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CURRICULUM VITAE

DOB: 10/28/59

Education:

  • B.A. University of Colorado, Boulder - 1983.
  • D.C. Los Angeles College of Chiropractic (LACC), Whittier, Ca. - 1986
  • Certified in LACC Back School - 1985
  • Completed 300 hours training through the Prague School of Manual Medicine organized by Pr.'s Karel Lewit and Vladimir Janda in Prague, Czech Republic, Sassetta, Tuscany (Italy), and Bournemouth, England (A.E.C.C.).

Honors:

  • Recipient, LACC Service Award – 1986
  • Recipient, Distinguished Service Award – March, 2003 Southern California University of Health Sciences

Boards:

  • Editorial Board, Journal of Sports Chiropractic And Rehabilitation, Williams and Wilkins, 1996-present.
  • Editorial Board, Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation, Plenum, 1995- present.
  • Advisory Board, Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapy - Churchill Livingstone, 1995-present.
  • Board of Directors, McKenzie Institute - United States - 1997-1999.

Faculty:

  • Adjunct Professor in the School of Chiropractic, Division of Health Sciences at Murdoch University (appointment March 15, 2004)
  • Adjunct Faculty, LACC, Divisions of Research (4/86) and   Continuing Education (1/88) - present.
  • Postgraduate Faculty, Anglo European College of Chiropractic - 1996-present.
  • Postgraduate Faculty, Scandanavian College of Chiropractic   - 2001-present.

Publications

Articles:

