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Today’s Health and Wellness, April 2005

In “Allergies: Don’t be led around by the nose,” Paula Moyer talked with Dr. Peter Cox on alternative therapies for managing allergies. An excerpt:

“The body is supposed to heal itself, and if there are recurring symptoms, I want to know why,” says Peter Cox, D.C., director of the Dynamic Health Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. He has a special interest in allergy.

According to chiropractic theory, the first cervical nerve roots in the spinal cord regulate the upper airways, such as the nose, sinuses, and ear canals. The cervical portion of the spinal column and cord refers to the portion that is in the neck.

“Some of those nerves regular blood flow in the nose,” Cox says. “If every morning you’re stuffy, it could be that the way you’re sleeping pinches on those nerve roots and can cause the stuffiness...Restoring the C-curve in the neck allows the canals to be more open and reduces stuffiness.

Cox also discussed ways to boost the immune system to combat allergies.

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Chiropractic Economics, September 2004
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Learn how Dr. Cox became an Olympic athlete and a chiropractor at the same time.

En garde! Dr. Peter Cox manages his clinic like an Olympic event.

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Business North Carolina, August 2004

In the article, “He gives spinal rap to top pro golfers,” writer Marie Bartlett says Dr. Peter Cox once wanted to be either a minister or a detective. He ended up becoming a chiropractor, which he says combines the sensitivity of a pastor with the analytical approach of an investigator. Click here to read the profile.

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Inc. Magazine, July 2004

Inc. Magazine profiled Dr. Peter Cox and his Olympic career. Click here for the story:
http://www.inc.com/magazine/20040701/privatelives.html

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Psychology Today, June 2004
In “After the Ball,” Psychology Today reporter Jeff Pearlman reported on the lives of pro athletes after they retire from professional sports. Dr. Peter Cox was included. An excerpt:

Peter Cox

Claim to fame: Top American fencer starred at Penn State before representing U.S. in ‘96 Olympics.

Smart move: Despite temptations, retired after Olympics to study chiropractic.

Second act: Heads Dynamic Health Center in Charlotte, North Carolina.

He says: “When you quit, you have this void because you're stopping a huge part of your life – probably like losing a spouse. I got and held onto a vision of the way I wanted things to be. I focused on [seeing] people get well.”

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Business North Carolina, August 2004
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In the article, “He gives spinal rap to top pro golfers,” writer Marie Bartlett says Dr. Peter Cox once wanted to be either a minister or a detective.  He ended up becoming a chiropractor, which he says combines the sensitivity of a pastor with the analytical approach of an investigator.  Click here to read the profile.

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The Charlotte Observer, June 2003

In June 2003, health reporter Karen Garloch wrote a feature on Dr. Peter Cox and one of his patients, Ashton Lunceford, 15. Ashton was diagnosed with curvature of the spine. Dr. Cox treated Ashton with a piece of equipment called the Pneumex.

An excerpt from the article:

At a recent session, Ashton put on a thick black vest and sat in a device that resembles a weight machine. Vicki Shackelford, a certified chiropractic assistant, strapped Velcro strips around each of Ashton's thighs and around her chest and abdomen. A strap fit around her head, and another cupped her chin.

Behind Ashton's back, the vest, the chin strap and the head band attached to the machine and traction was applied. With her head and shoulders pulled upwards slightly, Ashton pushed back against a hydraulic cylinder exerting 35 pounds of resistance.

The traction pulled the joints of her spine apart very lightly so she could then work her muscles, retraining them to move "in a more ideal fashion," Cox said.

By strengthening the soft tissues around her spine, Cox said Ashton could improve her curve or at least keep it from worsening.

Cox, the No. 1 fencer on the 1996 U.S. Olympic team, learned about Pneumex four years ago when looking to treat his own back injuries.
I had some herniated discs. Pneumex is one of the things I've used to help keep them stable," said Cox, who started his Charlotte practice in 1997.

Cox doesn't promise the Pneumex treatment will work for everyone. He said the average scoliosis patient he's treated improves by 3 degrees every three months. He said he's had one patient whose scoliosis did not improve out of about 100.

While Ashton's working to correct the curve, she's getting treatments two or three times a week. Once she's stable, Cox said he hopes she can maintain with monthly treatments.

Treatments cost about $75. Insurance plans that cover chiropractic care reimburse for the treatment, but Ashton's has not.

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The Charlotte Business Journal Table Talk column, March 2003

Charlotte chiropractor Peter Cox will be cracking necks and stretching sore muscles for the athletes at the upcoming Wachovia Championship. The former Olympic fencer was tapped last year by the PGA to attend certain events and work on the golfers as needed.

"I said I would do it on a trial basis to see how it went because my clinic is growing here," Cox says. "It's quite an honor to be asked."

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Web MD, 2003

Reporter Carol Sorgen interviewed Dr. Peter Cox on how chiropractic can have a helpful role in the treatment of hypertension. “High blood pressure treatment isn't limited to drugs,” Sorgen writes. “Natural treatments such as meditation and diet can have a significant effect.” An excerpt:

Chiropractor Peter Cox, director of the Dynamic Health Center of Charlotte in North Carolina, suggests chiropractic therapy as another means of controlling stress, and by extension, blood pressure. Though chiropractors cannot directly affect high blood pressure treatment, many of the conditions they see -- including misalignment of the C1 (or first) vertebra, can affect blood flow to the head and can result in symptoms of high blood pressure, says Cox. "In treating misaligned vertebrae," he says, "the treatment itself can often result in lowered blood pressure."

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News 14, August 2002

News 14 Carolina talked to Dr. Peter Cox, who offered advice about how to prevent back injuries and take care of your body. See the interview:

In Depth: Doctor offers advice on how to prevent back injuries

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From South Charlotte Weekly
An excerpt of a profile of Dr. Peter Cox:

From his days as an Olympic fencing team member to his new job as one of ten chiropractors treating professional golfers, Peter Cox knows about athletes' aches and pains.

A South Charlotte chiropractic care specialist, Cox gives his local patients some of the same advice he gives to professionals on this season's PGA and Senior PGA tours and shares lessons he's learned from his stint as an Olympic athlete.

Cox, 35, began fencing as a hobby years ago. While studying for his degree at Cleveland Chiropractic College in Kansas City, he earned a spot on the U.S. Olympic Fencing Team in the 1996 games.

Cox retired from fencing after the Games and decided to open a Dynamic Health Center. He and his wife, Heidi, moved to Charlotte, where he started his practice in November 1997.

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Today's Charlotte Woman

An excerpt from a story on Dr. Peter Cox and Dynamic Health Center:

Enthusiastic, inspiring, energetic and soft-spoken, Cox is also very active in the community, giving his time and services to improve people's health. His commitment to relieving human suffering and disease comes through not only in his words, but in the way he interacts with his patients and staff.

At his practice on South Boulevard, where his wife Heidi and mom Liz also work (in fact, eight out of the 11 employees are women), Cox maneuvers quickly around the treatment area, which looks more like a combination of a rec room, high-tech computer facility and gym than a doctor's office.

Cox says, "I have the greatest job in the world. I absolutely love it. The more people we can share it with and help, the better. The question we each have to answer is how much is your health worth to you."