The homecoming of the upper cervical year.
The 2026 Annual Conference brings the whole Advanced Orthogonal community to Tampa Bay for two days of advanced clinical training — CBCT and CT imaging, vertigo assessment, upper cervical muscle analysis, neurology, scar tissue management, and the case studies that only this community can share.
It’s also the Institute’s working weekend: the research initiative, updated protocol terminology, the instructor pathway, and committee updates on certification and marketing — where the membership’s voice directly shapes the year ahead.
Your instructors
The companies serving upper cervical
Exhibitors from last year's conference — the 2026 floor is filling now. Interested in exhibiting? Contact the Institute.
What you'll learn
How the time is spent
Registration & Welcome
Check-in, coffee, and the exhibitor floor opens.
Conference Opening — The Research Project
Opening the 2026 conference with the Institute’s research initiative: where it stands and how to participate.
Operator Syndrome in Combat Veterans
Clinical recognition of Operator Syndrome — and what precision upper cervical care offers.
Lunch & Exhibitors
Visit the companies serving the upper cervical space.
CBCT — Wrapping Your Mind Around 3D Space
From the Akridge Equation to the Miranda Equation.
Vertigo Assessment
A practical framework for assessing vertigo in upper cervical practice.
Evening Social
Reconnect with the AOI community.
Updated Terminology, Corrective Positioning & Sonus Worksheets
Keeping the protocol’s language, positioning, and documentation sharp across the community.
UC Muscle Analysis
What the musculature reveals about the correction.
Lunch & Exhibitors
Last pass through the exhibitor floor.
The Neuro Session
A deep dive for the neurology junkies of the upper cervical world.
CT in Upper Cervical Practice
Where CT fits in the imaging toolbox.
Scar Tissue Management
Managing scar tissue and its role in patient outcomes.
Stepping Up to Be Instructors of AdvO
The pathway from certified doctor to Institute faculty.
Case Studies
“Honing Back to UC” and a second case study from the field.
Committee Update — Certification & Marketing
Where the committees are taking the Institute next.
Closing Remarks
The year ahead. Additional sessions with Dr. Debra Pavlovic, Joe & Carol Ball, and more are being confirmed.
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Register for the 2026 Annual Conference
November 6–7, 2026 · Pierce Clinic of Chiropractic, St. Petersburg, FL · Two full days of clinical training, imaging, research and case studies.
Members and chiropractic college faculty still register — the fee comes off at checkout. Members: sign in first so we can see your membership.
Be in the room in Tampa Bay.
November 6–7, 2026 · Tampa Bay, FL · $797 for doctors, $347 for students · free with AOI membership.
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Fundamental 1
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Fundamental 2
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