Research validating what I do
Another thing that distinguishes me from other professionals is that I have done groundbreaking peer-reviewed research on the very therapies I use on my patients.
A common claim made by certain members of the chiropractic community is that chiropractic treatments affect brain function and human behavior. But the amount of peer-reviewed published research on this is extremely limited. There are only a handful of Neuroimaging studies on chiropractic and brain function. There are even less on chiropractic and behavior.
Because of this I conducted the first three-armed randomized control study on chiropractic and brain function and added behavioral outcome measures to investigate these claims. Most recently I was awarded along with co-authors "Best Scientific Paper" at the Association of Chiropractic Colleges Research Agenda Conference (ACC-RAC) in March of 2019. The paper was titled "Changes over time in effective neural connectivity following a chiropractic adjustment. That paper is currently under peer-review for publication.
Before that, I presented results on chiropractic and brain funciton at the largest chiropractic research conference in the world. The abstract of that titled Sacral-Occipital Technique care alters frontal, temporal, parietal and occipital brain electrical activity: a randomized controlled clinical study can be seen here on page 79 of the journal. A case study from that research presented in 2015 titled Quantitative Assessment of Changes in Brain Activity After a Chiropractic Adjustment can be seen here.
I have done research in ADHD and Neurofeedback in a clinical setting. My study with David Cantor, Ph.D. titled Evidence-Based QEEG Neurofeedback Therapy: Clinical Outcomes in ADHD showed improvement in objective performance measures of ADHD in 100% of off-medication participants (n=41). This research was done while I was chief therapist at the Psychological Sciences Institute.
I have conducted research in Dravet Syndrome (Severe Myoclonic Epilepsy of Infancy) and brain imaging and presented my research at multiple conferences. A study on brain connectivity and Dravet Syndrome titled The possible role of GABAergic interneurons in EEG phase relationships: an exploratory case study of Dravet's Syndrome can be seen here. A study on Dravet Syndrome and two pharmacological interventions titled The effects of two GABA-enhancing drugs on Dravet Syndrome can be seen here. I also have experience treating Dravet Syndrome with Neurofeedback.
I was co-author on a paper Adult Bile Acid Amino Transferase Deficiency which is indexed on Pubmed and published in the American Journal of Case Reports. The article can be downloaded here. It dealt with the relationship between gut dysbiosis and brain function, something which I give great attention to in my practice if the patient is interested in such a service.
Here's a link to a study measuring the movement of cranial bones. And here's a link to a study that showed cranial corrections changed not only the position of the cranial bones but the brain itself!
A complete list of recent publications and presentations
A common claim made by certain members of the chiropractic community is that chiropractic treatments affect brain function and human behavior. But the amount of peer-reviewed published research on this is extremely limited. There are only a handful of Neuroimaging studies on chiropractic and brain function. There are even less on chiropractic and behavior.
Because of this I conducted the first three-armed randomized control study on chiropractic and brain function and added behavioral outcome measures to investigate these claims. Most recently I was awarded along with co-authors "Best Scientific Paper" at the Association of Chiropractic Colleges Research Agenda Conference (ACC-RAC) in March of 2019. The paper was titled "Changes over time in effective neural connectivity following a chiropractic adjustment. That paper is currently under peer-review for publication.
Before that, I presented results on chiropractic and brain funciton at the largest chiropractic research conference in the world. The abstract of that titled Sacral-Occipital Technique care alters frontal, temporal, parietal and occipital brain electrical activity: a randomized controlled clinical study can be seen here on page 79 of the journal. A case study from that research presented in 2015 titled Quantitative Assessment of Changes in Brain Activity After a Chiropractic Adjustment can be seen here.
I have done research in ADHD and Neurofeedback in a clinical setting. My study with David Cantor, Ph.D. titled Evidence-Based QEEG Neurofeedback Therapy: Clinical Outcomes in ADHD showed improvement in objective performance measures of ADHD in 100% of off-medication participants (n=41). This research was done while I was chief therapist at the Psychological Sciences Institute.
I have conducted research in Dravet Syndrome (Severe Myoclonic Epilepsy of Infancy) and brain imaging and presented my research at multiple conferences. A study on brain connectivity and Dravet Syndrome titled The possible role of GABAergic interneurons in EEG phase relationships: an exploratory case study of Dravet's Syndrome can be seen here. A study on Dravet Syndrome and two pharmacological interventions titled The effects of two GABA-enhancing drugs on Dravet Syndrome can be seen here. I also have experience treating Dravet Syndrome with Neurofeedback.
