereby 

giving a bigger stage for his recognition 

and the fact that he is a chiropractor. 

Dave agreed it was a great 

idea and thanked me for providing 

the impetus for it all. He put it on the 

Supervisor’s Agenda for August 10 th 

and I prepared the Resolution with a 

little help from our Executive Director 

at CCA, Bill Howe. And that is how 

the whole thing unfolded. 

From left: Dave Cortese, Supervisor Santa Clara County; Dr. Stacey Adams; Dr. Brad Kobsar; 

Dr. Robert Chatfield, Deputy Michael Laddy, and Deputy Dr. Rick Chaeff. 

“Chiropractic rarely gets the credit or press for all the good it 

provides to our communities, I think, because it is somewhat 

misunderstood and taken for granted. This live saving act that 

Dr. Rick Chaeff was given the opportunity to perform, highlights 

not only his personal expertise but also the high level of professional 

training his doctor of chiropractic degree afforded him, 

to be so well prepared for one of life’s dramatic and unexpected 

emergencies. As board members of the Santa Clara District 

of the California Chiropractic Association, it is so important for 

us to bring positive attention to the profession and to those 

professionals such as Dr. Rick Chaeff, who display the highest 

virtues found within our profession.” 

From left: Dr. Stacey Adams, Dr. Robert Chatfield, Dr. Chaeff holding the baby and Dr. Brad Kobsar 

The Life Saving Event 

Santa Clara County sheriff deputy 

Rick Chaeff is also a doctor of chiropractic. 

On June 21, he and his partner were 

having early morning coffee when 

they heard cries for help. The deputies 

rushed outside the coffee shop 

and found a baby not breathing. 

Mother and grandmother were racing 

to the hospital for help when they 

saw the patrol car and stopped to get 

a police escort. Fortunately for them, 

Chaeff is not only a patrol deputy, 

he is as also a tactical medical team 

leader for the county SWAT team, an 

expert in CPR and a licensed doctor 

of chiropractic. 

He had never performed the lifesaving 

skills on a baby so young; however, 

after five gentle puffs and minutes 

that must have seemed to last 

a lifetime, the 17-day-old baby began 

to wiggle around and push him 

away with her little hands. Paramedics 

then arrived and transported the 

baby to Santa Clara Valley Medical 

Center. 

On August 10, the two Santa Clara 

County deputies were reunited with 

the beaming family and infant in an 

award ceremony to honor the men’s 

lifesaving work. 


andom research 

The Anatomy and Biomechanics of 

Acute and Chronic Whiplash Injury 

Authors: Gunter P. Siegmundab; Beth 

A. Winkelsteinc; Paul C. Ivancicd; 

Mats Y. Svenssone; Anita Vasavadaf 

Abstract 

MICHAEL J. KHOURI 

Attorney At Law 

Telephone: (949) 336-2433 

Cell: (949) 680-6332 

4040 Barranca Parkway, Suite 270 

Irvine, California 92604 

www.khourilaw.com 

Whiplash injury is the most common 

motor vehicle injury, yet it is also one 

of the most poorly understood. Here 

we examine the evidence supporting 

an organic basis for acute and chronic 

whiplash injuries and review the anatomical 

sites within the neck that are 

potentially injured during these collisions. 

For each proposed anatomical 

site—facet joints, spinal ligaments, 

intervertebral discs, vertebral arteries, 

dorsal root ganglia, and neck 

muscles—we present the clinical evidence 

supporting that injury site, its 

relevant anatomy, the mechanism of 

and tolerance to injury, and the future 

research needed to determine 

whether that site is responsible for 

some whiplash injuries. This article 

serves as a snapshot of the current 

state of whiplash biomechanics research 

and provides a roadmap for 

future research to better understand 

and ultimately prevent whiplash injuries. 

Siegmund, Gunter P., Winkelstein, 

Beth A., Ivancic, Paul C., Svensson, 

Mats Y. and Vasavada, Anita(2009) 

‘The Anatomy and Biomechanics of 

Acute and Chronic Whiplash Injury’, 

Traffic Injury Prevention,10:2,101 — 

112 

Link to the full article 

Criminal Defense 

Professional Board Discipline Defense 

Medi-Care and Medi-Cal Audit and Fraud Defense 

Former Deputy District Attorney 

Over 25 Years Experience 

Admitted in all California state and federal courts 

By Steven Smith, DC 

patient information 

Illiotibial Band Syndrome 

If you have been a runner for any 

length of time at all, then you have 

no doubt heard of “Illiotibial band” 

or “IT band” syndrome. If you haven’t 

had it yet, then you probably know 

someone who has. Of the five most 

common running injuries, Illiotibial 

band syndrome ranks number one. 

