Curriculum Vitae - kurtzspinecare.com...Gary Kurtz, DC : Curriculum Vitae 1 Curriculum Vitae Gary Kurtz, DC, DABCO 1804 North Ash Street, PO Box 412 Nevada, MO 64772 Phone: 417-667-3456

Gary Kurtz, DC : Curriculum Vitae 1

Curriculum Vitae Gary Kurtz, DC, DABCO

1804 North Ash Street, PO Box 412 Nevada, MO 64772

Phone: 417-667-3456 Fax: 417-667-4654 Email: [email protected]

SELECTED OCCUPATIONAL HISTORY Full time Chiropractic practice, Nevada, MO, 1988 – present Full time Chiropractic practice, Crawfordsville, IN, 1981 – 1988 EDUCATIONAL AND LICENSURE Credentialed in MRI Spine Interpretation by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), 2016, Certification# 1136 Diplomate, American Board of Chiropractic Orthopedists, 1990, Registry #2120 Doctor of Chiropractic, Licensed in the State of Missouri, License #5042 (Active), 1984 – present Doctor of Chiropractic, Licensed in the State of Indiana, License #0782 (Inactive), 1981 – 1988, **voluntary lapse; moved out of state. Doctor of Chiropractic, Licensed in the State of Kansas, License #3594 (Inactive), 1981 – 1982, ***voluntary lapse; obtained licensure, did not practice in Kansas Doctor of Chiropractic, Cleveland Chiropractic College, Kansas City, Missouri, 1981 Diplomate, National Board of Chiropractic Examiners, 1981 Pre-Chiropractic College; Missouri Southern State University, Joplin, Missouri, 1976 - 1978 SELECTED POST-GRADUATE EDUCATION, CERTIFICATIONS AND DIPLOMATES

Ramping Up Your Practice Post-COVID-19 - A Quick Solution Based on Your Documentation &

Clinical Excellence, Utilizing your documentation to accurately reflect the Evaluation and

Management code billed. Inclusive of a complete current, past history, previous care, and a full

review of systems. The management of post-traumatic cases in a collaborative environment in a

literature-based standard. Academy of Chiropractic Post-Doctoral Division, Long Island, NY,

2020


Ramping Up Your Practice Post-COVID-19 - A Quick Solution Based on Your Documentation &

Clinical Excellence, A case study of managing a patient where the MRI was inaccurate based

upon literature standards and the collaboratively working through a system in triaging an

extruded disc patient from psychological support to appropriate surgical care. Academy of

Chiropractic Post-Doctoral Division, Long Island, NY, 2020

Chiropractic as the First Option for Spine, A Literature-Based Standard, Utilizing clinical

findings in conjunction with advanced imaging and electrodiagnostic findings in managing

collaborative relationships with medical specialists. Applying a literature standard to care to

ensure conservative care as the first option. PACE Approved for the Federation of Chiropractic

Licensing Boards, Cleveland University Kansas City, Academy of Chiropractic Post-Doctoral

Division, Long Island NY 2020

Chiropractic as the First Option for Spine, A Literature-Based Standard, Managing spinal

related cases based upon MRI findings of herniations, bulges, protrusion, extrusions

(comminuted and fragmented) utilizing thin-sliced acquisition protocols. When to consider

ordering T1, T2, Short Tau Inversion Radiant, proton density and Dixon sequencing for spinal

related pathology, PACE Approved for the Federation of Chiropractic Licensing Boards,

Cleveland University Kansas City, Academy of Chiropractic Post-Doctoral Division, Long Island

NY 2020

Chiropractic as the First Option for Spine, A Literature-Based Standard, Creating literature-

based documentation inclusive of history and a clinical examination that encompasses causality,

diagnosis, prognosis and treatment plans. Ensuring the whole person impairment ratings are

consistent with contemporary literature, PACE Approved for the Federation of Chiropractic



