Chiropractic Doctors Association of

香港執業脊醫協會 E-newsletter Jan 2015

First Prize on World Spine Day Competition • First Prize on WFC World Spine results of WFC’s Quarterly World Day Competition Report for December 31 • CDAHK World Spine Day

• Doctor Can Code for Apps Hong Kong is the population where people are too busy checking their phones and live • Spinal Screening App in the digital world. CDAHK had designed an Demonstration app for our mobile phones. • CDAHK on Media

Drs Rick Lau and Valerie Chu, Public Relation • Roadshow and Chiropractic Committees, had designed a centerpiece of Seminar the CDAHK’s 2014 World Spine Day activities was a Posture Check App, the product of a • Share our Philosophy with collaboration between the distinguished City Other Professions U Apps Lab of City University (over 20,000 students). • Connected with

• Share the Joy of Chiropractic

CDAHK World Spine Day in Discovery Park • CDAHK Coming Events

This posture assessment APP, introduced

at Discovery Park by Dr Vincent Chan, Vice Chairman of CDAHK on Sunday CDAHK Executive

October 12, allows users to assess their Committees posture, share to Facebook, get recommendations, and get connected Chairman to a CDAHK chiropractor nearby. Dr Eric Chu Students in the community and City Vice Chairman University were invited to the Discovery Park by testing the APP. Dr Vincent Chan Secretary Dr Kary Lam The interface was designed through numerous meetings by Dr Rick Lau (CDAHK), Dr Ray Education Chair Cheung (CityU Professor) and CityU students. Its Dr Alex Shiu now so simple a child can scan grandparents Public Relation External at home, teachers can scan their students, friends can scan each other on the go. This Dr Valerie Chu free app in Hong Kong’s native Chinese Public Relation Internal language has been used widely. The Posture Dr Rick Lau Check App was rated 55 on the most downloaded list and there was over a Treasurer thousand downloads in the first month. Dr Keith Wong

Spinal Screening provided by Drs Lucina Ng, Jacky Yeung, Douglass Cheung, to Chiropractic Doctors over 800 Hong Kong residents attending Association of HK (CDAHK) an event at the Discovery Park Shopping HKGPO Box 2188 Center. Celebrities Michael Wong and Janet Ma Phone: 8108-5688 had discussed the importance of proper E-Mail: [email protected] posture and showcased Straighten Up exercises. Website: www.cda.org.hk

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Doctors Can Code: Write your own App IT Workshop City University co-organized with CDAHK, 'Doctors Can Code' Mobile Apps Lab One on One workshops were offered to CDAHK members in mid-Dec. Upon the completion of the 6-hour training, the doctors finished "Ask Doctor App" using Ionic cross-platform tool and demonstrated a basic understanding on coding. We all received a completion certification offered by City University.

Spinal Screening App Demonstration at Learning & Teaching Expo

At the 5th annual edition of Learning & Teaching Expo at Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Dr Ray Cheung from CityU showed a great demonstration of the future of learning and the Spinal Screening App made by both CDAHK and students of CityU.

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CDAHK on Media

 Dr Paul Fong (CDAHK committee) discussed about Cold Weather and Joint Pain at TVB: Winter weather plays a  Yellow Page is a local search connects Hong Kong major role in the way that our body moves and interacts public with over 19 million local businesses. Many with the world around us. people relies on the search agent as resource to find their doctors. Now the Hong Kong people can easily  Dr Valerie Chu (Public find their chiropractor though the CDAHK listing of Relation) was interviewed by Yellow Page 2015. On.cc about children scoliosis problems may harm them with improper posture, lack of exercise during the World Spine Day. Dr Chu promote ongoing wellness by removing subluxations, enabling body’s ability to heal itself. With regular adjustments, chiropractic also keeps the body balanced flexible, and feeling the best.

“Everyone should be

benefited from Chiropractic

care in Hong Kong.”

 Dr Rick Lau (Public Relation) wrote a journal  CDAHK member article on Sinomax Dr Tony Cheung's Newsletter about proper Chiropractic column on sitting posture, how to set Hong Kong Economic up a safety workplace Journal sharing on and ergonomic issue wellness issue of toward youngster in Hong Chiropractic. Kong.