This problem is often seen in marathon 

training programs that take you 

from the couch to the finish line in 

just five months. 

Unfortunately, the problem tends 

to show up late in the training after 

the runner has done the first 14 or 

16 miler. The problem is most often 

first noticed on the short recovery 

run following a high miler. This is usually 

baffling, since the runner did well 

on the big run and they can’t connect 

the problem with the cause of it. 

The recommendation for rest is never 

received well and bedevils a training 

schedule that has even longer 

distances in the coming weeks. Rest 

has the dual outcome of helping the 

problem and causing a training gradient 

that is too steep. If you miss the 

next long run, say a 16 miler, then 

you’ll be going from the 14 miler that 

caused you the problem, to an 18 

miler that will surely leave you in a 

sorry condition. 

Having laid out the training problems 

associated with IT band syndrome; 

Information from Your 

Doctor of Chiropractic on Running 

let’s take a look at the symptoms, 

causes and solutions. Here’s what it 

feels like: 

• The pain is on the outside of the 

knee, at the bony area just above 

the joint and usually feels like a deep 

burning ache while running. 

• The pain is worse when going down 

hills or stairs. Downhill pain may persist 

after the run. 

• The pain usually stops, shortly after 

the run. 

• Subsequent runs result in an earlier 

onset of pain, which may also be 

more intense. 

What is the cause? 

Theories are abundant, as are solutions, 

leaving the subject open to 

a lot of opinions from gurus of the 

realm. Having said that, I will substitute 

my own observations of runners 

who have IT band syndrome for that 

which appears in the literature. To 

understand the problem let’s take a 

look at how your body moves while 

running. Running is a one-sided activity, 

only one foot is in contact with 

the ground at a time. When your foot 

strikes the ground, you are in essence 

balancing on one leg while the other 

half of your body is suspended in 




Illiotibial Band Syndrome Is the Number One Common Injury Caused By Running 



space. The muscles that hold you in 

this position are the gluteals, psoas, 

abs, and a small muscle on the side 

of your hip called the tensor fascia latae. 

If any of these muscles are weak, 

your hip will drift too far lateral and 

overstretch the Illiotibial band. This 

isn’t usually a problem when running 

short distances, but when you 

tire later on a long run, the muscles 

fail to hold your form and that’s 

when the trouble begins. As your 

knee passes back and forth under 

the overstretched IT band, the bony 

prominence plucks it repeatedly and 

creates pain and inflammation at the 

attachments. 

The second biomechanical factor is 

that your knee tends to twist just a 

little bit when you are running. This 

causes the IT band to pluck over the 

outside of the knee. The twist occurs 

somewhere between the time the 

heel strikes and when you push off 

with the toe. 

There are a few variations of how the 

foot strikes the ground and various 

schools of thought on exactly how 

this should occur. I have seen athletes 

of all styles who are very competitive 

and injury free. Observation 

of sprinters quickly reveals a definite 

tendency to run on the toes, in order 

to engage the springy calf muscles. 

Some of the wackiest looking gait 

patterns cause no apparent injuries. 

In general though, if your foot rolls 

inward too much, it will cause trouble. 

This is especially so with endurance 

athletes. 

Prevention and Treatment 

Exercises that strengthen your gluteal 

muscles, tensor fascia latae and 

core should be your first line of defense. 

I have found it nearly impossible 

to explain exercises in an article 

that are comprehensible. Drawings 

and photographs only add to the 

confusion. Even face to face coaching 

can be difficult to teach the exercises. 

I have noticed while teaching the exercises 

and stretches to those who 

most need them that they are the 

same people who have the greatest 

difficulty learning them. I have videotaped 

the exercises that work the 

best. 

These are not the only exercises that 

work – there are others, but I have 

had great success with these. The 

3-point touch is the best all around 

exercise, followed by the side plank 

and abdominal strength. The abdominals 

can be tricky if you have a sensitive 

back, so I have left out some of 

the more effective methods. If you 

are a new runner, I highly recommend 

that you start these exercises 

right now to prevent having problems 

in the first place. 

Cross training on a bike, rollerblading, 

or strength training in the gym 

almost completely eliminates the risk 

of having the problem. Start cross 

training early and you will complete 

your training without the risk of IT 

band problems. 

If you are an experienced runner 

who has a recent onset, then think 

about getting a new pair of shoes. 

If those shoes you have been wearing 

have lost their pizzazz and your 

gait muscles can’t control your feet 

from excessive roll-in, then your legs 

will twist too much. Sometimes that 

is all it takes, new shoes. This is the 

best case scenario, since almost all 

runners love new shoes and avoiding 

pain is a natural survival instinct. 