Chiropractic as the First Option for Spine, A Literature-Based Standard, Spinal biomechanical

engineering models related to pathobiomechanics and literature-based standards in creating an

accurate diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment plan. Determining impairment ratings based upon

alteration of motion segment integrity utilizing motion-imaging, and creating demonstrable

evidence for continued treatment plans, PACE Approved for the Federation of Chiropractic



Pediatric Chiropractic Care, History taking, physical examination and adjusting techniques for

the young pediatric patient. Sponsored by the Missouri State Chiropractor’s Association,

approved by the Missouri Board of Chiropractic Examiners, Branson, MO, August 2016


Clinical Nutrition, Supplemental and dietary considerations for care of the nutritional deficient

patient. Sponsored by the Missouri State Chiropractor’s Association, approved by the Missouri

Board of Chiropractic Examiners, Branson, MO, August 2016

Case Management; Criteria for Care, Establishing base line criteria for care and measuring

patient response to care. Sponsored by the Missouri State Chiropractor’s Association,

approved by the Missouri Board of Chiropractic Examiners, Branson, MO, August 2016

MRI Interpretation of Degenerative Spine and Disc Disease with Overlapping Traumatic Insult

to Both Spine and Disc, MRI slices, views, T1, T2, STIR Axial, FFE, FSE and sagittal images in the

interpretation of degenerative spondylolisthesis, spinal canal stenosis, Modic type 3 changes,

central herniations, extrusions, compressions, nerve root compressions, advanced spurring and

thecal sac involvement from an orthopedic, emergency room, chiropractic, neurological,

neurosurgical, physical medicine perspective. ACCME Joint Sponsorship with the State

University of New York at Buffalo, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Academy of

Chiropractic Post Doctoral Division, Recognized by the PACE Program of the Federation of

Chiropractic Licensing Boards, 2016

MRI Interpretation of Cervical Herniations, MRI slices, views, T1, T2, STIR Axial, FFE, FSE and

sagittal images in the interpretation of lumbar herniations. With the co-morbidities and

complications of stenosis, pseudo-protrusions, cantilevered vertebrate, Schmorl's nodes and

herniations. morphology of lumbar disc pathologies of central and lateral herniations,

protrusions, extrusions, sequestration, focal and broad based herniations are defined and

illustrated. Spinal cord and canal compromise interpretation with management. ACCME Joint

Sponsorship with the State University of New York at Buffalo, School of Medicine and

Biomedical Sciences, Academy of Chiropractic Post Doctoral Division, Recognized by the PACE

Program of the Federation of Chiropractic Licensing Boards, 2016

MRI Interpretation of Cervical Degeneration/Bulges, MRI slices, views, T1, T2, STIR axial,

stacking, FFE, FSE and sagittal images in the interpretation of cervical degeneration. With the

co-morbidities and complications of stenosis, pseudo-protrusions, cantilevered vertebrate,

Schmorl's nodes and herniations. Spinal cord and canal compromise interpretation with

management. ACCME Joint Sponsorship with the State University of New York at Buffalo,

School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Academy of Chiropractic Post Doctoral Division,

Recognized by the PACE Program of the Federation of Chiropractic Licensing Boards, 2016

MRI Interpretation of Lumbar Herniations, MRI slices, views, T1, T2, STIR axial, stacking, FFE,

FSE and sagittal images in the interpretation of lumbar herniations. With the co-morbities and


complications of stenosis, pseudo-protrusions, cantilevered vertebrate, Schmorl's nodes and

herniations. Morphology of lumbar disc pathologies of central and lateral herniations,

protrusions, extrusions, sequestration, focal and broad based herniations are defined and

illustrated. Central canal and cauda equina compromise interpretation with management.