  • Liebenson CS. Lateral Tennis Elbow. ChiroApractic Sports Medicine, 1:3, 1987.
  • Liebenson CS. Achilles Tendonitis. Chiropractic Sports Medicine, 1:4, 1987.
  • Liebenson CS. Thoracic Outlet Syndrome. JMPT, 11:6, 1988.
  • Liebenson CS, Phillips R. Reliability Measurements for Lumbar Spine Mobility. Chiropractic Technique, 1:3, 1989.
  • Liebenson CS. Active Muscular Relaxation Techniques, Part One: Basic Principles and Methods. JMPT, 12:6, 1989.
  • Liebenson CS. Active Muscular Relaxation Techniques, Part Two: Clinical Application.   JMPT, 13:1, 1990.
  • Liebenson CS. Rehabilitation of the Chronic Back Pain Patient, Part One: Overview. J of Calif Chir Assoc, 16:7, 1991.
  • Liebenson CS. Rehabilitation of the Chronic Back Pain Patient, Part Two: Functional Restoration Techniques. J of Calif Chir Assoc, 16:8, 1991.
  • Liebenson CS. Pathogenesis of Chronic Back Pain. JMPT, 15:5, 1992.
  • Liebenson CS. Rehabilitation in a Patient with Acute Radicular Pain. DC Tracts, 5:4, 1993.
  • Lewit K, Liebenson CS. Palpation: Problems and Implications. JMPT, 16:6, 1993.
  • Liebenson CS. Chiropractic Rehabilitation columnist. Dynamic Chiropractor March 27, 1995-present.
  • Hyman J, Liebenson CS. Lower quarter functional analysis in the complicated low back patient. DC Tracts 7;8-12, 1995.
  • Liebenson CS. Muscular Imbalance and Myofascial Pain. Journal of Myofascial Pain. Sept, 1995.
  • Liebenson CS. Managed care: will chiropractic fit in? Ariz Assoc of Chir J, Nov/Dec 1995.
  • Liebenson CS. Rehabilitation:your practice's hedge against managed care. Tex J of Chir, Dec 1995.
  • Yeomans S, Liebenson CS. Quantitative functional capacity evaluation: The missing link to outcomes assessment.. Topics in Clinical Chiropractic, 3:1;32-44, 1996.
  • Yeomans S, Liebenson CS. Functional capacity evaluation and chiropractic case management. Topics in Clinical Chiropractic, 3:3;15-26, 1996.
  • Liebenson CS, Hyman J, Gluck N, Murphy D. Spinal stabilization therapy. Topics in Clinical Chiropractic, 3;60-74, 1996.
  • Liebenson CS. Your practice's best defense against managed care. J of Calif Chir Assoc, 21;38-41 1996.
  • Liebenson CS. Rehabilitation and chiropractic practice:Literature review and practical aspects. JMPT, 19;134-140, 1996.
  • Yeomans S, Liebenson CS. Applying outcomes management to clinical practice. Journal of Neuromusculoskeletal System, 5;1-14, 1997.
  • Liebenson CS. Yeomans S. Outcomes assessment in musculoskeletal medicine. Journal of Manual Therapy, 2;67-75, 1997.
  • Liebenson CS. Chiropractic and manual medicine care of headache. Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, 1;71-72, 1997.
  • Liebenson CS. Spinal stabilization training. Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, 1;87-90, 1997.
  • Liebenson CS, Gluck NI. Clinical implications of paradoxical muscle function in muscle stretching. Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, 1;219-222, 1997.
  • Liebenson CS. Is managed care our enemy? FCA Journal, July-August, 27-28,1997.
  • Liebenson CS. The safe back workout. JNMS,7(1), 1999.
  • McGill S, Childs A, Liebenson C. Endurance times for low back stabilization exercises: Clinical targets for testing and training from a normative database. Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 1999;80:941-4.
  • Liebenson CS. Motivating pain patients to become more active. Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, 3;143-146, 1999.
  • Liebenson CS. Advice for the clinician and patient: The Brugger relief position. Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, 3;147-149, 1999.
  • Liebenson CS. Advice for the clinician and patient: Re-education of faulty respiration. Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, 3;225-228, 1999.
  • Liebenson CS, Yeomans SG. Yellow Flags: Early identification of risk factors of chronicity in acute patients. J Rehabil Outcomes Meas, 4 (2), 31-40, 2000.
  • Skaggs C, Liebenson CS. Orofacial Pain. Top Clin Chiropr 2000;7(2): 43-50.
  • Liebenson CS. Advice for the clinician and patient: The quadratus lumborum and spinal stability. Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, 4;1:49-55, 2000.
  • Liebenson CS. Advice for the clinician and patient:The role of the transverse abdominus in promoting spinal stability. Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, 4;2:109-113, 2000.
  • Liebenson CS. Advice for the clinician and patient: The pelvic floor muscles and the Silverstolpe Phenomena. Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, 4;3:195-196, 2000.
  • Liebenson CS. Advice for the clinician and patient: The trunk extensors and spinal stability. Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, 4;4:246-250, 2000.
  • Liebenson CS. Improving activity tolerance in pain patients: A cognitive-behavorial approach to reactivation. Top Clin Chiropr 2000;7(4): 6-14.
  • Liebenson CS. Advice for the clinician and patient: Sensory-motor training. Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, 5;1:21-28, 2001.
  • Liebenson CS. Advice for the clinician and patient: Mid-thoracic dysfunction (Part One): Overviw and Assessment.   Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, 5;2: 2001.
  • Liebenson CS. Advice for the clinician and patient: Mid-thoracic dysfunction   (Part Two): Treatment.   Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, 5;3: 2001.
  • Liebenson CS. Advice for the clinician and patient: Mid-thoracic dysfunction (Part Three):Clinical Issues.   Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, 5;4: 2001.
  • Liebenson CS. Advice for the clinician and patient: Functional reactivation for neck pain patients.   Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, 6;1:59-68, 2002.
  • Liebenson CS. Advice for the clinician and patient: Functional exercises.   Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, 6;2:108-116, 2002.
  • Liebenson CS. Advice for the clinician and patient: Are prolonged sitting postures bad for the back.   Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, 6;3:151-155, 2002.
  • Liebenson CS. Advice for the clinician and patient: Functional training part one: new advances.   Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, 6;4:248-253, 2002.
  • Liebenson CS. Advice for the clinician and patient: Functional training part two: integrating functional training into clinical practice.   Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, 7;1:20-24, 2003.
  • Liebenson CS. Advice for the clinician and patient: Functional training part three: transverse plane facilitation.   Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, 7;2:97-103, 2003.
  • Liebenson CS. Advice for the clinician and patient: Activity modification advice: Part I - The hip hinge.   Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, 7;3:148-152, 2003.
  • Liebenson CS. Advice for the clinician and patient: Activity modification advice: Part II - squats.   Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, 7;4:228-232, 2003.
  • Liebenson CS. Advice for the clinician and patient: The relationship of the sacroiliac joint, stabilization musculature, and lumbo-pelvic instability.   Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, 8;1:43-47, 2004.
  • Liebenson CS. Advice for the clinician and patient: Spinal stabilization - an update. Part 1 - biomechanics.   Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, 8;2:80-87, 2004.