If you are new to running and you 

already have new shoes then a pair 

of those off the shelf orthotics might 

help. 

There is an 80% chance that the 

store-bought orthotics will work, 

when compared to the custom 

made, “Expense Master Nine Thousand 

Deluxe” model made by your 

local health care professional. Go to 

the local running shoe place where 

all the runners go to get them. The 

guys working there are used to seeing 

all manner of problems, and they 

are generally pretty good at helping 

you to get the right product. I’ve had 

great luck with “Superfeet.” 

Using a foam roller along the side of 

your thigh seems to help many runners. 

The theory is that the IT band 

Positions 

of the knee: 

Valgus Varus 

is overly tight and needs stretching. 

I have personally stretched an actual 

IT band and I can tell you that this 

anatomy is anything but stretchy. It 

is a tough band; it is a ligament and 

like all ligaments isn’t intended to 

stretch very much. Ligaments are not 

supposed to stretch much. If they did 

stretch you would have no joint stability. 

I don’t pretend to really know 

exactly why rolling foam works – I 

only know that many runners report 

feeling better from the use of it. Add 

this one to your repertoire of treatments 

and you will increase your 

odds of getting better. 

Use an ice pack over the affected 

area. Since the IT band is very near 

the surface, the ice has a more direct 

and therefore greater effect. 10 or 15 

minutes is enough. If the ice pack is 

very cold then a shorter treatment 

time is better. I like to use solid ice 

massage over the area but 

you can only stand it for a 

few minutes, 4 to 7 minutes 

is enough, no longer. 

Use a Styrofoam cup full of 

water and freeze it. Then 

peel away about 1/2 inch 

off the top of the cup. You 

can use the ice cup several 

times. It is a little drippy, 

so you’ll need a towel. 

Continuous running on 

a slanted road surface is 

stressful to the knee on 

the low side. Change direction, 

switch sides or better yet, 

find a flat surface. A short leg can 

have the same effect. Keep the short 

leg on the high side of the road and 

you may even equalize the stress. 

You might be surprised how many 

runners have a significantly short leg. 

A few millimeters is no big deal but 

anything over about 10 millimeters is 

probably going to cause trouble. 

Poor pelvic alignment has the same 

effect as a short leg and causes the 

runner to have an uneven gait. A 

good chiropractor can easily fix this. 

Use this simple test to determine if 

you are out of alignment. Lie on your 

stomach with your head turned to 

the right, do a straight leg raise on 

the right, then put the leg down and 

try the left. Repeat the test with the 

head turned in the opposite direction. 

The straight leg raise should 

yield a level of equality with the head 

turned in both directions. 

You can try one of those knee straps 

placed above the knee. I don’t like 

this approach, since it ignores the 

cause of the problem, but it can be 

a good band-aid treatment until you 

can strengthen your gluteal muscles. 

Many runners report a decrease in 

pain or complete relief. 

The best treatment by far is rest. Rest 

is a relative. In many cases you can 

continue to run but only up to the 

point that you have pain. Pushing beyond 

that point will probably cause 

earlier onset and more severe symptoms. 

Avoid running down hills. Do 

not shorten your stride as this only 

increases the number of knee flexion 

cycles and irritates the knee even 

more. 

Illiotibial band syndrome often resolves 

spontaneously, leaving the 

afflicted runner to believe that the 

treatment he has been using has 

worked. Sometimes patients tell 

me that their treatment regime has 

worked out very well, but I often 

wonder whether or not it would have 

gone away without treatment. When 

you have a tough schedule ahead of 

you, it is better to err on the side of 

caution and do all that you can to 

ameliorate the condition as soon as 

possible. 

Dr. Smith can be reached by email at 

chiroman10@earthlink.net 


uilding your practice 

“Thanks, Doc! I Couldn’t Have Done It Without You.” 

building your practice 

By Marta Callotta, DC 

As chiropractors, we look for many 

ways to meet people and build our 

practices. Over the years I think I’ve 

tried just about everything ethically 

possible…paper advertisement, 

public speaking, spinal screenings at 

health fairs, gift baskets, etc. 

One of the ways that I’ve found to 

be the most fun and honorable way 

to build a practice is by working with 

athletes, both amateur and professional. 

I have had the honor of 

working with Team USA Triathletes, 

Duathletes and Volleyball players, 

the AVP (American Volleyball Professionals), 

USA Track and Field, and my 

latest endeavor is as the Team Chiropractor 

for the Orange County Roller 

Girls (OCRG). DO YOU DERBY? 