ACCME Joint Sponsorship with the State University of New York at Buffalo, School of Medicine

and Biomedical Sciences, Academy of Chiropractic Post Doctoral Division, Recognized by the

PACE Program of the Federation of Chiropractic Licensing Boards, 2016

MRI Interpretation of Lumbar Degeneration/Bulges, MRI slices, views, T1, T2, STIR axial,

stacking, FFE, FSE and sagittal images in the interpretation of lumbar degeneration. With the

co-morbidities and complications of stenosis, pseudo-protrusions, cantilevered vertebrate,

Schmorl's nodes and herniations. Central canal and cauda equina compromise interpretation

with management. ACCME Joint Sponsorship with the State University of New York at Buffalo,



MRI Protocols Clinical Necessity, MRI slices, views, T1, T2, STIR axial, stacking, FFE, FSE and

sagittal images. Clinical indication for the utilization of MRI and pathologies of disc in both

trauma and non-trauma sequellae, including bulge, herniation, protrusion, extrusion and

sequestration. ACCME Joint Sponsorship with the State University of New York at Buffalo,



MRI Clinical Application, The clinical application of the results of space occupying lesions. Disc

and tumor pathologies and the clinical indications of manual and adjustive therapies in the

patient with spinal nerve root and spinal cord insult as sequelae. ACCME Joint Sponsorship with

the State University of New York at Buffalo, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences,

Academy of Chiropractic Post Doctoral Division, Recognized by the PACE Program of the

Federation of Chiropractic Licensing Boards, 2016

MRI Methodology of Analysis, MRI interpretation sequencing of the cervical, thoracic and

lumbar spine inclusive of T1, T2, STIR and 3D gradient studies to ensure the accurate diagnosis

of the region visualized. New York Chiropractic Council, ACCME Joint Sponsorship with the State

University of New York at Buffalo, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, ACCME Joint





MRI Spinal Pathology, MRI interpretation of bone, intradural, extradural, cord and neural sleeve

lesions. Tuberculosis, drop lesions, metastasis, ependymoma, schwanoma and numerous other

spinal related tumors and lesions. ACCME Joint Sponsorship with the State University of New

York at Buffalo, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Academy of Chiropractic Post

Doctoral Division, Recognized by the PACE Program of the Federation of Chiropractic Licensing

Boards, 2016

MRI Disc Pathology and Spinal Stenosis, MRI interpretation of bulged, herniated, protruded,

extruded, sequestered and fragmented disc pathologies in etiology and neurological sequelae in

relationship to the spinal cord and spinal nerve roots. ACCME Joint Sponsorship with the State

University of New York at Buffalo, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Academy of


Chiropractic Licensing Boards, 2016

MRI Spinal Anatomy and Protocols, Normal anatomy of axial and sagittal views utilizing T1, T2,

3D gradient and STIR sequences of imaging. Standardized and desired protocols in views and

sequencing of MRI examination to create an accurate diagnosis in MRI. ACCME Joint




MRI History and Physics, Magnetic fields, T1 and T2 relaxations, nuclear spins, phase encoding,

spin echo, T1 and T2 contrast, magnetic properties of metals and the historical perspective of

the creation of NMR and MRI. ACCME Joint Sponsorship with the State University of New York

at Buffalo, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Academy of Chiropractic Post Doctoral

Division, Recognized by the PACE Program of the Federation of Chiropractic Licensing Boards.,

2016

Documenting Clinically Correlated Bodily Injury to Causality, Understanding the necessity for

accurate documentation, diagnosis and clinical correlation to the injury when reporting injuries

in the medical-legal community. Documenting the kinesiopathology, myopathology,

neuropathology, and pathophysiology in both a functional and structural paradigm. Academy

of Chiropractic Post Doctoral Division, Recognized by the PACE Program of the Federation of

Chiropractic Licensing Boards. 2015

Documentation and Reporting for the Trauma Victim, Understanding the necessity for

accurate documentation and diagnosis utilizing the ICD-9 and the CPT to accurately describe the

injury through diagnosis. Understanding and utilizing state regulations on reimbursement issues


pertaining to healthcare. Academy of Chiropractic Post Doctoral Division, Recognized by the

PACE Program of the Federation of Chiropractic Licensing Boards. 2015

Neurodiagnostic Testing Protocols, Physiology and Indications for the Trauma Patient,

Electromyography (EMG), Nerve Conduction Velocity (NCV), Somato Sensory Evoked Potential

(SSEP), Visual Evoked Potential (VEP), Brain Stem Auditory Evoked Potential (BAER) and Visual-

