About Dr. Allen M. Manison

Dr. Manison owns and operates Columbia Advanced Chiropractic, LLC in Columbia, Maryland (Howard County). He has received certifications in Chiropractic Adjunctive Physiotherapy from New York Chiropractic College and Advanced Chiropractic Adjunctive Physiotherapy from the National College of Chiropractic. Dr. Manison is also certified (and re-certified) in Cox flexion/distraction from National College of Chiropractic. He currently holds licenses to practice chiropractic in Maryland and Pennsylvania. He is a member of the Maryland Chiropractic Association, the American Chiropractic Association, the American Chiropractic Association Sports Council, and is also an associate medical director and claims reviewer for a nationally known insurance contractor.

Dr. Manison is a Diplomate of the American Chiropractic Board of Sports Physicians® (DACBSP®)  This is the highest level of sports training a chiropractor can receive in the field and he is one of only 230 in the country.  Before being able to pursue the Diplomate curriculum, Dr. Manison first had to become a Certified Chriopractic Sports Practitioner® (CCSP®).  Dr. Manison has also undergone extensive training and has earned the designate of Certified Chiropractic Extremity Practitioner (CCEP) from the Council on Extremity Adjusting. He was certified in Applied Kinesiology from the International College of Applied Kinesiology in 1998. Dr. Manison has obtained a certification as a Golf Rehabilitation Specialist through the University of Bridgeport College of Chiropractic. As one of only a handful of professionals in Maryland, Dr. Manison has achieved the title of Low Speed Rear Impact Crash Reconstruction Specialist from the Spine Research Institute of San Diego, as well as a certificate for advanced training for diagnosis, treatment, and management of motor vehicular cervical acceleration/deceleration (CAD) trauma. More recently, Dr. Manison has achieved Advanced Certification in the Graston Instrument Assisted Soft-Tissue Mobilization (GISTM) technique (or Graston Technique), a highly advanced and efficient technique developed for treating soft tissue pathology.  Dr. Manison is also a full body licensed provider of Active Release Techniques (ART).  This technique is highly effective for treating a whole host of soft tissue and nerve entrapment issues.   Dr. Manison is the only licensed Active Release practitioner in the Columbia/ Ellicott City/ Southern Baltimore/ Howard County, Maryland region.  ART is a favorite technique of triathlon participants, volleyball players, marathon runners, and athletes of all sports. Dr. Manison is also a Certified Kinesio® Taping Practitioner (CKTP®). The Kinesio® Taping Method is one of the most sophisticated taping techniques in the world.  It allows for facilitation, inhibition, and functional corrections of the musculoskeletal system.

Dr. Manison also holds the certification as a CSCS® (Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist®).  This certification requires that those passing have a high level of knowledge in the assessment and design of exercise and nutrition programs for athletes of all levels.  Dr. Manison is also a Performance Exercise Specialist (PES) and Corrective Exercise Specialist (CES) as certified by the National Academy of Sports Medicine® (NASM®). These specialization programs, which can only be taken by those candidates with at least a bachelors degree in a sports-related field, involve material ranging from assessment of injury/imbalance patterns tested with functional activities and ways to correct such issues to in-depth material about exercise science, nutrition, psychology, and conditioning and sports performance enhancement for athletes of all levels.  

Dr. Manison is a cum laude graduate of Life University (a chiropractic professional graduate school) in Marietta, Georgia. He was one of only two students in his graduating class of 242 to receive the Clinical Excellence Award for performing more than 500 adjustments during his clinical internship. He was also selected as one of 12 students out of 4000 to be a Senior Assistant, a position that also included an academic scholarship. This job enabled him to supervise and educate students in a clinical setting about the proper application of chiropractic technique and proper diagnosis as well as assist the clinic doctors in the day-to-day clinic operations. Dr. Manison was also active in several technique clubs and held a supervisory position and instructed for the Motion Palpation club.

Prior to his doctorate education at Life University, Dr. Manison attended the State University of New York (SUNY) at Binghamton, where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Law and Society with a minor in Spanish and a concentration in pre-medicine.

Dr. Manison is the official chiropractor for the Baltimore Marathon, Frederick Marathon, and Pro Beach East/AVP Volleyball Tournament. For many years, he also worked local sporting events such as the Columbia Triathlon and Iron Girl Triathlon.

Dr. Manison is also a partner in Pro Form Instruction, LLC, a company that provides CECs (continuing education credits) for personal trainers and other fitness professionals.  Classes given incorporate education in areas of kinesiology, anatomy, injury prevention, specific sports-related material,  disease processes, etc...  The company offers a comprehensive Advanced Certificate program as a Healthcare Fitness Liaison for those who successfully complete an intense 36 hour program.  The program (with quizzes, tests, and practical portion) is aimed at helping fitness professionals so that they can better train their clients and work with the medical community!  Either the whole program or  individual classes are administered in-house and can be given anywhere in Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, or anywhere else!  Individual classes are 3-6 hours long and there are many to choose from.  The classes are approved by ACE, AFAA, the NSCA, and others.  (please feel free to contact Dr. Manison should you have a need or know of any athletic facilities that have a need for top-tier education for their fitness professional staff). 

In his free time, Dr. Manison enjoys weightlifting, golfing, skiing, hiking, reading, studying, playing with his dog, riding his motorcycle, spending time with his wife and daughter, and participating in any activity that involves the outdoors, sports, and nutrition. His wife is currently a medical doctor in her residency program studying to be a pediatrician in the army.  She is almost done with the program, thankfully!

Dr. Manison has also been selected to answer questions on chiroweb.com, the largest chiropractic website in the world. View Chiroweb's 'Ask A Doctor of Chiropractic' forum..