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Dr. Mark J Pitcher
DC, MSc
Dr. Mark Pitcher DC, MSc is a licensed Doctor of Chiropractic who graduated from Palmer College of Chiropractic. He also holds a Masters of Science in Exercise Physiology from the University of Newfoundland. In addition to 11 years of experience in chiropractic practice, Dr. Pitcher has learned from some of the best in rehabilitative medicine, including renowned biomechanist Stuart McGill, anatomist and clinician Andry Vleeming and physical therapist Diane Lee.
Dr. Pitcher has been a college and university lecturer teaching courses in joint mechanics, human factors, occupational ergonomics and sports biomechanics. He has been an invited lecturer for government agencies, and at the local and national levels. He has published a number of professional articles and recently published two scientific articles in the “Journal of Sports Science and Medicine” and in the journal “Applied Physiology Nutrition and Metabolism”.
Dr. Pitcher has been the chiropractor for athletic events such as the Honda Sessions, Gravity Games and the Mountain Dew Action Sports Tour.
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
Masters of Science (Exercise and Work Physiology)
Thesis: Evaluation of Strength and Fatigue in Subjects With and Without Low Back Pain Using Sorensen prone isometric back extension
Memorial University of Newfoundland
St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada
Doctor of Chiropractic
Palmer College of Chiropractic
Davenport Iowa, USA
EVENT EXPERIENCE:
Honda Sessions – Professional Snowboard Competition (2005-2008)
Official Chiropractic Clinic for the Sessions
Vail, Colorado
Dew Action Sports Tour – Professional Extreme Sports Competition (July 2005)
Medical Staff - Chiropractor
Denver, Colorado
Gravity Games (Winter) – Professional Extreme Sports Competition (March 2005)
Medical Staff - Chiropractor
Copper Mountain, Colorado
TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
Sessional Co-Instructor
Occupational Ergonomics and Sports Biomechanics - Kinesiology 4703
School of Human Kinetics and Recreation
Memorial University of Newfoundland
St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada
Sessional Instructor
Introduction to Human Factors - Kinesiology 2703
School of Human Kinetics and Recreation
Memorial University of Newfoundland
St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada
Sessional Instructor
Joint Mobilization: Technical and Clinical Considerations
Massage Therapy Program, Career Academy
St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada
SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS:
Pitcher Mark J., Behm David G., and MacKinnon Scott N. Neuromuscular Fatigue during a Modified Sørensen Test in Subjects With and Without Low Back Pain. Journal of Sports Science and Medicine 6(4): 549-559, 2007
Pitcher Mark J., Behm David G., and MacKinnon Scott N. Reliability of Electromyographic and Force Measures During Prone Isometric Back Extension in Subjects With and Without Low Back Pain. Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism 33(1): 52–60, 2008
Abstracts:
Pitcher Mark J., Behm David G., and MacKinnon Scott N. Reliability of Electromyographic Measures and Back Extension Forces During a Prone Isometric Back Extension. (Accepted by Canadian Journal of Applied Physiology 2002)
Pitcher Mark J., Behm David G., and MacKinnon Scott N. Force-EMG relationships of Bilateral Paraspinal Muscles. (Accepted byCanadian Journal of Applied Physiology 2002)
MacKinnon Scott N, Pitcher Mark J., Behm David G. Neuromuscular Fatigue Associated with a Variation of a Modified Sørensen Test. (Accepted by Canadian Journal of Applied Physiology 2002)
PROFESSIONAL PUBLICATIONS:
Smoking and Back Pain (May 2001)
Newfoundland and Labrador Lung Association Magazine
St. John’s, NL
Pregnancy Related Back Pain (June 2000)
Women’s Health Network
Commonly Used Stretching and Strengthening Improved Posture and Scapular Motion (May 2000)
College of Chiropractic Sports Sciences (Canada)
Multifidus Recovery is not Automatic May 2000
College of Chiropractic Sports Sciences (Canada)
