Dr. Gordon Elder’s Background and Bio
GORDON D. ELDER, DC, FICPA
Director of the original Blair Chiropractic Clinic In Lubbock, Texas.
Board Vice-President, Blair Upper Cervical Chiropractic Society, Inc.
BLAIR UPPER CERVICAL MENTORS
Usually Chiropractors take Upper Cervical courses as post graduates. Dr. Elder however, learned what the Atlas was (the top bone in the neck) by attending Blair seminars even before he got to chiropractic college in 1995 and has immersed himself in the study of head and neck injuries ever since. He has had multiple mentors and been scrupulous about always putting in the work to excelling still more. These are the people he considers his mentors: Weldon Muncy, D.C. - Dr. Blair's co-developer and instructional successor, Fred Harkins, D.C. - who learned the technique from Dr. Blair personally, David Topping, D.C. - Dr. Muncy’s chosen instructional successor, and E.A. Addington D.C. - Dr. Blair’s last student and clinical successor. After 25 years, he still practices his adjusting skills diligently every day even as he now mentors younger doctors.
EDUCATION
1999 B.S. in Human Biology, Cleveland Chiropractic College - Los Angeles
1999 Dr. Elder graduated from Cleveland Chiropractic College, Los Angeles. He has been a full member of the Blair Chiropractic Society ever since.
1999 Postgraduate Fellowship, International Chiropractic Pediatric Association Postgraduate Fellowship, International Chiropractic Pediatric Association
2013 Blair Advanced Instructor Certification, Blair Upper Cervical Chiropractic Society
2020 Blair Chiropractor of the Year, Diplomate in Chiropractic Craniocervical Junction Procedures, International Chiropractic Association - Upper Cervical Council, in process. Delayed due to Covid. Scheduled to graduate in September 2022.
CAREER
After practicing for one year as an associate Doctor for R.W. Muncy 2000-2001, has been in private practice ever since. The first 17 years in Lancaster, CA until he was recruited by Dr. E.A. Addington to take over the original Blar Chiropractic Clinic in Lubbock, TX because he was already an expert Blair Doctor.In 2017 Dr. Elder closed his Southern California practice and moved his family to Lubbock, Texas to take over the original Blair Chiropractic Clinic established by Dr. Blair in 1949.
He has been an Advanced Instructor since 2013 and has since helped lead the Blair Society. He has been instrumental in developing a structured technique certification program.
CURRENT PROFESSIONAL FOCUS
3 areas describe Dr. Elder's work:
Compassion: Day to day treating patients in the clinic to Alleviate suffering, practicing empathy with a solution.
Information Management: Dr. Elder travels all over the USA and even the world to teach the Blair Technique to other Chiropractors and Chiropractic Students.
Systems Management Through professional organizations Dr. Elder takes on projects in Research, Organization, Creation,& Implementation in order to continually improve patient outcomes and help more people and complicated cases.