Scholarships & schedules
LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
WORKSHOPS
IN-PERSON COURSES
ONLINE COURSES
Hands-on Workshops are "OPPORTUNITIES TO BOLSTER YOUR REPUTATION AS THE SPINE DOCTOR - THE BACK PAIN SPECIALIST - IN YOUR COMMUNITY," according to Dr. Cox.
Take advantage of one soon! Hands-on worksh
Hands-on Workshops are "OPPORTUNITIES TO BOLSTER YOUR REPUTATION AS THE SPINE DOCTOR - THE BACK PAIN SPECIALIST - IN YOUR COMMUNITY," according to Dr. Cox.
Take advantage of one soon! Hands-on workshops for chiropractic technique are vital to the proper application of Cox® Technic protocols for optimal clinical outcomes.
Cox® Technic Hands-On Workshops are lead by Certified Cox® Technic Instructors in their private clinics.
Limited to 2 to 6 participants at a time, they give participants the opportunity to take turns being the "patient" and the "doctor" to experience the proper feel the patient should experience and to be directed in the proper application as the doctor. Proper application of the published, research-tested and documented technique protocols raises the doctor's opportunity for optimal clinical outcomes and to work smarter not harder in applying flexion distraction procedures.
These are 'Hands-On' Workshops, not just observation! These workshops do not focus on patient management or office procedures, they focus on application. Some attendees come as their first introduction to the technique while others come after newly being certified or after years-and-years of being certified to re-hone their skills in a small group environment with kind, patient, experienced colleagues.
Workshop Locations:
Dr. Lee Hazen 27450 Ynez Road #100, Temecula, CA 92591 (1 hour from San Diego)
Dr. Ted Siciliano 720 South Main Street, Mayetta, NJ 08092
Dr. Kurt Olding 12-A Eagle Drive, Minster, OH 45865 (Western Ohio)
Dr. Mike Poulin 2465 Centerville Road Ste J-18, Herndon, VA 20171 (near Washington DC)
Dr. Ralph Kruse Keiser University, 2085 Vista Pkwy, West Palm Beach, FL 33411
Dr. Joel Dixon 1192 Malvern Rd Malvern, VIC Australia 3144 (CPD/FLA 4 hours)
Dr. Dean Greenwood406-1755 West Broadway, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6J 4S5
Dr. Marc Baker 7907 Hwy #7 #2B, Musquodoboit Harbour, NS, Canada B0J2L0 (45 minutes from Halifax)
Dr. Luigi Albano 1275 Walker Rd #8, Windsor, ON Canada N8Y4X9
Dr. Shay Corbin 7417 Jefferson Hwy, Baton Rouge, LA 70806
Dr. Robert Patterson 11791 W 112th St #101, Overland Park, KS 66210
YOUR OFFICE - Dr. Lee Hazen is offering to do a workshop in YOUR office if you want to pay his travel/per diem expenses for 2 nights plus workshop tuition. Contact Julie for more details/set a date.
Attendee Comments:
Amazing what a tune-up on technique can do! Already treating patients better!! - Virginia workshop/Poulin
The small group was wonderful, especially for me since I do not like the large group hands own. I can't say enough good things about Dr. Kruse. It was the best money I spent. - Chicago workshop/Kruse
Wanted to learn the basics. [would] absolutely [recommend the workshop]. I learned more in a few hours than all the seminars I have attended on any topic. 100% - California workshop/Hazen
I've been certified for some time, and one afternoon with Dr. Cox I picked up so many tips! - Fort Wayne/Cox
ONLINE COURSES
IN-PERSON COURSES
ONLINE COURSES
There are 220+ hours of content available online for CE credit (in states that allow such and for which it has been applied and approved).
There are recordings of Parts I, II, and IV courses along with special topics like spondylolisthesis, scoliosis, Tarlov cysts, synovial cysts, discal cysts, myelomalacia, myelopathy, radiculopathy, dis
There are 220+ hours of content available online for CE credit (in states that allow such and for which it has been applied and approved).
There are recordings of Parts I, II, and IV courses along with special topics like spondylolisthesis, scoliosis, Tarlov cysts, synovial cysts, discal cysts, myelomalacia, myelopathy, radiculopathy, disc herniation, afferentation, and so much more.
Before taking any online course for which CE is a necessity for you, check with the CE APPROVALS first!
CE is coordinated in conjunction with the National University of Health Sciences - Post Graduate Division.
- Click here for (dc) LOGIN PAGE This is a separate website just for taking online courses.
