Upper East Seminar

The 2023 Upper East Seminar will be held Feb. 25-26, 2023 at the MeadowView Marriott in Kingsport, TN.
CE for DCs and CTAs, plus state-required boundaries, ethics & jurisprudence courses for both DCs and CTAs/CXTs and CTA State Exam opportunity.

Available Courses at the Upper East Seminar:
12 hrs. DC CE
Sat., 8am-5pm ET/Sun., 8am-12pm ET
6 hrs. CTA CE
Sat., 8am-3pm ET
Instructor:  Dr. Jeffrey McKinley
sponsored by BodyZone

7 Steps to StrongPosture® Biomechanic Assessment, Rehab & Living Well
shared session with CTAs

The global crisis in low back pain, device-related syndromes such as “text-neck” and an aging generation of boomers are increasingly relevant, making posture a growing concern in our slumping society.

Research-driven clinical guidelines are highlighting the biopsychosocial impacts of body-mind interactions, especially for chronic neuromusculoskeletal conditions. Posture-focused therapy begins with reducing restrictions to movement (i.e., spinal manipulation as well as fascial and muscle work), and then retraining neglected motion patterns towards symmetry.

From a functional perspective, strengthening posture involves using standardized functional cueing to observe and then correct deficits in sensorimotor control. Providing verbal, proprioceptive and tactile feedback of subtle deviations between the perceived posture and motion with respect to external reality allows for systematic retraining of compensatory and adaptive patterns of balance and stabilization on a granular level, an often-overlooked factor in clinical NMS practices.

The 7 Steps to StrongPosture framework blends common-sense concepts to find and retrain neglected muscles and subtle motions. Proprioceptive Posture Principle demonstrations engage subtleties of the body’s posture, balance and motion in subtle ways that can be felt, and effectively communicated to increase patients’ understanding of basic bio-mechanics.


DC Boundaries, Ethics & Jurisprudence
Instructor:  Tiffany Stevens, ED, CTA, CXT
8am-2pm ET (Saturday)

CTA/CXT Boundaries, Ethics & Jurisprudence
Instructor:  Tiffany Stevens, ED, CTA, CXT
3pm-5pm ET (Saturday)


Interested in exhibiting at this event?  Download the prospectus!


Venue:  MeadowView Marriott, Kingsport, TN


All fees are non-refundable and non-transferable.  Please be aware that photographs may be taken throughout this event for use in future TCA approved publications, promotions, presentations, and/or any other media formats.    By registering for and attending this event, attendees acknowledge that exposure to COVID-19 is an inherent risk in any public location where people are present; the TCA cannot guarantee you will not be exposed during your visit.  Please view our Event Policies + COVID for this event.