This podcast brings you interviews with chiropractic researchers and movers & shakers,
as a part of our mission to educate chiropractors & communities.
Tune in for research relevant to your practice, basic science, audio blogs,
interviews with people behind the science & much more!
EPISODE #1 – Chiropractic, the prefrontal cortex, and how we may impact the brain.
In our very first episode, we are talking about one of our favourite topics – how chiropractic impacts the brain. We catch up with Dr. Adrian Wenban and talk about the latest research underway, chat with Dr. Sam Coupe from ABCA and chat about the ABC technique, and much more.
EPISODE #2 – Chiropractic, the Brain, and Paediatric Neurodevelopment.
In this episode, we catch up with Dr Marty Rosen to talk about paediatric neurodevelopment and chiropractic care. We also present new research on kids and neurodevelopment, as well as the neurobiological basis for major depression. It’s an exciting time to be part of the chiropractic tribe.
EPISODE #3 – Adaptability – A cornerstone of the chiropractic paradigm.
Join us as we chat with David Fletcher, the chiropractic rock star behind the Insight Station and the Chiropractic Leadership Alliance. He chats with Marcus Chacos about adaptability, sympathetic dominance and the genius that is chiropractic. We also talk about what’s hot in case reports, what makes a good one, and discuss evidence for high-velocity, low-amplitude thrusts on neuroimmune markers.
EPISODE #4 – The Gut-Brain Connection and the role of Chiropractic.
In a bumper episode, we bring you Dr. Avery Martin from the Averio Institute talking about the soon-to-launch Washington Chiropractic College, we catch up with Metagenics powerhouse Renee Kucyk and talk with one of our own researchers, Dr. Graham Jenkins to find out about chiropractic, immunity, and immune cell phenotypes. Its a huge episode, where we also link to some of the big topics brought to us by the legendary Dr. Michael Hall back in 2018 (see more).
EPISODE #5 – Chiropractic and Immunity – Immune Cell Phenotype and Function.
We chat with Dr. Jonathan Little about his work with Dr. Graham Perkins on the effect of chiropractic care on immune cell phenotype and function. We give you a backgrounder on this whole, interlinked, vital system, and we catch up with Erica Smith from Metagenics to talk about the concept of immune intelligence as we head into the winter season.
EPISODE #6 – The Brain and Immunity: the chiropractic context.
Chiropractic powerhouse, Dr. Charles Blum (D.C.) joins us to talk about his journey into chiropractic, the role the brain and chiropractic play in immunity, and much more. We also chat with Kristy O’Brien from Metagenics and dive into psychobiotics, inflammation and link it all to mental wellbeing. Its a great episode. Don’t miss it.
EPISODE #7 – Chiropractic and Polyvagal Theory.
In this episode, we talk about the great untapped resource that is the vagus nerve. Dr. Mo Andrews runs us through polyvagal theory, and talks about the profound impact this might make in terms of creating nervous system change and impacting the somatic and neurological experience of trauma. Doc Adam Del Torto then jumps in to talk about Cranial Fascial Release and those “last resort” patients. We wrap it out by talking about neuroinflammation and how the vagus nerve might be key.
EPISODE #8 – Chiropractic and Stroke – What New Research Indicates.
We catch up with Dr. Imran Khan Niazi, part of the trailblazing team from the New Zealand Chiropractic College and the Centre for Chiropractic Research. We are talking all things chiropractic and stroke – first going through research that found “no evidence for causation” when it came to cervical artery dissection and chiropractic care, and then talking with Dr. Imran about the new line of investigation showing the role chiropractic may play in stroke rehabilitation. But if anything, this episode is about hope. There’s a story in here that will really pull at the heart strings.
EPISODE #9 – The Subluxation Episode – What is it and can we reliably detect it?
In an episode that is loaded with both philosophy and research, join us as we talk subluxation with Professor Phillip Ebrall and Dr Tanja Glucina. It’s arguably the most important topic of our profession, and it’s one that ASRF is particularly focused on as we continue to research the definition, parameters, methods of assessment and philosophy behind subluxation-based care.
