Podcast - Episode 29: Trigeminal Neuralgia, Meniere's Disease, Post Concussion Syndrome, Migraines , Colic and more

Over more than 25 years of Blair Upper Cervical Practice, Dr. Gordon Elder and his wife, Ruth Elder have seen so many people get their lives back and resolve serious health issues and pain. This transformation is what got them interested in this career and what keeps them going. This episode shares some of their favorite stories from early on as well as recent success stories.

Podcast - Episode 28: Living a life of joy, service and helping others

Vicki Rush is married to Dr. Perry Rush, an upper cervical chiropractor specializing in the Blair Technique. For more than 20 years, she worked as her husband’s chiropractic assistant. She ran the office, he did the chiropractic, and it was a good balance. They were living in Spartanburg. Getting to see the miracles in people’s lives firsthand was incredible. 

Podcast - Episode 26: Dr. Perry Rush, part 1: His legacy and sacrifice to help others and follow his calling to teach Blair Upper Cervical

In this special interview, you will hear from one of the great pioneers of the Blair Upper Cervical Technique, Dr. Perry Rush. How he decided to be a chiropractor after attending a health lecture, he didn’t really want to attend but thought he needed to. He started chiropractic care with his mentor Dr. R. Weldon Muncy in Lancaster, CA, despite having no symptoms and being a weight training champion. 

Podcast - Episode 23: Losing 130 pounds, epilepsy finding healing from sciatica, knee pain and hope for the future

Elizabeth Came to work at Blair Chiropractic Clinic despite being terrified of chiropractic her whole life. Elizabeth describes her health journey as epileptic and,  previously, extremely overweight. She had high blood pressure. There were so many different health issues. She had the ACLs in both knees replaced.  A lot of it she didn't realize was going on until she started healing and realized that I was so used to dealing with the pain. Sciatic pain went away after one adjustment to the neck.

Podcast - Episode 22: Birth trauma from cesarean section leads to a life of helping others from newborns to the elderly

Dr. Margaret Shreve was 11.5 years old in July 1989 -and had no idea why her parents chose to move to Spartanburg, SC from Key West, FL. 15 years later, she was enrolled at Sherman College of Chiropractic, 10-15 minutes from her home. . As a child, she didn’t dream of being President, going to space, fighting fires, or teaching school. She wanted to know: “Why do my legs and feet take me wherever my mind wants to go?”

Podcast - Episode 21: Athletics, Concussions, Post Concussion Syndrome, Whiplash and healing from panic attacks and anxiety

Dr. Al Cobb talks about growing up as the youngest of 5 children in Knoxville, Tennessee. His passions were sports and Christian ministry. He played quarterback in College and acquired a Bachelor of Arts in Biology from the Virginia Military Institute.  After graduating from  Virginia Military Institute, he moved to Knoxville, Tennessee to be on staff with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. Christian Ministry was and still is his passion.

Podcast - Episode 20: Treatment for Meniere's Disease, the body's natural ability to heal itself, how to be the best and relying on divine guidance

Husband and wife Doctor Team practicing at Barrett Chiropractic in Wichita, KS, since July 2019,  focusing on Upper Cervical Chiropractic. They both have a similar upbringing and background and were individually motivated to pursue chiropractic as a means of helping more people with their health. After looking into several healing professions, chiropractic felt like the right fit. The philosophy and chiropractic and their background as athletes came together to form this path.

Podcast - Episode 18: Stacy Schenkel: Healing From a Neck Injury and Bulging Disc through a connection with Lubbock Chamber of Commerce

Stacy Schenkel has lived in Lubbock since 2008 and met Ruth through the Chamber of Commerce. She works at Refuge Services, a nonprofit organization that does equine therapy with children of all ages and adults with special needs, both physically and emotionally. They also have a veteran program where they do psychotherapy incorporating horses.

Podcast - Episode 17: Behind the scenes: Becoming a Specialist in the Head and Neck. What Can A Diplomate Do For You?

At the time of the recording (September 2022), Dr. Elder ha just finished a three-year program that, because of COVID, ended up being a four-year program. It was a 300-hour program for a post-doctorate degree in health for the brainstem, the craniocervical junction. The title is Diplomate. It’s a DCCJP, Diplomate in Chiropractic Craniocervical Junction Procedures.

Podcast - Episode 15: Getting the brain unstuck from PTSD, stress, depression, anxiety and long Covid with Linda Jones from Cereset

Linda came down with Covid in 2020, and it just seemed like the regular flu . She was almost through her recovery and quarantine when suddenly, she woke up one morning and was experiencing a very deep depression. She felt like she was hearing things. She thought she was having something like Schizophrenia. She did not want to be awake. She called her doctor and told her what was happening.  The doctor thought it was a long-hauler symptom of Covid and had been seeing it more and more and immediately put her on anti-depressants. It took a while to tell any difference. She felt a heaviness and felt like her brain just wasn’t functioning properly. She did not want to be on medication forever.

Podcast - Episode 14: How investing in a healthy business and healthy body builds healthy communities with Action Coach Kevin Weir.

Kevin Weir is a Business Coach with Action Coach Business Coaching with more than 20 years of experience in coaching.  His neighbor, Dr. Hines, was a chiropractor and owned a clinic. Kevin started coaching Dr. Hines, who, in turn, offered Kevin Chiropractic care.. He had his first chiropractic adjustment about one year into business coaching. It felt good to get his neck adjusted, but the technique concerned him because of the twisting and popping. Before the adjustment, he had been having aches and pains but thought it was normal. Those went away after the adjustment.

Podcast - Episode 13: Dr. Mecedes Cook discusses how a Diplomate can Solve Problems for the Other 5%, hip pain, chiropractic care for children and Meniere’s Disease.

Dr. Mercedes Cook is the owner of  Upper Cervical Chiropractic San Diego. They are located in the Mission Valley area of San Diego. She has had an amazing experience personally with upper cervical care. When she was in high school, she was a cheerleader, dancer, and really active. She was dealing with a lot of hip pain and had gotten MRIs, other imaging, done PT, done the traditional things to help with that, and nothing was really helping. Then she started to develop other issues like not being able to sleep well and having anxiety. She wasn’t getting anywhere with western medicine. A couple of her parents' friends suggested that they try a chiropractor, and they had no idea of the differences between general chiropractic and upper cervical specific chiropractic.

Podcast - Episode 12: How a Lubbock Mom healed from Bulging Disc, Neckpain and Lupus. and bringing better health to her whole family.

A few years ago Chezla was a young mom suffering from really bad neck pain, headaches, and a burning pain between her shoulder blades caused by a bulging disc in her neck. During this same time period, she was diagnosed with Lupus. She struggled with daily activities and caring for her young child. She had gone to the doctor several different times and wasn't getting any relief, and it just kept getting worse. She hadn’t had any specific accident or injury that caused this to happen but was an athlete growing up, so there were multiple sports injuries throughout the years. She had tried muscle relaxers, pain medicines, and eventually physical therapy.