- You will create your own (free) account, by clicking NEW ACCOUNT
- Click on the CATALOG tab, to see the list of courses
- Click All Categories - to narrow your search
- Length: 1 hour (A few are 1.5 - 2 hours)
- $40-$55/course
- You may "take" the course all in one sitting or in several sessions.
- You will receive immediate access after you register/pay for a course.
- You will have 30 days access from the date you register/pay for a course.
- Any and all courses may be taken for Re-Certification (but not the same ones every year!).
Are there any discounts?
- Yes, CTC Subscribers receive a 25% discount.
- Active certified doctors receive a 15% discount.
- Please email us for the Discount code!
Are there any refunds?
- NO! Please carefully select the course you are wanting to take. You have 30 days to complete each one.
How do I get my completion certificate (proof that I took the course and passed)?
- When you finish the course, pass the quiz and finish the evaluation, a certificate is automatically generated for you to print.
I have a MAC, can I take these courses?
- Yes! The videos are MP4, and the other parts are available to MAC users as well.
IN-PERSON COURSES
IN-PERSON COURSES
IN-PERSON COURSES
In-person Certification Courses in lumbar, cervical and thoracic spine conditions are offered so that like-minded chiropractic physicians may speak the same language, strive to examine, diagnosis, treat and relieve spine pain patients in the same way.
Courses are thorough, evidence-based, research-paper-documented, protocol-guided mixes
In-person Certification Courses in lumbar, cervical and thoracic spine conditions are offered so that like-minded chiropractic physicians may speak the same language, strive to examine, diagnosis, treat and relieve spine pain patients in the same way.
Courses are thorough, evidence-based, research-paper-documented, protocol-guided mixes of hands-on sessions and didactic lecture sessions lead by your colleagues who are clinicians like you, in practice every day treating patients.
Lumbar certification is in two parts: discogenic and non-discogenic weekends. The lumbar spine course sets the foundation for understanding the approach to spine pain that Cox® Technic takes.
Cervical certification is one weekend of 14 hours - same mix of didactics and hands-on sessions.
Thoracic certification too is one weekend of 14 hours, a mix of hands-on and lecture.
The Cox® Honors Course brings together all the certified doctors' wisdom and experience together in one place for an incredible, dynamic weekend of sharing the joys and challenges of treating some of the most difficult back and neck pain cases. What an inspirational weekend!
Join a weekend soon!
NEW
OPTIONAL SETTINGS:
(A) typically arranged courses at hotel/school
and/or
(B) at your office with up to 9 other colleagues and your Cox®8 Table - Ask Julie for details.
CERTIFICATION
Transform Your Practice with Cox® Technic
Background/Mission of the Cox® Certification Courses
63.7% of chiropractic physicians reported that they practice Cox® Technic according to the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners in 2010. This statistic makes it one of the most popular techniques in chiropractic, one of only four in chiropractic that a majority of chiropractic physicians practice. However, only a few are certified, about 3.4% of 49,100 (by Bureau of Labor Statistics 2008) to 2.3% of 70,000 (by National Board of Chiropractic Examiners 2010 report).
To help physicians be more competent in their practices and patients be more confident in their choices of physicians to visit, the Cox® Certification Program was established in 1991 at the National University of Health Sciences in Lombard (Chicago), Illinois, with Dr. James M. Cox. Chiropractic physicians (and students) may choose to take the certification examination. If passed, they are "Certified".
Certification in Cox® Technic Flexion Distraction and Decompression protocols:
- Establishes that Cox® certified physicians practice similarly.
- Allows patients to expect similar treatment from Cox® certified doctors, should they be away from home and need care.
- Shows that Cox® certified physicians are committed to providing the best care using the most current research data and information.
- Allows the expectation that certified doctors keep in touch with the latest findings by keeping their education and experience current via post-graduate courses or via private study of the latest research and demonstrate their understanding of such via a patient case report publishing.
- May also be acquired for Cervical Spine and Thoracic Spine in addition to Lumbar Spine.
- To be listed in the referral directory, you must have the LUMBAR SPINE certification completed.
- Cervical Spine Certification - 14 hours plus written/practical exam
- Thoracic Spine Certification - 14 hours plus written/practical exam
- Those doctors who are already lumbar spine certified and then pass the cervical and/or thoracic certification exams (written/practical) are indicated with a bullet point next to their names in the referral directory as being "cervical spine certified" and/or "thoracic spine certified".
Benefits of Certification
- Confidence in caring for the severe and routine low back patients. Don’t fear the antalgic sciatic or radicular patient.
- Inclusion in the Cox® Technic on-line Referral Directory
- Opportunity to have a personalized page for you and your practice on this website - example / Premium Referral Directory Listing
- Prestige of public and professional positioning as the low back doctor or spine physician of choice
- Formal Certificate of Certification from NUHS Post Grad
- Refer with confidence to fellow physicians who treat similarly to you.