Electronystagmosgraphy (V-ENG) interpretation, protocols and clinical indications for the

trauma patient. Academy of Chiropractic Post Doctoral Division, Recognized by the PACE

Program of the Federation of Chiropractic Licensing Boards. 2015

MRI, Bone Scan and X-Ray Protocols, Physiology and Indications for the Trauma Patient, MRI

interpretation, physiology, history and clinical indications, bone scan interpretation, physiology

and clinical indications, x-ray clinical indications for the trauma patient. Academy of



Crash Dynamics and Its Relationship to Causality, An extensive understanding of the physics

involved in the transference of energy from the bullet car to the target car. This includes G's of

force, newtons, gravity, energy, skid marks, crumple zones, spring factors, event data recorder

and the graphing of the movement of the vehicle before, during and after the crash.

Determining the clinical correlation of forces and bodily injury. Academy of Chiropractic Post

Doctoral Division, Recognized by the PACE Program of the Federation of Chiropractic Licensing

Boards. 2015

Diagnostics, Risk Factors, Clinical Presentation and Triaging the Trauma Patient, An extensive

understanding of the injured with clinically coordinating the history, physical findings and when

to integrate neurodiagnostics. An understanding on how to utilize emergency room records in

creating an accurate diagnosis and the significance of “risk factors” in spinal injury. Academy of



Neurodiagnostics, Imaging Protocols and Pathology of the Trauma Patient, An in-depth

understanding of the protocols in triaging and reporting the clinical findings of the trauma

patient. Maintaining ethical relationships with the medical-legal community. Academy of



MRI Spine Interpretation and Spinal Biomechanical Engineering – Primary Spine Care,

Correlating spinal biomechanics secondary to trauma and MRI findings inclusive of herniation,

bulging, protruded and extruded discs. Correlating co-efficient of forces translated from the

bullet vehicle to the target vehicle to the occupant in determining causality of bodily injury,


Academy of Chiropractic, PACE approved for the Federation of Chiropractic Licensing boards,

Texas Chiropractic College, Las Vegas, NV, 2015

Evidence Based Interprofessional Collaboration; Primary Spine Care, Chiropractic as primary

spine care based upon the literature conclusions and the documentation requirements to

support those conclusions in an ethical collaborative environment inclusive of hospitals,

emergency rooms, primary care medical doctors and medical specialists. Academy of

Chiropractic, PACE approved for the Federation of Chiropractic Licensing boards, Texas

Chiropractic College, Las Vegas, NV, 2015

Contemporary Literature Review of the Chiropractic Adjusting Mechanisms – Primary Spine

Care, The latest scientific evidence of the effects of the chiropractic spinal adjustment on the

central nervous system, both upper and lower motor neurons. A comparative analysis of

chiropractic vs. other modalities and therapies, Academy of Chiropractic, PACE approved for

the Federation of Chiropractic Licensing boards, Texas Chiropractic College, Las Vegas, NV, 2015

Spinal Biomechanical Engineering, Differential diagnosis of pathobiomechanics in the cervical,

thoracic and lumbar spine as sequellae to micro and macro trauma and chronic biomechanic

instabilities. Understanding the clinical implications of long term biomechanical failure in

resultant disc pathology, ligament pathology and osseous pathology. Federation of Chiropractic

Licensing Boards, Academy of Chiropractic Post Doctoral Division, Boca Raton, FL, 2013 .

MRI Spine Interpretation, Bulge, herniated, protruded, extruded, sequestered discs, differential

diagnoses and clinical triage implications. MRI physics and slice protocols. Federation of

Chiropractic Licensing Boards, Academy of Chiropractic Post Doctoral Division, Boca Raton, FL,

2013.

Kinesiology Taping, Kinesiotaping theory and application for the intervention of acute pain &

inflammation as it relates to the neuroplasticity of traumatized soft tissue, Missouri State

Chiropractor's Association, Osage Beach, MO, 2011.

Assessment & Rehab of Musculoskeletal Injuries, Assessment tools, nutritional protocols &

advancing patient care, Missouri State Chiropractor's Association, Osage Beach, MO, 2011.

