Meet Dr. Richard E. Garde, D.C.

Dr. Richard E. Garde
 
Education
 

1973 - Graduated Davis and Elkins College, Elkins, WV Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science.

1977 - Graduated Palmer College, Davenport, IA Doctor of Chiropractic degree.

Professional Experience
 

1978 - Received license to practice chiropractic in Colorado by Colorado State Board of Chiropractic (#1298).

1978 - Entered private practice in Boulder, Colorado.

1981 - Nominated and elected to Chiropractic BioPhysics, Inc., a non-profit research and teaching organization for the purpose of advancing knowledge of spinal biodynamics and specific analytic and adjusting methodology.

1981 - Certified to instruct Chiropractic BioPhysics in the post-graduate continuing education departments of:

Life Chiropractic College, Marietta, Georgia

Life-West Chiropractic College, San Lorenzo, California

1982 -1995 Elected to the Board of Directors of Chiropractic BioPhysics.

1985 - 1988 Completed a 3 year, 300 hour post-graduate level course, "Chiropractic Orthopedics" from Los Angeles Chiropractic College.

1990 - 1992 Appointed to the International Chiropractic Association Committee on Practice Protocols.

1994 - 1995 Appointed to the Editorial Board of "Chiropractic Pediatrics Journal".

1995 - 1998 Accepted the position as Musculoskeletal Sonography Consultant with Mesa Medical Corporation. This entails teaching diagnostic ultrasound to doctors and technicians and researching areas of interest in the neuro-musculo-skeletal system.
Publications
 

1978 - "The Three Dimensional Bio-Dynamic Congruence of the Spine with Gravity" in "Today's Chiropractor".

1986 - "Cervical Traction" and "Movement of the Cervical Spinal Cord During Neck Motion" at the Annual Chiropractic BioPhysics Symposium.

1987 - "The Biomechanics of the Cervical Spinal Cord: A Review of Alf Brieg's Work and Its Relevance to Clinical Chiropractic" at the Annual Chiropractic BioPhysics Symposium.

1988 - "Spinal Traction to Correct Posture and Lordotic Curves" in the textbook entitled "Chiropractic: Physics of Spinal Correction", edited by Dr. Donald D. Harrison, M.S., D.C.

1988 - "Cervical Traction: The Neurophysiology of Lordosis and the Rheological Characteristics of Cervical Curve Rehabilitation" at the Annual Chiropractic BioPhysics Symposium.

1990 - "Analysis and Adjusting Methodology for Infants and the Handicapped" at the Annual Chiropractic BioPhysics Symposium.

1992 - Contributing author of the "Spinal Biomechanics" chapter in Chiropractic Family Practice A Clinical Manual, Sweere, J., ed., Aspen, 1992.

1994 - "Asthma and Chiropractic - a Literature Review and Case Study" for the Journal of Chiropractic Pediatrics.

1996 - Co-Authored the article, "Musculoskeletal Spinal Ultrasound Imaging", with Robert Bard, M.D., submitted for publication to the American Journal of Pain Management, December, 1996.

1996 - Co-Authored the article, "Ultrasonic Identification of Vertebral Specimen Images through Water", with Robert Bard, M.D. and Steven Belgin, B.A., M.S. presented at the Diagnostic Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Conference, Portofino, Italy.
Awards Received
  1999 Chiropractor of the Year Award from Chiropractic Biophysics Inc