- 15% discount on future seminars with Cox® Technic!
Students in Chiropractic School Wanting to be Certified
Students from schools where a Cox® Technic course is taught by an Active Cox® Certified physician may be exempt from taking Part I -- if they take the Part II course within 2 years from graduation - although taking Part I is highly encouraged.
TIME BETWEEN LUMBAR PARTS I and II:
Part II must be taken within 2 years of taking Part I (or from graduation if a student per the above description).
“Research is what will save our profession. ... I feel more equipped to take on patients now than when I graduated Chiropractic school.” - Dr. Luigi Albano (attendee, Parts I/II Combined Certification Courses)
CLICK HERE TO WATCH A VIDEO ABOUT BENEFITS OF ATTENDING COX® SEMINARS.
CERTIFICATION COURSES
Part I - Lumbar
Parts I/II Combined
Part II - Lumbar
Part I — What Is Cox® Technic? The Basics
This dynamic, fast-paced 15 hours weekend is the first step to incorporating the System of Cox® Technic into your spine pain management practice. It is based on the biomechanical and anatomical published spinal literature as well as the experimental laboratory studies’ findings on Cox® Technic i
Part I — What Is Cox® Technic? The Basics
This dynamic, fast-paced 15 hours weekend is the first step to incorporating the System of Cox® Technic into your spine pain management practice. It is based on the biomechanical and anatomical published spinal literature as well as the experimental laboratory studies’ findings on Cox® Technic itself. The System of Cox® Technic uses this biomechanical and anatomical understanding as a bridge to the interpretation of the clinical examination and imaging findings to come up with a clear diagnosis of the patient’s spine pain source and condition. From this, a clear treatment plan is set forth, a treatment plan based on evidence and science.The conditions focused on at Part I on the non-discogenic conditions like facet syndrome, spondylolisthesis, tropism, short leg and the like with some sharing of care for scoliosis, lumbago, thoracic spine tightness, and spinal stenosis.Hands-on protocols are introduced, demonstrated, and practiced for lumbar spine in small groups while videotaped actual clinical patients’ examination, treatment, even education, from Dr. Cox’s office are shared.
- Part I introduces The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management as it focuses on non-discogenic low back pain conditions along with a bit of discogenic and stenotic and the Cox® Technic flexion distraction and decompression hands-on protocols.
- Part I shares the history and evolution of the science and research behind the protocols and features small group sessions lead by experienced chiropractic instructors that focus on the application of the protocols.
- Lead by experienced, certified-in-Cox®-Technic chiropractic hands-on instructors who practice this technique every day, this weekend will excite you for Monday morning!
- Read what attendees say about the courses (below)!
ATTENDEE FEEDBACK
"You get the latest research presented in concise form, as well as individual hands-on with the technique that is invaluable. When’s the last time a seminar day flew by? Good stuff.” - Dr. Keith Olding
"Nice combination of research and daily practice info. Great way to treat disc disorders. Gentle technique. Well researched. Lot of education opportunities. Really enjoyed the thoroughness of the course and knowledge base/experiences of the instructor."
Part II - Lumbar
Parts I/II Combined
Part II - Lumbar
Part II Cox® Certification Course - How Is Cox® Technic Applied and Integrated into a Clinical Practice
This energetic weekend course builds on the foundation started in Part I. The biomechanical and anatomical influences on spinal pain are reviewed. The clinical examination is re-emphasized as its importance in the care and ultimate c
Part II Cox® Certification Course - How Is Cox® Technic Applied and Integrated into a Clinical Practice
This energetic weekend course builds on the foundation started in Part I. The biomechanical and anatomical influences on spinal pain are reviewed. The clinical examination is re-emphasized as its importance in the care and ultimate clinical outcome of spinal pain patients is paramount. The treatment plan is demonstrated in videotaped clinical cases. The treatment protocol from tolerance testing to administration based on the research-documented and published algorithms is demonstrated, practiced, finetuned during the objective pressure-transducer session for each attendee, and graded during the practical exam. Tips for educating patients in home care and pain prevention as well as principled ways to spread the word about your gentle, evidence-based care are included.
The conditions focused on in Part II are discogenic-related like disc herniation, spinal stenosis, radiculopathy and the like with presentations on treating post-surgical continued pain patient, pregnancy-related back and/or leg pain, and more.
Hands-on protocols for lumbar spine are practiced in small groups. Protocol I and II and side-lying techniques are shared.
Part I introduced the academics of Cox® Technic more for the non-discogenic spinal pain conditions as well as the hands-on protocols.
