Dr. Morris is a 1981 graduate of Cleveland Chiropractic College, LA. He has practiced in Torrance, CA for 36 years, where he is the clinical director at the multidisciplinary (Chiropractic and Orthopedics) clinic, “F.I.R.S.T. Health”. He is also licensed to practice in Oregon.

Dr. Morris was the first California Doctor of Chiropractic to successfully complete the three-year post-graduate specialty training and testing requirements to attain his Diplomate status of the American Chiropractic Rehabilitation Board (DACRB).

Dr. Morris is a retired Professor of Clinical Sciences at Cleveland Chiropractic College, Los Angeles. He has also served as a post-graduate instructor at institutions including Cleveland Chiropractic College (LA and Tokyo, Japan), Southern California University of Health Sciences; Palmer Chiropractic University; the University of Southern Denmark: University of Johannesburg and Durban University of Technology, South Africa; Anglo-European Chiropractic College, Bournemouth, England; Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College, Toronto, Canada, the School of Chiropractic at Anhembi Morumbi University in Sao Paulo, Brazil and Feevale University in Novo Hamburgo, Brazil.

 

Dr. Morris studied extensively with the late Professors’ Karel Lewit and Vladimir Janda of the Department of Rehabilitation and Manual Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, beginning in 1993. Following several years of study, he subsequently co-instructed numerous courses internationally with Professor Janda. Dr. Morris was the first chiropractor ever invited to lecture at a Medical Conference in Eastern Europe.

In 2008, Dr. Morris became one of the original five clinicians from around the world, and the first Doctor of Chiropractic in North America, to become a certified instructor in Dynamic Neuromuscular Stabilization (DNS) according to Kolar. He has studied with and assisted Professor Pavel Kolar individually and in organized numerous courses internationally for over a decade, while practically utilizing DNS methods in his clinic on a daily basis.

Dr. Morris has published papers in several peer-reviewed publications, including collaborative articles with Prague School leaders. His articles have appeared in such journals as SPINE & the Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics (JMPT) and the Journal of Bodyworks and Movement Therapy (JBMT). He has served as a peer-reviewer for several peer-reviewed, indexed clinical journals.

Dr. Morris served as the editor and a multi-chapter author of the textbook, “Low Back Syndromes: Integrated Clinical Management”, published by McGraw-Hill Medical Publishers, a leading international multidisciplinary text for the management of low back disorders. Leading international spine authorities, including physiatrists, radiologists, neurologists, pain management specialists psychologists, physical therapists, chiropractors, trainers, anatomists, epidemiologists, and spine surgeons. Preeminent spine-care contributors included 2K19 Congress Speaker/Instructor Professor Paul Hodges.

Dr. Morris served as the founding President of the Slovak Chiropractic Association, a member nation of the World Federation of Chiropractic. Dr. Morris was a Fellow and 2-term President of the Academy of Forensic and Industrial Chiropractic Consultants (AFICC), an Academy for medico-legal specialists. He served as the Chairman of the Manual Medicine and Manipulation Committee of the American Back Society. He is a lifetime member of the California Chiropractic Association. He is a member of the American Chiropractic Association, and former member of the California Society of Industrial Medicine and Surgery, and a former Fellow of the American Back Society.

In the world of sports, Dr. Morris is a former Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (NSCA) and has remained active in the assessment and treatment of sports injuries for more than three decades. He has served as a member of the chiropractic staff at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, a medical board member for the International Powerlifting Federation, serving as the treating doctor for the World Junior Championships in Bratislava, Slovakia, a rehabilitation consultant for the National Hockey League Players’ Association (NHLPA), and team rehabilitation specialist for the Tampa Bay Lightning Ice Hockey Team (NHL), and also for the Florida Panthers Ice Hockey Team (NHL). Dr. Morris served as a Research Committee member for the International Federation of Sports Chiropractic (FICS). He was Research Director for ProGolf Health, the largest private multidisciplinary therapeutic group for professional touring golf professionals on both the European and PGA Men’s’ Tours.  Dr. Morris served as an Editorial Board member for the internationally renowned “Chiropractic Report” edited by David Chapman-Smith, LLB, the former Secretary-General of the World Federation of Chiropractic.

 Dr. Morris has lectured and performed clinical workshops on five continents on issues regarding chiropractic clinical management, medical-legal issues, and rehabilitative management of athletes, chronic pain disorders, traumatic neurological disorders and women’s health issues. He has also instructed many DNS courses (through the Prague School of Rehabilitation) internationally. He has enjoyed instructing thousands of clinicians, including chiropractors, physiotherapists, physicians, osteopaths, trainers and allied health care providers in his courses over the past decades.

 Dr. Morris is a native of Los Angeles, California, currently residing in Hermosa Beach, California.