Editor Profile

James Stoxen

University/Organization: Team Doctors Chicago

Country: United States

Biography

Dr. James Stoxen, DC, FSSEMM (hon) FWSSEM, is the president of Team DoctorsÂ®, Chicago, Illinois, one of the most recognized treatment centers in the world.
He has been invited to speak at over 190 medical conferences in over 30 countries. He has been invited to give the keynote presentation at over 35 medical conferences. He has presented keynote and plenary presentations at more than 75 medical conferences addressing an estimate of more than 50,000 medical doctors and scientists from 70 countries.
Dr Stoxen is an award-winning doctor. In 2015, he was awarded an honorary fellowship by a member of the royal family, the Sultan of Pahang, for his distinguished research and contributions to the advancement of medical science in the areas of sports and exercise medicine on an international level. He was awarded his second honorary fellowship from the World Society of Sports and Exercise Medicine in 2017.
He has been appointed to serve on the editorial board for more than a dozen peer review medical journals. Editors from more than 70 international scientific journals have asked Dr Stoxen to submit articles and manuscripts on his research and innovative approaches in medicine.
In his first book, The Human Spring Approach to Thoracic Outlet Syndrome, Dr. Stoxen explains how to use his Human Spring Model to better examine and treat Thoracic Outlet Syndrome (TOS). It is a #1 bestseller and bestseller in the US, Canada, Australia, Brazil, Germany, UK, Spain and Italy. More than 20 scientific journal editors have asked for manuscripts on the Human Spring Approach to Thoracic Outlet Syndrome.
Dr. Stoxen has treated more than 500 national and world champions at over 50 national and world championships. He has been hired to work for over 135 national tours, asked to consult with and treat over 1000 celebrity entertainers and their handlers.
He has been inducted in the National Fitness Hall of Fame, the Personal Trainers Hall of Fame, and appointed to serve on the prestigious, Global Advisory Board, of The International Sports Hall of Fame. He was an appointed member of the Muscle and Fitness editorial advisory board in 1994.

Research Interest

His research interests includes: Achilles Tendonitis And Tears, Barefoot Running, Biomechanics, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Chondromalacia Patella, Disc Herniation, Gait Analysis, Gut Microbiota Links To Mood Disorders, Gut-To-Brain Signaling, Inflammation and aging, Inflammation Mood Disorders Connection, Lower Back Pain, Mortons Neuroma, Muscle Spindle Cells, Myofascial Pain Syndrome, Neuropathy, Over Pronation, Plantar Fasciitis And Heel Spurs, Plyometrics, Running Economy, Running Gait, Shin Splints, Spinal Stenosis, Spring-Mass Mechanics, The Bidirectional Gut-Brain Axis, The Gut-Brain Axis And Mood Disorders, Thoracic Outlet Syndrome, Vibration Therapy, and Walking Gait.