Part II makes sure that the hands-on application is proper with hands-on training emphasis. Small groups lead by experienced, certified-in-Cox®-Technic chiropractic instructors focus on the application of the protocols. The certification examination is offered optionally.
Part II continues the presentation of The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management as it focuses on discogenic low back pain at Part II. Cox® Technic is a system of spinal pain management. The technique doesn’t stand alone in the relief of spine pain, but rather is a central component. The patient, home care, Cox® Technic, exercise, examination, doctor skill are all part of the system whose goal is pain relief. The didactic discussion of spine pain conditions highlights disc-related conditions and spinal stenosis. Part II small group hands-on sessions ensure proper protocol application. Attendees practice with the force-measuring Cox®8 Force Table by Haven Medical that provides real-time feedback regarding the pressure being applied to the spine throughout the delivery of Cox® Technic protocols. This translates the biomechanics research findings of Gudavalli et al into clinical, practical application for patient back pain and leg pain relief. It's evidence-based practice care at its best highlighting the nearly 60+ years of effort to document chiropractic care outcomes fostered by Cox® Technic's developer, Dr. James Cox. The first federally funded study by the US government for chiropractic research when Dr. Ram Gudavalli joined Dr. Cox, the research abilities really started to be interdisciplinary and more complex. You will see and experience how. This course is a mix of the research and clinical application for attendee implementation into current practice. The lumbar certification examination is offered optionally.
ATTENDEE COMMENTS
"I found the seminar to be a perfect blend of intellectual knowledge and hands on practical information. Before part 2, I was getting fairly good results with the instrument and wondered if it was really worth going to part 2. You know, the technique does seem fairly simple. Once there, Dr Gudavalli measured my force with his instrument and found I was using half the force suggested. I spent four different sessions with him trying to perfect this. Then Dr. Cox improved my cervical technique dramatically at one of the lunch hours. I have noticed impressive patient improvements in the week since the seminar...So looking forward to part 3 now." Warmly, Mark [Dr. Mark B. Frank (email correspondence]
"I had a great experience at the course this weekend and feel that the time and money I spent for the course well worth it. Dr. Cox’s energy is amazing and his passion for chiropractic is contagious. I am back at the office today explaining to the medical residents shadowing me what it is I am doing when performing Cox® Technique, confident with the training I have received this weekend that I will give a clear understanding of how and why we treat back and neck problems. Those who have seen me perform treatment are impressed with the gentleness of the approach and immediate positive patient response. Thanks again to Dr. Cox for his tireless effort in making this a reality for the profession." - George Simmons, DC
"First seminar that I paid attention to the whole time! Took notes and was excited for the day. 200%!!!"
Parts I/II Combined
Parts I/II Combined
Parts I/II Combined
Special COMBINED PARTS I/II 4 Days' Course:
In the combined Parts I/II 4 days course (30 CE hours), you will immerse yourself in Cox® Technic and the non-surgical system of back pain care that all started in Fort Wayne with Dr. James Cox, developer of Cox® Technic.
Today, Drs. George Joachim and Kurt Olding will guide you through Parts
Special COMBINED PARTS I/II 4 Days' Course:
In the combined Parts I/II 4 days course (30 CE hours), you will immerse yourself in Cox® Technic and the non-surgical system of back pain care that all started in Fort Wayne with Dr. James Cox, developer of Cox® Technic.
Today, Drs. George Joachim and Kurt Olding will guide you through Parts I and II material, hands-on training, the examination, the research, and the patient tips to elevate your clinical outcomes.
In West Palm Beach, FL, Dr. Ralph Kruse along with Drs. Lee Hazen, Dean Greenwood, George Joachim and/or Kurt Olding will do the same.
Part III - Cervical
Part III - Cervical
Part III - Cervical
This course covers the biomechanical and clinical research outcomes of Cox® Technic protocols for cervical spine: the intradiscal pressure decreases, the proper forces to be applied and the correct application of protocols.
Academic discussions of cervical spine anatomy and conditions and protocols are interspersed with hands-on applicat
This course covers the biomechanical and clinical research outcomes of Cox® Technic protocols for cervical spine: the intradiscal pressure decreases, the proper forces to be applied and the correct application of protocols.
Academic discussions of cervical spine anatomy and conditions and protocols are interspersed with hands-on application of the protocols in small groups with instructors at each training Cox8® Table.
The evidence-based development of the protocols is presented including single clinical case reports, multi-case retrospective clinical case collections, laboratory discoveries of biomechanical effects and forces. This is part of the certification course in the evidence-based protocols of the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management. The technique doesn’t stand alone in the relief of spine pain but rather is a central component. The patient, home care, Cox® Technic, exercise, examination, doctor skill are all part of the system whose goal is pain relief.
