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Specialty
Dr. Kenneth Kao's emphasis is in biomechanics and movement. This includes athletic injuries, exercise and rehabilitation, conditions involving the extremities, functional neurology, developmental neurology for children, and postural correction.
Dr. Kao also specializes in treating traceurs, or athletes who practice a discipline known as Parkour. He is considered by Mark Toorock of American Parkour to be the Official Parkour Chiropractor.
Background
Dr. Kao has always desired to help people. He met his mentor Dr. Ronald Dahl D.C. in high school who inspired him to consider alternative forms of medicine. By early in college, his passion for healing became an obsession and Dr. Kao decided to become a Chiropractor.
While studying Kinesiology at Colorado University at Boulder, Dr. Kao had the opportunity to study abroad in Japan under the private tutelage of Dr. Shan-Chi Ko M.D., the formulator and developer of Collateral Meridian Therapy(CMT). Dr. Kao now offers this unique form of acupressure to his patients today.
At Palmer College of Chiropractic West, Dr. Kao immersed himself in campus life, teaching technique clubs, tutoring and mentoring underclassmen, and involving himself in several campus organizations. He was honored to receive the Peggy Sherman Leadership Scholarship in 2006 and the Dr. George Goodheart Jr Scholarship in 2007. Dr. Kao completed his clinical internship with Dr. Bloink D.C., founder of the California Cranial Institute and specialist in Cranial-Dental Integration.
Dr. Kao's greatest achievement during school was to become the first student to be published in the ICAK Annual Proceedings. He was subsequently invited to also become the first student to present his paper at the ICAK's International Conference in Detroit, MI.
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Other Interests
Dr. Kao spends his free time writing a five book fantasy series, training in Parkour, and most of all spending quality time with his wife, Dr. Yan.