Christopher Kent- DC, JD
- Managing Director at Sherman College of Chiropractic
Christopher Kent
- DC, JD
- Managing Director at Sherman College of Chiropractic
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Introduction
Christopher Kent is a professor and Director of Evidence-Informed Curriculum and Practice, Sherman College of Chiropractic. Christopher does research on vertebral subluxation, wellness, and salutogenesis. A current project is 'A Salutogenic Approach to Evidence-Informed Practice.'
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July 2016 - November 2016
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Publications (36)
In this paper we synthesize an expansive body of literature examining the multifaceted influence of chiropractic care on processes within and modulators of the neuroendocrine-immune (NEI) system, for the purpose of generating an inductive hypothesis regarding the potential impacts of chiropractic care on integrated physiology. Taking a broad, inter...
Since vertebral subluxation may affect individuals at any age, chiropractic care may be indicated at any time after birth. As with any age group, however, care must be taken to select adjustment methods most appropriate to the patient’s stage of development and overall spinal integrity. Parental education by the chiropractor concerning the importan...
Objective: This study sought to determine the prevalence of abnormal MRI findings associated with components of vertebral subluxation in a cohort of 737 patients. Methods: This was a retrospective, cross sectional MRI imaging study. This anonymized retrospective study was determined to be exempt by the Institutional Review Board of the Foundation f...
https://www.scitcentral.com/article.php?journal=38&article=2223&article_title=Prevalence%20of%20Abnormal%20Findings%20in%20686%20Patients%20Referred%20for%20Cervical%20Spine%20and%20Lumbar%20Spine%20MRI%20Examinations%20by%20Doctors%20of%20Chiropractic%20and%20Potential%20Neurological%20Consequences%20Associated%20with%20Vertebral%20Subluxation
A growing body of evidence supports our understanding of the role of the nervous system in immune system function. Basic science studies and clinical reports in the scientific literature provide supportive evidence of the beneficial effects of chiropractic care in improving function, including immune system function and quality of life. These guide...
Objective: To perform a scoping review of the existing literature on salivary tests for immunoglobulin A (IgA), cortisol and C-reactive protein (CRP) to inform researchers in regards to their use as measurements of immune biomarkers following chiropractic intervention.
Methods/Results: We conducted a scoping review of existing literature availabl...
Objective: To outline a multi-pronged project to address fundamental questions regarding chiropractic, vertebral subluxation and immune function.
Background: Recent events related to the coronavirus pandemic have brought the relationship between the nervous and immune systems to the forefront within and outside of the chiropractic profession. This...
Objective: To discuss the existing literature on chiropractic, vertebral subluxation and immune function in order to inform the development of an integrative review of the literature, a review of immune biomarkers in relation to chiropractic, development of a research protocol, the implementation of future studies and the development of related pol...
Putative neurobiological mechanisms associated with vertebral subluxation.
Vertebral subluxations are changes in the position or motion of a vertebra, which result in the interference with nerve function.
This paper describes possible neurobiological mechanism associated with vertebral subluxations. These mechanisms include dysafferentation, dyskinesia, dysponesis, dysautonomia, neuroplasticity and ephaptic transmission.
The chiropractic profession has a long history of acknowledging the relationship between nervous system function and mental health. This paper reviews the history of chiropractic involvement in mental health issues, chiropractic institutions specializing in the care of mental health problems, and the putative neurobiological mechanisms associated w...
Analysis of the beat-to-beat intervals of the heart may be used to
evaluate the balance between the sympathetic and parasympathetic
divisions of the autonomic nervous system. Variability in heart rate reflects
the vagal and sympathetic function of the autonomic nervous system, and
has been used as a monitoring tool in clinical conditions characteri...
Doctors of chiropractic are responsible for determining the safety and appropriateness of chiropractic care. 1 This responsibility includes the detection and characterization of vertebral subluxations, congenital and developmental anomalies which may affect the selection of chiropractic techniques, and conditions which may contraindicate certain ch...
Although the western world is the most technologically advanced civilization to date, it is also the most addicted, obese, medicated, and in-debt adult population in history. Experts had predicted that the 21st century would be a time of better health and prosperity. Although wealth has increased, our quest to quell health problems using a pathogen...
Objective:
To briefly review the history and research regarding
chiropractic, emotional and psychological health.
Discussion:
The scope of chiropractic is as broad as the scope of
influence of the nervous system. Although many chiropractors
and those they serve tend to focus on disorders associated with
the physical body, it is obvious that abnor...
Background: Since its inception the chiropractic profession has been mired in debate regarding its clinical application – specifically surrounding the concept of vertebral subluxation. Despite over 100 years and some effort at developing a research agenda, the factions that embrace vertebral subluxation as a clinical entity warranting epidemiologic...
This article traces the historical and philosophical roots of the provaccination and anti-vaccination movements through to the present day, with a focus on the role of chiropractic within those movements. Political, legal, and scientific issues are considered. Attempts to portray the anti-vaccination chiropractors as unscientific extremists, by bot...
Basic science and clinical models of the vertebral subluxation are reviewed. Neurobiological mechanisms associated with these models are described. Models reviewed include the subluxation com- plex model, subluxation degeneration, nerve compression, dysafferentation, the neurodystrophic model and segmental facilitation. Clinical models, including t...
Objective: To assess the effects of short-term and long-term chiropractic care on serum thiol levels in asymptomatic sub-jects. Summary of background data: Serum thiols are a measure of human health status. It is a surrogate estimate of DNA repair enzyme activity, most notably poly ADP – ribose polymerase or PARP. While it is suggested that chiropr...
Objective analysis of vertebral subluxations in children poses a challenge to many chiropractors. As Lantz (1) noted, "Common to all concepts of subluxation are some form of kinesiologic dysfunction and some form of neurological involvement." A review of models of vertebral subluxation has been published elsewhere (2). However, regardless of the el...