EPISODE #10 – Chiropractic and the Cervical Curve
Dr Michael Hall joins us in this bumper episode to talk about the vital importance of the cervical curve. In this episode we talk about everything from movement, to neuroplasticity, to neurodiversity and much more. Its one you’ll need to listen to over and over, we are sure, but if you’ve ever been in doubt about the potential of chiropractic, this episode will blow your mind. Dr Daniel Knowles also joins us to talk about Network Spinal and Epihealth. If there’s a theme to this episode, its putting the health back into healthcare. And that’s what we love.
EPISODE #11 – Chiropractic Care and Human Performance
In this bumper episode, Dr. Brad Glowaki tells us all about his learnings while working with elite athletes. His wisdom shows us how research pairs with chiropractic in action, and why we are far more than a pain modality. After talking about pain, prevention and performance, we then move on to Dr. Don MacDonald, author and chiropractor who talks us through the vagus nerve and why it matters.
EPISODE #12 – Chiropractic Care and Little Spines – All About Paediatrics
Join us as we talk with Dr Jacey Pryjma and Dr Braden Keil about the gentle, effective ways we care for infants, kids and their families. We will be talking about research, practice, and how chiropractic supports neurodevelopment in this bumper episode.
EPISODE #13 – Chiropractic and Paediatric Care – Part 2
Tune in to this episode as we chat with Hayley Maginness from Elevate Paediatrics as we explore the controversy around Australian chiropractic paediatric care, and talk about the (almost) 27,000 positive reports that came in from parents of paediatric patients, and the ways in which chiropractors are skilled and trained in modifying techniques for little nervous systems. We also chat with Dr Tyson Perez, one of the ASRF funded researchers who is currently looking into chiropractic and psychoneuroimmunology in an obese population.
EPISODE #14 – Chiropractic and Neuroplasticity
Join us in this episode as we speak with Dr Sarah Kotlerman (DC) from the Averio Institute as we discuss neuroplasticity, and the chiropractic opportunity presented by concentrated chiropractic care. What can the brain and body do when we remove interference? This episode brings together all the high points of research into some real world results. We also catch up with Brett from Therapeutic Pillows Australia, and talk about how sleep and neuroplasticity are linked.
EPISODE #15 – Chiropractic, Sleep and Neuroplasticity
In this episode, we chat with the wonderful Dr Jan Wesdorf from Life Chiropractic College West – author of a recent case report published through the ASRF case report project and the Asia Pacific Chiropractic Journal. Our conversation covers everything from sleep, to sleep apnoea, neuroplasticity and more. We then catch up with Dr Richard Martin to discuss the Advanced Biostructural Correction Technique and the exciting developments with the Australiasian crew.
EPISODE #16 – Chiropractic and Neurological Function
Join us as we chat with Anthony Pellegrino and Jenna Deuhr in this months bumper episode! Dr Anthony, one of our recently published case report authors, talks about epilepsy, paediatrics and how chiropractic affects the brain. Meanwhile, Dr Jenna, one of our funded researchers, talks about progress on her project – chiropractic and pre-term infants.
EPISODE #17 – Chiropractic and Women’s Health
In this month’s episode, we chat with Chiropractor and women’s health powerhouse, Dr Anthea Todd. Anthea recently authored a now best-selling book, “What’s My Body Telling Me?” In it, she flips the narrative on the body being the problem and introduces the reader to the fact that it is the solution. We cover everything from stress to hormones, to chiropractic and why women’s health is so fraught. Dr Ryan Seaman also drops by to wrap the year by talking about all that the ASRF team has been up to over the course of the last year (2024).
EPISODE #18 – Where neuroscience and philosophy connect – the default mode network and the chiropractic adjustment
In this exciting episode, we catch up with chiropractic research rockstar, Dr Heidi Haavik, as she talks us through a new, groundbreaking paper offering new insights into an emerging area of research. We are talking about the default mode network – the part of our brains that is active when we aren’t paying attention. Here, we daydream, ruminate, and much more. Chiropractic philosophy buffs have been thinking and talking about how chiropractic care might impact consciousness for a long time now. For the first time ever, we have some evidence as to how this might occur. We are also joined by Dr Joshua Tymms, from Advanced Biostructural Correction Australasia (ABCA), to talk about the power of posture far beyond aesthetics.