Books:

  • Liebenson CS (ed). Rehabilitation of the Spine: A Practitioner's Manual. Lippincott/Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1996.
    • Translated into Spanish, 2000
    • Translated in Korean, 2001
  • Oslance J, Liebenson CS. The Proprio System Manual. The Gym Ball Store, 1995.
    • Translated into Japanese, 2001
  • Murphy DR, Liebenson C, Ierna GF, Gluck N. Lumbar Spinal Stabilization - Floor Exercises. ACES, 1998.
  • DeFranca C, Liebenson CS. The Upper Body Book. The Gym Ball Store, 2001.

Chapters:

  • Liebenson CS. Spinal Rehabilitation for the Small, Private Practitioner. In Advances in Chiropractic, Ed. Lawrence D. Mosby, 1994.
  • Liebenson CS. Manual Resistance Techniques in Rehabilitation. In Muscle Energy Techniques (2 nd ed). Ed. Chaitow L. Chuchill Livingstone,   2001.
  • Liebenson CS, Gluck NI, Skaggs C. Making the Shift from Passive to Active Care. In The Health Care Professionals Guide to Spinal Rehabilitation. Ed. Stude D. Appleton and Lange, 1999.
  • Yeomans S, Liebenson CS. Outcomes Assessment and Functional Testing.   In The Health Care Professionals Guide to Spinal Rehabilitation. Ed. Stude D. Appleton and Lange,   1999.
  • Liebenson CS, Yeomans S. Risk factors of chronicity. In Clinical Application of Outcomes Assessment. Ed. Yeomans S. Appleton and Lange, 1999.
  • Liebenson CS, Gluck NI. Lumbar spine   rehabilitation. In Chiropractic Diagnosis and Management, 2nd edition.   Eds. Lawrence DJ, Nelson CF, Mosby-Year Book, 2000.
  • Gluck NI, Liebenson CS. Rehabilitation protocols. In Geriatrics. Eds. Morgenthal P, Appleton and Lange, 2001.
  • Liebenson CS, Skaggs C. The role of chiropractic treatment in whiplash injury. In Whiplash. Eds. Malanga G, Nadler S. Hanley and Belfus, Philadelphia 2002.
  • Liebenson CS, Skaggs C. Reactivaton and Rehabilitation. In Fundamentals of Chiropractic. Eds. Redwood D, Cleveland CS. Mosby, St. Louis 2003.
  • Liebenson CS, Skaggs C. Reactivaton and Rehabilitation. In Principles of Chiropractic. Ed. Haldeman S. Appleton and Lange 2004.

Videos:

  • Liebenson CS. Oslance J.The 20 Minute Gym Ball Workout. The Gym Ball Store, 1995.
  • Liebenson CS, Chapman S. Lumbar Spine: Making a Rehabilitation Prescription. Lippincott/Williams and Wilkins, 1998.
  • Liebenson CS, LeFebvre R, DeFranca C. Cervico-Thoracic Spine: Making a Rehabilitation Prescription. Lippincott/Williams and Wilkins, 1998.
  • Liebenson CS, Murphy D. Post-Isometric Relaxation Techniques: Lower Back and Lower Extremities. Lippincott/Williams and Wilkins, 1998.
  • Liebenson CS, Gluck N, DeFranca C, Hyman J, and Perri M. Spinal Stabilization: Exercise Tracks. Lippincott/Williams and Wilkins, 1998.
  • Liebenson CS, Chapman S. Safe Back Workout: Low Back Remobilization and Reactivation (Beginning Level). Lippincott/Williams and Wilkins, 1998.
  • Liebenson CS, Perri M, Murphy D, and DeFranca C. Safe Back Workout: Flexibility, Breathing and Relaxation Routine. Lippincott/Williams and Wilkins, 1998.
  • Liebenson CS, DeFranca C, Gluck N, Perri   M. Safe Back Workout: Low Back and Abdominals. Lippincott/Williams and Wilkins, 1998.
  • Liebenson CS, DeFranca C, Gluck N, Perri   M. Safe Back Workout: Glutes and Thighs. Lippincott/Williams and Wilkins, 1998.

