Episode 56: Chiropractic Odyssey with Dr. Leonard Faye
About Leonard Faye
Dr. Leonard John Faye graduated from the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College in 1960. He has had an unusual professional career associating, practicing in three countries, a founder and teacher at the Anglo-European Chiropractic College, clinician at CMCC, and technique instructor at Cleveland Chiropractic College in Los Angeles.
He was the first chiropractor appointed by the Canadian Track and Field Olympic Committee in 1984, he was one of the first three honorary fellows of the Royal College of Chiropractic Sports Sciences, started and originated the five, MPI 12 hour seminars, conducted a full five-day spine and extremities symposium for the Swiss Chiropractic Association, wrote a textbook published in 1985 on manipulation and its clinical application, produced VHS, DVDs and now online distance learning of spinal and extremity palpation and manipulation.
He has spearheaded the paradigm shift from a static misalignment model to a functional model of chiropractic practice.
Resources
Topic Timestamps
00:00:00 Welcome
00:01:58 Introduction to Chiropractic
00:06:18 The Value of Reading
00:11:37 England & Europe
00:23:06 Dealing with Criticism
00:26:41 Reconciling evidence with practice
00:33:36 Neuroplasticity & Sympathetic Facilitation
00:43:39 Communicating with Patients
00:53:00 Motor Skill Learning
01:07:36 “My Truths”