Bio - Craig S. Liebenson, D.C.

Dr. Liebenson received his Bachelors degree from the University of Colorado and chiropractic degree from the Los Angeles College of Chiropractic. He is an Adjunct Professor in the School of Chiropractic, Division of Health Sciences at Murdoch University and a member of the International Association for the Study of Pain and the American Pain Society.

Dr. Liebenson is the organizer of the Los Angeles College of Chiropractic and Scandinavian College of Chiropractic Rehabilitation Diplomate Courses. He is also consultant and lead faculty for the Murdoch University and Anglo-European Chiropratic College M.Sc. programs in Chiropractic Rehabilitation.

The first ever chiropractic member of the McKenzie Institute (U.S.) Board of Directors he has been a frequent lecturer at national and international multidisciplinary meetings. Dr. Liebenson has published extensively in numerous journals and books on the subjects of rehabilitation and chronic pain.

He maintains a private practice specializing in rehabilitation in Los Angeles and is the author of patient education books on both the neck and low back and editor of the multidisciplinary text Rehabilitation of the Spine: A Practitioner's Manual published by Lippincott/Williams and Wilkins in 1996 and the videotape series Rehabilitation of the Spine - clinician and patient versions published in 1998. His books have been translated into Spanish, Japanese, and Korean.

He currently is in private practice in Los Angeles, at L.A. Sports and Spine, where he works collaboratively with neurosurgeons, physiatrists and other specialists in the musculoskeletal field. His practice specializes in acute and chronic musculoskeletal pain including sports medicine and post-operative rehabilitation.

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Bio - Tarek Adra, D.C., L.Ac.

After receiving his doctor of pharmacy degree in May 2000, Dr. Tarek Adra graduated Dean's list from the Southern California University of Health Sciences (SCUHS) Doctor of Chiropractic program. After completing his Honors internship at California State University - Los Angeles, he joined L.A. Sports and Spine center as a preceptor intern under the supervision of Dr. Liebenson. Currently, Dr. Adra holds a masters degree in Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine and is a licensed acupuncturist and Chiropractic doctor in the state of California. He is also a co-author of Scientific Basis for Ayurvedic Therapies, CRC press, 2004, and a certified provider of Active Release Technique and McKenzie Mechanical Diagnosis Therapy System.

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