Thomas J. Lotus, DC, FACO, Cert.MDT from Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush discusses the difference between traditional chiropractic care and The McKenzie Method® of Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy®.

Dr. Thomas J. Lotus received his doctorate in 2003 as a graduate of National University of Health Sciences where he specialized in rehabilitation and non-surgical orthopedics.  He is part-time faculty for the Lincoln School of Post-Professional Education. Dr. Lotus currently teaches courses around the country and internationally covering classification, non-surgical orthopedics, rehabilitation, biomechanics and pain.

Dr. Lotus holds fellowship status as a board certified chiropractic orthopedist (DACO) and sits on the Board of Directors.  He is also a candidate for diplomat status within the American Chiropractic Rehabilitation Board .

Unique to his professional peers, Dr. Lotus is part of the small percent of chiropractors in the world who are fully credentialed in McKenzie Therapy: Mechanical Diagnosis & Therapy and was a 2013 keynote speaker at their symposium for the North Americas.