EPISODE #19 – New Directions and the Chiropractic Paediatric Fund
Join us for this Hero Month episode as we chat to our President, Dr Ryan Seaman, about all that is happening in the world of Paediatric research. We also catch up with Dr Sam Floreani who is bringing together the In8summit.
EPISODE #20 – From the Atlas to the Feet – Dr Harvey Getzoff and Dr Maddie Prasser
Increasingly, we are beginning to understand that you don’t get chiropractic care because you have pain. You get chiropractic care because you have a brain and spinal cord. The body is a vastly interconnected system in which nothing is isolated or operating alone. In this episode, a veteran of the Sacro-Occipital Technique (and of the chiropractic profession) joins us to talk about the Sacro-Occipital Technique and how it impacts function. We are also joined by chiropractor Dr Maddie Prasser to talk about Vivobarefoot (Sole Mechanics) and how we can better support our feet as they carry us around all day. Find out more about Sole Mechanics and Vivobarefoot here. Sign up now to receive 45% off in the Foot Health Partner Program.
EPISODE #21 – Dr Matt Doyle – Chiropractic research and education in a new era of tech
Join us as Dr Matthew Doyle talks about his PhD work in chiropractic education paradigms, and walks us through the new frontiers in chiropractic research and practice now that big data is becoming increasingly available to chiropractors. We are also joined by Dr Bobby from The Remarkable Practice. He talks through the post-covid era of health, and the trends we see in practice as new (and old) chiropractors work to spread the message further by reaching more people. Find Dr Bobby and the Remarkable Practice here.
EPISODE #22 – Dr Christie Kwon – Functional Health Outcomes
Join us for this months podcast episode as we chat with our newest board member, Dr Christie Kwon, about functional health outcomes, how she got into chiropractic, and the way forward for chiropractic research. We are then joined by Dr Anne Jensen from HeartSpeak® to talk about another functional approach – muscle testing.
EPISODE #23 – Dr David Fletcher – Functional Health Outcomes
In this episode, we are joined by the man behind the Chiropractic Leadership Alliance and the Insight Station, Dr David Fletcher. We talk about chiropractic, coherence, and functional health outcomes. We are then joined by the wonderful Janine Kinahan from SOTO Australia, and go into depth about how cranial adjusting, whole spine adjusting, and caring for the fascia make all the difference. If you want to know more about Sacro Occipital Training in Australia, head over to soto.org.au.
EPISODE #24 – Dr Sarah Kotlerman – Chiropractic, Bone Density and Tissue Regeneration
Join us as we talk with Dr Sarah Kotlerman – a prolific case report author and one of the names behind the Averio Institute with its concentrated care paradigm. Dr Sarah talks through chiropractic and tissue regeneration even in severe cases.
If you’d like to read Dr Sarah’s case reports, head over to the Asia-Pacific Chiropractic Journal – www.apcj.net
EPISODE #25 – Dorte Bladt – Chiropractic, paediatric, and the big growth arc in research and practice
In this episode, we speak to the wonderful Dorte Bladt, who talks us through what got her started in paediatric chiropractic care, what she has learned over the years and where this research needs to go. Dorte is the mover and shaker behind the kids summit, and she has a wealth of knowledge and big dreams of kids and chiro in the future.
EPISODE #26 – The Next Generation of Chiropractors – Patrick Sim and Matt Doyle talk students, philosophy, evidence and critical thinking
In the first episode of 2026, we catch up with Dr Patrick Sim, who heads up with Australian Chiropractic College, and Dr Matthew Doyle, one of our own board members who doubles as a PhD candidate advancing the cause of chiropractic education. In this episode, Dr Patrick takes us through the values that created the college, and his hopes for the future, and Dr Matt takes us through his pilot study regarding chiropractic students. As we guide the new generation of chiropractors through philosophically congruent, evidence-based chiropractic, how do we prepare them best? Its a big question, driven by research and science. As it turns out, they’re very compatible.