Consultant:

  • Guidelines for Chiropractic Quality Assurance and Practice Parameters, Proceedings of the Mercy Center Consensus Conference. Eds. Haldeman S, Chapman-Smith D, Peterson Jr. DM. Aspen, 1993.
  • American Chiropractic Rehabilitation Certification Board Delphi process 1995 - present.
  • Anglo European Chiropractic College's M.Sc. program - rehabilitation section (100 hours) 1997- present.

Speaking:

  • Presented 2 papers at the 4th Annual Reviews of the Literature Conference, Palmer West Chiropractic College, 1987.
  • Presented 2 papers at the Third Annual Conference of Research and Education, Pacific Consortium for Chiropractic Research. California Chiropractic Association Convention, June 18-19, 1988.
  • Keynote Speaker, American Myotherapy Association Annual Convention. Burlington, Vermont September, 1988.
  • Moderator, LACC's Interdisciplinary Symposium on "Lumbar Disc Syndromes". November 11, 12 1989.
  • Moderator, LACC's Interdisciplinary Symposium on "Conservative Approaches to Headache". November 10,11 1990.
  • Workshop Director,   American Back Society, "Integrating Chiropractic Manipulation with Rehabilitation",   San Francisco, December 6-9, 1990.
  • Workshop Director,   American Back Society, "Spinal Rehabilitation in the Small Private Practice", in San Francisco, December 11-15, 1991.
  • Presentation, American College of Chiropractic Orthopedists Annual Convention, "Spinal Rehabilitation and Disability Prevention", in Las Vegas, April 16, 1992.
  • Workshop Director, American Back Society, "Functional Restoration in the Small Private Practice", in New Orleans, May 6-10, 1992.
  • Poster Presentation with Oslance J, Pacific Consortium for Chiropractic Research. California Chiropractic Association Convention, "Functional Capacity Evaluation" , Palm Springs, California, June, 1992.
  • Workshop Director, American Back Society, "Low-Cost, Low-Tech Spinal Rehabilitation", in San Francisco, California, December, 1992.
  • Workshop Director, American Back Society, "Cost-Containment Methods for Spinal Rehabilitation", in San Francisco, December, 1993.
  • Presentation,   The College of Chiropractors of Alberta, "Chiropractic Rehabilitation in the Small Clinic Setting: Simple Cost Effective Active Care Procedures" Calgary, Alberta, February 5,6 1994.
  • Speaker at LACC's 7th Annual Interdisciplinary Symposium, "Lumbar Overstrain Due to Muscular Imbalance & Altered Neuromuscular Control", March, 1994.
  • Convention speaker - Texas State Convention, "Cost-Containment Methods in Chiropractic" Lubbock, Texas, March, 1994.
  • Presentation, Foundation for Chiropractic Education and Research Conference, "Structure vs. Function", Palm Springs, June, 1994.
  • Workshop Director, American Back Society, "Functional Restoration" in Beverly Hills, California, December 1994.
  • Presentation, Academy of Forensic and Industrial Chiropractic Consultants. Outcomes management: the new benchmark. Sept. 23, 1995, Los Angeles, California.
  • Convention speaker, Utah State Convention, "Spinal Rehabilitation". Snowbird Resort, Utah, September, 1995.
  • Presentation, California Chiropractic Association Convention, "Rehabilitation" San Diego, CA, June 14, 1996.
  • Convention speaker, Texas Chiropractic College Homecoming Convention, "Spinal Rehabilitation", Houston, Texas, July 27, 1996.
  • Workshop Director, American Back Society, "Functional Rehabilitation" in San Francisco, California, December 1996.
  • Speaker, Workers Compensation Board of Manitoba, "The Back Pain Revolution", Winnepeg, Manitoba,   March 27, 1997.
  • Convention speaker, Arizona Association of Chiropractic State Convention, "The Back Pain Revolution", Scottsdale, Arizona, August 2,3, 1997.
  • Convention speaker, Florida Chiropractic Association Fall Convention, "The Back Pain Revolution", Orlando, Florida, August 15, 1997.
  • Convention speaker, Chiropractor's Association of Australia National Confernec, "The Back Pain Revolution", Hobart, Tazmania, September 12-14, 1997.
  • Convention speaker, British Chiropractic Association and Scottish Chiropractic Association Convention, "Spinal Stabilization Training", March 28, 1998.
  • Speaker, Manitoba Public Insurance conference on Soft Tissue Pain Syndromes. Winnipeg, Manitoba, May 28,29 1998.
  • Convention speaker, Minnesota Chiropractic Association Convention, Duluth, Minnesota, October 22-24, 1999.
  • Speaker, State of Washington, Department of Labor and Industries Modern Approaches to Conservative Treatment of Low Back Pain, November 10,1 2000.
  • Co-chairman, Northwestern University and the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago's Sports Medicine Program, December 8-10, 2000.
  • Plenary speaker, World Federation of Chiropractic's 7 th Biennial Congress May 1-3, 2003 Orlando, Florida May 1-3, 2003.

