Dr. Briggs is the senior associate of First State Health and Wellness in Delaware. His undergraduate degree is in biology and natural science from Messiah College, and he attended Palmer College of Chiropractic for his graduate training. While at Palmer he worked as a teaching assistant in the diagnosis department and the student clinic. He has written and contributed to several articles and books on the topics acupuncture and natural healing – including the chapter on chiropractic and acupuncture in the legal nursing text Medical Legal Aspects of Medical Records.
He has earned diplomate certification through the International Academy of Medical Acupuncture. He is also credentialed as a diplomate in pain management through the American Academy of Pain Management. In his spare time he works as an instructor at the Korean Martial Arts Institute.
Dr. Briggs lives with his wife, Dawn, and their son in Pike Creek, Del. He has had the honor of his patients voting him one of the “Best of Delaware” over the last few years.
Previous Articles
It All Starts at the Foundation: Treating Foot Pain and Dysfunction
June 2020 (Vol. 21, Issue 06)
Is Your Documentation Falling Short? Here's How (and Why) to Do It Right
December 2019 (Vol. 20, Issue 12)
Myofascial Cupping—a New Spin on an Old Modality
August 2019 (Vol. 20, Issue 08)
Documenting Pain ... Can Be a Pain
June 2019 (Vol. 20, Issue 06)
The Short Leg Dilemma Revisited
April 2019 (Vol. 20, Issue 04)
Quick Sacroiliac Assessment: Treating Different Types of Pain
February 2019 (Vol. 20, Issue 02)
A Simple Miracle: Treatment for Mysterious Foot Pain
December 2018 (Vol. 19, Issue 12)
Don't Believe Everything You Read: Skepticism, It's Not a Bad Thing
October 2018 (Vol. 19, Issue 10)
A Functional Approach to Type 2 Diabetes
June 2018 (Vol. 19, Issue 06)
Reading Between the Lines
March 2018 (Vol. 19, Issue 03)
Holiday Shopping Shouldn't Be Painful (But It Can Be)
December 2017 (Vol. 18, Issue 12)
8 Great Tests for Nerve Tension
September 2017 (Vol. 18, Issue 09)
Heal Thyself: The Necessity of Self-Care
July 2017 (Vol. 18, Issue 07)
Helping Patients With Parkinson's Disease
March 2017 (Vol. 18, Issue 03)
Going Beyond Just Feeling Good
November 2016 (Vol. 17, Issue 11)
Dealing with a Pain in the Butt
September 2016 (Vol. 17, Issue 09)
The Pertinent Negative
July 2016 (Vol. 17, Issue 07)
The Rest of the Patient Story
May 2016 (Vol. 17, Issue 05)
Taking a Pulse
March 2016 (Vol. 17, Issue 03)
Something's Afoot
December 2015 (Vol. 16, Issue 12)
The Short Leg Dilemma
October 2015 (Vol. 16, Issue 10)
Treating Beyond Pain
April 2015 (Vol. 16, Issue 04)
Two for One: The Cervical Distraction Test
February 2015 (Vol. 16, Issue 02)
Looking For Answers In Many Places
August 2014 (Vol. 15, Issue 08)
Don't Trust What a Patient Says
July 2014 (Vol. 15, Issue 07)
How Much is Enough?
May 2014 (Vol. 15, Issue 05)
Understanding Cervical Compression
February 2014 (Vol. 15, Issue 02)
Cervical Compression of the Lower Back
January 2014 (Vol. 15, Issue 01)
Headaches Outside the Head
October 2013 (Vol. 14, Issue 10)
Take a Look at This! Learning to Be A Good Observer
September 2013 (Vol. 14, Issue 09)
A Freebie
June 2013 (Vol. 14, Issue 06)
The TMJ: Dealing with Pain and Malfunction
May 2013 (Vol. 14, Issue 05)
What is Acupuncture?
April 2013 (Vol. 14, Issue 04)
The Danger of Documentation
January 2013 (Vol. 14, Issue 01)
The Spongebob Paradigm
November 2012 (Vol. 13, Issue 11)
The Devil is in the Details
August 2012 (Vol. 13, Issue 08)
My Shotgun for the Sinus
June 2012 (Vol. 13, Issue 06)
Speaking in Code
March 2012 (Vol. 13, Issue 03)
Three Little Phrases
November 2011 (Vol. 12, Issue 11)
Make Room For Critical Thinking
October 2011 (Vol. 12, Issue 10)
Dealing With Symptom Magnification
August 2011 (Vol. 12, Issue 08)
Things I Have Learned: The Trouble with Computerized Records
June 2011 (Vol. 12, Issue 06)
The Tests You Don't Have to Do
March 2011 (Vol. 12, Issue 03)
The Miracle of Healing
January 2011 (Vol. 12, Issue 01)
What Do You Bring to the Table?
November 2010 (Vol. 11, Issue 11)
The Excuse of Genetics
August 2010 (Vol. 11, Issue 08)
The Listening Ear
June 2010 (Vol. 11, Issue 06)
Looking Beyond the Carpal Tunnel
March 2010 (Vol. 11, Issue 03)
Are You Ready for Snow?
January 2010 (Vol. 11, Issue 01)
It Doesn't Matter What You Say
November 2009 (Vol. 10, Issue 11)
The Leaning Low Back
August 2009 (Vol. 10, Issue 08)
Say What?
June 2009 (Vol. 10, Issue 06)
Mom Was Right
March 2009 (Vol. 10, Issue 03)
Welcome to the Big Show
January 2009 (Vol. 10, Issue 01)
Things I Have Learned: The Rules of CPR
November 2008 (Vol. 09, Issue 11)
Too Much Information
August 2008 (Vol. 09, Issue 08)
The Quest for the Magic Bullet
April 2008 (Vol. 09, Issue 04)
