Dr Heidi Haavik is the Director of Research at the New Zealand College of Chiropractic. She is a chiropractor and has a PhD in human neurophysiology from the University of Auckland. She is the author of the book ‘The Reality Check: A quest to Understand Chiropractic from the inside out’ (available at www.heidihaavik.com or Amazon). This book describes in easy-to-understand language what happens in the brain when a chiropractor adjusts dysfunctional segments in the spine. Dr Haavik is the director of Haavik Research Ltd, a company that enlightens the world about the science of chiropractic at www.therealitycheck.com, and she runs an online learning academy at www.chirosacademy.com. Dr Haavik was a member of the World Federation of Chiropractic’s Research Council for ten years. Dr Haavik has received numerous research awards and has published a number of papers in chiropractic and neurophysiology journals. She is on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics and Journal of Chiropractic Education and is a Review Editor in Movement Science and Sport Psychology for Frontiers in Psychology and Sports Science. She was named Chiropractor of the year in 2007 by both the New Zealand Chiropractic Association and the New Zealand College of Chiropractic Alumni Association.
Sessions
Introduction: From Development to Degeneration: Understanding Gaps and Delays in Neuroplasticity
Hour 1: The Neuroplastic Model: Progress in Neuroscience
Hour 2: How does the brain know what is going on: Interoception, Exteroception and Inner Body Schema