Working with professional sports 

teams can provide many benefits to 

you and your practice. There are pros 

and cons with this type of marketing. 

Consider the following: 

Here are the pros: 

Dr. Callotta works as a team chiropractor 

for USA Triathlon, USA Volleyball, American 

Volleyball Professionals (AVP), and is 

the Official Chiropractor for the Orange 

County Roller Girls. She was awarded 

“Doctor of the Year” by the California 

Chiropractic Association in 2007-08. 

ery time someone they know needs 

chiropractic health care, they recommend 

my office. 

2) It enables you, as a doctor, to 

Increase and Expand Your Skills – 

Working with athletes is different 

than working with the average population. 

You see things as a team doctor 

that you may not normally see in 

the average office setting. 

3) Opportunity to Meet Other Health 

Care Professionals – Often when 

working with professional athletes 

there are a number of other types of 

professionals you can be exposed to. 

While working with Team USA and 

AVP I have had the pleasure of meeting 

and working with MDs, PTs, ATCs, 

and MTs. I have learned a lot about 

other professions and other effective 

techniques to help the athletes. It 

has also allowed me to educate other 

professions about what we do as chiropractors. 

4) Develop Camaraderie with Team 

Members – It allows you to be a part 

of something bigger than yourself. 

There is great honor and satisfaction 

knowing that you have been one of 

many to enable an athlete to do what 

they do best. Nothing compares to 

athletes coming up to you after winning 

an event and saying, “Thanks 

Doc! I couldn’t have done it without 

you.” 

5) Shines a Positive Light on Our Profession 

- I have found one of the keys 

to success in healthcare is educating 

people. Many simply don’t know 

what chiropractic is all about, or have 

heard that “horror story.” Here’s an 

opportunity to positively demonstrate 

what chiropractic can do. 

6) Healthier Patient – Typically, athletes, 

professional or otherwise, tend 

to be healthier than the average 

population. It’s enjoyable to work 

with someone who recognizes the 

importance of taking care of themselves. 

You don’t have to convince 

1) Great Marketing Exposure – As 

the team chiropractor for OCRG, I 

have exclusive marketing benefits 

with the team. I am highlighted at 

all of their games, have a very large 

banner displayed at the games, am 

mentioned in their program and have 

a table at their events with my office 

information. Not only that, but evthem 

of the importance of your work 

and how they will benefit. They often 

already know. 

7) It’s Fun!!! – Working with athletes 

is fun and rewarding. Knowing you 

were able to help athletes achieve 

their goals beats the heck out of spinal 

screenings any day! 

Here are some cons: 

1) It encompasses a lot of volunteer 

time, but with each event I walk away 

with something more to make me be 

a better doctor and a better help to 

my patients. Recognize that you will 

not walk away with a patient with 

each event you work, but what you 

gain in knowledge and experience is 

worth it. 

2) Often there are some personal 

costs involved. This can be anything, 

suh as supplies, parking, or gas and 

hotel costs, depending on how far 

you travel. 

3) Athletes are intense people. Many 

are Type A personalities. This is 

where they get their drive to accomplish 

what they are trying to accomplish. 

You must take your ego out of 

the equation and recognize that you 

might get yelled at a time or two. You 

must remember that it’s not about 

you, it’s about the athletes and their 

needs. 

In summary, only you can decide 

what works best for you when marketing 

your practice. If you have not 

considered the athletic population, I 

encourage you to do so. It’s been one 

of the most rewarding avenues I’ve 

taken, professionally as well as personally. 

I recently participated in a video production 

based on the OC Roller Girls 

and my participation with them. I invite 

you to watch the video to get an 

idea of how much fun you can have 

when working with athletes. Enjoy! 


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local liaison program 

CCA and ACA Collaborate 

to Resolve Insurance Problems 

In an effort to improve state-level advocacy efforts in the 

insurance arena, the American Chiropractic Association 

developed the Local Liaison Program (LLP). Each state 

is represented by an appointed doctor of chiropractic to 

serve as a direct link between the ACA, individual doctors, 

the state association, and all insurers in the state. 

For California, CCA is pleased to announce that C. Bret Sullivan, 

D.C. has been chosen by the ACA Board of Governors 

(BOG) as the new California Local Liaison Program (LLP) 

representative. Dr. Sullivan is CCA’s Insurance Department 

Chairman. He practices in Fresno and has been involved in 

CCA leadership for a number of years. 

The ACA Insurance Relations Department and Dr. Sullivan 

along with CCA’s Insurance Department will collaborate on 

how to effectively resolve reported problems with insurance 

and reimbursement issues and concerns and other 

policy and procedure matters received. 

