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Dr Joseph Shafer DC, CCSP, DIBAK
Joseph Shafer has been practicing as a Chiropractic Physician since his graduation from Palmer College of Chiropractic in 1980. He graduated with honours from Louisiana State
University prior to study for his doctorate. At Louisiana State he study international law, history and psychology.
Following graduation from Palmer, Dr. Shafer moved to Denmark with his then wife where they set up a private practice that became one of the largest in all of Denmark at the time. During
the 10 years in Denmark, Dr. Shafer continued to study Applied Kinesiology, Nutrition and Sports Medicine. He became a Certified Sports Physician in 1989 and a Diplomate of Applied
Kinesiology in 1990.
From 1986 to 1990, he was one of the official Team Denmark specialist physicians, on call to treat elite athletes. In 1989 he was an attending physician at the World Games in Karlsruhe,
Germany. In 1990 he was the team physician for NISSAN PERFORMANCE at LeMans, France. This was followed by being the team physician again in 1991 and 92 at the Daytona
Beach 24 hour endurance races.
In 1991, he was invited for the first time to speak and lecture in Moscow and then Novokuznetsk, Russia and he has been invited to speak regularly since. In 1993 he was awarded an
assistant professorship (HON) at the Novokusnetsk School of Post-graduate medicine and in 2004 was given full Professorship status at the School of Post-graduate Social and
Rehabilitative Medicine, Moscow.
During these years, Dr. Shafer found time to serve as the President of ICAK-Europe from 1988 to 1995 and President of the International Council from 1992 to 93.
He has written or contributed on three books and has privately published scores of lecture notes throughout 25 years of teaching. Most notably, Dr. Shafer has developed several
diagnostic and therapeutic techniques that have found widespread use with physicians and physiotherapists.
At present, Dr. Shafer continues in private practice, to develop new techniques and as a consultant for the profession and lectures widely throughout Europe and the Far East.
Education and Degrees:
1980 – Palmer College of Chiropractic: Degree Doctor of Chiropractic
1974 – University of Louisiana, Baton Rouge: Degree Bachelor of Arts
1970 – High School – Kenai Alaska: High School
Other Titles and Degrees:
Professor of post-graduate medicine
Moscow Academy of Social and Rehabilitative Medicine: 2004 to present
Diplomate International Board of Applied Kinesiology – 1990
Certified Chiropractic Sports Physician – 1989
Assistant professor of post-graduate medicine (Honorary)
Novokunznesk College of Manual Medicine, Russia – 1993
Private practice in:
Denmark from 1980 – 1991
Italy 1991 – present
Scotland and England 1999 – present
Associations/Memberships:
Scottish Chiropractic Association – 1995 to present
General Chiropractic Council registration 2001 – Present
Dansk Kiropraktor Forening (DKF) – 1980 to 1997
AIC (Italian Chiropractic Association) 1991 – 1994
ICAK-USA 1982 – 1992
ICAK-Europe 1990 – 1997
(President of ICAK-Europe 1988 – 1995
President of IC – 1992-3
ICAK – UK 1995 to present
Teaching experience:
Applied Kinesiology basic and advanced courses –
Sweden – 1991
Denmark – 1995, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2004
Russia – 1992 to 1997, 2004 to present
Italy – 1992 to present
Belgium – 1995 to present
England – 1996/7 and present
Other experience:
Sports medicine physician for Milan AC: 2008 -2009
Sports medicine consultant for Team Danmark 1987 – 1991
(A state run organization for the development of and support of sport
and athletes in Denmark)
Team doctor for NISSAN Performance drivers of 24-hour endurance races
LeMans, France – 1990
Daytona Beach, USA – 1991/1992
Specialist physician for world class badminton:1993 – 1996.
Research, developments and novel techniques in clinical procedures:
K-27 technique for over-facilitation/hyper-reactive states in muscle – 1984
Jugular compression for craniosacral challenge and treatment – 1992
(Received yearly research paper award for Jugular Compression in 1993)
Jugular compression and whole body evaluation.
Advanced evaluation procedures for the cranium, facial
bones and membranous structures of the skull.
The pituitary pump technique.
Cranial Nerve evaluation procedures.
Interlink patterns for the cranium and vibrational evaluation of the sutures.
Advanced joint diagnosis techniques for peripheral joints and new
developments in the ligament, muscle, tendon and bone interlink
patterns. (THE LIGAMENT INTERLINK)
Low back evaluation and treatment procedures (THE METABOLIC DISC)
Differential challenge for the inflamed disc, bone inflammation and
neural sheath inflammation.
Differential diagnosis of piriformis syndrome.
Post-fracture evaluation of bone and interlink treatment.
Muscle spindle cell challenge for Resting, Concentric & Eccentric tone.
Retain Injury Patterns [RIP] (the emotional injury) evaluation and treatment.
The diaphragmatic crus, lower oesophageal sphincter (LES), phrenoesophageal
ligament (PEL), and pericardial torsion evaluation and treatment.
Published:
AK chapter in multidisciplinary book: Dentistry and Alternative
Medicine – 1996
Kinesiologia Applicata e Terapia Craniosacrale (Italian only at present)
[Applied Kinesiology and Craniosacral Therapy}
The Muscle Test Handbook (Guest Editor with Hans Garten) 2013