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Roadshow and Chiropractic Seminar: We Bring Chiropractic to the People

 Dr Douglass Cheung (CDAHK member) finished CDAHK spinal check at Yat Tung Shopping Centre in November , to find if there are any imbalances in the community health. He described that Hong Kong people are more concerned about their spinal health now.

 Dr Eric Chu was invited by Shatin District Council and Single Parents Association, to speak at the Shatin Health Carnival 2014 about how chiropractic can help the Shatin community's health and wellness. A flag was presented by the District Council to his service.

Share Our Philosophy with Other Professions The Hong Kong’s World Champions share their experience on how they recover from the injuries and persuade their dreams.

Shek Wai-hung has won Hong Kong’s first-ever gymnastics gold medal with a top finish in the men’s vault final after his recovery from the cervical fractures of C4 and C5 vertebral bodies. He was able to outperform the Olympic champion, Yang Hakseon of at the Asia Games 2014.

.  Dr Eric Chu, Chairman of the Sports Chiropractic Council

of Hong Kong China; Mr. Cheng Kwok Fai, Asia Games 2014

Windsurfing Gold Medalists; Mr. Shek Wai Hung, Asia Games 2014 Gymnastics Gold medalists; and Me. Chan Chun Hing, Asia Games 2014 Cross Country Mountain Biking Silver medalist. .  Dr Eric Chu, Chairman of CDAHK, attending the dinner sharing session "Reflection of Biomedical Scientist", by Dr David Da-i Ho (何大一), the

Taiwanese American HIV/AIDS researcher who is famous for pioneering

contributions to the understanding and treatment of HIV infection.

Dr Ho is the recipient of 12 honorary doctorates, including those from Columbia University and City University Hong Kong. On January 8, 2001, he was presented with the Presidential Citizens Medal by President Clinton.

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Connected with China:

State Dinner & National Health and Family Planning Commission  It is the 4th consecutive year Dr Eric Chu, Chairman of CDAHK attending the State Dinner 2014 at the People’s Congress in Beijing

as a register chiropractor of Hong Kong.

 Dr Eric Chu had spoken at the National Health and Family Planning Commission about Hong Kong

Chiropractic Development and how Hong Kong

chiropractors can help the Chinese government in

its public health policy and Chiropractic legislation

in China. He later visited Dr David Bellin, Education Advisor of CDAHK, at the Chiropractic Research Department of Tsinghua University.

CDAHK Executives Meeting and Fellowship

Christmas brings CDAHK chiropractors and chiropractic

families together. It helps us to appreciate the loves of our

lives we often take for granted. May the true meaning of holiday season fill your heart and practice with many blessing.

  CDAHK Chiropractors Christmas Dinner with gifts and buffet organized by Dr Kary Lam (CDAHK Secretary) and Dr Lucina Ng (Fellowship) at Regal Hotel in Causeway Bay.

 CDAHK Executives and Subcommittees are committed to meet once a month and discuss about the current issues. The

photo is taken at our first executives

meeting of Year 2015.

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Join Us LIKE our CDAHK Fanpage Download Our Free Posture App https://www.facebook.com/CDAHK Available on Android

Share the Joy of Chiropractic Thank you for Every year CDAHK had designed the Chiropractic Red supporting Pocket and Octopus Cardholder for the chiropractic community and patients. This year, we have tailor CDAHK made these gifts for your clinics. Please share your joy CDAHK is the largest and chiropractic with family and friends with us. Chiropractic

Professional body in

Hong Kong. Most of the members are full-time practicing chiropractic doctors and all are serving the public professionally. CDAHK has actively involved in all kinds of chiropractic activities and public CDAHK Coming Events health care events since its establishment. January January Red Dot Emergency X-ray for With the supports from Chiropractors CPD Workshop local chiropractors, Date: January 24th and 31st 2015 (Sat) until now, CDAHK is the 24 31 Time: 14:00-17:00 fastest growing Venue: Tang Shiu Kin Hospital, Wanchai chiropractic association ever in Hong Kong March CDAHK Annual General Meeting 2015 Date: March 14th 2015 (Sat) CDAHK is committed to 14 Time: 18:00 advance chiropractic Venue: Langham Place Hotel, Mongkok health care by raising awareness through public education. We

Chiropractic Book written by CDAHK Members serve our profession by

July We will be having a series of book promotions and helping our members in book fairs. If you are interested in joining our events, practice, education 15-21 please contact Dr Alex Shiu and communication. for submission of articles.

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