[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 37 (Tuesday, April 9, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E471]
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                   PAYING TRIBUTE TO DR. ERIN ELSTER

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                           HON. SCOTT McINNIS

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, April 9, 2002

  Mr. McINNIS. Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this opportunity to 
congratulate an outstanding individual from my state whose hard work 
and dedication to her field has produced awards and accolades 
throughout her medical community. Dr. Erin Elster, a chiropractic 
researcher from Boulder, Colorado, has just received perhaps the 
highest honor in her field, as she has been named the World 
Chiropractic Alliance's 2001 Researcher of the Year. Erin's research 
will produce extraordinary advances throughout her medical community 
and I am honored to bring forth her accomplishments before this body of 
Congress and this nation.
  For the last several years, Erin has conducted research that could 
have momentous possibilities for those who suffer from Multiple 
Sclerosis. Erin found that certain corrections in upper neck injuries 
may be able to reverse the progression of Multiple Sclerosis. Her 
findings were published in the Journal of Vertebral Subluxation 
Research, a trade magazine available to the medical community 
discussing advances and techniques in specific medical fields. The 
publication has created worldwide interest for her research into 
vertebrae difficulties and how they affect the nervous system. Her 
findings are so impressive and remarkable that as a result, the World 
Chiropractic Alliance has decided to honor her for her breakthrough 
findings.
  Mr. Speaker, it is clear that Dr. Erin Elster is a woman of 
unparalleled dedication and commitment to her professional endeavors 
and to the people of her medical community. Her research efforts have 
the potential to alter and improve all of our lives and I am honored to 
bring forth her accomplishments before this body of Congress and this 
nation. She is a remarkable woman who has achieved extraordinary things 
in her career and it is my privilege to extend to her my 
congratulations on her selection as Researcher of the Year, and wish 
her all the best in her future endeavors.

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