Questions and additional information or reporting of insurance-related 

problems can be made to ACA and CCA as 

follows: 

ACA 

CCA 

E-mail LLPinfo@acatoday.org 

Call Dr. Andrew P. Slavik at 859.806.1660 

E-mail at ccaqna@calchiro.org 

Call Dr. C. Bret Sullivan at 559.438.8900. 

Please take the time to report problems so that CCA and 

ACA can collaborate to find solutions to insurance and reimbursement 

challenges. 

I have been appointed by the Board of Governors of 

the ACA to the Local Liaison program as the representative 

for California. This program is designed 

to collaborate with the other states and the ACA 

regarding national and local insurance issues. We 

will meet soon to discuss and strategize the future of 

insurance and the impact national and local health 

care will have on the profession. 

Some of the topics we will be discussing are: Payor 

Trends, Regional and State Strategic Planning, 

Health Insurer Perspectives and opportunities for 

Chiropractic in Health Care Reform. 

I don’t know of anyone who could better represent 

the chiropractic profession in insurance relations 

both on a state and national level. Dr. Sullivan’s vast 

experience and knowledge render him the perfect 

candidate for this important and prestigious position. 



I am exited to be involved with the Local Liaison Program 

representing our state. 

Bret Sullivan DC, FACO 

CCA Insurance Relations Department Chair 


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Patient Management/ 

100 Year Lifestyle 

Certification 


Adjustive Technique 



San Diego, 1/23/2011 

4 Easy Ways to Register 

FAX: 916.648.2738 

CALL: 916.648.2727, ext. 120 or ext. 141 

MAIL: California Chiropractic Assn. 

1451 River Park Dr., Ste. 230 

Sacramento, CA 95815-4521 

ONLINE: www.calchiro.org 

C a l i f o r n i a 

C h i r o p r a c t i c 

A s s o c i a t i o n 

CANCELLATIONS: All cancellations must be in writing. You may transfer location up to 7 days prior to original registered seminar date, without penalty. CCA MEMBERS: 

Seminar cancellations received in the CCA office 14 days prior to seminar date will not be subject to a service charge. After the 14-day deadline, a $50 cancellation fee will 

apply. “No shows” the day of the seminar automatically will be charged $81. NON-MEMBERS: Seminar cancellations received in the CCA office 14 days prior to seminar date 

are subject to a 20% service charge. Cancellations after the 14 day deadline, and up to 5pm on the day prior are subject to a 40% service charge. 

IMPORTANT: “No shows” or cancellations the day of the seminar are liable for the entire fee. If CCA cancels for any reason, CCA’s liability is limited to the return of the registration 

fee only. CCA will not reimburse registrant for any travel or hotel cancellation fees or penalties. Checks returned due to insufficient funds and/or stop payment are 

subject to a $25 returned check fee. Retain a copy of this form for your records. If you fax your registration, you MUST reserve/pay by credit card. 

100 YEAR LIFESTYLE CERTIFICATION: 100 Year Lifestyle certification classes are eligible for regular continuing education credit at no charge and are eligible for credit toward 

100 Year Lifestyle certification for up to 30 days from the date of the seminar. Certification seminar fees apply if class is used toward 100 Year Lifestyle certification. 

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CCA Calendar 

calendar 

OCTOBER 

October 26 – Stockton 

CCA-San Joaquin/Stanislaus District Present Evaluation 

of Chronic Pain & Balance Disorders-Part 1” 

Approved for 2 general CE hrs: CA-A-10-08-5203; Speaker 

– Russell Rottaker, DC, DACNB 

Casa Flores Restaurant, 3201 W. Benjamin Holt, Stockton 

To register, contact Dr. Michael Arishin at (209) 957-9901. 

NOVEMBER 

November 6-7 – San Rafael 

CCA Fall 2010 Right in Your Back Yard FREE CE 12-hour 

Relicensing Seminar including X-ray and Adjustive 

Technique. 

Approved for 12 CE hrs, incl. adjustive technique: CA-A10- 

08-5208 

Four Points by Sheraton, 1010 Northgate Drive, San Rafael 

To register, contact CCA at (916) 648-2727, ext. 141 or 

120, or register online. 

November 13-14 – Santa Ana 

CCA Fall 2010 Right in Your Back Yard FREE CE 12-hour 

Relicensing Seminar including X-ray and Adjustive 

Technique. 

Approved for 12 CE hrs, incl. adjustive technique: CA-A10- 

08-5209 

Doubletree Hotel Orange County/Santa Ana, 201 E. 

