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Dr. Best is a summa cum laude graduate of
Parker College of Chiropractic in Dallas, Texas. He was valedictorian
of his September, 1991 graduating class and was the recipient
of the W. Karl Parker Scholastic Excellence Award. During
his education at Parker College, he worked as a tutor and
teaching assistant in a variety of subjects.
Since graduating from Parker College, Dr. Best has undergone
additional training and was certified by the American Red
Cross as a Protect Your Back course instructor. In addition,
Dr. Best has undergone certification training in impairment
rating and is currently certified as a Designated Doctor by
the Texas Worker¼s Compensation Commission for resolving disputes
concerning issues of impairment and maximum improvement.
Dr. Best has been licensed in Texas since 1991. He has been
the managing partner of Motion Chiropractic in San Antonio,
Texas since 1992. His practice consists of general chiropractic
care, care of athletic injuries, exercise and rehabilitation,
basic nutritional and lifestyle counseling, and impairment
rating.
Dr. Best is happily married, Currently without children.
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Dr. Manison owns and operates Columbia Advanced Chiropractic, LLC, in Columbia, Md. He has received certifications in chiropractic adjunctive physiotherapy from New York Chiropractic College and advanced chiropractic adjunctive physiotherapy from the National College of Chiropractic. Dr. Manison also is certified (and re-certified) in Cox flexion/distraction from National College of Chiropractic. He currently holds licenses to practice chiropractic in Maryland and Pennsylvania. He is a member of the Maryland Chiropractic Association as well as the American Chiropractic Association, and is also a claims reviewer for a nationally known insurance contractor.
Dr. Manison has undergone extensive training and earned the designation of Certified Chiropractic Extremities Practitioner (CCEP) from the Council on Extremity Adjusting. He was certified in applied kinesiology from the International College of Applied Kinesiology in 1998. Dr. Manison has obtained a certification as a Golf Rehabilitation Specialist through the University of Bridgeport College of Chiropractic. He is one of only a handful of professionals in Maryland to have achieved the title of Low Speed Rear Impact Crash Reconstruction Specialist from the Spine Research Institute of San Diego, as well as a certificate for advanced training for diagnosis, treatment, and management of motor vehicular cervical acceleration/deceleration (CAD) trauma. More recently, Dr. Manison has achieved advanced certification in the Graston Instrument Assisted Soft-Tissue Mobilization (GISTM) technique, a highly advanced and efficient technique developed for treating soft-tissue pathology.
Dr. Manison is a cum laude graduate of Life University (a chiropractic professional graduate school) in Marietta, Georgia. He was one of only two students in his graduating class of 242 to receive the Clinical Excellence Award for performing more than 500 adjustments during his clinical internship. He also was selected as one of 12 students out of 4,000 to be a Senior Assistant, a position that also included an academic scholarship. This job enabled him to supervise and educate students in a clinical setting about the proper application of chiropractic technique and proper diagnosis, as well as assist the clinic doctors in the day-to-day clinic operations. Dr. Manison also was active in several technique clubs and held a supervisory position and instructed for the Motion Palpation club.
Prior to his doctorate education at Life University, Dr. Manison attended the State University of New York (SUNY) at Binghamton, where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Law and Society with a minor in Spanish and a concentration in pre-medicine.
Dr. Manison is the official chiropractor for the Baltimore Marathon as well as the Toyota Pro Beach Volleyball Tournament. He is active with the Maryland Chiropractic Sports Council and can be seen at various sporting events in the area, including the Columbia Triathlon.
In his free time, Dr. Manison enjoys weightlifting, golfing, skiing, hiking, and participating in any activity that involves the outdoors, sports, and nutrition.
Dr. Manison's Web site address is www.yourchiropractor.net.
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