Teaching:

  • Coordinator - Los Angeles College of Chiropractic Annual Interdisciplinary Symposia 1986-1990.
  • Undergraduate guest lecturer Los Angeles College of   Chiropractic 1986- present.
  • Chiropractic Neurology course, Los Angeles College of Chiropractic, Palo Alto, San Diego, Los Angeles, Seattle 1992-1996.
  • Chiropractic Rehabilitation Association, Dallas, Chicago, Philadelphia, Orlando, Newark, Toronto 1992 - 1995.
  • Course organizer & presenter - Los Angeles College of Chiropractic Rehabilitation Diplomate courses, Honolulu, Los Angeles, Oakland, Pittsburgh, Chicago, San Diego, Philadelphia, San Jose, Phoenix, Atlanta, Boston, Seattle, Portland, Salt Lake City, Denver, Las Vegas, Austin, Orlando, Boston, Newark, Toledo, Meriden (CT), Seneca Falls (NY), Long Island,    1991-present.
  • Course organizer and presenter - Anglo-European College of Chiropractic Rehabilitation component of the M.Sc. program in Bourenmouth, England 1996- present.
  • Course organizer and presenter - Preferred Chiropractic Providers Institute, Orlando, Florida, Managed Care 40 hour "Quality Assurance" program, 1997,1998.
  • Course organizer and presenter - Royal Melbourne Institute   M.Sc. program in Chiropractic Rehabilitation in Sydney and Melbourne, Australia 1999- present.
  • Course organizer and presenter - American Chiropractic Network, Active Care Program 2000-.
  • Course organizer and presenter - ChiroForm, Rehabilitation Certification Program - Copenhagen, Denmark 2001 -.
  • Course organizer and presenter - Scandanavian College of Chiropractic,   Rehabilitation Certification Program - Stockholm, Sweden 2002 -.

Other Teaching Experience:

  • Assisted Dr. Leon Chaitow in courses on Soft Tissue Manipulation from 1985-1988 in Los Angeles, Seattle, Tampa, Miami, & Chicago.
  • Assisted Dr. Karel Lewit in courses on Manual Medicine from 1986-1988 in Los Angeles & New York.
  • Assisted Dr. Vladimir Janda in courses on Rehabilitation of the Muscular System from 1987-present in Los Angeles, Boston, and San Francisco.

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