Diplomate, American Board of Chiropractic Orthopedists, 1990

Clinical Neurology, Evaluation and presentation of upper motor neuron and lower motor

neuron lesions and systemic neurological disorders and diseases. Neurological diagnostic

protocols; evaluation and interpretation. National Lincoln School of Post Graduate Education,

National University of Health Sciences, Indianapolis, IN, 1987


Correlative Orthopedics, Review of integration of orthopedic practice diagnostic protocols and

assessment with an emphasis on non-surgical care of musculoskeletal injuries. National Lincoln

School of Post Graduate Education, National University of Health Sciences, Indianapolis, IN,

1986.

Clinical Evaluative Procedures, Physical examination, evaluation and diagnosis of

neuromusculoskeletal disorders and injuries. Differential diagnostic considerations of the acute

traumatic injury along with evaluation of chronic joint dysfunction. National Lincoln School of

Post Graduate Education, National University of Health Sciences , Indianapolis, IN, 1985.

Immobilization Applications for the Orthopedic Specialist, Understanding immobilization

principles with practical application including rigid, semi-rigid and soft immobilization as it

positively and negatively impacts joint biomechanics. Includes single joints of the upper and

lower extremities as well as spinal joint biomechanics. National Lincoln School of Post

Graduate Education, National University of Health Sciences, Indianapolis, IN, 1985.

Disorders of the Lower Extremity, Differential diagnosis of pathobiomechanics of the knee,

ankle and foot secondary to acute trauma as well as chronic dysfunction and instability.

Appreciation of the interconnectivity of the joints of the lower extremity with gait disorders and

associated spinal biomechanics. National Lincoln School of Post Graduate Education, National

University of Health Sciences, Indianapolis, IN; 1985.

Disorders of the Thoraco/Lumbar Spine, Pelvis and Hip, Physical examination, diagnostic

protocols, assessment and differential diagnoses of the dorsal and lumbar spine with the lumbo-

pelvic region and hips. Understanding of musculoskeletal and non-musculoskeletal etiologies of

symptom presentations in the distal spine, pelvis and hips. National Lincoln School of Post

Graduate Education, Indianapolis, IN; September 1984, October 1984, November 1984.

Disorders of the Upper Extremity, Assessment and evaluation protocols of the glenohumeral

joint, elbow, forearm, wrist and hand. Recognition of the neuromusculoskeletal disorders;

traumatic and non-traumatic, with an appreciation of repetitive stress injuries. Overview of the

interconnectivity of the normal biomechanics of the upper extremity and cervical spine as well

as an appreciation of the normal brachial plexus and upper extremity vascularity as compared

with differential diagnostic symptom presentations. National Lincoln School of Post Graduate

Education, National University of Health Sciences, Indianapolis, IN, 1984

Disorders of the Cervical Spine, Evaluation of cervical spine post-trauma presentations; acute

trauma diagnostic protocols and assessment. Documenting functional injury to the cervical

spinal joints and associated soft-tissue as well as understanding of the chronic cervical spine;


post-traumatic pathobiomechanical dysfunction with spinal disc degeneration and ligamentous

damage and chronic instability associated with cervical spine failure. Appreciation of extra-

cervical pathologies affecting the cervical spine. National Lincoln School of Post Graduate

Education, National University of Health Sciences, Indianapolis, IN; 1984

Disability Evaluation & Rating of Physical Impairment, Evaluation and impairment rating,

based on the AMA Guides, of post-trauma patients who have reached MMI with residual

function loss and impairment. National Lincoln School of Post Graduate Education, National

University of Health Sciences, 1983

SELECTED COMMUNITY SERVICE Community Christian Church of Nevada, Elder, Nevada, Missouri, 2006 – Present

4-H Club Leader; “Rinehart 4-H Club”, Nevada, Missouri, 1997 – 1998

Nevada Rotary Club; Nevada, MO 1988 - 1991

Nevada Area Economic Development Commission (NAEDC), 1989 - 1990

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