I was co-author on a paper Adult Bile Acid Amino Transferase Deficiency which is indexed on Pubmed and published in the American Journal of Case Reports. The article can be downloaded here. It dealt with the relationship between gut dysbiosis and brain function, something which I give great attention to in my practice if the patient is interested in such a service.
Here's a link to a study measuring the movement of cranial bones. And here's a link to a study that showed cranial corrections changed not only the position of the cranial bones but the brain itself!
A complete list of recent publications and presentations
- Sullivan,S; Shisler Marshall, R; Tuttle, D; Drake, E; Hosek, R; Hochman, J. Changes over time in effective neural connectivity following a chiropractic adjustment. Association of Chiropractic Colleges Research Agenda Conference, Baltimore, MD. March 2019.
- Tuttle, D; Sullivan, S; Hochman, J; Hosek, R. Spinal Manipulative Therapy (SMT) Alters Frontal, Temporal, Parietal and Occipital Electrical Activity: A Randomized Control Clinical Study. Cell Symposia: Big Questions in Neuroscience. Arlington, VA. November 2017.
- Tuttle, D; Sullivan, S; Hochman, J; Hosek, R. Sacro-Occipital Techique (SOT®) Alters Frontal, Temporal, Parietal and Occipital Electrical Activity: A Randomized Control Clinical Study. Joint conference of the Association of Chiropractic Colleges Research Agenda Conference, World Federation of Chiropractic and American Chiropractic Association. Washington, DC. March 2017. http://soto-usa.com/association-of-chiropractic-colleges-educational-conference-proceedings-abstracts/
- Tuttle, D. Ongoing research on chiropractic and brain function. Assembly, Life University. Marietta, GA. November 2016
- Sullivan, S; Longyear, M; Vestal, J; Tuttle D; Hosek, R. Seventeen-Year-Old Post Concussive Male Receiving Chiropractic Functional Neurology Care with Whole Body Rotation: A Case Report. Association of Chiropractic Colleges Research Agenda Conference. Orlando, FL. March 2016.
- Tuttle, D. Quantitative Assessment of Changes in Brain Activity After a Chiropractic Adjustment. Sherman International Research and Philosophy Symposium. Sherman College of Chiropractic. Spartanburg, SC. October 2015. http://www.mccoypress.net/annals/docs/2015-1405_iraps.pdf
- Tuttle, D; Sullivan, S; Hochman, J; Hosek, R. Quantitative Assessment of Changes in Brain Activity After a Chiropractic Adjustment. Association of Chiropractic Colleges Research Agenda Conference. Las Vegas, NV. March 2015. https://www.life.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/ACC-RAC-POSTER-TUTTLE-FINAL-revised-June-2015.pdf
- Tuttle, D. Assembly, Life University. A subject in my chiropractic and brain function study who was not compliant with study inclusion criteria as demonstrated by qEEG. November 2014
- Lord, R; Tuttle, D; Cantor, D. Adult bile acid amino transferase deficiency. American Journal of Case Reports. 2014;15:63-68. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3937008/pdf/amjcaserep-15-63.pdf
- Tuttle, D. Assembly, Life University. A case study of changes in brain function immediately before and after chiropractic adjustment utilizing qEEG. November 2013
- Cantor, D; Tuttle, D. Evidence-based QEEG Neurofeedback Therapy: Clinical Outcomes in ADHD. International Pharmaco-EEG Conference. New York University. New York, NY. October 2012. http://www.ipeg-society.org/userfiles/files/IPEG%202012%20Conference%20-%20Abstract%20Book.pdf
- Tuttle, D. The Effects of Two GABA-Enhancing Drugs on Dravet Syndrome. International Pharmaco-EEG Conference. New York University. New York, NY. October 2012. http://www.ipeg-society.org/userfiles/files/IPEG%202012%20Conference%20-%20Abstract%20Book.pdf
- Tuttle, D. The Possible Role of GABAergic Interneurons in EEG Phase Relationships: An Exploratory Case of Dravet Syndrome. Annual Meeting of the EEG and Clinical Neuroscience Society. Atlanta, GA. September 2009. http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/155005941004100112?journalCode=eegb