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The SOT® Research Update is a service offered by SOTO-USA to help doctors become aware of the latest sacro occipital technique® (SOT) research related events, papers, and concepts affecting our practices. Please contact me directly at drcblum@aol.com if you are aware of others who might be interested in receiving this quarterly newsletter.

Don't miss our 16th Annual SOTO-USA Clinical Symposium May 7-10 2015, in New Orleans, Louisiana. For information on SOT and Cranial Certification Series seminars: Click here for more information. A cranial certification series has started in Northern California and the second in the series related to sutural technique, TMJ care, and dental chiropractic treatment will be held January 10-11, 2015. Palmer College of Chiropractic is hosting at both their Davenport and Florida campuses a full SOT Certification Series starting this January 2015. This can be a great opportunity for doctors or students interested in learning SOT and/or becoming eligible for SOT Certification.

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In this issue we will review the 2014 research activities of your SOTO-USA research team. Please see how SOT has been represented extensively nationally and internationally in various chiropractic research conferences. Please take a moment to view the "Remembering the Major" video available for free through SOTO-USA. For more information see below.

 

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Remembering the Major
 See Never Before Footage About the History of Dr. DeJarnette

Remembering the Major Appearing in the video are a group of colleagues and friends who studied and worked with Dr. Bertrand DeJarnette over the years.

The panel consisted of Charles Blum, DC (Santa Monica, California), Rodney Shelley, DC (Trabuco Canyon, California), Lorraine Bonté, DC (Santa Monica, California), Howard Lampe, DC (Doylestown, Pennsylvania), and Gordon Durand, DC (Glendale, California).

This heartwarming gathering shares stories about Dr. DeJarnette and the how and why he devoted his life to create SOT and helping humanity.

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Remembering the Major - click here

 


 

COCA Research Conference 2014
 October 10-11, 2014 - Sydney, Australia

COCA Chiropractic and Osteopathic College of Australia (COCA)'s Annual Conference was held October 10-11, 2014. The following paper was accepted for presentation at this conference.

The relationship between the trapezius muscle and spinal segments T1 to L5.

Shaun Cashman, DC performed the research on this foundational study for SOT, investigating the inter- and intra-examiner reliability of trapezius fibre analysis and treatment. This is the first study of its kind to be presented at a research conference relating to the reliability of trapezius fibres. Many thanks go to Dr. Cashman for performing this research and taking the time to present his findings at this COCA Conference.

COCA Research Conference 2014 - click here 


 

IRAPS Conference 2014
 SOT Related Abstracts

IRAPS This year SOT research was presented at the 11th Annual International Research And Philosophy Symposium, October 17-19, 2014 on the campus of Sherman Chiropractic College. The following are the accepted papers:

The Effects of the Sacro Occipital Technique on the Quality of Life in Lung Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy and Radiation Treatment. Presented by Marylyn Holbeck, DC

Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and sacro occipital technique (SOT) chiropractic: A case report. Presented by Harvey Getzoff, DC

Sacro occipital technique (SOT) cervical protocol: analysis, adjustment and assessment: A retrospective case series [n=48]. Presented by Harvey Getzoff, DC

Intervention in menorrahagia through chiropractic adjustment and spondylotherapy: A case report. Presented by William Boro, DC

Review of Cases using SOT/CMRT on Equine and Canine. Presented by Jean Thompson, DC

Sacro Occipital Technique: Palpating Occipital Fibers on Animals - A Pilot Study. Presented by Jean Thompson, D

Chiropractic manipulative reflex technique (CMRT) treatment for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) of a 3 year old male child: A case report. Presented by Robert Klingensmith, DC

IRAPS Conference 2014 - click here 


 

WFC-ACC Joint Educational Conference 2014
 Incorporating SOT TMJ Care into College Curriculums

The World Federation of Chiropractic (WFC) and Association of Chiropractic Colleges (ACC) had a joint conference that took place October 29 - November 1, 2014, in Miami, Florida.

Dr. Beth Dominicis, from the Southern California University of Health Sciences (SCUHS), presented a paper on, "Interdisciplinary clinical training in a chiropractic college setting: Dental and chiropractic co-management of temporomandibular joint disorders (TMD)."

The goal of this presentation was to share with the chiropractic community the dental chiropractic co-treatment of TMD course that Drs. Charles Blum and Richard Gerardo are teaching at SCUHS, which incorporates SOT and cranial methodologies. It is hoped this presentation was able to stimulate other colleges to include our methods and philosophies into their interdisciplinary teaching programs.

WFC-ACC Joint Educational Conference 2014 - click here 


 

ECU Conference 2014
 SOT Related Abstracts

The following is shared by Dr. Aimee Carroll our SOT representative to the 2014 ECU Convention:

"With a theme of 'celebrating diversity' the European Chiropractors Union Annual Convention, was held in Dublin, Ireland. Of significance four of the fourteen poster presentations were from SOTO-USA, and the only ones on SOT technique, it was a good showing for the organization, and many attendees showed interest."

Carroll A, Blum CL, Young M. Treatment of low back pain in pregnancy with Sacro Occipital Technique (SOT): A case report.

Blum CL, Griffiths RL. Chiropractic and Dentistry- The Need for Mutual Understanding of TMD Co-treatment: A Case Report.

Moeller JL, Blum CL. Orofacial myofunctional therapy: A Case Report.

Evans A, Yelverton C. The validity and specificity of the arm fossa test.

ECU Conference 2014 - click here 


 

ACC RAC Conferences 2014-15
 SOT Related Accepted Papers

null ACC-RAC 2014 is the combination of the Association of Chiropractic Colleges (ACC) and the Research Agenda Conference (RAC). The combination of the two programs continues to enhance and nurture the natural relationship between chiropractic scholarship and education. SOTO-USA has had a research presentation annually at every ACC RAC Conference since 2000.