MacArthur Blvd, Santa Ana 

To register, contact CCA at (916) 648-2727, ext. 141 

or 120, or register online. 

November 16 – Stockton 

CCA-San Joaquin/Stanislaus District Present Evaluation 

of Chronic Pain & Balance Disorders-Part 2” 

Approved for 2 general CE hrs: CA-A-10-08-5204; Speaker 

– Russell Rottaker, DC, DACNB 

Casa Flores Restaurant, 3201 W. Benjamin Holt, Stockton 

To register, contact Dr. Michael Arishin at (209) 957-9901. 

CCA 100 YEAR LIFESTYLE CERTIFICATION DISTANCE LEARNING 

All Calls on Tuesdays, 1-2 p.m. PST for CCA 100 Year Lifestyle Certification Registrants*. Dial-in instructions will be 

e-mailed to you. To learn more about and register for CCA’s pioneering CCA 100 Year Lifestyle Certification program, 

visit the “Events & CE” page on CCA’s Web site at www.calchiro.org/events.asp 

November 2 Public and Media Relations 

November 16 Documentation 

December 7 Public and Media Relations 

December 21 Business and Practice Management 

Multiple Seminar Dates in 2010 

You must be part of the CCA-100 Year Lifestyle Certification program 

to participate. Visit the “Events & CE” page on CCA’s Web 

site at www.calchiro.org to learn more. For more information regarding 

CCA convention and seminars, contact Mary Witcraft at 

the CCA office by calling 916-648-2727, ext. 141 or by e-mailing 

mywit@calchiro.org 

CCA and Arthur Faygenholtz, DC Present Integrating Chiropractic with Dynamic Spinal Stretching for Flexibility & 

Rehabilitation; Speakers – Arthur Faygenholtz, DC & Ron Brenner, DC. Approved for 12 hrs CE, including Adjustive Technique 

– CA-A-10-01-4892. To register, contact Dr. Faygenholtz at (831) 688-0361 or visit www.StickStretching.com 

Remaining dates and locations in 2010: October 23 Redding and November 13 Santa Cruz 

CCA and Mark Schillinger, DC Present Adjusting the Mind, Stress Management for Mental Subluxations 

Speaker: Mark Schillinger, DC; Approved for 12 hrs CE, including Adjustive Technique – CA-A-10-01-4914 

To register, contact Dr. Mark Schillinger at (415) 491-0959 or visit www.schillinger-chiro.com 

Last 2010 date and location: November 20 Hayward 


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and a total health care team. Generous guarantee and incentives. 

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Dear Doctor, 


I am pleased to present you the 2010 CCA General Election Official 

Voter Information Guide. California Chiropractic Association 

created this voter guide to increase the political power of our 

profession. If doctors of chiropractic join together to speak 

with one voice then the chiropractic profession can significantly 

impact the future of this state. 

The candidates listed herein have been endorsed by their local 

CCA chiropractic district or, for constitutional offices, the CCA 

board. Endorsements are based on the candidates’ interest in 

health policy, support toward chiropractic and their ability to 

win. The state legislators elected this year will have a significant 

impact on your ability to practice chiropractic in California and 

patients’ access to your services. When you cast your vote this 

year, I ask you to temporarily put aside your party affiliation and 

think about the future of your profession. 

Yours in health, 

General 

Election 

Official Voter 

Information 

Guide 




voter’s guide 


November 2, 2010 

General Election 

Polls open from 7 a.m. – 8 p.m. 

Statewide Offices 

Candidate (Party) 

Jerry Brown (D) Governor 

State Senate 


Tom Berryhill (R) 

SD 14 

Counties Represented 

Fresno (p), Madera (p), 

Mariposa, San Joaquin (p), 

Stanilaus (p), Tuolumne 

State Senate 


Joel Anderson (R) 

SD 36 


Riverside (p), San Diego (p) 

Need to find your polling place? 

Visit the secretary of state’s web site at 

Dave Jones (D) 

Insurance Commissioner 

Michael Rubio (D) 

SD 16 

Fresno (p), Kern (p), 

Kings, Tulare (p) 

Mark Wyland (R) 

SD 38 

Orange (p), San Diego (p) 

www.sos.ca.gov 

Your polling place location is 

also listed on the back cover 

of your Sample Ballot mailed to you 

by your county elections official. 

Call your county elections office 

for assistance. 

Need to find your district number? 

If you don’t know in which assembly 

district (AD) or senate district (SD) 

you reside, there are 

a number of ways to find out! 

Consult your sample ballot 

(your districts will be listed inside) 

or visit CCA’s website at 

www.calchiro.org 

go to News & Legislation and 

enter your home address under 

“My Elected Officials”. 