EPISODE #27 – Chiropractic and Consciousness with Dr Nimrod Mueller
We sat down to talk with ASRF Board Alumnus, Dr Nimrod Mueller, about one of the most exciting areas in chiropractic – exploring how the adjustment can impact human consciousness, and the experience of life. We also talk about Dr Nimrods work in developing the Australian Spinal Research Foundation’s definition of subluxation – a journey that took him all over the world and brought together so many bright chiropractic minds. We also spoke with Dr Chris Spalding – a chiropractor whose labour of love saw him develop a hormone-balancing cream for women who struggle with brain fog, bone density, and reproductive health. Find this product on Duelle’s website HERE and use the code ASRF50% to get your 50% discount on your first box.
EPISODE #28 – Dr Matt Doyle: The Bronfort Study – What does it REALLY mean for chiropractic?
In this special episode of the ASRF Research for Practice Podcast, we talk with Dr Matt Doyle – board member and the guy at the head of the research portfolio – about a study that recently landed in a reputable journal. This study seemed to have some big, detrimental claims to make and a solid study design. But did the conclusion it reached really hold up in a chiropractic context? Dr Matt took on this topic, and we got to talk about a vitally important topic for chiropractors and the people they care for: care frequency and the difference between specific adjustments and broader spinal manipulation.
EPISODE #29 – Dr’s Helen Alevaki and Sarah Kotlerman – Chiropractic, Kids, and Care Frequency
In this episode, we speak with Dr Helen Alevaki, prior chair of ACE Paediatrics, and recently appointed board member of the Australian Chiropractors Association about developing a family practice. Dr Helen skillfully takes us through the present challenges facing paediatric chiropractic care and busts some myths for us. Then we speak with the dynamic Dr Sarah Kotlerman from Washington’s Averio Institute, about the ‘doses’ of care, or care frequency question that faces a lot of chiropractors.
EPISODE #30 – Prof. Phillip Ebrall – Accessible chiropractic research as a tool for transformation
In this episode, we caught up with Professor Phillip Ebrall, editor of the Asia Pacific Chiropractic Journal, to talk about the power of accessible chiropractic research to empower new chiropractors in the majority world – that is, new and emerging chiropractors in India, Asia and Africa. Here, we talk about chiropractics offering as we move beyond the places where chiropractic is well-established and into places where it is so needed. We also touch on a big concept: quantum thinking and the vertebral subluxation. We are then joined by the wonderful Cherine Lauer, who founded the CAAA (Chiropractic Assistants Association of Australia), to talk about how to get the whole practice talking chiropractic.
This episode is proudly sponsored by ABCA – Advanced Biostructural Correction Australasia. Find out more about them at https://www.abcaustralasia.org.au/
EPISODE #31 – Dr JD Dudum and Dr Ben Coupe – Non-surgical spinal decompression and the meeting of structure and function
Join us this month as we speak with newly published chiropractor, Dr JD Dudum, as we talk through how chiropractic can come through for (some, even many) people who wish to avoid spinal surgery. His recent paper, published in the Journal of Contemporary Chiropractic, talks about a non-surgical disc decompression success in a case that would have a lot of people feeling a bit nervy. Dr Ben Coupe then joins us to tell us with Advanced Biostructural Correction Australasia has been up to, and we get into the nitty gritty of whether you can be a vitalistic chiropractor when you’re dealing with biomechanics all day every day. You’ll love this chat. Find Dr JD’s paper here. Find out more about what ABCA is up to here: https://www.abcaustralasia.org.au/
EPISODE #32 – Matthew Mancuso, and Gabby and Sam Floreani – its the art, its the science, its the philosophy
Join us this episode as we catch up with Dr Matthew Mancuso, talking all about network spinal, congruence in chiropractic practice, how your perspective as a chiropractor affects what you detect and how you adjust, and get a wow of a ‘why I became a chiropractor story.’ We also catch up with Dr’s Sam and Gabby Floreani, who tell us all about why they started the In8Summit, and why chiropractic events are not just events. Find out more about Network Spinal at www.epienergetics.com. Catch the Floreani’s and their work. at https://thein8summit.com.au/.