In 2014 we had three papers accepted at the ACC RAC Conferences:

Boro WJ. Chiropractic Intervention of Zenker's Diverticulum: A case report. J Chiropr Educ. Spr 2014;28(1):84.

Moeller JL, Blum CL. Orofacial myofunctional therapy: A Case Report. J Chiropr Educ. Spr 2014;28(1):94.

Benner CD, Blum CL. SOT chiropractic and acupuncture for SLAP tear: A case report . J Chiropr Educ.. Spr 2014;28(1):83.

For the upcoming 2015 ACC RAC Conferences we have the following four papers accepted:

The influence of the chiropractic treatment in patients with insulin resistance associated with diabetes type 2: A case series .
Fabio Dal Bello, Patricia Bergesch, Charles Blum

Integration of SOT cranial therapy with an occlusal splint for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea: A case report .
Thomas Bloink, Charles Blum

Intervention in menorrhagia through chiropractic adjustment and spondylotherapy: a case report .
William J. Boro

Chiropractic and dental care of a patient with temporomandibular and sacroiliac joint hypermobility: A case report .
Richard Gerardo, Charles Blum, David Shirazi

ACC RAC Conference Abstracts - click here 


 

WFC/ECU Conferences 2015
 Athens, Greece - May 13-16, 2015

The World Federation of Chiropractic's 13th Biennial Congress, incorporating the 2015 Annual Convention of the European Chiropractors' Union and hosted by the Hellenic Chiropractors' Association, takes place from May 13 - 16, 2015 at the Hilton Athens Hotel in the beautiful and historic city of Athens, Greece.

The following SOT related papers were accepted for presentations at this conference:

Chiropractic cranial treatment of a patient with idiopathic intermittent hearing loss: A case report.
Thomas Bloink, DC, Charles Blum, DC

Post concussion syndrome, temporomandibular joint disorders, and chiropractic dental co-treatment: A case report.
Thomas Bloink, DC, Charles Blum, DC

Intervention in menorrahagia through chiropractic adjustment and spondylotherapy: a case report.
William Boro, DC

WFC/ECU Conferences 2015 - click here 


 

SOT Research Conference 2014
 Important Research for the Chiropractic Community

This year's SOT Research Conference was a huge success and will help plant the seeds for other conference as well as peer review journal submissions, helping to build a SOT evidence base of literature. Please consider supporting our efforts and start right now preparing a paper for next year's conference in New Orleans May 14, 2015. Click here for information about submissions.

Blum CL. Alexander Technique: An introduction with some evidence based literature.

Blum CL, Dominicis B. Chiropractic table sanitization and aqueous ozone as an effective green alternative: A proposed research study.

Bloink TE, Blum CL. Post concussion syndrome, temporomandibular joint disorders, and chiropractic dental co-treatment: A case report.

Boro WJ. Intervention in menorrahagia through chiropractic adjustment and spondylotherapy: A case report.

Cooperstein R, Blum CL, Cooperstein E. The correlation of the Arm-Fossa Test with other sacroiliac findings: A feasibility study.

Cooperstein R. The short leg question in chiropractic: Qualitative clinical research on the significance of the type of "short leg."

Cooperstein R, Crum E, Cooperstein E, Lisi A. Sitting PSIS positions and prone blocking preferences: A preliminary report.

dal Bello F, Bergesch P, Blum CL. The influence of the chiropractic treatment in patients with insulin resistance associated with diabetes type 2: A case series.

Davis KY, Blum CL. The history of temporal sphenoidal (TS) diagnosis and its clinical applications.

Gerardo RC, Blum CL. Dental-Cranial functional model and the understanding of cranial facial distortions in dentistry: A Commentary.

Getzoff H. Sacro occipital technique (SOT) cervical protocol: analysis, adjustment and assessment: A retrospective case series [n=48].

Getzoff H. Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and sacro occipital technique (SOT) chiropractic: A case report.

Kooby M, Blum CL. Chiropractic - preventative and wholistic care: Two representative case reports.

Silkman R. Is it Mental or is it Dental? Cranial & Dental Impacts on Total Health: A Commentary.

Thompson JE, Bockhold H, Blum CL. Sacro Occipital Technique: Palpating Occipital Fibers on Animals - A Pilot Study.

This year's SOT Research Conference is viewable on YouTube for free, so check out all the presentations, click here.

SOT Research Conference 2014 - click here 


 SOT: Its Past, Present, and Future
 The American Chiropractor Magazine - December 2014

The following is an opening excerpt from the article:

Sacro Occipital Technique (SOT) is an assessment and treatment method of chiropractic developed by Major Bertrand DeJarnette, DO, DC. in the late 1920s. Prior to beginning a career in chiropractic, a nineteen-year-old DeJarnette embarked on a career as an engineer within a group of elite engineering students hired by the Ford Foundry for research and development. One day not long after beginning his employment at the foundry, he was walking up the steps to the his work an explosion occurred in the building. He was thrown nearly 30 feet and barely survived his injuries; everyone else was killed.

SOT: Its Past, Present, and Future - Click Here 


Sacro Occipital Technique Organization - USA is a 501c3 non-profit, professional organization formed to promote the awareness, understanding and utilization of the Sacro Occipital Technique method of chiropractic as founded and developed by Dr. Major Bertrand DeJarnette.

The SOTO-USA family all looks forward to seeing you May 7-10, 2015, for the 2015 Clinical Symposium in New Orleans, Louisiana. It will be a great opportunity to learn the essence of SOT or advance your SOT training with integrative classes in SOT, CMRT, and Cranial along with new innovative procedures taught by SOT doctors with decades of experience.

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Charles L. Blum, DC
Sacro Occipital Technique Organization - USA

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