Mike Villines (R) 

Tony Strickland (R) Controller 

State Senate 


Noreen Evans (D) 

SD 02 

Doug La Malfa (R) 

SD 04 

Darrell Steinberg (D) 

SD 06 

Leland Yee (D) 

SD 08 

Ellen Corbett (D) 

SD 10 

Anna Caballero (D) 

SD 12 

Insurance Commissioner 


Humbolt, Lake, 

Mendocino, Napa, 

Solano, Sonoma 

Butte, Colusa, Del Norte, 

Glenn, Nevada (p), Placer, 

Shasta, Siskiyou, Sutter, 

Tehama, Trinity, Yuba 

Sacramento (p) 

San Francisco (p), 

San Mateo (p) 

Alameda (p), 

Santa Clara (p) 

Madera (p), Merced, 

Monterey (p), San Benito, 

Stanislaus (p) 

Jean Fuller (R) 

SD 18 

Alex Padilla (D) 

SD 20 

Kevin De León (D) 

SD 22 

Ed Hernandez (D) 

SD 24 

Curren Price (D) 

SD 26 

Jenny Oropeza (D) 

SD 28 

Ron Calderón (D) 

SD 30 

Gloria Negrete 

McLeod (D) 

SD 32 

Lou Correa (D) 

SD 34 

Inyo, Kern (p), 

San Bernardino (p), 

Tulare (p) 

Los Angeles (p) - Pacoima 

Los Angeles (p) - Los 

Angeles 


Angeles 


Angeles 

Los Angeles (p) - Long 

Beach 

Los Angeles (p) - 

Montebello 

Los Angeles (p), 

San Bernardino (p) 

Orange (p) 

No Endorsement 

SD 40 

State Assembly 


Wesley Chesbro (D) 

AD 01 

Jim Nielsen (R) 

AD 02 

Dan Logue (R) 

AD 03 

Ted Gaines (R) 

AD 04 

Richard Pan (D) 

AD 05 

Jared Huffman (D) 

AD 06 

Michael Allen (D) 

AD 07 

Imperial, Riverside (p), 

San Diego (p) 


Del Norte, Humboldt, 

Lake, Mendocino, 

Sonoma (p), Trinity 

Butte (p), Colusa, Glenn, 

Modoc, Shasta, Siskiyou, 

Sutter, Tehama, Yolo (p) 

Butte (p), Lassen, 

Nevada, Placer (p), 

Plumas, Sierra, Yuba 

Alpine, El Dorado (p), 

Placer (p), 


Placer (p), 


Marin, Sonoma (p) 

Napa, Solano, Sonoma (p) 














Mariko Yamada (D) 

AD 08 

Solano (p), Yolo (p) 

Jerry Hill (D) 

AD 19 

San Mateo (p) 


AD 30 

Fresno (p), Kern (p), 

Kings, Tulare (p) 

Julia Brownley (D) 

AD 41 


Ventura (p) 

Roger Dickinson (D) 

AD 09 


Bob Wieckowski (D) 

AD 20 

Alameda (p), 


Henry Perea (D) 

AD 31 

Fresno (p), Tulare (p) 

Mike Feuer (D) 

AD 42 


Angeles 

Alyson Huber (D) 

AD 10 

Amador, El Dorado (p), 

Sacramento (p), 

San Joaquin (p) 

Rich Gordon (D) 

AD 21 

San Mateo (p), 


Shannon Grove (R) 

AD 32 

Kern (p), 


Mike Gatto (D) 

AD 43 

Los Angeles (p) - Burbank 

Susan Bonilla (D) 

AD 11 

Contra Costa (p) 

Paul Fong (D) 

AD 22 


Katcho Achadjian 

(R) 

AD 33 

San Luis Obispo, 

Santa Barbara (p) 

Anthony Portantino 

(D) 

AD 44 

Los Angeles (p) - La 

Canada Flintridge 

Fiona Ma (D) 

AD 12 

San Francisco (p), 

San Mateo (p) 

Nora Campos (D) 

AD 23 


Connie Conway (R) 

AD 34 

Inyo, Kern (p), 


Tulare (p) 

Gil Cedillo (D) 

AD 45 


Angeles 

Tom Ammiano (D) 

AD 13 

San Francisco (p) 

Jim Beall (D) 

AD 24 


Das Williams (D) 

AD 35 

Santa Barbara (p), 

Ventura (p) 

John Pérez (D) 

AD 46 


Angeles 

Nancy Skinner (D) 

AD 14 

Alameda (p), 

Contra Costa (p) 