This Part III Cervical Spine Certification Course in Cox® Technic protocols will build a foundation of physicians who approach cervical spine pain and then treat it in similar fashion just as the lumbar spine certification has.
The certification exam for cervical spine is offered optionally.
ATTENDEE COMMENTS
The certification exam for cervical spine is offered optionally.
"Thank you! I loved the course. My brain is still swollen from all the knowledge I received. I was particularly impressed by the professionalism, knowledge and kindness of everyone involved. A great experience! I'll look forward to more seminars in the future." – Theo Davidson DC (South Dakota) “This program includes excellent use of evidence to not justify but to determine procedures to achieve the most effective, safest clinical outcomes possible.”– Chelsea Drda DC
Part IV - Thoracic
Part III - Cervical
Part III - Cervical
Chiropractic physicians are invited to join this weekend of Thoracic Spine care with the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management via various presentations: description of thoracic spine related conditions (exam/diagnosis/biomechanical tips), demonstration of treatments and protocols, and hands-on practice of treatment protocols and
Chiropractic physicians are invited to join this weekend of Thoracic Spine care with the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management via various presentations: description of thoracic spine related conditions (exam/diagnosis/biomechanical tips), demonstration of treatments and protocols, and hands-on practice of treatment protocols and appropriate exercises.
The interconnection of the vagus nerve, the autonomic nervous system, the celiac plexus, and the spine will be explored with references, treatment demonstrations, and hands-on practice with The Cox®8 (Force) Table.
Finally, correlative spine manipulation and mobilization is a goal of this seminar, i.e., how does each spine area affect the full spine and how can chiropractic distraction spine manipulation contribute to the biomechanical correction for pain relief and disability reduction (of conditions like DISH, thoracic disc herniation, hyperkyphosis, upper thoracic syndrome, compression fracture, scoliosis, etc.)?
An emphasis of hands-on demo and practice with a foundation of spine literature references forms this new weekend syllabus sure to re-inspire your care of patients with thoracic-related issues that you may not even realize!
The Inaugural Weekend was April 17-18, 2021 - Fort Wayne, IN - CLICK HERE TO SEE VIDEO
TOPICS TO BE COVERED
- Thoracic disc herniation
- Upper Motor Neuron Signs - differentiation
- Upper Thoracic (T4) Syndrome
- Spine Research Update
- Hyperkyphosis
- Scoliosis with Degenerative Disc Disease and Juvenile: treatment with Cox® Technic (demo/hands-on practice) and exercises: Schroth, SEAS, Lyons, Mehta, etc. (demo/hands-on practice)
- Compression Fracture
- Thoracic Pump
- Doming of the Diaphragm
- Autonomic Nervous System (Vagus Nerve Reflex) and SMT: Description, Stimulation, Effect
- DISH: Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis
ATTENDEE COMMENTS
This seminar exceeded my expectations! Both instructors very knowledgeable and presented clear and precise protocol and procedures – Lonny Skjervheim DC
The abundance of research that is presented and explained clearly is astounding. Practicing on the Cox® Table w/the force table is necessary to improve technique.
There is no more passionate and thinking research based seminar. – Ken Brassington DC
Great course never fails to stimulate thought – Salvator Tocco DC
Cox® gets better each time over 16 years of coming to recert. – Michael Karafa DC
Thoracic disc and afferentation - Robert Patterson DC
Doming of the diaphragm and vagal nerve stimulation.
Honors
Part III - Cervical
Honors
The focus of an Honors Course* is to demonstrate the integration of Cox® Technic protocols in the clinical setting.
Real patients, real conditions, real applications, real problems, real situations!
“Just when I thought I was up to date on the technique, I was amazed at the new research and information [presented at this Honors course] t
The focus of an Honors Course* is to demonstrate the integration of Cox® Technic protocols in the clinical setting.
Real patients, real conditions, real applications, real problems, real situations!
“Just when I thought I was up to date on the technique, I was amazed at the new research and information [presented at this Honors course] that I can use Monday morning.”– Luigi Albano DC
options:
- Attend & absorb.
- Attend, present (a case), and absorb...
- Attend, present (a case), participate (hands-on), and absorb!
This course is for chiropractic back pain specialists.
Join your colleagues in sharing your clinical experience and new research findings, directions, and more!
proceedings of past Honors Courses:
Scholarships
Cox® Technic's developer, James M Cox DC DACBR FICC DIANM, established the educational scholarship opportunity for new graduates within 2 years of a course to attend the lumbar spine, 4 days' certification course free. A $1675 value
