| Title: | Assistant Professor |
| Department: | Undergraduate Education |
| aminers@cmcc.ca |
Dr. Miners instructs courses in diagnosis, orthopaedics, clinical education, and chiropractic technique. He has previously held the role of Resident Resource Clinician for CMCC associated treatment clinics. In the past five years, Dr. Miners has taught CD2301 Introductory Diagnosis and Orthopaedics, AC1102, AC 2204 and AC 3306 Chiropractic Skills, AC3305 Clinical Management, CE1101 and CE2202 Clinical Practice, and AN1101 and AN2101 Human Anatomy. Dr. Miners holds two degrees from Queen's University; Bachelor of Physical and Health Education and Honours Bachelor of Science. He graduated with clinical honours from CMCC in 2004 and was accepted into the two year postgraduate residency program in Sports Injury Sciences. This program provided opportunities for Dr. Miners to mentor with top sports chiropractors, orthopaedists and radiologists. It also gave him the opportunity to work personally with top level athletes. He has traveled nationally and internationally, acting as team doctor for Canadian representative soccer teams, the 2006 Ontario Junior Taekwondo National Championship Team, and the 2006 Canadian National Taekwondo Team. Upon completing the sports residency program in the spring of 2007, he was honoured by receiving an award/bursary for excellence in leadership, research, and teaching. In 2007 Dr. Miners became a fellow of the College of Chiropractic Sports Sciences (Canada) and is an accredited sports injury specialist. The top priority for Dr. Miners is to provide excellent patient care and to teach students to do the same; as such he is always striving to advance his clinical knowledge. He has completed the requirements to become a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) and a Certified Kinesiologist (CK). He is a certified provider of various soft tissue and clinical treatment techniques including; Active Release Techniques (ART), Graston Technique, and clinical/anatomical acupuncture. Currently, Dr. Miners is completing a three year advanced training program to become designated as a chiropractic rehabilitation specialist.
Dr. Miner’s research interests focus on the enhancement of sport performance.