Kristen Olsen (R) 

AD 25 

Calaveras, Madera 

(p), Mariposa, Mono, 

Stanislaus (p), Tuolumne 

Steve Knight (R) 

AD 36 



Holly Mitchell (D) 

AD 47 


Angeles 


AD 15 

Alameda (p), Contra 

Costa (p), Sacramento 

(p), San Joaquin (p) 

Bill Berryhill (R) 

AD 26 

San Joaquin (p), 


Jeff Gorrell (R) 

AD 37 

Kern (p), Los Angeles (p), 

Ventura (p) 

Mike Davis (D) 

AD 48 


Angeles 

Sandré Swanson (D) 

AD 16 

Alameda (p) 

William Monning (D) 

AD 27 

Monterey (p), 

Santa Clara (p), 

Santa Cruz (p) 

Cameron Smyth (R) 

AD 38 


Ventura (p) 

Mike Eng (D) 

AD 49 


Monterey Park 

Cathleen Galgiani (D) 

AD 17 

Merced, San Joaquin (p), 


Luis Alejo (D) 

AD 28 

Monterey (p), 

San Benito, Santa Clara (p), 

Santa Cruz (p) 

Felipe Fuentes (D) 

AD 39 

Los Angeles (p) - Sylmar 

Ricardo Lara (D) 

AD 50 

Los Angeles (p) - South 

Gate 

Mary Hayashi (D) 

AD 18 

Alameda (p) 

Linda Halderman (R) 

AD 29 

Fresno (p), Madera (p), 

Tulare (p) 

Bob Blumenfield (D) 

AD 40 


Woodland Hills 

Stephen Bradford (D) 

AD 51 


Inglewood 






Isadore Hall, III (D) 

AD 52 

Betsy Butler (D) 

AD 53 

Bonnie Lowenthal 

(D) 

AD 54 



Compton 

Los Angeles (p) - Torrance 


Beach 


Mike Morrell (R) 

AD 63 

Brian Nestande (R) 

AD 64 

Paul Cook (R) 

AD 65 



Riverside (p) 

Riverside (p) 


Riverside (p) 



Martin Garrick (R) 

AD 74 

Nathan Fletcher (R) 

AD 75 

Toni Atkins (D) 

AD 76 


San Diego (p) - Carlsbad 

San Diego (p) - San Diego 


Other 

Endorsements 

In accordance with the 

CCA Long Range Plan, CCA supports 

doctors of chiropractic for election to 

local, state and federal office. 

CCA also endorses local candidates 

supportive of the profession. 

CCA is pleased to endorse 

the following local candidates: 

Warren Furutani (D) 

AD 55 


Beach 

Kevin Jeffries (R) 

AD 66 

Riverside (p), 

San Diego (p) 

Brian Jones (R) 

AD 77 

San Diego (p) - La Mesa 

Candidate 

Tony Mendoza (D) 

AD 56 

Los Angeles (p) - Artesia 

Jim Silva (R) 

AD 67 

Orange (p) - Huntington 

Beach 

Marty Block (D) 

AD 78 


Mark Brown, DC 

Truckee Town Council 

Roger Hernandez (D) 

AD 57 

Los Angeles (p) - Baldwin 

Park 

Allan Mansoor (R) 

AD 68 

Orange (p) - Costa Mesa 

Ben Hueso (D) 

AD 79 

San Diego (p) - Chula 

Vista 

Jeffrey Lease, DC 

San Jose/Evergreen Community College 

District Trustee 

Charles Calderón (D) 

AD 58 

Los Angeles (p) - Whittier 

Jose Solorio (D) 

AD 69 

Orange (p) - Santa Ana 

Manuel Pérez (D) 

AD 80 

San Diego (p) - Coachella 

Evan Low 

City Council of Campbell 

Tim Donnelly (R) 

AD 59 



No endorsement 

AD 70 

Orange (p) - Irvine 

Aaron Hinde, DC 

Santa Cruz County Board of Education 

Curt Hagman (R) 

AD 60 


Orange (p), 


Jeff Miller (R) 

AD 71 

Orange (p), Riverside (p) 

Norma Torres (D) 

AD 61 



Chris Norby (R) 

AD 72 

Orange (p) - Brea 

Wilmer Amina Carter 

(D) 

AD 62 


Diane Harkey (R) 

AD 73 

Orange (p), San Diego (p) 


We can put the California chiropractic 

community in the palm of your hand . . . 

. . . well, almost. 

Advertising here in the 

CCA Journal magazine 

is darn close! 

For rates and info call 

Steve at (916) 729-5432 

or email to: 

CandSpublishing@gmail.com

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